The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-03-01
ALFRED EOFF, President.
President VS. BRUC
WeiSer Land and Improvement Co.

coinage, thereby striking down about
one-half of our money supply, when
people were already suffering from
contraction of the currency; be it
RREsoLvED, That we demand an
an act providing for the free coinage
of gold and silver at the ratio of Is
to1, and and a supplementary issue
of paper currency sufficient to raise
the circulation to fifty dollars per
capita. And we do hereby demand of
our state legislation to pass suitable
resolutions memorialzing the con
gress of the United States accord
ingy
WHEREAS, The present system and
rate of taxation, extorting fully one
third of all income accr uing to the
producers, is bringing swift and in
evitable ruin upon the people of this
state and proving constant tempta-
ton to county officials to raise rates
values; be it
RESOLVED, That we, now seeking
the necessary retrenchment for relief,
demand of our next legislation the
submission to the people, of an amend
ment to the state constitution, giving
to the legislature the power to reeu-
late the fees and salaries of state Of
ficers, and to county commissioners
the power to regulate the fees and
salaries of county officers
WHEREAS, The state, county and
school bonds, aggregating an indebet-
ness of -, crushing the taxpaye !;
be it
RESOLVED, That we demand of our
Legislature an act reducing the annual
rate of interest to six per cent per
annum and that no bond hereafter
issued shall bear more than five per
cent per annum
WHEREAS, Interest bearing bonds
and notes are extorting a large amount
of cash from persons who pay the
taxes on the property. Securing and
paying such bonds, notes and interest
while the possessors of said securities
enjoying the benefits without sharing
the corresponding burdens of tax
alton. be it
RESOLVED, That we demand of
our next legislation a special act
taxing all such bonds and notes equal.
ly, with real estate and personal prop
erty, and that the assessor be provided
with seal, with which he shall put
the seal of the county upon such pa
paper and all such bonds and notes,
not bearing the said seal, shall not be
collected by law
WHEREAS, The state officials re-
cieve much in excess of the ability of
the taxpayers to pay. The governor
receiving 81, S75 Der annum; secretary
of state So, 1875; state auditor So, 2S0;
state treasurer 50, $50; attorney gen
eral SO, $50 and all other state officers
in proportion; be it
RES OWED, That these salaries and
special appointments are fully so
per cent too high and that we demand
of the legislature that all such salaries
and pportionments be reduced by
them, at least one half, as soon rs it
can be done legally.
RESOLVED: That we endorse the
Wright irrigation law of California,
and hereby demand of our next legisla-
ture the passage of said law, or one
similar, involving all the essential
features of the same.
RESOLVED: That we are in favor
of the introduction of the initiative
and referendum.
WHEREAS, The expenditures of
Washington county are greatly in ex-
cess of the ability of the taxpayers to
pay, therefore be it
RESOLVED, That we will not sup
port anyone for county office that will
not accept said office under the fol-
lowing schedule of salaries: Sheriff,
81, 600 and mileage SALARY of 1898,