The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-01-14

s-rfnent a iurist and executive as
Uon WI. = Lord in his message pre-
rsrsd 70 be delivered 10 the nineteenth
-sg7,iar session in 1897. but not de
Uvered. IA COPY Of which ! haye), and
In his message az delivered TO the
Itranfieth regular session in 1899. IN
discussing the subject Of the creation
~ state boards. said. But, II mas
baen said the object in creating these
boards was 20 increase the salary OF
'tbe Governor land likewise OF other
state officers. the implication being
tbat to raise IL directly and CONNER
surafeIy with the duties and repOnsl-
bufties NJ the executive Office would
be unpopular and unconstitutional
F. The suppositiOn Is absurd. Inc pas
sing OF an act 70 effect indirectly an
increase Of the salary OF an ohceT
ought 20 be more unpopular than the
passing Of an act which directly IN
cr-ases 10. II the people Viii consent
or submit that the increase should
be effected through the agency OF
board. they will not object that
ia should be accomplished by direct
increase in salary which only affords
. him reasonable compensation. for
his services Nor is the objection 70
an act directly increasing the salary
f. of the Governor Of any constitutional
weight It is entirely within the con.
% stituti0ual province OF the legislator"
] to raise the salary 90 such sum as Is
! inst and proper iu lis judgment. and
, the best lawyers and iudges-some or
whom have served In the convention
[ that framed the ,OnstitutiOn-haye eN-
pressed opinions on this subject with
j uuanimity that could not exist if
- there were any doubt of the consti.
.utioral power OF 'he legislature to
c do so. % &. not the salaries Of officers
that emhara-s the operation OF govern.
.' mout COZ burd % the people with eN.
4, .cessiys taxation lr Us Jobs wastefui
. 'uraoticp- lavish and unnecessary, pub.
Il Dc expenditure Uilaging State con.
tracts. useless boards and commits
I si0ns froaboouug the CO. asury with
b. fcHciuu- claims and needless appro.
IpHauous that put an unjust burden
r upOu the people aud serve 20 retard
. the growth doyeluumant and pros
[ penty OF the state
Y If the pledges of our platforms are
carried out. and the Governor. Secre-
h tary of state. Treasurer. and Judges
'of the Supreme Court placed upon
! reasonable annual salaries and all
fees earned paid into the treasury, 10
win result in a saving 10 the State.
/, There can be- no question but that
YOU gentlemen have the power. and
j. it Is a moral duty incumbent upon you
p 20 enact a law placing each and every
TOT the officers herein named upon sal.
2 aries commensurate with the services
rendered. not tn bo increased or di.
; mnishcd during their incumbency
p and requiring an fees 10 be paid into
y the treasury as part OF the general
- fund such act to take effect al once.
State Printer
y IN further support OF the position
s assumed above as to the proper con
stuction 90 be- placed upon the con
suWtional provision there under dis
4 Cussitu. the ramers OF the COnstitu
~ tIon expressly provided that the rates
v tJ Doe paid to the State printer shall be-
% fixed by law. and shall neither be
e increased nor diminished during the
II term for which De- shall have been
q, elected" How easy IL would have
been iu case OF the other State oiiic.
ers 90 have adopted the amendment
r. by Mr. PEBBLES to The section fixing
IA their salaries
10 You are prohibited therefore In pX.
. press terms by ArtiDl. XII Section /,
~ OF the constitution providing for the
election OF a State printer and fixing
his charges from either increasing or
diminishing during his term the rates
(. to be charged hy him The rates
charged are too high. but the abuses
in this department are not SO much
a. due fu the rates as 90 m amount
p of useless work done therein with
ls legislative sanction Al the last ses-
sion az the legislature there was ap-
%, prupnated Tor the expenses of this
'd department y5nWUU1 and from the
's lst day of January 1901 90 and in.
,, elusive of September 300. 1902 there
l' had been expended for State printing
.r the sum OF S37GN7.4H This is in ax-
cess 10 what is JUST andp roper and
tha only way tu stop the leak which
adds greatly tO the annual amount
' ot revenue tO Dee raised is 10 Top on
d not the rate uf charges but the
'' amour, uf pr.utus done Tor the en-
suiug TWO years 3t the same time
!. reducing Oh. rate ut fees by an act
tu take effect at the expiration ~ the
:. term of the present incumbent
I recommend for your earnest con.
p siteation the propr.ety of limiting
., thr space 90 bo used BOO the publication
p of AN biennial reports Results
~ might be given instead oi detail in
many of the financial and other re.
y ports and with entire safety and pro.
. priety II the suggestion / make here
. after OF exporting the books of an
state officials br ao-ed upon favor.
ably
Exporting Books Of County oheials.
The Act OF lSss empowering the
2 several District Attorneys OF the
. star to ME original informations
against those charged with crime has
resulted in a great saving t0 the tax.
. payers The courts are sun invested
. with "a discretion to ,mDauel grand
+ muirs u they see de- But as a rule
there Is little for them 90 90. except
, 90 Investigate the hooks 40 ths sew
rral county officials and o. visit and
Inspect the public Institutions of the
counties. cities and State. Their
work. especially iu the matter of ex.