The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-07-27

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on State government.
This report places the matter of
salaries of county officers exactly
where it ought to be-to be paid by
fees. There will be no fat" Offices
for ignorant and INSCRIPTIONS
men to contend for and still every
office-holder will received ample
compensation for his services. The
day of men paying thousands of
dollars with a corruption" fraud
to @ fat" office will be forever
gone.
THAT SYNDICATE.
A Committee on finance which
was appointed to raise funds topay
the mileage and per diem of dele
gates reported Tuesday that syn
dictate of Boise City capitalists
would cash the certificates of the
members at a discount of 335 per
cent; provided, however, that the
| convention concludes its labors.
STATE INDEBTEDNESS.
The limit of State Indebtedness
| has been fixed in the committee of
the Whole at one and one half per
cent on the assessed valuation; ex-
elusive Of the present Indebtedness.
The present valuation is $2l ,624, TAT
and one and one half per cent would
allow our first State Legislature to
so in debt to the extent of $324,871.
The present debts $4,000. With
an increased Valuation (Which tits
supposed will come with Statchood)
each successive Legislature will
have an increased sum TO expend
and here is the ohjcction: VIII we
not be electing Legislatures for no
other purpose than to expend this
money as rapidly as it accommodates
by increased valuation.
SCHOOL FUND AND SCHOOL LANDS.
The disposition Of school land-a
problem second to none that will
come up before the convention has
been settled as follows:
1t shall be the duty Of the State
Board ofland Commissioners to pre-
vide for the location, protection, sale
or rental of lands heretofore, or
which may hereafter be granted to
the State by the General Govern
ment, u.der such manner as may
be prescribed by law, and in such
manner as will secure the maximum
possible amount therefor, provided
that no school land shall be sold
at less than $40 per acre No law
shall ever be passed by the General
Assembly granting any privileges
to persons who may have settled
upon any such public lands subse-
quent to the survey thereof by the
General Government, by which the
amount derived by the sale, or
other dispositions of such lands,
shall BIS diminished, directly or in
directly. The General Assembly
shall, at the earliest practicable
period, provide by law that the
general grams of land made by Con-
gress to the State, shall be
judiciously located and carefully
preserved and held in trust. sub
ject to disposal at public Auction
for the use and benefit of the re-
spective objects for which said
grants OF land were made, and the
General Assembly shall provide for
the sale of of said lands from time
to time, and for the faithful appli-
cation of the proceeds thereof in
accordance with the terms Of said
grants. Provided not to eqceed 25
Sections of school land shall be
sold in any one year in subdivisions
of not to exceed 100 acres to any
one person, company or corporation.
The permanent school fund of the
Territory shall be invested in State
bonds or first mortgages on desirable
farm lands exclusive of buildings
and not more than one third of the
value of the land to be loaned.
CONGRESSIONAL VISITORS.
A congressional party, consisting
Of Messrs. Golf, of West Virginia;
Stewart, of Vermont; Burroughs
of Michigan; in charge of Con-
gresham Dorsey, of Nebraska, out
on a drunk" were the guests of
the convention one day this week