The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-07
MESSAGE
FROM THE
GOVERNOR
Barnes Recommends Means
of Displaying Products
AND GIVES OUT A TIP
That Appropriation Bill lsn't
Satisfactory to Him,
AND GIVES OUT A TIP

Guthrie. o. T.. March 6-The governor
today sent the following message to the
legislature regarding some needed legis-
lation:
ITO the President of the Council. Speaker
of the House. and Members Of the
Sixth Legislative assembly of Okla
homa.
Gentlemen: Commencing the earnest
and faithful efforts of your honorable
| bodies TO enact such legislation as in
your wisdom seems best for the public
welfare. yet as the time approaches
| closely for the termination Of The present
session I wish to call your attend0n es-
| pecially to a few matters which seem to
me here essential to the best interests OF
the people Of the territory, and especially
urge that you will ind time to give ybese
subjects due consideration.
The congress Of the United States have
enacted laws appropriating large sums Of
money in aid Of the Pan-Anerican Expo
siti0n to be held at Buffalo in 1901 and for
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition TO be
held at st. Louis in 1903, and have thus
assured to US appropriations for the diff
fusion Of knowledge and the display Of
resources and products Of Oklahoma
which would prove of Invaluable benefit
to the people Of our territory If properly
awaited Of.
I recommend to your favorable consider
alton IN aid of a proper representation of
the territory at the St Louis Exposition
as well as a reasonable amount for a
suitable display at Buffalo.
-s,s-
ton and enactment of suitable provision
for the security of the public funds of the
territory. The very rapi accumulation
of funds from the leasing of public lands
from time to time, as well as the large
amount of funds arising from taxation.
makes the Office OF the treasurer ose Of
great responsibility, and he is entitled TO
the enactment by law Of all the safe
guards and aids that ca nbe given him
for the proper care and custody OF the
public funds Without suitable offices.
vaults and burglar proof safes for the
care of the funds, it is absolutely neces-
sary that he should avail himself of the
security offered by banks for the deposit
OF this money. Bond and surety com
panies are willing TO give the security re-
quired for the faithful transaction of the
duties of his Office and for the safety OF
the public funds while they are in his
own hands. but refuses to become liable
for funds placed upon deposits In banks
I suggest the enactment Of law that
viii authorize the treasurer, by and with
the advice and approval of the executive
to select solvent banks within the terri
tory as repositories OF the public funds
requiring such banks to give approved
collateral security for the amounts de-
posted with them. and permitting the
treasurer TO contract with such banks
for interest on daily balances, such inter-
est to be covered into the general fund
of the treasury.
I call your attention also to a clause fl
the appropriation bin now pending pro-
vidine eighteen hundred dollars for<the
compiling. printing and publishing Of the
back files Of insurance reports in the
office of the ex-offlCio commissioner II
insurance. In my Judgment the print
ing Of these reports is absolutely unnee-
essarv. and the expenditure Of this fund
for this purpose would bring no benefit
to the territory. and It shoul6kbe stricken
out Of the bill Very respectfully.
c. NJ BARNES, Governor.