The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1884-01-18

s%pectfully called to it. The report is
not lengthy, but will amply reward
careful perusal.
FISH COMMISSIONERS.
/ respectfully call attention to the
able and very interesting report of the
fish commissioners. 1t appears that
our lakes, rivers and smaller streams
cover an area of forty square miles.
When it is considered that this area of
water, properly supplied with fish,
will yield a more valuable product than
an equal number of acres of the best
cultivated land, the Importance of Civ
ing liberal aid to the culture of fish is
apparent. Twenty-eight states and
territories, including the dominion of
Canada, have regularly appointed fish
commissioners to promote this indus
try. The general government also
gives substantial aid to the states and
territories by supplying a variety of
both domestic and imported fish.
We are indebted for a fair supply of
imported fish to the United States COM
missioner at Washington. There have
been over 100, 900 fish placed in our
streams with the most Hattering re-
suits. These include mostly native
fish, but it is found that the introduc-
tion Of many foreign varieties has met
with equal success. 1t is an interesting
fact that streams containing alkali, and
supposed TO be uninhabitable for any
kind of fish life, have proved well
adapted to fish culture. l call your at
tention specially to the recommended
tions made by the commissioners as
being worthy of your careful consider
alton.
DENVER EXPOSITION.
Reference to the accompanying re-
port on the Denver exposition, submit
ted by Ex-Governor John W. Hoyt, as
chairman of the Wyoming commission
for 1882, and commissioner by my sp-
pointment for the year 1888, will show
with what liberality a number of the
counties, in the absence of legislative
provision, responded to the call for
the Q necessary to a suitable repre-
s~entation of the territory at that i'm
portant exhibition, appropriating there
for sums which have aggregated 3d.
42o.0 e.
1 need not in this connection more
than allude to the great honor and ad-
vantage which has resulted to the ter
ritory from the patriotic efforts of my
worthy predecessor, and from the gen.
erous contributions of county boards of
commissioners in this behalf. To many
thousands Of visitors from all parts of
the country, and to numerous repre-
sentatives of the press, the admirable
Illustration of resources there made was
a new and astonishing revelation of the
vast natural wealth and future great
ness of Wyoming. Already the fruits
of this showing are manifest in the
practical attention of eastern capital
lists and in the stronger confidence of
our own people. And inasmuch as the
benefits thus accruinR and to accrue
can In no wise be local, but are and
must be general, it is manifestly proper
that the cost should be equally distrib-
uted. l therefore recommend the en-
actment of a law providing for the re-
turn to the counties of Laramie, AL
bany and Carbon the sums severally
advanced by them, with interest. 1
also recommend that liberal provision
be made for the continuance of our
representation at Denver during the
next two years, should the exposition
be made permanent, as is now proposed.
Having thus distinctly drawn the at
tention of the world to the rare oppor-
tunities here afforded for the profitable
Investment of capital, we cannot now
afford TO retire au exhibit from so CON
spicuous a field of observation.
NoTARIEs PUBLIC.
BY the law now in force notaries pub
lie can qualify only before the county
clerk. This works great inconvenience
and expense to many persons appointed
TO that office, as they often have to
travel long distances before reaching
the county seat. Inasmuch as no good
reason is known to exist for requiring
such persons to qualify exclusively
before the clerk, 1 recommend that the
law be so amended as to permit such
qualification to be made before other
officers.
ELECTIONS.
No higher right is enjoyed by the
citizen than that Of voting. AT stated
periods in the states and territories, as
we'll as in the general government, all
power is thrown back into the hands of
the people. With US this power comes
into the hands of all legally qualified to
vote, both male and female. Every
citizen must be guaranteed the untram-
meled right to vote once, and only
once, and to have that vote counted,
and fairly counted. Too many safe
guards cannot be thrown around the
ballot. 1t must be kept pure. To cor
rupt the ballot is q trampliDg of the
flag in the dust, a blow at the constitu-
ton, and a violation of every duty de-
manded by patriotism itself. 1 re-
peat that the law to protect it and
guide its exercise cannot be too strin-
gent. That upon our statutes should
be amended. The law which provides
for punishment of bribery at elections
should be so amended as to punish the
one who receives q consideration for