The record-union., 1892-11-04

upon tne prOpOSltlOnS submitted 10
voted for or against, on the Sth of Move
Der, every elector ought to make him>
intelligent. We submit the followi
suggestions how TO vote, and the reasC
why briefly stated:
Senate ConstitutionalAmend-
ment No. I0-Extends legis- YES.
latiVe sessions to 100 days, from
sixty. 1t is useless expense NO.
If it is an honest Legislature it
can do its work in sixty days;
If venal, sixty days is long
enough to endure it.
Assembly Constitutional
Amendment No. = Counties. YES.
cites, townships, etc, may now
by two-thirds vote contract a NO.
debt, but must provide for it's
payment annually, so that it
will be extingnishcl in twenty
years, or less. The amend
ment simply substitutes 40"
for twenty years. Thus, if
bonds in the sum Of 100000 are
issued for twenty years, s., 600
must be set aside each year to
redeem them. Under the pro-
posed amendment but s., 800
a year would be necessary for
the sinking fund.
Senate Constitu tionaI
Amendment No. ii-Now the YES.
ieutenant-Governor receives
a per diem while the Senate is NO.
in legislative session of sixty
days. The amendment pro-
poses to pay him $1,000 year
and make him travel and in
spect state institutions and
those supported in part by the
State. lie is TO report to the
Governor, and all his expenses
are to be paid by the State. 1t
saddles new cost upon taNpay-
ers, no one can tell how much.
1t is a useless expense, and
puts examination OF asylums
into The political pool. What
We do need IS q Board of Chari-
ties and Correction that is cost
less, and is such as most older
States have. This amendment
also repeals, by emitting, words
in the Constitution chat pro-
hibit the Legislature fixing
salaries Of CLERKS to the State
officers higher than $1,000 a
year. This would open the
door to clerks to lobby to Sc
cure higher salaries.
Assembly Constitute ona1
Amendment No. 5-Gives the YES
Governor power to veto de-
ficiency bill, by items, l. G., ap- NO.
prove some and reject others.
Forbids officers to make ex-
penses in excess of money al
loved them to run their de-
partments, except by consent
of the Governor, Secretary Of
State and Attorney General
given in writing. \ wise pro-
vision and Il mOney-saving
one, stops the practice of in
curing liabilities and trusting
to the Legislature to pass de-
ticiency bills to meet them.
Senate Constitutional Amend
ment No. 14-Does away with YES
classes Of cities for the purposes
Of charter making, and permits NO.
any city having $500 inhabi-
tants to adopt a charter, to be
passed upon by the Legislature.
Under the present law differ
ent method for each class Of
adopting a charter is provided
for cities according to popula-
ton.
Refund the State debt............ YES
Refund the State edebt............... NO.
No, because we owe only SOL
00Oand can pay it. All the rest is
university and free school
money invested in State bonds
at 6 per cent. five refund at + per
cent. then the other per cent.
must be raised by taxation, as
the schools get not too much
now. So there will be no gain
but added cost in issuing new
bonds. Besides, it will throw
the schools each two years into
the Legislature, to provide sup
port, and thus it will open the
door for enemies OF the schools
to prevent legislative action,
and to divide the funds. 1t is
no debt now, as we simply owe
it to ourselves, and it can there
fore remain forever, and
ought to.
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