The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-01-11

Increased appropriations met
The rayerH0r thgh rpeum mgHdz
the enactment 81 a las establishing
a state tax commission. and In The
discussion az taxes aud taxation. he
saws
An Intelligent tax commission
the creation 90 which 4 recommend
Ia YOU IN another portion Of this
message has a broad field Of labor
Ia determining what tax shall be
borne hY those valuable but IntauEi=
bile forms 1T property hitherto I'm
taxed. En- tho class Of franchises.
In che meantime I see nu I'm
praprlety In this legislature pro-
egedinn To IENN A TAX on THE
GROSS EARNINGS OF EMPRESS
COMPANIES. srREEr CAH cont
PANIEs AND SLEEPING CAR
COMPANIES DOING BUSINESS
N THIS STATE Co the eud that
these holdings contribute their pro
portion "a the maintenance nf the
state government
Governor Mead urEss tho cstah-
lEahmeuf 20 "a state hank inspection
system whereby the deposits iu the
different banks 90 the state will be
safeulafied by tho euatodiana and
uaid an demand
IIs recommends earnest aud careful
consideration uf the report ~ the
irrigation commission appointed by
his predecessor. uud saws
I urEe upou yoa the necessity %
devHtiuE much az your time tu thiH
subject for. as the president has
stated ln tt yuu are dealing with a
new and momcutaua question. ln
tbe pregnant years while instltu-
tious are forming What YOU do
will effect not ouly the present but
future generations
Governor Mead Is - The opinion
that the state should Join the na-
tiouhl government la making bar
bar improvements.
la regard % road legislation he Is
opposed 90 the repeal uf the present
road laws u lt means the rHtarn 20
the cd supervisor EYatcm
In other sections % the message
he urges careful consideration 81
legislation tending % foster and
encourage fisheries. mines aud min
ing. and the lumber and shiuKle
industries bat makes no specific
recommendation. He urEea lib
rrBl appropriation for the lewis
and Clarke exposition. eommends
the National guard and asks thai h
be dealt with literally and the state
institutions in Ike manner
In closing. be hands cut a bot
roast % the professional lobbyist.
aud dsvotcs an entire paEn to
scorehlng and soaring him.
Governor Mcbride. when he ap-
pearsd at the opening % the joint
session IN deliver hta hast message
was we'll received Ire aeknow lodged
the applause and then began the
readlns Of his message.
In opening Gov Mcbride stated
that be would leave 81 % bis sue
esasor 30 make recommendation 49,
~ future legislation. combining him
scIf to report ON the conditions in
the state and only such legislation
a. rauneeted with or growing ouf
q such information a. be had Ca
Impart
In regard to the states finances
be says that the states indebtedness
has been reduced In the last four
years SIS. So 20
This reduction is due 10 a policy
81 economy. lie points out several
Instances where appropriation
made BY the previous legislature
were not expended in fail and the
balance Was turned hack into The
state treasury.
In the matter Of appropriations.
he SAYS Il feel { would b. falling
short Of my full duty. did not al
dress a word 81 caution 10 the lsgis
iaiure. The needs 81 the state are
many and To keep the expenditure
within the revenue all require con
slant struggle.
The state soldiers home. the
Western Wash lnEtun Hospital for
the Insane the Eastern Washington
Hospital for the Insane. state pen
itautlary. state reform school state
school for Defective Yuuth-insu-
tutloua under the management %
the state board 81 coutrol--are en-
titled 20 your consideration In the
matter % appropriation. The In
crease Ia the number Of inmates
renders necessary increased amounts
for the maintenance ~ All these In
situations. except the state reform
school Owing % the present rather
crowded conditions. and the Ger
tmfnty that the number ~ their In
mates will continue % increase. new
buildings are also needed at ali
these institutions. except the reform
school.
The state educational inaItu-
lions dependent for support upon
state appropriations by the leEiHla-
ture. namely the University ~
Washington. the Agricultural Col
fozo and School Of Science aud the
Normal schools af Elicusburg. Che
uey and BrliIuEhnm are all In n
fIourishing condition
Gov. Mcbride then gives a detail
ed statement as 10 the financial con
difion u each % these institutions
The national guard Of the state, =
said he "as now constituted IL g
very efficient organization. y stands
high In the estimation Of officers 81
the regular army
Gov. Mcbride goes o. length into
the matter Of legislation needed 20
secure government aid for irrigation