The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-18

school taxes necessarily increased. from
careful consideration of the whole mat
| tor and an earnest desire to recommend
| that which in my judgment is the mos;
! feasible, | con reach no othc" conclusion
than the one ! have named, and carn"st-
| y urge upon the legislature its early CON
| sideration and adoption.
EARLY ADJOURNMENT.
/ II does not seem to me tina, there will
| be- any occasion for an extended session
of the present Legislature. and | am very
! glad that au early day to adjourn has
! been agreed upon. Legislation should
| be confined to clear and admitted wanys
| and should not be speculative and ddvon-
| turesome
| \ practice has grown up of carrying
employees upOn the rolls not authorized
| by existing law. and whose COmpcnsa tipu
IS fixed by appropriation bills in the clos
| ing hours Of the session. There is great
| danger of unnecessarily increasing the
| number of employees by this practice. 1
| can see no reason why it should be con-
| tinucd. The legislature H. the proper
| judge Of the number OF employees neCoS-
| sary to properlv transact its business,
| and the public will Justify reasonable
| increase if there is necessity for it,.
| But the impression prevails that abuses
| have grown IN through the custom Cf
| carrying the employees upon the rolls and
| depending upon the appropria ton bills in
| the closing hours OF the session for their
| compensation.
This custom should prevail no longer.
| If an additional number of employees is
needed in the house and senate to prop
| crly transact the business of these bodies,
| let bill he prepared reasonably increas-
| ing the number. If such legislation
shall fail it would more than likely indi-
| cate that there was no necessity for an
| increase. | do not know as yet whether
| a necessity for an increase exists or no.;
! il seems to mo that the legislature is the
proper Judge OF that; but | shall feel
| justified in Withholding my approval
from bills appropriatng money TO pay
| employees not authorized by prC-eXistnG
| law.
deem it also proper to express the
| hope that the present Legislature may re-
! frain from passing resolutions for inN"S-
| tigaring committee, to investigate indus
| trial and other questions where the nc
rcsSity for such investigations is not
clear. An Investigation is never neccs-
! Sary unless tC inform the Legislative body
| fully upon existing evils. Where suiii-
| cient information exists to enable the leg
| islatrc TO remedy admitted wrongs by
| legislation there is no necessity for an
| investigation. rnd it is rarely that sub
| icct comes bcfCr" 4 legislative body where
| investigation and report are necessary 10
properly inform the legislators. These
| investigations withdraw the attention of
the legislators from the proper scope
| and line of their legislative duties. pro-
long the duties of the legislature and
are unnecessarily expensive to the state
CAN CREATE CONFIDENCE.
Tht, pressnt legislature, by wisely re-
training from these errors, can do much
to create that confidence whicn should
| always exist between the representa-
tivcs and the people whom they repre-
sent
There are many ether subjects which
| ! perhaps ought TO discuss in this ud-
dress but | nave confined myself to
| those which 1t seemed 70 me to be my
duty to discrss at this lime. With a
| better Knowledge of othee matters
shall be better able to express nay Views
upon them. ! shalt communicate freely
! with The legislature such views as | MAJ
have upon public questions. and hope
| that each member of each legislative
body will freely communicate his impress
sion@ and views 10 me. BY this frank
ness ana freedom upon the part OF the
executive and legislative departments we
will be the better able 10 avoid action
detrimental To the state and to perform
acts that shall be beneficial 10 the state.
| shall be glad 10 exchange any recon-
mendation that ! may have 10 make FOR
n better one if a better one can be- point
ed out 10 me, | am interested in and
desire no legislation that shall not be tor
the public good.
! may not realize fully my ambition to
be a good gOv@luo" That will he as II
may. The people alone will determine
that. Bur I shall earnestly try 10 make
q good governor. and ! promise 10 tell
the people the whole truth about state
affairs, no matter how unpleasant 10 my
self ard Others il may I've,
THE GRAND PARADE.
! Lieutenant Governor Goblin made a
brief address and the entire party was
driven 10 pavilion in front of the
executive mansion, from which they
reviewed the inaugural parade This
was one Of the most spectacular pa
gednts ever seen ia Harrisburg. The
entire six regiments Of the National
Guard. organized last summer TO re-
place the troops which entered the vol
unreer service from the Guard for the
Spanish war, participated. They were
| In command Of Major General George
r. SnoWden. OF Philadelphia. In tho
line were also the survivors association
( If the 1S7th regiment, Pennsylvania
volunteers. i'm which Governor stone
served during the Rebellion, aud many
political and civic organizations. Tn;
chief marshal of the parade was Con.
gresham Olmstead, OF Harrisburg
and the chief of STAFF, Major Isaac B
Brown, deputy secretary of internal af.
fairs. Following them came the Sec,