The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-01-20

I Governor PAts, In biz iarewe
message " the LegislatSre, oontioue
the recommendations for the publl
good that have always charactesise
his communication to the legisletiv
bosies of this Territory. His s,agge'
ti,.n~ are timely and wholesome
The apparen. mischief of our civil
pn:j,y has he~n the lOoseness AM
irr~>i~,nsibiiiy with which the finau
cial affairs cf the several couatie
Of the Territory have been admins
tered. In the message just delivered
be does not point out the remedy, In
In former messages las urged tn
adoption Of the pay-as-you 30 policy
This h the only safe policy Of count!
finance, aud IL it had been pat Il
practice years sgo, our countie'
would have Leen just ~ far advanced
In every material interest, and out O
debt. The Governor h remarkably
| level headed. us usual, upon the sub
ject of fees and salaries OF district and
county officers. The outrageous dis
crepancy In these matters 'etween
the compensation aul services rem
dered among c'Mnty ciIlcess 10 one n
the incongruities Of our system. Al
. general rule salaries Of OfIjciala
slh,uld lie liberal, that the public may
At al times secure the most cdanpe'
tent aud efficient service. 1t IL nat
believed, however, that there ars
very many officials In this Territory
who are receiving greatcr conapensa-
ton than Iuen in responsible position
working far private parties. TIE
fact that s3cI, ,nen will MT have Of
flee IL satis.srt"ry evidence that they
can do l'etter where they are. The
great fault Is with auditing boartls Al
hwiug III every ease the maximum
when the matter Is left 10 their dis.
erection.
The Recommendation Of the Gov
erm0r that salaries should Ike sus,sti.
tutesl for fetss Is In accordance with
= system that i,as been adopted ash
found to pr,ducs beneficial results
elsewhere. There are nct prs't,ably
more than two Or three ss,uDties in
this Territory where amy surplus
frUnl fees would be covered hack into
the county treasures, bu: there can
lie No good reason ~ sOund public
policy IN = system that makes y wide
discrepancy in the compensation
allowed tn officers IN the Various
The 0OvermOr dwells at consider
able length, on the subject Of taxaii:',,.
There can be ~ doubt that taxation
in Montana, compared with other
localities, isoppre.sively burdens me.
The graf al,so:beu of public
revenues IL the business Of sourt.,
snd not, ~ the Governor incorrectly
fees anil salaries. Cis,m the
subject o: c,a,rt+ wide and hitherto
lncultivate,l field opens UP tn the ley
slative vision. JurUr-, witnesses an.l
,llicers dance attendance ut pnl'lic ex-
pense upon i!". whiis,s of c.h,rts.
Which ARE run ,n tl,.. free -aOll-easy
'tyle, AMI allow the greatest latitude
% the yawp %! shysten>. S:.l,er, im- |
l,,strious men who never figure rs !
and never invoke the aid
II cDurts. pay E'r all this. While the
Is trying Ia clear away the |
note Of fes.> and salaries In the |
,s,l,lic eye, !; shout do something !
o cast out the lun,ier yar,l of judi. |
ial extravaganza.
The message m.akex q timely r.vsl,-
'aendati"n Ia regard to the protection
1 the people from Irresponsible fir
Insurance companies. THIS Is a mat
rr Of vital interest 10 the c...,l. IL
his Territory. which h draint%l year
= Of large sums IT our accumulated
realth. nlue.h III which never returns.
{ would I've FAR better IL We could do
lsiness with cs,nlInaDit,s in our midst,
md then the premiums paid would
Immediately return to the general
REGULATION. Legislative wisdom
|'Os,1d give every encouragement to
'e formation "f lNnl companies, apd
! their al'senre should throw every
'fe-guarl an'lnd the people I" pro-
'ct them from l'e:mg - in.ilesi by ire
'o''sil'lc companies. \ Wise p.,licy
ou'd dictate that the heavy licenses
Iacted from, foreign COMPANIES
s"ulsl stand. firm, which, any local
'.''l'any that might II, formed should
? exempt. II
The n,e,ssag~ ..l,sss4 with kind re-
renee to the Territorial officers with
ham the Governor has been as.sn.ia-
Il. 1t II altogether . creslltable
rumsent, aGs'Gm.limg in Wholesome /.
'ggesti"ns Er the public g.s,(i, CAL
lated to advance the material inter.
t. Of the people Of the whole Terri
~. And. insunlering the relations
mt have existed 6etw.~n Governor
'tts and the people Of Montana for
e pest twelve years, 1t will he their
judgment that h. has ever
'en s"'icitous for their highest in g.!
rest and wel!arc-bOld IN ,jemouuc. ,
< the wrong. firm In tie right, and
,zaciOsss In oil things. "a
The Sau Francisco Bulletin II i'm
e1uls'lis. II says: 1.-THE last report
the Superintendent of the Yellow I
me Park shows that ten thousand
IRONS had visited that reservation !