The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-01-31
BARNES MESSAGE.
Points with Pride TO Territory's
Splendid Financial Position.
TOUCHES LIGHTLY on STATEHOOD.
refer. to school Land, HsUh'ps and other
Territorial Laws woaid Do some
thing win the lneovrigibies
Tho i.egtsiHture.

thing win the 1neovrigsbies
Tho i.esisinture.
Tn. governors message opened with
calling attention to his ofYicial reports TO
the secretary Of the interior for 1890 and
1870. and TO the reports OF the various
territorial officers, and submitted copies
of all these, calling attention In that con
nection with the great pains ana care
taken to lay before you the exact con-
dition each and every branch OF the pub
lie service" and especially urging that
the respective houses would through
their special committees examine tho
books and vouchers Of the various onices
and verify the correctness OF said re-
ports" continuing: EVERY facility will
he cheerfuliy granted for such txamina-
tion. and all aid possible will be given to
any investige ton and research that may
be desired by your honorable house. by
your committees. or by individual mem
bers OF either house"
Ne Cautions About statehood.
The governor ascribed the present con-
tentmcnt and happiness In OK ahom,.
mot excelled anywhere on earth" to tn,
present prosperous conditions and the ma
tionai administration. Reference to y. os
perity led up TO statehood, and here the
governor advised caution, since for bur
dens the territory would throw down she
must take up other burdens ns n state.
He called attention to the Fairbanks and
the Flynn statehood bills rs grounds
wherefore the people should give voice to
their wishes. lie was sure the people OF
Oklahoma desired single statehood, but II
was for the people to say whether they
would or would not wait for statehood
for Oklahoma until single statehood wer5
possible. The Legislators, fresh from the
people. would be the best Judges OF what
the people desired-better than any con.
vention-and he urged n full consideration 4
OF tho question and that the conclus!c .
arrived mt be formulated In n IN, M ira
to congress
Proud OF Financial Condition
The governor pointed with pride to tn
financial position of the territory In view
OF tho showing that for the first time 4
biennial report shows n treasury surplus
instead OF n deficit. Counting In the take
for 1890. he estimated n surplus OF siOO.0)o
OF which deductlng interest, $4,000 woul,
be availaSle for reducing warrant indebt
edness The bond Of the territorial cas-
urcr had been raised to $4,000. To IN,
common schools would 10 distribute
siI9, 1856 and To the Gre 1T Of the publ
building fund there stood si25. .2i252. "im
medlately available for the erection o
such public buildings as tho tcrritoiil
assembly may Designate" save for
capital building. which power congrcs
has forbidden the territory. rs such
Under the general hal y, iaNat on IN
governor recommended recommended tn
following charges ~ laws:
Re-enactment OF the statute. iewu,e
through inadvertence the sovc.ro
Ihought. providing for an annual NEE:
Ing of county assessors In the terri' Or .
| auditors office to prepare a uniiuri
schedule OF valuation; more tsriny mt pic
visions for settlements OF county ccl'es
tors with territorial officers. with ~, |,
ments made anuaI: putting corpora 10
franchises on the tax rolls. The .,ovcrnC
called attention to the decision. in tf
territory's favor. by the supreme cirr
| OF the celebrated tax edun ization case
Tho caffcry case. In Oklahoma count
has been the most illustrlcus OF these.
Oklahoma school Land Matters.
Governor Barnes called ~. ciai after
ton to the management OF school lar
leasing matters, deeming II above ju
criticism. The governor fesommcnde
however. that the legislature exercise I
right. which II has always possessed bl
has ali but utterly failed T. exercise e
fectiveiy. to enact some statute c1mp-
hensive OF the case and Just to the less
and TO the territory alike. In this co
nection the governor called special atto
tion To tho recommendations In scho
land Secretary Filson's report on q
same subject.
II was recommended that "a commit
be appointed to inspect the buildings
Camp Supply. In Woodward county. wi
view to Inducing "a satisfactory disi
sltion by congress. Of what Is left OF I
property.
A change In the school laws W
recommended. to bas, distribution
school land funds upon average atte
dance In school instead OF total enumei
ton. since about one-hfth Of the sch,
population did not attend any school. a
!. that average daily attendance was OF
! . little over two-thirds the total enun,
\ alton. Ais,s the governor urged r, lief
= the districts where Indian indemnity
= cations have been made large bcd,es
. contiguous tracts Of land.
For the higher institutions IL Learnt
the governor had only wor!s o: prii
lie warmly indorsed the respective
guests of the boards of regents of tn
schools for competent appropriations
meet their growing neeGs, special str
:. being laid upon the demands Tor m
9 room In the older institutions and for
adjustment OF the debt Incurred In
building at hlva. Attention Is cal G |
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