Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-06
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The Ncuse Ieais tie EcverHOI's A.cee;ise-
The Message.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. 6.-The Senate
this morning was engaged III discussing
on second reading the Wallace Dill to ad-
lust difficulties between employer and
employee, and hearing the message of the
governor. Among bills introduced was
one to establish circuit court OF
appellate jurisdiction, fixing nlnu-
tic for the same, dividing the
state into districts. fixing salary of
Judges at six Thousand dollars and empoW-
ering the court to make necessary rules to
enforce DEGREES and orders. A Dill was
introduced in the House to abolish the
Office of recorder in cities OF first class.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. 6.-Governor
Pattison sent message to the Legislature
to- day calling the attention OF that body to
the many important subjects calling Tor
legislative action during the present ses-
sion. Tho governor recommended the
abolition of the Office of recorder IN cities
of the first class, delinquent tax collector
in Philadelphia, sealers of weights and
measures and boiler inspectors. In refer
ring to the office OF recorder tho governor
saws that the act of 1878 which enlarged
the duties of that Office was vicious piece
of legislation charging an almost Obsolete
cffica into one of vast powers, many OF
which seem to have been conferred iur the
sole purpose of enabling the officer to get
fees and swell his emoiuments to an Ell
ormOus and unwarranted sum. The Ctiice
of delinquent tax collector seems also to
have been fixed only with an eye to the
enIiching OF the officials, and not to the
benefit OF the people.
ExorbItanu CompensatioEs
Some of these places, says the message,
paw their incumbents greater compensa
ton than is received by any officer OF the
commonwealth, and at least one OF them
more than the salary Of the president Q!
tho United States. Thele are clerks Of
courts receiving greater pay than the
Judges whose subordinates they are, and
registers of wills whose salaries are twice
as much as those OF tho court who adjudi-
cate the dead mems estates. The message
recommends the enactment of a law
abolishing fees and fixing definite salary
wherever practicable, since law autEoriz
ing the charging of fes for an official act
is equivalent TO the levyirg of an addi
tioual tax. All taxes should first go int
tho public treasury SO that the people may
know how much they contribute toward
the cost CT GOVerhm ent.
Another Source Of EVIL.
The advertising; OF official notices has
been the source of many abuses and the
enactment of some general law is recon-
| mended requiring public advertisements tt
| be inserted in the newspapers OF the
| largest circulation. The public money
should not be used to subsidize the chan
| neEs through which the people learn to 3
| great extent how their servants execute
| their trusts.
The Rights Of the Employer ana Employees
The governor also calls attention to :
measure already before one branch CT tn
Legislature, providing for tho settlement
of disputes between employers and EN-
ployees. The law should most jealous
~ and rigidiy guard the interest
aud protect the rights Of those who labor
for wages. The governor then suggest
the practicability in many instances of
provision being made requiring employee
to give a certain timely nO.ice to their en-
ployers before quitting work on accoun
of refusal to increase wages, and tn
employer to give a similar notice TO tn
laborer before reducing his pay.
Apporropmenr and Other Subjects.
With regard to the apportionment c
the state the message recommends tina
the subject should not be made questio
of party zeal and tina. all sections and in
terests shall be given fair an
just representation in accordance
with the plain spirit and intent o
the law. Attention is next called to:cha
sers granted by the Legislature years age
which have never been used and are IO'
being hawked about through the state an
the United States for sale. One OF til
:: greatest scandals our political history evt
knew-that of the Credit MObiler--wa
mado possible by this condition of affair
and that great blot upon the nation
honor had its origin in the purchase of
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