The Florence daily tribune., 1899-07-25
DO NOT CONCUR.

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not TO meet with general favor. In
deed it seems strange that Cover
nor Thomas should not know that
many to whom the circular letter
was sent would net be state leg
islators at the time suggested by
the governor for the special ses-
sion. Below we give a part of the
reasons assigned by senator j. w.
McCreery OF Greeley, for opposing
the call. He said:
Besides this it is con-
trary to all correct theories of leg
islation that the mem bers, individ-
ually, should be asked to deliber-
ate upon or assent to propositions
of Legislation at large and when
not in session. No definite meas
ure is suggested No plan is out
lined, by which revenues are to be
raised, to accomplish the ends
sought and it is utterly inconsis-
tent either with the duty or digni-
ty of the general assembly, as a
separate department of govern
ment, that the mem bers declare in
advance that they will vote blindly
for any measure before such meas
ure is formulated or submitted to
their deliberation and judgment
as constitutional body. |
close by saying that | will not
agree in advance to vote for reve-
nue. measures which have not yet
been framed, or vote to legalize
that which ] believe to be essen
TALLY illegal under the constitu-
ton"
Senator Bromley of Brighton, is
also opposed to the special session,
and among his many reasons, says:
"The Twelfth General assembly
will, upon that date, be thing of
the past Cart. 5, sec. 7, state con.
stitution.) Il do not think
that ] would vote for any measure
that tended to place heavier bur-
den upon the good people of our
state to pay fancy salaries or keep
in office lot of needless and use
less officials which our state county
and city are now suffering from.
| think it would be far better to
call the general assembly in extra
session for the purpose of checking
this onset and of retrenchment, for
applying the pruning knife to our
tree of state that now has so many
needless officials eating of the
fruits thereof. / for one, will not
vote to place another featherweight
of taxes upon the overburdened
backs of the common people.
IF in your call for special ses-
sion of the General assembly you
set forth matters of retrenchment
in the way of a reduction of unec-
essarily high salaries, and the abol-
ishmeut of sinecures in which our
state, county and city abound, l
assure you l shall be only too glad
to assist in such matters, But /
do not think that, if the same brut-
al arrogance is pursued by the Fus-
ion majority in special session that
governed them in regular session
any good can be accomplished.
Their stupidity displayed upon
that occasion was of such dense
nature that nothing could enter
it. Although repeatedly warned
by the minority of the dangers that
were sure to result from such
course that unless some judgment
was exercised they would adjourn
leaving the finances of the state in
the worst condition known in its
history, yet it seemed as if nothing
could prevent them from doing all
in their power to make themselves
and the state look ridiculous in the
eyes of the world, to say nothing
of the embarrassing situation in
which they placed the chief execu-
tive"
TRY fhe l,emon Oroppa md