The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-10
Gov. Waite's MESSAGE.

SvC<stO . MESSAGE.
DhNVER, Jan. l0.-The message
OF governor Waite converting the
extra session, and the readiI g of
whlch Will be the first busint $.
transacted in both houses of the
Legislature is remarkable docu.
ment. 1t bears the date of Christ.
mas day, and comprises over five
thousand words. The governor
justifies his proclamation by de
claring "the mining interests of the
state have been upjustly and un
constitutionally attacked by con.
gress and tie present and proceed.
ing Administrations; tina. the panic
has so duced values and increased
the burden of taxation, that asri.
culturlsts, fruit growers and stock.
ralsers are obliged to sell their
products below the cost of produc
ton, and that the extraordinary
remedies now granted TO creditors
in Colorado should be repealed.
"Appealing to Almighty God for
the rec,itade of my intentions and
willing to assume the entire re.
sponslbility of the act" the COVER.
nor solemnly declares, 81 do issue
this my proclamation"
The first "business" for the leg.
'slature suggested in the cali is to
provide that all silver dollars, do.
nestle and foreign, containing not
less that 37la grains of fine silver
shall be legal tender for all debts
collectible in Colorado. Tie gov.
ernor suggests the passing of an act
forbiddihg the making of trust
deeds, mortgages, or obligations of
any kind payable in gold; laws pro
vlding for the issuance in small de-.
nominations in payment for work
on state canals, SAID certificates TO
be receivable for water rights or
purchase of internal improvement
lands, and to be converted after
three years into 800 certificates !;
repeal of all laws authorizing the
issue Of municipal bonds, and the
enactment of law to provide for
the issuance of certificates OF small
denominations in payment for work
on public improvements.
0 her suggestions made by tie
governor are: TO provide for a
revision of the constitution; to build
Twin Lakes reservoir; to limit inte. :
est on judgments to per cent. !;
to create new county out of the
western half of Fl Paso, the Grip.
pie Greek district; to amend the
homestead laws; to provide for an
additional judge and clerk of the
Fourth district; to do away with
the contract system in public works !;
10 prevent irrigatlng companies
from collecting more than one.third
of the charge for water IN advance
Of delivering the water; an eight
hour law; law against usury; to
amend the attachment laws; to
make all trust deeds contracted in
future mortgages with redemption
privileges; to make chattel mort.
cages subject to foreclosure only
upon notice and according to the pro-
cedure in courts of equity; to pro-
hibit child labor and the "sweating
system;" to prevent trusts from
monopolizing the coal supply, and
to regulate the weighing of coal; to
amend the garnishee laws; to create
non-partisan toards of election, and
to provide for the registration of all
women entitled to vote; TO provide
for the appointment of state bank
examiner by the governor.
To Consider the Wilson Bill.
NEW YORK, Jan. lO.-Repre
sentative wool men from different
parts of the country are assembling
at the Fifth Avenue hotel today in
response to a call issued by the Ma
tional Association of Wool Manu-.
facturers for the purpose of consid
ering the probable effect of the
Wilson bill upon the industry, and
to determine what steps shall be
taken to oppose legislation inimical
to their interests. Reports will be