The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-10

assurance that the only test ~ hfs right
~ continue IN the service OF the state y.
bis faithful and efficient performance Of
duty and his worthlness.
I fnd that ;hc state already has on its
. hands nt BroukinEx. Madison and Rapid
Ivy, belldinsa wh.ch arr " worn 9u'
coming untcnnutabic. These buildings
wcr, lily constructed and lily planned. and
IN" time is near when thcy Will have TO b"
School and Public Lands.
The opening paragraph in the very m
I tercstinE report OF the commissioners of
school and public lands Tor the biennial
period ending June ~, $50, = a. follows.
| ''On the 10th day of June. 1876. there wcre
only seven cents of the permanent school
fund uninvcsted and lying idle In the state
treasury. the balance OF said fund con.
siStng or 49,. tSsas loaned In the scyrral
counties OF the state. and 81 ~. Ug7 So In de-
ferrcd payments on school lnnds sold.
making a grand total OF N.so7.5si.os. which
10 In loans. and sislo.e5.56 ~ deferred
aud the balance. ss.sscSs-ss IS drawing s
The keeping OF this large fund safely In
vested requires great wntchfuiness and ac-
While tho unsoId school lands are stead
tly advancing Ia value, ~ " very doubtful
wisdom To 40 on selling them. In my
Judgment. tho best Of these lands should
be taken from the market, and ] heartily
agree with the recommendation OF the
commissioner that the minimum price be
raised To 80 per acre. IL appears from
his report that tho average price per acre
OF these lands sold from 1871 To- 1884 was
NSs. from 1895 TO lSsS, tl2Is; from lsys 10
1910. 1855: from 1900 TO iaos. So. -. These
figures show the wisdom OF withholding
from the market the most desirable of
thes" lands and or raising tn" minimum
price.
Clerk OF the Supreme Court.
This IL the only Office In all the state
which Ia Nffthnnf rnutlIn 'an Ragltnu 10 nf
| article Of the constitution provides tina;
| the duties and cmolumcnts of this officer
rules OF the supreme court no, ineonsi.,ent
with law. Section s2s OF the political code
| provides that. He shall receive such fees
az are now, or may hereafter he fixed b.
| law. Hut no law has ever been enacted
fixing his fees.
There IN an impression abroad that his
| revenues exceed the salary OF any other
state officer. but whether that Is true or
! not, I am unable to say. Members Of the
| supreme court and the governor are paid
| a salary OF $40. per year. circuit Judges
s.. so per year. The attorney general All
ing an office OF great responsibility and
crowded with work. sl.oo per year; the
these are prohibited by the constitution
| from receiving perquislies or any indirect
! increase In salary.
| No good reason can be given for this
| earnestly recommend that this office b.
| put upon a salary basis. Hts duties are
| merely clerical and there IL no reason why
ncy general OF the state.
Appropriations for State Officers.
In making appropriations for the ex-
pcnscs Incurred by the state officers dur
Ing the next two years, you should take
! into consideration the fact that IL has been
| determined 10y the people by means OF
| platform declarations OF every political
party In the state and by the results OF
| tn" recent general election that the off,
GERS ~ the service OF the state shall not
use free transportation or accept courie-
| sizes in the form uf franks, passes, or free
| tickets N any manner. This icgisla ture IL Ia
| honor and deccncy absolutely bound To en-
| act a strict and effective law abolish.ng the
pass evil. and viii undoubtedly do its duty
| at AN early date. proviE.on must be- made
| BY appropriate ton for the payment OF the
| transportation 81 the states officers nee
cssarily incurred while transacting the
| bus. ness 81 the state, The circuit Judges
! OF the state are compelled In the necessary
| performances 81 their official duties To- b.
absent from their homes considerable
! portion of the time. II ~ not the intention
! OF the constitution To compel these men
| out OF the small salary which they receive.
| 20 pay their hotel bills and railway fare.
| The allowance OF such necessary expenses
| incurred while IN the service OF the state
! T. not either directly or Indirectly an In
| crease Ia their salary. but merely enables
| them to have the benefit OF that salary for
! the support of their families without be-
;nE required to pay out large part OF Il
| for expenses.
Section OF article 81 OF the constitution
Axes the salaries Of each OF the state Off
| GERS and ends with these words:
They shall receive no fees or perquis-
| ties whatever for tn" performance of any
| duties connected with their offices. IL
| shall not h" competent for the legislature
| To Increase the salaries OF the officers
named "a this article. except as herein
provided"
section OF article ls Of the constitution
provides that. An itemized statement Of
| all receipts and expenditures or the public
| monies shall be published annually in such
manner as the legislature shall provide and
such statements shall be submitted To- the
| legislature nj the beginning OF each regu-
| lar session by the governor with his mes
sage"
Under these provisions I consider q my
duty tn call your attention To what I am
convinced has been an unconstitutional
| ATTEMPT of prior legislatures To circum-
vent u" above plain and emphatic inhibi-
tons "a the constitution.
utoS' the governor told OF the use OF
| the contingent fund by former governors
refcrr,d to at the opening Of this nc
! count.
PitSform Pledges Must BE Kept.
The -pminant political party IN this state
| which IL entrusted with the responsibility
| for ita government and each Of the other
| political organizations Ia the state, have.
by platform resolutions. emphRtically de
clarcd Ia favor OF the enactment az Ger
| tain laws.
| ACKNOWLEDGING and effective legislation.
| We could not go home and face our con
stltuents aH honest men after all that has
. ! occurred IN ttlH hAaNf uuEsnk INV last iNffe
| years, and he chargeablc with having diE-
| regarded tho plata mandates thus received
from the people.
Anti-Pass Law.
The national congress has recently en-
acted a law absolutely prohibiting com
mon carriers from directly or Indirectly
'ssuing or giving any Interstate free ticket.
free pass. or free transportation. To any
person or l>rsnnS with certain exceptions.
Will" thu law prohibits common car
riCTs from giving away Interstate trans
purtation. q does not reach the giving OF
such favorS within the limits OF the state.
The measure passed By congress was very
thoroughly discussed from every stand
point by men 81 great ability and II may
be that you canINpt do better than To enact
IL as the law OF tbs state IL so. I suggest
that the words, agents and attorneys
at law as used Ia the excepting clause
BE- clearly defined so aE To prevent the Is
Suance Of passes for political purposes To
persons who are in truth and good faith
agents or attorneys OF the company issu-
ing them.
Experience. observation and exceptional
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