Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-11
THE LEGIsLATORF.
INAUGURATION OF GENERAL SLOVENIAN
AS GOVERNOR.
In Joint Convsntion-Inaugural Ad.
dress-Proceedings in the Zen.
ate and Assembly.

The proceedings in the Senate and Assembly were
oyershsdowed yesterday by the Inauguration cere.
monies which took place in Joint Convention in the
Assembly Chamber Twelve o'clock had been fixed
the hour for the ceremony, and at that time the
floor Of the House and the galleries were packed
with an eager crowd OF people. The Senate arrived
| IN body, and the members were furnished seats
| beside the Assemblymen. Governor st ,nem an s
family and his Private Secretary occupied seats to
the left of the Speakers desk Lieutenant Governor
Mansfield and Speaker La Rue presided.
The Secretary Of the Senate called the roll of the
Senator's and the Chief Clerk of the House the roll
| of Assemblymen.
The Lieutenant Governor then directed the Joint
| Inauguration Committee to attend upon the Gov
ernor and Governor elect, and inform them that
the Joint Convention was in session and ready to
| receive them.
| The committee retired, and at 1922 p NJ pre-
| sented at the bar of the House Governor Perkins
and Governor-elect Stoneman. They were stationed
at the Speakers desk and Governor Perkins said
| Mfr. President, Members Of the Joint Convention
and Feow-citizens: IL affords great pleasure to
| introduce to you General George Stoneman, the
| Governor elect of California [spplausel who pre-
| sents himself before you to take the oath of the
| high Office to which the people Of State have
1 elected him. Applause.
Judge K. s. Buckley Of San joaquin, then admin
/ lSterfl lne catl OF tIHce, III the lOiOWlDI
s 30 you solemnly that you will support the
Constitution of the United Slates and the Constitu-
tion of the State of California, and that you will
faitt fully perform the duties OF your office to the
/ best OF your ability p
| To which Governor Stoneman answered, 81 d >"
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS
| Governor Stoneman then read the following ad-
| dr. SIS:
| Mr.. President, Gentlemen of the Senate and AS.
| sembly and Fellow-ctizens: 1t is matter OF
| cumstafces. Our peope are, in the main, happy,
contented and prosperous. The seasons have in
| their return bestowed upon their blessings. The
| products of the soil have been abundant, and
despite the unreasonable charges for transportation
| to market from some sections, have yielded fair
return to the producer Tie political situation in.
dca;es awakening in the public mind, and in
my opinion gives OF continued prosperity
Some probl, ms have b en- solved by the p9litical
| contests juet ended. Among other things it has
| been demonstrated that combinations Of men organ-
lied for the purpose OF advancing the political in
terests OF particular persons and factions cannot
override the Will of the people, that the interfer-
ence OF the Federal authority n the local affairs OF
| the States will not be tolerated; that the assess
| ment of Federal oiice holders and employees for
the purpose of raising large sums of money t. cor.
rupt the elections of the States in order to secure
the election and return of particular candidates,
cinnot avail sganst the united Snd determined
voice Of the people; and that the wasteful and ex
trayagant expenditure Of the public moneys
meets with di favor and condemnation by
all The results of the te political contests have
| given renewed cohfien e to- the advocates of popu-
lar elections i'd has treng gthened the faith of be-
levers id the incori uptby of the people. Let us,
however, in the hour of success, not forget that
| the people have bestowed up IN us a great and re-
| sponsible public trust, and that if do not fill
| the measure Of their expectations, they may as
readily transfer their confidence to another party
they have, in this instance, given it the party
| dominant. Let us never forget that, under our
form Of government, the people are the sovereigns
1 we ar the servants. that but instrti-
ments TO effect their purposes; that we placed
Temporarily in power to carry out their will. Let
US, then go forward without faltering, to the ac.
| complishment of our duty, always acting for the
best interests Of those whose servants are, ard
carefully relgious'y ieavoEing to fulfill to the let
ter the pledges and obligations Of our platforms, and
the principles OF our parties believe it is not
| customary on an occasion like this TO make any
elaborate recommendations to your honorable
bodies to the legislation most necessary to be
| sdered at the session just commencing. Many
Of the subjects TO be dealt with by you, be-
ing in measure new to me, | shall at
this time content myself with presenting
TO you brlef outline OF the general policy
Intended to be pursued by NE, together with few
recommendations which 1 consider most pertinent
to the occasion. l shall, however, during your
present ses ion take the liberty of communicating
with you, from time to time, such special sub
jecs as may, in my op non, quire your attention.
By the decisions of the Courts our State Board OF
Equalization has been shorn of much of the power
intended to be conferred upon it by the Constitu-
ton. i rec imncDu tnat you take Such steps
your judgment may seem proper to give force and
efficacy to the business and orders OF that depart
meat. In this connection desire to call your spe-
cis attention to the fact that several of tho great
| corporations created by and under existing laws
have not proven obedient to the laws and have re-
fused, and still refuse, to bear the lust burden
paced upon them for their own protection. These
interests receive the full benefits Of Courts the
services OF our officers word the full protec
| ton and advantages OF all our laws yet refuse-ex-
cept in few Instances where compelled at the end
| OF tedious and vexatious Etigation-to contribute
anything for the protection and advantages received
by them. The present attitude OF these corpora
tions is such to demand in the interest OF common
justice to other taxpayers that laws be passed to bring
them within the spirit of the obvious intent # the
Organic Act tf the Stlte. The whole power Of the
| State within lawful limits, should be exercised to
compel them to bear their just proportion OF the
| burdens OF goyerrment. Powers created by the
State cau;ot and shall not, with my consent, be
permitted to become Independent Of, or greater
tn ,n the State. In the majesty OF their sovereign
power, the people, through their fundamental law,
formulated a system Of taxa ion, satisfict ry to
them, under which it was bop,d that ralr a cor
porations heretofore evading the payment OF their
| proper share tf taxation, should find no further
methods Of escape Every department Of govern
| ment dependent upon revenue for its support, Is
suffering from this wrong. To permit it to con.
tinue is to admit that the state has fostered SER
want who has grown into an insoient and tyrannica
| master. The offended power looks 10 the proper
| tribunal-the Legisature-for measures of relief
TRANSPORTATION.
/ Three years have now elapsed since the people
soemnly expressed their views upon the subject of
the regulation Of fares and freights and delegated
| to Commission chosen under the new organic law
the authority to execute their expressed will For
years the demand for the regulation Of fares and
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