The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-01-12
HIS PARTING WORDS.
MESSAGE OF GOVERNOR MERRIAM.
"A Resume OF the State Government
During the Past Two Years,
- With Suggestions on Ely
III. Legislation.

In the joint session of the legislature
Gov. Merriam read his farewell address
to the members, and it reviewed the
work of the different state departments,
and made some important suggestions
with regard to needed legislation The
message is given below in full:
Gentlemen of the Senate and House OF Rep 4
reSentativeS: ,-..
In accordance with a well established
precedent am allowed the privilege OF call
ing attention to the results attained IN the
during the two years intervening since the
assemblage Of the legislature, and to That
end desire to submit briefly 1or your ns con-
interest. l shall as well take the liberty OF
making some suggestions with reference to
the future action Of this body upon matters
commonwealth. Permit me to again relter-
ate the sentiment expressed in my last mes
sage to this body with reference to the de-
STABILITY of avoiding all legislation which
has for it's aim the protection or oehenr 10. OF
any special interest 1t is one Of me f say
So of all legislation of the present time that
there is too great tendency to seek REM
euies for, ills that are impossible to a cure
through Legislative enactment. 1t Is deslr-
able and necessary to enact laws That Will
protect all citizens equally in their personal
vide a panacea for every trouble, whether
imaginary Of real, is of doubtful propriety
and must result IN cGgghg Ine of
execution. Discrimination OF any character
that is to the advantage OF one citizen anu
works injury to another should be studiously
avoided as unfair and not in accord with
free institutions. The spirit OF paternallsm,
so-called, in government seems to pervade
if carried to it's logical and legitimate con.
,clusion, must eventuate in the building up OF
favored classes and communities to the det-
The apparent danger of visitation to our
shores Of dreaded plague i'll the form OF
Asiatic cholera, through the medium G OF emil
has called the attention OF the public mind
to q necessity for revision Of all laws gov
= Western Europe to the United States. It
was deemed advisable by the general gov
eminent to take steps to prohibit Temporal
!riy all persons who are classed as emlgrants
from landing at any of our ports. As the
Northwest, and particularly Minnesota and
'the two Dakotas, were the points Of destlna,
ports, it was deemed desirable by the board
of health Of the state to procure corps OF
experienced physicians to examine al trains
tine any person, suspected or having the
malady, or those exposed to it. Precautions
wes Wss s in ta ns
81 %snees citizens t. me aS sS5sn the ssS con-;
to land in the United States until the dis
ease is thoroughly stamped out IN Eur9De:
1t would seem TO De OF QueSIlOudDlc pOLCy
emigration pending the worlds fair. lest this
great national exposition be complete tqli-
-ure through the INTRODUCTION OF this terrible
plague within the confines Of this country.
/ recommend that joint petition be sent to
requesting that all gra ad be
well. to consider the desirability of a re-
vision Of all laws governing emigration, and,
numbers of people who are not at all in
sympathy with our form Of government, and
who are kf Of them time to as
for some emphatic action upon the part OF
the American people against this indiscrim-
mate incursion of foreigners. who come to
this country without money, without educa.
ton, many of them criminals. and few OF
them calculated to become useful citizens.
and provide proper compensation Tor them
If we are to be perpetually the place Of
refuge for the thousands who are sent to
us by the governments of the old world.
sion.
7 he railroad and warehouse commission
have submitted their biennial report and
have Indicated the work that has been ac-
past two years. The board has pointed out
the desirahility Of making some changes in
our present law, so as to have it conform as
far as possible with the interstate law gov
erning railroads throughout the national
domain. They have renewed recommends
tons Of various kinds made In their reports
your consideration of those sections which
call attention to tie uesirabll1ty OF enacting
laws relative to the issuance Of passes for
discrimination should also be done away
with at the earliest possible moment. The
law should be amended so as to permit the
commission to inquire of its own motion into
the rates and practices Of any OF the rail
roads without being compelled to wait until
some formal complaint Is made. 1t Is graf
afying to state that the sections Of the law
requiring that cars shall be furnished to in
~dividual shippers have been carried into
years The Transportation Companies as a
rule have manifested q desire to comply
with the spirit Of the law in this respect.
board of railroad and warehouse commits:
ssioners is the inspection and weighing OF
grain During the past year with +S one +a or
Mutual points have become private ware.
houses and are not amenabe to the laws OF
the. state. The commission very properly
amendment Of the law which should make
all warehouses; at terminal points public
of the inspection and weighing # wheat at
points outside vt the large cities Is q NEST a;a;
cult Of solution There is every reason to
believe that at country points thsr has . been
and in grading wheat, and very many
wrongs have been perpctrated in this dice
ton to the detriment of the farming ., com
There have been many suggestions made as
to the most desirable way to avoid these
difficulties and far possible protect the
individual seller at such stations as he may
present his wheat for inspection and sale:
The board. aftcr giving the matter careful
attention. has arrived ut the conclusion that
it will be we'll to place all warehouses at
country points within the general super
b vision Of the commission. allowing it:
through it's proper agents, to have general
ov ,rsight over the various elevator com
& panies, and whenever complaints arise to at
cree proceed 10 Investigate them. and ii
ossible ast eEtain the cause of the dillsc llty.
am -ather inclined to the opinion that this
) is the best plan that has been presented, or
y is at all practicable, up to thu tine - l con.
+ at local stations is one Of the most intricate
questions to deter mine that has come within
my otseq walton, and am we'll aware that
1rsny hardships arise from undergridils az
country stations. and l see no way whereby
this difficulty can be comprised lnless 1t be
q in the way indicated.
aaa The State Prison. ~
The annual report of the board Of man
ayers Of the state prison ut Saltwater has
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