The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05
The Governors Twenty-Three Rec
concentrations.

Of a mill-that is to say, from LIS mills,
the estimated basis for 1900 and 1901,
to IL mills.
2-The adoption of the following
means of increasing the states rev.
enues
A-The appointment of a commits
sion, either to solveS the problem of
how to reach ALL the personally in
the state and compel it's share of tax
alton, or to substitute some other and
more just and efficient method of tax
ing personal property.
B-The imposition of an incorpora-
ton tax upon foreign chartered cor
porations and Of an annual tax upon
all corporation franchises-both of
which practices are in vogue in New
York state
C-The revision of the taxation laws
affecting express, telegraph, telephone
and sleeping car companies.
Dan increase in the gross earnings
tax of the railroads to more nearly
correspond with the average rate col
lected from the same systems in Illi-
no1s, Iowa and Wisconsin. This aver
age is 4.3 per cent The maximum
rate which Minnesota can now collect
is per cent
Fan increase in the rate of taxa
ton of the Chicago Great Western
from per cent to the percentage paid
by other railroads of the state.
S-Liberality In the appropriation
of school moneys, but economical and
wise expenditure of the same; a grad
ual disappearance of preparatory
classes in normal schools where high
schools will suffice Double expense for
the same service thus to be avoided
1.-The preparation and publication
on state account of the school books
required in connection with our free
textbook system.
Further development of the state
binding Irvine industry.
G-The employment of the inmates of
the state reformatory at st. Cloud and
charitable institutions generally in the
cultivation of sugar beets.
Amending the law so as to re-
quire each county or municipality to
contribute to the state at the rate of
M.50 per week toward the care and
maintenance Of all settled insane pa
TENTS committed from it to a state in
stitution
S-Provision for the discharge of pa
tients from state institutions upon the
designation of superintendent.
9-The adoption of the Wisconsin sys-
tenn, l. e., county system, of caring for
the chronic insane, thus relieving the
overcrowded hospitals and reserving
them exclusively for the treatment of
acute cases.
ia careful consideration of the
merits Of the two systems of managing
public institutions generally; i. e., the
separate board system, with a board
OF correction and charities to super
wise, now in vogue in this state; or the
central board Of control system-man-
aged by salaried and competent off,
GERS.
IL" Analyzed accounts" as in Wis
consln, Tor all state institutions, show
ing at glance details of all purchases
of supplies
2-Full encouragement of the agri-
cultural college and experimental farm.
13-Liberal treatment of the dairy in
dustry, continuance of the institute
work of the dairy department. and the
establishment of a Minnesota stand-
ard creamery"
14-Extension of our forestry system
With view Of future timber culture.
15-Abolishing the fee system and
making the offices of clerk of the su-
preme court, oil inspector and surveyors
general of logs salaried.
16-Legalizing the record made on
hearings before the state railroad and
warehouse commission so as to consti-
tute the same record on appeal.
1I-Placing the telephone service and
companies under the Jurisdiction of the
warehouse commission, and appro-
priating $4,000 for defraying increased
expenses of the same.
Compelling the Insertion Of the
optional clause in all mineral lands
deeds and contracts drawn by the state
auditor
19-The institution of PROCEEDINGS bv
the attorney general for the recovery
of several hundred thousands acres of
swamp land in Northern Minnesota.
20-The abolition of the right of pub
lie officials to receive railroad passes
1.-THE adoption of methods for the
suppression of the legislative lobby
similar to those employed in Massa-
chusetts.
22-Some amendment to the constitu-
ton enabling the minority in 1egisla-
ture to refer certain enactments to a
vote of the people before becoming op-
erative.
23-Expeditious work upon the CAPT.
tol and the granting to the commission
ers OF certain privileges to enable them
to push the work economically.