Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-01-30
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The governor appeared at 7:I5, escorted by Dunlap, of Graham, and Scott, ot Pima. Upon intro. duc.ion by President Dorau, be at oGce commenced the reading of bis message, slowly and distinctly. The
 reading occupied just an hour, dur ing the entire time the most studi- ous attention being paid by the governors auditors.
 Upon sumptuary laws, prohibi-
 ton, woman's suffrage, etc, the governor was fully as emphatic as
 had been expected, yet his remarks,
 under each heSd, were brief In
 discussing economy, he intimated that the suppression of the liquor traffic would do much toward lessen ing the expense of government, as
 the greater portion of the crimes
 for which punishment had been infic;e ed could be traced back for cause, to strong drink. Arizona. the executive declared, last year expended S306i,O00 for strong drink, a sum which in nine years
 would eat up the present assess
 ment of the territory, lie discussed
 the "ieariul rava-esn of he liquor
 traffic, aud calied oh tue legislature to solve the problem by appropriate
 legislation, and pointed his recon
 mendation by the observation that
 the character and scope of legisla- tive action will be taken by the
 people of the older states as an index of Arizona's qualifications for admission to the family of states Therefore the enactment oI good laws must count in our favor.
 The belief oi the governor in tho right of woman 10 bear the elective franchise was stated in . brief para graph.
 The evils of gambling were set forth and the recommendation made ! that by law gambling should be | suppressed, as well as the sale of ! lottery tickets,
 Then came a reference to the ! passage of an illegal Sunday res. ] law by past legislature, and the l recommendation of the enactment 1 of a law to secure the observance of | the American Sabbath, that the ! people might exercise the privileges | of proper observance of the day.
 A novel and evidently popular suggestion was ln reference to | purity of elections, oounseling the | passage of law whereby all oandi- dates shall file a detailed account, under oath, of their expenses during the campaign, and making it a mis- q dsmeanoy for any candidate 70 treat or deposit money in saloons for free drinks, also dIsqualifying such oan- didate from holding the office to which he may have been elected. The practice of campaign treating was denounced as demoralizing and debauching.
 Economy was strongly urged in every branch of the public service, a board of control being advised, to take the place of the boards now in charge Of the prison, insane asy- lum and reform school. This measure. it was claimed, would save ths territory the amount of current annual deficit, twelve thousand dol lars.
 The assessor, that his office be untrammeled, should be appointed and not elected. Every voStige of property, save only that of the terri tory, should be taxed, and taxed to its market valuation. Lave stock, especially. should not escape, as it has heretofore done. Then the ter ritory's valuation would approach Sl00000,000, instead of S27, 100000, as it is at present Measures should be taken to make the prison selF- sustaining.
 The superintendent of public in struction should be required to visit every county at least once q year and audit accounts of county super intendents and county treasurers. The offices of probate judge and county superintendent of schools , should be segregated.
 The live stock sanitary commis- sion should be reduced to three the stock interests to pay the expense. For the better pro tection of stockmen, grand larceny should be defined as the unlawful ; taking of property to the value of Sl00 or over.
 The railroad commission should be either given definite powers or { abolished.
 A board of immigration is recom- mened one member from each coun- { ty. The governor also recommends a the creation of the honorary offices t of territorial irrigation engineer, territorial architect, territorial quar- | lntine and health officer, territorial | and commissioner of agri- O culture, but without compensation.
 Memorials are suggested to con- f. yress in regard to the session of the rid land to Arizona, preservation of n he great reservoir sites to the peo- t 'le, permitting the territory to tax tl md lease school lands, segregation f,