The record-union., 1897-01-15

amount expended by the state for the
care of orphans. half-orphans, etc, con-
tinues to increase with alarming rapid
fty. and some safeguard must be thrown
around this law, if We are to keep with
in the bounds of reasonable economy
hope you will not be deferred thereby
from including these classes, and the IN
stituuons devoted to their care. in the
exemption.
The laws bearing on the subject
might receive your careful scrutiny.
The State pays far less per capita for
them than for the other wards of the
State. Its insane receive from $40 10
upward monthly; its infants in
reformatories more than double
that; its deaf, dumb and blind. S21S per
annum; its feeble-m minded, Sl60 60 per
2nnum. And these amounts do not in
clude the produce Of the farms. the cost
of lands, buildings and furniture, and
other costs, or the interest thereon.
While ii costs in a reformatory, So per
month for boys under II years, we can
not complain of a cost Of less than 50
per month for full orphans and a cost Of
So % for half-orphans and abandoned
children, which includes clothes, care
and a moral and reformatory educa-
tion. If We could have had our insane
and other wards cared for. on the same
terms it would have saved us millions
In buildings and many additional mill
ions in maintenance"
Dickinson favored the appointment of
subcommittee to investigate and re-
port the result of their research at a fu-
ture date, but the opinion prevailed that
as no other pressing measures We're be-
fore it, the committee, as g whole. could
better dispose of the matter.
With this understanding, and in order
to sense the committee, Bulla moved
that it do not concur in the Governors
proposition, and that the law shall re-
main as it now stands. Such legisla-
tion as that proposed by the Governor,
Bulla said, was the entering wedge for
exemption of property from taxation,
and were it allowed. no one knew when
or where a halt would be called. He
strenuously opposed any plan for re-
Heving any kind of property from tax
alton.
Gillette, on the other hand, contended
that it was unjust to tax any property
given over entirely for charitabl pur-
poses.
Wilmington Thought that all institu-
tiOns established for the purpose of re-
lieving distress should be exempt from
taxation, and whether sectarian or
otherwise should cut no figure. He
agreed with Bulla. however, that the
exemption should not be sweeping in its
nature, and should exclude all organiza-
tions not of a charitable nature.
Seawell said the present subject was
not a new one. 1t had been agitaited ever
since the crystallization of the law be-
gan. 1t had been tried time and again.
and the wisdom of centuries tended to
show that such a course would be per'ni-
cious. He was unalteraby opposed to
meddling with the law which at pres
ent governed the case.
Wolfe of San Francisco took a stand
similar to that taken by Gillette and
contended that bill should be passed
making the changes suggested by the
Governor.
But the tide was against the change,
and Bulla's motion prevailed by a vote
of to ), Gillette, Wilmington and Wolfe
voting no.
Then that part of the report relating
follows:
During the past few years a num-
ber of prisoners, while in custody of
officers of the law, have been taken
from such custody and executed by
mobs. In our early history such un-
lawful acts were upheld, because of
claimed necessity. We cannot now,
however permit such usurpatiOns Of
q Of = To-
tuted authorities to go unchecked. Let
the conviction and punishment prompt-
ly and certainly follow the crime; but
an accused person should be fully pro-
tected in his constitutional guarantees
Such violent executions disturb the
harmony of the communities in which
| they occur. and lessen the confidence
of our people in the security and proper
execution of our laws; while they pre-
sent us in an unfavorable attitude to
| foreign powers, and have been fruitful
of international disputes between this
Government and our sister Republic.
A fragrant case of lawless execution
| has, within a comparatively recent
| time, occurred in one of our northern
counties. Three of the participants in
| it We're apprehended, convicted, and are
| ION SSlNliI5 me StultAlNCS III lilS DteitO
Prison. l heartily commend the praise
worthy zeal and capacity shown by the
| Sheriffs of Mendocino and Trinity
Counties in this matter, and cOmpli-
| ment the able and successful prosecu-
tions of the guilty parties by the Dep
uty Attorney General, who was spe-
cially detailed for this purpose at my
request. Rewards have been offered III
other cases of mob violence, and sew
eral cases are under investigation.
| stringent laws should be passed Ior
the prevention of this class of lawleSs-
| ness. For Sheriff to permit pfis-
oner to be taken from his CUSTODY or
from a Jail under his charge shouiu
constitute a forfeiture of his office AS
an additional measure of restraint l
would recommend that any county =.
which this crime was committed shoulo