The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-10
THE ~GOVERNUR'S MESSAGE.

read in person nv him hefore the senate
and house of representatives. ia an able
state document, covering about all the
upon which lepisla,ion is now re-
ouired, The manys subjects dealt with in
the message are elaborately treated. and
ia few instances can even the Interest
nartisan find objections IN tho v;ews set
forth. The oninion seems IN obtain that
It ia the ablest ,nessaue aver ,resented nv
a Montana povernor.
The governor begins with a reference
to the material advancement and growth
of the state, presenting a line of statistics
that leave no room to doubt Montana,s
prosperity. For instance. the tota, as
s.ssment of the state has ,ncreased in one
wear from s79. 0OO.O o 10 s112.ooOOo q and
the wealth from al, sources from s1aa
600, 900 to 1909. COCOON. "This remarka-
BILE march of propress.n savs the pover.
nor. "when AUGMENTED hv federa, leois-
lat,on looking tn reclamation of onr arid
lands and tho Increase of tho c,rcu,ot;nr
medium which will, fo,,ow the fraa and
unlimited co,naoe If o,r silver will,
reach a point far bevond the exnecta,ions
of the most s~.npuinen Rnt the oov.rnor
~insists that orr great resourcss and
wealth shou,d not ,amnt tho ,eo;s,otur.
into ;mnrov;dant .~xnaro;,,rs of n. ,ao
nle,s monev. ,
The condition of the state institutions
ia fn)lv rev,wad and tho action t.Ls nv
the executive. in the absence Of any law
on the subject. Or anv annronriation tn
maintain the p~enitpntiarv and insane
ASYLUM. Contracts We Let hv tha oovar-
nor for maintaining +hese institutions
to Copley g. McTapue and DR.. Musipbrod
There ia now dino tho Arc, ro,,od oh,,,
s5O.O0O and the latter Tho oov-
ernor ask, That his %act;ons he rat,iad and
that the monev necassarv IN meet these
obligations he annron,,ated Various
other necessary ohlioatinn. ;ncurrad arc
also cited and authority for their nav
mert .oLod
II il sugpestsd that ear,v ac,;on ahou,d
be taken looking to tho location of tho
several state institutions. Int that r. would
not he we'll at this session tn make an
lamentations for tho corstr,ct;o, of h,;,d.
inps.
The governor fears that the state militia
~ at present constituted ia ton exnans;va
and ha suo,os,s rod,o,rr tho r,mhor If
companies and the abandonment Of the
annual encamnmen+s In this wav seo j..
no n vaar mich, ho sovod
A. almost every a.. no whs, orrronr,..
t;ons ara raou,red soc IN of ~, - nt
tho constitution ia envoked nv the NV,
srnor 7, nr.,v;das Tho, M an]nronrist;o,
shall he made ar warrant ;ss,,ed d,ripg
any ve.r bovond tho omo,,, r.;.od hv
,a~xat;on tho, vo,r +, o,ha- vo~ds Mon-
.ana can not On in debit axcant mon q
vote of tho neo,,a IN ra;sa r.vanua f,r y
s~ne.,+;c nnrn,sa This rrov;s;or ,,us,
keen al, ,nnronri,,,ons within modes,
honnds.
Recommendations oro mazda ,ho, an.
th,r,+v ho rive, \, ,,rt-oo, for s,,;,.h,s
ou.rtsr. tor ,ho s,,,o oa,o.rs o,d .h., =.
Iaw making oil ,soaos.rv nrov;.,o,s Inv
tho elac,;on n 1910 H. e,.c,od
D,r;n, III. ,.., voor 90 .nr,;oo.;ors
for nardon wera nr.santad IN tho o,v-
.rror and of ,b;s n,mhar l,t Az. yar.
pran,ad.
h oovarnor uro.s sn.adv ,e,,stot,v y.
ac,,,n lookinp IN Tho early se,ect,on If
,.nds urantad 10Th. s,.,a fla onssrves
,ho+ e ,ha eaa..., ~, ~.
stste shall ultima,eIv aid in th. estab,isn-
ment of a svstam If irrigation and tho
storage Of water nv means Of reservoir. M
man can annroximate the value of 1,,ese
land to the state in the future. Railroad
grants and mineral lands are exhaust,velv
discussed and PROMPT action to protect
the state urged. The legislature ia also
urged to memorabilia congress on the
subie,t Of desert lands and irrigation.
formulating our demands on these sub
iects.
The governor recommends the scalino
1 down of fees of county officers. He sup.
gests a complete revision and adiustment
of the nresent law Ax,nu tho faes of
county officers so as to make them an.
proximatelv c@ommensurate with the ser.
vices rendered. and that all fees when
collected he maid into the resnectivs