The record-union., 1897-04-06


LAW OF THE CASE.
Marysville Appeal: The Governor in
his veto message states that the State
Printer can conduct his office by OBJ
tanning deficiency therefor from the
State Board of Examiners, of which
he (the +Governor) is Chairman. AS
the law requires the unanimous con-
sent of the Board of Examiners before
a deficiency can be allowed. this simply
means: You may do what work l
allow you to do, and you will receive
that money only which I may please
to grant you"
The Governor must know that it has
been decided more than once that no
deficiency can be allowed where no ap-
preparation has been granted. He
knows that it has been so decided by
the State Board of Examiners, and yet
he brazenly states that the State Print
ing Office need not want for necessary
money if the State Printer will come
to him and beg for what he needs.
OF ROADS.
Redding Free Press: The good roads
movement grows apace, and while the
Governor has made imperative the ex-
cellent suggestions of the Bureau of
Public Highways, the leaven is at work
and the future does not look altogether
discouraging. Constant agitation is
sure to keep the people thinking, and
this exercise of mental powers is GER
tain to bring about beneficial results
THE REFERENDUM.
Colusa Sun: Referendum is
of six proposed constitutional
amendments, and we shall have two
years in which to consider them Per-
haps the most important of these is
the one making two sessions instead of
one of the Legislature. The PROPOSE
ton is that the Legislature shall re-
main in session for twenty five days
after converting, after which it must
adjourn to some date not less than
thirty nor more than sixty days from
the time of their adjournment If the
two houses fail to agree upon a time at
which, they will resume their session.
the Governor shall, by proclama tion
fix a date for such RECOMMENDING, which
shall be within the limits above pre-
scribed. Upon reassembling the Leg
islature shall complete it's session. No
pay shall be allowed to members for q
longer period than seventy-five days,
and no bill shall be introduced in either
house except at the first twenty-fiv
days Of the session, without the consent
of three-fourths of the members
thereof
REMARKABLE ACT
Contra Costa Gazette: Governor Budd
has done many strange things, but the
most remarkable act of our chief ex-
ecutive yet recorded is his veto of the
State Printing Office appropriation.
thus compelling that institution to close
it's doors.
A CHANGE OF ADMINISTRATION.
San Jose Mercury: So long as the
State Library was under Democratic
control it was all right, but now that it
has passed into the management of
Republican Board of Trustees Govern
or Budd has closed its doors by refus-
ing to approve the customary appropri-
alton for the Librarian and his depu-
ties. This, we presume, is the Demo-
cratic idea of economy, but it looks
more like using the Office of Governor
as mere Democratic machine.
II.
Stockton Mail: There need be no I'M
easiness about the State printing The
government at Sacramento need not
come to a standstill. Stockton is not far
removed from Sacramento and the
Mall office has a magnificently equip
ped printing office. 1t also has a first
class bindery and can furnish the best
of references. We would be glad to be
given a show at the textbooks and
stand ready to guarantee good printing
and binding, superior to anything ever
done at the State Printing Office Our
material is new, up-to-date, and at
tractive; our stock is not excelled in the
State, and we employ only union labor
So, as we remarked, there is no occa-
sion for concern about the States print
ing. The Mali is ready to do all or
any portion of it, just to help out and
prevent the wheels of government from
clogging.
GOVERNOR BUDD'S RESENTMENT.
Stockton Independent: Governor Budd
has caused great CONSERVATION by his
veto of the appropriation for the sup
port of the State Printing Office but he
has surprised only those who should not
have been surprised. Those who sought
to constrain him to approve the appro-
priation should have known him better
There is nothing of the saint about "Our
jim and he never was known to turn
the other cheek unless it was for the
purpose of getting in a better position
to strike back. The war between him
and Printer Johnston was very bitter
To he
Governor to yield in the matter of the
appropriation was to suppose he would
find no means of excusing a veto. This
was uncomplimentary to a man so fer
tile of resources as he and was in the
nature of a challenge which he accepted
and instead of ''squealing' he lets the
other side do the fearful act That it
would have been more becoming a Gov
ernor to have yielded and let the re-
sponsibility rest with the other side is
plain, but the Governor has his resent
ments and his impulses as we'll as other
people, and Governor Budd has very un-
wisely yielded to both. His hostility
TO the State Printing Office is plainly
shown where he says departments can
pay out of their appropriations for such
printing as they have done "at the State
Printing Office and elsewhere" 1t did
not need this to show his hostility, how
ever. He has shown it at every turn
and this is but a hint that it might De
well to have printing done elsewhere.
If the effect of the veto was felt only by
State Printer Johnston people would
probably watch the conflict with more
Of amusement than interest, but the eff
feet falls upon many printers binders
and pressmen; on women and girls as
well as men and boys who must soon be
out of emnlnxrnent in cnnSonuanca Of