Bisbee daily review., 1905-01-21
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE

Governor Alexander o. Brodie, chief executive of this treritory, on Monday of this week submitted to the twenty. third legislature his biennial message as provided for under our statutes. The message shows that the governor has given much time and thought in the preparation of the document and setting forth the recommendations for needed legislation and acquainting the members of the legislature with the condition of the several territorial in stitutions.
 The governor again recommends the passage of a bullion tax law, which in his opinion, would in measure relieve the present system of unequal taxa;on. The chief executive favors a reasona ble taxation upon the gross output of the mines and in the event that the legisl- ature finds that at the present session, th time is inadequate for the proper consideration of his important ques ton. advises the legislature to provide for a commission, to conduct hearings during the Eaxt two years and at the convening of the next legislature, to submit ther report to the governor and in turn by him to the legislature. In this connection it is proposed that the commission to revise the manner of assessing property for taxation in this territory be composed of five men each representing a separate and distinct industry. The greater part of the gov ernor's message is devoted to this ques- tion. The proposition to assess the mines of the territory by means of the bullion tax law has been growing in favor in this territory for the past four years. not only among the cattlemen and farmers. but among the mine own CTS themselves, in some localities In the past each attempt to pass bullion tax law has met with defeat for the reason that the law has been framed with an idea of ''cinching" the large mining companies rather than with the idea of requesting payment by them of more just proportion cf the expenses of county and territorial gov ernmeut. The idea ot omnuission io noiG hearings and draft au eJaita- ble revenue law during the course of the next two years is a good one.
 The governor calls attention to tbe splendid financial condition of the ter ritory, ali territorsil warrants being paid in cash for the first time since the organization of the territory, and recommends that all county officer in the territory now paid by the fee sys- tenn be placed on salary.
 The governor favors q redemption clause passed by the recent legislature giving the property owners the right to redeem their property sold for delin- quent taxes, snd in addition favors the collection of taxes semi-snnually. The governor favors tbe placing of sll ter Iitorial institution directly under the control of the board of control. Re commendations are made for addi- tional federal judges to be provided for by act of congress.
 The governor at the conclusion of his message calls attention to the various territorial offices snd institu- tions and advises the legislature that it would be wise at this time to pro- vide for 6 branch territorial prison as opportunity for lsbor of the convicts at Yuma has become impracticable and impossible. Lengthy reports from the several territorial institutions are submitted to the leeislstnre. On the statehood questioa, the governor urges