The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-01-18
GOV. MEAD NAUGURATED.
Message to Legislature Recommends
Railway and Tax Commission
Laws-Other Recon-
mendations.

and one or the other having rcmar.
RED"
Gov. Mead lie an advocate OF juve.
nile courts. He says: II am of the
opinion that the creation OF juvenile
courts in the cities Of the first class in
the state would be beneficial to the
and would tend to ele.
vate our future citizenship"
The readjustment of the probate
laws OK this state is recommended.
Tax Commission Wanted.
"Msny demands" says Gov. Mea ],
will be made upon You during the
session for the enactment Of meat ur -
which will tend to materially increase
the state appropriations for the ensu.
i,g year. Those 80 interested In the
increased appropriations will not man.
ifest the same zeal in promoting legis.
lation by which the exchequer of the
state may be replenished and the in.
creased appropriations met"
The governor then recommends the
enactment Of law esta olishing state
tax commission, and in the discussion
of taxes and taxation, he says:
"An intelligent tax commission,
the creation of which recommend to
you in another portion of this message,
has broad field Of labor in determin.
ing what tax shall be borne by those
valuable but intangible forms of prop
erty, hitherto untaxed, in the class Of
franchises.
I'm the meantime see no impropri.
ETY. in this Legislature proceeding to
levy tax on the gross earnings of ex-
press companies, street car companies
and sleeping car companies doing bust.
ness in this state, to the end that these
holdings contribute their proportion to
the maintenance Of the state govern
ment."
State Bank inspection.
Gov. Mead urges the esta blishing of
q state bank inspection system where.
by the deposits in the different banks
Of the state will be safeguarded by
the custodians and paid on demand"
He recommends the earnest and
careful consideration Of the report of
the irrigation commission appointed
by his predecessor, and says:
II urge upon you the necessity Of
devoting much Of your time to this
subject for, as the president has stated.
in it you are dealing with q new and
momentous question, in the pregnant
years while institutions are forming.
What you do will affect not only the
present but future generations.
Gov. Mead is Of the opinion that
the state should join the national gov.
eminent in making harbor improve.
ments.
In regard to road legislation he is
opposed to the repeal Of the present
road laws il it means the return to the
old supervisor system.
In other sections OF the message ha
urges careful consideration Of legisla.
ton tending to foster and encourage
fisheries, mines and mining, and the
lumber aud shingle industries, but
makes no specific recommended tons.
He urges liberal appropriation for
the Lewis and Clark exposition. COM
mends the national guard and asks
that 1t be dealt with literally and the
state institutions in like manner.
In closing he hands out q hot roast
to the professional lobbyist, In the
course OF which he says:
Unfortunately for the cause Of
good government, legislative sessions
are generally attended by a GLASS Of
political oormorants who endeavor to
usurp the powers Of accredited Nom.
bers. BY the exercise Of skillful leg
erdemain and q flnesse known 10 the
lobbyist, they frequently
succeed in defeating the enactment OF
wise and beneficial laws. They at
times challenge the ability and power
Of the peoples representative 70 act
a. self-governing parliamentary body
and too often WELD greater power than
the body itself. You arc the sole Gus.
todians Of your prerogatives, solely re-
sponsible to the people for the record
you make.
1neSe enemies OF CIVIC righteous
ness and good government, bearing NO
commission from the people, no letters
Of marque to engage in political pri.
watering, acting under no oath Of
office, worshipping only the god Nam.
mon, cherishing no high ideals, will
haunt the corridors of this capitol
building from now until adjournment
They dare not fight in the open, for
they realize that, like the fatal basi.
lisk, whose breath was poison and
whose look was DEATH their active,
open espousal Of any cause would
damn it,"
GOVERNOR r'BRlDc'S MESSAGE.
Condition OF State Institutions Re.
Ne