Evening journal., 1898-01-11

disputes of corporations, involving
questions which legislative body
finds so difficult TO understand and in
diligently deal with Your time will /
no more be occupied in the cOnsidera-
ton of local or special laws relating to |
! fences, Strays, bitches, school districts /
and roads. These are subjects which |
have consumed much Of the time OF |
past legislative sessions, often to the |
detriment of our people and at the ex-
pense of much of our public money. You |
will now be able to devote your atten- |
ton to proper subjects of legislation |
involving the general public welfare,
while tine representatives of private
interests and special favors will seek
their desires i'm the courts or before
other proper tribunals.
The Constitution pOvides in Section
10 Of the schedule thereof, that "the
General Assembly as soon as convent
emily may be after this Constitution
shall take effect, shall enact all laws
necessary or proper for carrying out
the provisions thereof" IL was for
this purpose that you deemed It neces-
sary that you should hold an adjourned
session at this time and you are ex-
pected TO address yourselves 10 this
work While ! have no doubt that
am expressing but the views which you
yourselves maintain together with the
great majority Of the people Of the
state, yet l feel that my relations to
you are such that it is necessary TO re-
mind you of these things. In the re-
I construction OF the different depart
ments of our government the COnsti-
y tutional Convention thought wise TO
clOthe the executive with the veto
q power in legislation. This places upon
me new duties and new responsible
ties. IL brings the executive in closer
touch with the legislative branch and
d changes my relation to you from that
Of the merely recOmmendatOry and
a suggestive to an active participation in
legislation. And. while ! keenly ap-
preciate the Importance and gravity OF
. the duties thus imposed upon me, /
shall try TO discharge them fearlessly
y and in the interest of wise and con-
4. servative legislations You can do
ii much to assist me In the discharge OF
II my duties by a careful and cOnscien-
tiOus consideration Of the measures
that shall come before you. enactina
good and wise laws, which will leav,
me the easy and pleasant duty OF ap.
Of proving them.
In the discharge Of my duties and il
Vi oANARiAhiAN WAAA ilh AlnnAlAhll0ufii lIW
IN vision in that behalf / desire TO cal
d. your attention briefly to some Of tn
n more important matters that viii com
IL before you.
e. CORPORATIONS.
30 1t will be necessary for you to enac
o. a general corporation law under whic
he corporations may be created, amended
y, renewed or revived the Ccnstitutio
nd having, as / have before stated, depriy
M ed you Of the power OF passing specil
ne | corporation acts. There was no pOwt
sss vested In The Legislature under the oil
lst Constitution so potent for good, whe
sg- properly invoked, or so fIaught viii
siJ INJURY TO the interests of our peOpl
les when exercised in behalf Of mon con
'nt bining for evil purposes. II is for va
u to provide a safewell guarded and con
do prehensive law under which this In
lat pOrtant franchise may be obtained an
res by which the rights and interests of iI
)n. dividuals and the public will be pr
al teCted and preserved. This should m
le- be difficult since so many of our neigl
ho boring states have had such an act
hg force for many years, and we should
OF able to profit by their experience.
rro ,.r DIVORCES.
sly While il is always to be deplored tn
ant I domestic infeicty should necessita
lti- lawful separation Of husband and vii
ave | yet such Is the case, and the legisiati
is | authority will be exercised in pr0vi
ach ing a general and uniform law I
I'M granting divorces by the Judgment
TO our courts. In doing this it is to
for hoped that you will not lose sight
de- the importance Of preserving as far
or possible The homes Of our s.ate, for
not their sacred precincts is bound up
on power for the greatest good. lnYiOla
ICY. the family is the foundation Of 4
: Of grandest structure of a higher civiliz
xed tion, of the moral, religious and I
fter trfOtic citizenship. And, while we r.
ous ognize the necessity of aifording
sla- means of separation in some cases,
rty, the law should discourage rather th
cit promote divorces. There has been
lit effort by means Of a commission
uniform state laws to obtain a divo
lsu- law that shall be uniform in all
it's stsres. The present state of the law
ID a divorces in this country makes
IN rallty and legality a question OF ge
old raphy. But the commission is
our ready to make recommendations a
i'm your enactment Of just, conserved
not and wise law may materially assist
de- attaining that important result.
ave TAXATION.
TO In the interest Of those who bear
and burden Of county taxatiCn-the own
un- Of land and personal property
de- your attention to the fact that the \
The Constitution after providing FOR a
i've inadequate registration fee amoun.
ern- to fifty cents per annum, provides
iton "the GeneralAssembly shall provide
rules levying and collecting a Capitation
CT 10 from every male citizen OF the sat-
lsla- the age Of twenty-one years or
Ibers wards" Until such capltataon ta'
tined provided for there VIII be dehcie
win in the county taxes Of more {
the twenty-five thousand dollars which
ehce' have to be met by an increase OF
gree tax rate On property. Under the
Ne" Constitution the poll tax, the payn
lehes of which was made a prerequisite
can vodng. was tax easy of collection
'nls, capstation tax without some strinl
you means Of enforcing its payment WI
nee ~. ...fT Iatr that class of orr