The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-12
From the Butte Inter Mountain:

tion of the state and offered such rec
concentrations as appeared to him to
be eXpedlent.
His address was largely on the sta
tistical order, the first part of it deal
ing with the financial condition of the
several funds, the states prinsipal re-
sources, the sheep and cattle indus
tries, review of the reports of the state
board of equalization and the state
board of arid land grant commission
ers and the condition of the state pub
lie lands. On this subject the COVER
nor states that there is no authority
of law for leasing, upon royalty or
otherwise, lands the title of which has
passed to the state.
Extended references were made to
the state asylum for the insane, in
which the legislature is admonished
to look well to some plan of reducing
expenditures in the future. Some pro
vision should be made for the eXamin-
alton of the inmates by a medical
board representing the state. Rela-
tive to the state penitenllary, the
executive says that he is satisfied
from reading the various annual re-
ports of the institution that the con
tractors have uniformly well cared for
the convicts, but there is a question in
his mind whether a prison designed as
place of punishment may not be
mede so agreeable to inmates as to
destroy the main object of conviction.
The governor also says that it
would seem to be desirable to furn-
ish employment to convicts at hard
labor, not inconsistent with the con-
stitution. 1t might tend to generate a
wholesome fear on the part of criml-
mails, instead of the spirit of content
ment, which now seems to pervade
that institution.
The unwisdom of scattering the var
ious educational institutions over the
state is commented on, and he believes
that the appropriations asked can
not be made at this time without
the creation of Indebtedness which
will, IN the end, provo more detri-
mental than beneficial. The reform
school, the soldiers home and the
state orphans home are each treated
upon. The reports of the historical
society, of the boiler inspector and
OF the bureau of agriculture, labor and
industry are commented on.
Attention is called to the rapidity
with which the game of Montana is
disappearing and the need of legisla-
ton for it's protection The muddletl
condition of the laws relating to pub
lie highways, and the chaotic condi-
ton of the school law was referred to.
He advocates the adjustment of mile
age and fees to sheriffs in the trans
portatlon of prisoners to the state
penitentiary. He believes the pres
ent good time to relieve the state
from the payment of the salaries of
district judges and that part of the
salaries of the county attorneys now
charged to the state.
In regard to the state printing. the
governor says:
Il am confident that large sums of
money are unnecessarily expended
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for public printing. Much of the mat
ter printed is of no value to the tax
payer and in no way benefits the cit
izen. This is especially true of re,
ports of state officers.
"lf the state board of examiners he
given the authority to direct and reg
ulate the amount and cost of print
ing much useless expense will be
saved and the public kept quite as
we'll informed as to it's affairs
EIGHT HOUR LAW.
Among other things, the state
stands committed to the passage of
the Eight Hour Law for underground
miners, mill and smeltermen. Every
political party in the state at the last
general election sought the suffrage
of the people by giving it's endorse
ment in one form or another to this
new industrial proposition. take
it that discussion of the merits or de-
merits of the question is conclude
SO far as this legislature is concerned
and that nothing short of punic faith
upon our part can ever defeat prompt
and effective legislation in this ne.
half.
COMPANY STORES.
1T has long been the custom If
certain corporations and companies
in this state to operate what is known
as Company Store as an adjunct t,
some other business at which EN-
ployes are compelled to buy their sup
plies. The rule in such cases ap
pears to be to settle with the EN-
ploye by deducting the amount of the
store hill and Divine ~ ..-