The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-11

tOr as n ClAlm against the state, 10
he paid by your honorable body. They
refused to do ,his. | then eIdeavored
to secure a loan from the banking In
terests of the state. Failing ia CHS !
appealed to the generous patriotic peo-
pie of Nebraska to advance sufficient
funds. The appeal met with loyal re-
Spouse. More than enough was sent
In and the regiment received "A well
come betting the esteem in which It
was held by our people.
The amounts contributed are a loan
to the stete of Nebraska. and provision
for its payment should I've made by
you in an early appropriation. The
amount contrib uted was si0,3 i2. rs. or
this s36,3l5.i5 was required to pay
the expenses of the return Of the rcgi-
ment. OF the excess So 971 90 was re-
turned to individual donors. The list
of those who subscribed to this fund
Is q part of the files of the executive
Office.
REVENUE AND TAXATION.
Tho inequalities in our revenue sys-
TEN must he apparent to any one who
has examined IL. A general revision
OF the entire law upon the subject Ia
necessary. Numerous attempts have
been made In the past to accomplish
such revision. bur the short time &C.
cupied in a legislative session. the
vast amount Of work to be
plished. and the magnitude and diff
Guilty Of the task. have prevented It's
contamination. II seems to me that
n competent commission authorized
to procure the revenue laws OF the
different states in the union, and from
them formulate for our state a new
$3.50. I-.. A. L. -I.l.Al E-, la
ratification of the ncx session of the
legislature. would procure for MS n
revenue law which would be just and
equitable. This seems a long time to
await a revision of our revenue sys-
TEN. but past experience has shown
us the great difficulty attending the
| task, and II seems to me a more care
full and satisfactory revision could he
secured by the method above indi-
Gated than In any other way.
RAILWAY REGULATION.
The question of railway regulation
is one that has occupied the attention
of the legislators in u state probably
more than any other. As early as 1876
this was q prominent issue upon which
members of the legislature were elect
ed. The people demanded relief from
what they thought oppressive rates
of freight and passenger tariff. each
succeeding legislature adjourned
without any measure being passed UNI
til 1885 when the members elected al
most entirely upon this issue made the
most determined effort to redeem pre-
election pledges. The first maximum
rate bill was prepared and strenuous
efforts made to incorporate II into the
laws of our state. This measure met
with defeat, but a compromise meas
ure was at last agreed upon by which
Nebraska had her first railway COM
mission established. 1t was q make
shift to avoid the provisions OF the
constitution, and q sop thrown out to
quiet the demands of the people. A.
a member Cf the legislature OF 1885 !
voted against the measure, giving the
following az my reason:
Il would recommend the submission
to the electors an amendment to our
constitution providing for the election
OF a railway commission. Pending the
time when such amendment could be
ratified by the voters of the state, !
would recommend the enactment by
your honorable body of a maximum
rate upon the commodities in carload
lots, such as salt, coal, grain, live
stock and lumber. II seems to me az
this time that these two measures are
all that can be lone In the matter oil
regulation of transportation charges,
PURE FOOD LAW.
The legislature at its last session
enacted q law known as the pure food
law. designating the governor OF thu
state. food commissioner, with author
ity to appoint "A deputy God commits
sioner. ActinS under this law ! APP
pointed Mr.. +. h. Hubbard of Irving
ton deputy food commissioner, who
proceeded to organize the department
and enforce the provisions Of the act,
The law provided for the collection oil
fees and licenses from certain lines OF
business. and the expenses OF the de-
partment to he paid out of such col
lection. When the salary vouchers OF
the deputy and clerk of the department
were presented they were refused by
the auditor upon the ground that nc
appropriation. as provided by the con
stitutior, had been made by the leg
islature. The case having been sub
mitted to the supreme court, that
tribunal decided that the Legislature
had failed to make specific apprOpria'
ton, consequently the salaries coult
not be paid. As a result the work 81
the department has been much ham
, pered. The law is one which met witt
general favor with the people and wal
especially appreciated and desired b,
| the dairy interests of the state.
would recommend an increase IN
; the scope of the present law, extend
ing to the suppression Of the manufac
ture and sale of all kinds OF adulter
. ated food products within the state
There has beou collected In fees an'
I licenses by the department the sun
| of SO, 2S6, which has all been turned
into the state treasury. herewith
sumbit you an tented statement o
the expenses of the department.
recommend that IN appropriation b'
made to meet these expenses. as con
I templated by tho law itself. draw
= upon the fund which fees and license
: has produced now in the state treas
l ury.
LIVE STOCK REGULATIONS.
a During my term Of office there hav
been numerous calls upon this depart
2 ,nant ralntiya m the gInprpgeipn an