Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-05-31
WAsHlN0roN'S RECORD OF
ECONOMY.
tContinuod from first page.

Under Republican rule contracts
made 10 Washington with private in
dividuals. the lands were stripped of
the valuable timbi during the life Of
the contract or occupied aud used for
years without any further Corsldera-
tiOu than Tho first deposit Of 10 per
cent. In the annual statement ~
the land commissioner just published
May .l5, "a striking contrast under
fusion rule aud widely different
policy is y, ing pursued He says.
speaking Of school lands:
"Numbvr nf school lands contracts
issued in two years, ending November
!, 1896, 1872; number since November
/, 1895, 81; number Of leases Issued IN
two years, ending November
II, 1895, 1870; number issued
since November /, 1895, 1910;
number of school lands contracts can.
celled for non payment, the land fe-
Yerting to the state, since November
/, 1895, 1893; number OF contracts and
leases issued In lieu thereof sluce No.
vember ], 1898, vs.; number OF school
land deeds Issued in Two years ending
November /, 1896, q; number of deeds
issued since November /, 1897, AZ"
1t will be seen from this that the
Republican Board OF Land Commits
sioners issued many more contracts
than has the present commissioner,
but 10 the Dumber of leases from
which the state gets revenue the
Republican Board issued only l8O 10
two years ending November /, 1896,
while the Fusion Land Commissioner
has issued 1910 the first fourteen
months OF his term. s..
He has also Cancelled 1893 of their
contracts for non-payment, and the
land has reverted to the state. These
contracts are usually let for not less
than l60 acres and often 10 greater
amounts, so that there has been re-
claimed to the staae in fourteen
months about one hundred thousand
acres Of school land.
In addition to this he has cancelled
ninety-fiYe more contracts issued by
the Repl b ican Board, and compelled
the holders thereof to take lease and
pay a revenue to the state for the use
and occupation Of the land. He has
also issued forty Two deeds since No
vember /, 1896, while the Republicans
only issued twenty.seven during the
last two years of their administration.
PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND.
Amount OF money received
10 two years ending No
vember l., 1896 ...... 128,l6S %
Amount of money received
since Noyember /, 1896. :. 109,88 92
CURRENT SCHOOL FUND.
Amount of money received
In two years ending No
Yember ], 1896. ....... .Sli7, ,280 IA
mount or money received mi
since November /, 1885,. 2l5, liz 40
DOWN GO THE COMMISSIONS.
The first fusion legislature in Wash
ington abolished the expensive and
luxurious commissions which were
established by the Republicans for
the management OF the public instltu.
tiOns, and created the Board OF Con-
troll for the government and manage
ment of the same, without salary or
compensation. Now, under the Fur
sion administration, the only ex-
pense of managing the public institu-
tians-the per diem of the Regent or
Trustees, OF which under the Repubs
lican rule, amounted to more than
$4,000 year-is the expense Of the
Travelling Auditor, which in no case
can exceed $4,000 year; $500 being
salary and $500 for travelling ex-
penses. He audits all accounts of
the institutions, visits them monthly
and keeps a watchful eye over them,
over whlch tue Board has control and
reports to the Board.
Each superintendent Of SUCH insti
tuition is required also to furnish a re.
port direct to the board, so that they
shall at all times have a check on tiy
Auditor as we'll ~ on the superlntoh
dent Of the institution. The men.-
ters Of the board serve without pay.
The expenses OF operating the insti-
tutlons are under direct supervision
Of the Governor, who is ex.off1clo
chairman OF the Board, and are there
fore reduced TO the minimum. Each
Institution over which the Board has
control has been operated and conduc-
led during the last fiscal year within
he appropriation allotted it by the
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