Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-03-02
A MESSAGE FROM TIE GoygRSoR.
no Urges The Legislature to Pass Nome
Necessary Liquidation.

| 'esWVs WOAOUu0u 0e9 sent t0(
following: .
STATE OF IDAHO,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
BOISE Guy, Feb. 70, 1898
To the Senate and House Of Representative
second h ssion. ldahe Legislature:
AS information has reached me that
the Senate has adopted . resolution
providing for adjournment on Thurs
day the End Of March, desire to call
your attention to few matters wh,oh
deem to be Of 90 vital Importance to
the State % to warrant sending q
special message to your honorable
bodies on these subjects.
In my inaugural aessage I recon-
mended the passage of . general law
providing FOR division Of counties and
the removal of county seats. The
ao'io" of this legislature has been such
40 to endorse the wisdom Of any re-
commentator. While I have re-
Trained from taking any part in the
councils of those who have sought the
division of various counties, aud while
do not now propose to offer any sua.
Ressions ~ to the wisdom of these
mess"res, believe you will Ill concur
that these efforts have cost the leeis.
lature . great deal of valuable time
which might have been devoted TO
formulating other legislation OF
general Importance to tho State.
1t matters not what you may see fit
to do concerning the bills now in your
hands. The passage of such law as
I recommend would prevent such
occurrences in the future. 1t is need
less for me to say that the damage to
the State extends farther than tho loss
OF time, ADD the loss of other legisla.
'ation. because these county division
contests always lead to the formation
of combines, and often lead the friends
OF such messures to support other
legislation which they would other wise
condemn.
Another recommendatie n which I !
made, and which has received the en-
''orsement of the press all over the
State, related to our mining industry.
There is bill now, thirk, in the
Senate relating to this question which
certainly should be acted upon before
your adjournment. Az the mining
Industry Of the State Is of such vital
Importance, your constituents will
not hold you guiltless if you adjourn
without passing this or some similar
bill.
The Fifteenth Session of the Terri.
.orial Legislature passed . bill divid>
ing the county of Alsuras into three
separate counties, aud failed at that
time, a. has every legislature since. to
apportion the Indebtedness Of Alturas
which existed at the time of the divi.
sion, until, q. the present moment the
county of Alturas is in q most unfor.
tu"ate condition financially.
The bonds, together with tho inter-
est which she owes, are due, and the
holders of them are entitled to their
money. A case is already III the
United States Circuit Court wherein
the creditors are attempting to recover.
Something must be done or judgment
will DO rendered and attachments
issued. This condition 10 such as to
affect tho credit of tho State. If you
adjourn without making some provi.
sion TO remedy this unfortunate
a contingency may arise
We will not be- able to place
the bonds of our State authorised this
session at the rate OF interest provided
for in the bills.
There 10 now somewhere in one OF
your Houses substitute for Senate
Bill No. 40 which l believe was
prepared BY the Senate judiciary
have not examined the
bill. and am not prepared to say
whether it provides tho proper and
just remedy or not. Your judgment
and wisdom will guide you in this
matter.
In conclusion, appeal to you that
As the hour of id iournment is drawing
near. that you do not pass by un-
needed these, my suggestions.