The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-01-17
Governor McConneIl's Message
Read Before Legislature.
A1ERsE AND VIGOROUS PAPER
BristliDg with Faces aud Important hec-
omme n datiens-1h he Message kead
by the Governor In Person,

zee a - ~ 49, ,s,,ssos,a ,.anortad
80 80 +ha ,lon and renort was
adonted in both houses. The governor,
,Na,,,;,,o ~ come onnosition. transmitted
49, ,,,ossage 70 both houses. Afterwards
tho committee waited upon him and
nnanimouslv requested that he read the
message A committee of citizens
had secured the Columbia theater for
the occasion with the services of band
and the message was read there TINS
evening by the governor before JOINT
convention.
Gentlemen of the House OF Represeh-
tatives, State of Idaho: In conformity
with the constitution OF our state you
have assembled in biennial session TO
perform the duties of legislators
Few states in the union present more
varied interests and industries than
ours, hence the task before you is one
which Will require wisdom ana con-
cession that the mining industry, the
farm industry, the stock Industry and
all other Industries, may receive equally
that fostering care which each may
reasonably expect. 1 will be your duty
TO examine the various departments of
the state, and to inquire as to the wis
dom of the methods under which they
are administered and to provide such
changes as you may deem wise and
proper
One of the first and most important
duties which should engage your atten-
tion is the task of reducing the eX-
pense of our state and county govern
ments
The most rigid economy in the con-
duct of county affairs has become an
absolute necessity In several counties
in the state, warrants that are issued
in payment of current expenses, have
so greatly deprecated, that the counties
in purchasing material and supplies
for county purposes, are, in many in
stances, compelled to pay twice the
cash value of the articles purchased,
and in nearly every county in the state
the discount on the warrant is added
to the purchase price, thus largely in
creasing the expense of county govern
ments. This is a clear violation of the
law, but existing conditions have made
it impossible to do otherwise than evade
or violate it.
Our supreme court has indicated that
the current revenues of year must be
applied to the current expenses of that
year. 1t follows then, that if the ex-
penses are kept within the revenues,
the requirement of the constitution will
be met, and the counties will at once
be placed, practically upon cash basis
in the future, but if this method is en-
ployed in meeting current expenses
then some means must .be decided to
meet outstanding obligations, in the
shape of the warrant indebtedness that
will be left unprovided for
The constitution provides that the
county commissioners shall be author
lied to levy a special tax, not exceeding
ten mills on the dollar, of taxable prop
.erty, for the creation of a special fund
for the redemption of warrants that are
nnpaid, and for the payment of which
there are no funds in the county treas
ury. 1t will be your duty to authorize
the county commissioners to make this
levy.
Your attention is called to the neces-
sity OF providing the method of sub
hitting the question of bonding the in
debtedness of counties, to the people,
at special elections called for that pur-
pose A simple and inexpensive sys-
TEN should be provided.
ial'u - -, ,,,,, lin oi,,a n
ao.ofnl ,,ar,,col Won will notice that
49,. ta+a ,,,aahtadness &c small in com
.,sa,, ,y;tI, what we have accom-
,,as
O. ,+,,a horded Indebtedness
,,,o,,,,ts 80 sees ooo 81 ooo &c the balance
Az o,, as,,um hands. s1OS 600 was is.
- 40 ,.of,,nd ,ba aeht ovad nv the
.~s.o.,, ,,,ha,, we xvere admitted as 2
-. 400 ooo canitoi building bonds tc
,,s,o, ,,,e have ON hand in the
pay ,a 90 eco ooo ord &c tbat
heisA Do' 49, - ,',a,, 49,, ta ra,;rad
inioun' y. 49, - 49,, 60 ;rs,,,,ot ~
III june " T,o,,o to,,ds az,
treasurer " -, -. -,
lo-2os' ne ~ seat 49, VIZ -" -,
at that tiliie on soo'V0o, az 80 600
afterwards on 'ne o'"e, Fio'0oV ~
resolution instruetlhs 'ne ieasu,ei y
take up these ponus snouiu iiiei"ue 'i''
whole ISSUE making 1t MS uu.y ~ pay
this money out instead ol anowlns =
10 remain in the treasury. @oV'ooV was
the wagon road issue OF 1881 ana th'
other $l35,OOO was the issue authollAe'
by the last legislature TO puilu seIle'
of state wagon roads
TAXATION.