The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-15

funds created BY the granted lands
/ tor the various charitable. odnea'
tionai. reiGfmatofY and penal iHati
/ buttons. which the governor eaii
mates IN time mas amount 10 49,
600 600. IN recommended 10 consist
Of the State treasurer. state auditor
and an nppolnlee Of The governor.
The governor recommends a
change IN the system ~ accounting
| for public funds 80 AZ 70 insure T.
systematic and effective check on
every state official who collects
money. Under the present system
no check Ii kept Such u system.
says the governor. ia ffaHshi with
danger 10 the security u the public
| funds
The governor urges the legiala.
fure TO make appropriations 10 pay
the principal and interest on the
normal school warrants, amounting
20 tf1s. 1872 o.. given for the con.
strucllon IT The Heilingham and
Cheney normal schools. which the
supreme court declared lnYsiid and
which accordingly were not hon.
ored
As a cure for the present trans
portation evils, the governor pro.
poses the enactment 81 the feetD
focal demuffaRe lnM drawn IN such
manner that n viii be effective
for interstate commerce. even
though the courts might hold that
Il was Ineffective for Interstate bus.
mess
Advocates state Reforms,ory.
The message recommends a re-.
f0rmat0ry for the restraint and
r. formation Of offenders be.
tween the ages Of sixteen and
thirty years who have commit
ted the fret Oifeuse. on the IN
discriminate sentence plan and
parole system. Commenting on the
Increase OF crime. the governor
saya. 1t IL with regret that Ne
must note development within the
state Of youthful offenders whose
acts from time 90 time result In the
greatest crimes. This calls for
some immediate action different
from that taken against ineoFfigihle
criminals. Children. and pariieu.
larry male children. during the
years Of boyhOod may be turned
into the right or the wrong path.
according a. conditions and sur
foundiBgs. To take a boy Of this
nature. however. be he mentally
deficient or morally vicious. and
piace him behind the bars with
hardened sinners and lifelong iaa
breakers. 10 step upon q plane be.
meath that upon which We. an the
people II a great and growing com.
monwealfh. should Salk."
Hardened criminals. with known
records. should not be allowed their
liberty without surveillance. TheY
should not be moved on" BY the
local authorities. says the governor.
but should be held in custody and
given work on the roads or other
employment until paroiied In the
custody Of some reputable person.
The message recommends that
the legislature memorabilia con
RreaN 20 pass a Law restricting In
tsFstate shipments Of pfisopmade
goods
To shorten the time Of the courts
consumed In criminal trials. the
governor recommends the reduction
OF the number 81 peremptory chal
ienEcH and the grounds on which
jurors may be challenged be re.
atficted.
Fayors Exposition Appropriation.
IN favor ~ the Alaska. fakan-P Pa
eific exposition. the governor rec.
ummends that the appropriation be
made a. large ~ the finances 81
the state can stand and that the
appropriation be covered D q kpe.
eial tax levy for the years 1907
1905 and 1908 The governor also
recommends that the state be prop
efiy represented az the jamestown
exposition. at Norfolk. Va. next
summer.
The governor assumes that \
primary election law wlii surely be
passed and repeats the platform
recommendation that u be -
framed as 20 secure the nomina.
ton ~ all United States senators.
congressman. all state. county and
municipal officers, b. direct vote
Of the people.
Urging the Improvement Of the
Columbia river within the state. the
governor urges on congress- the ne
eeaxity II Joining with Oregon and
the national government In reinoy
Ing all distractions 10 free nayiEa
ton Of the river. lie recommends
that the funds received from the
sale or lease of state tidelauds be
devoted To the improvement Of the
harbors OF the state.
The message recommends state
aid for highway building In the
mountains and The construction Of
bridges over the Columbia BY the
state.
The governor praises the national
guard and reeomms ads the adop
ton Of the committee report rec
ommendlng that a silver service be
presented by the state 20 the ar
morcd cruiser Washington. lie
urges The creation q a state board
Of publicity 10 furnish Information
covering every part Of the state.
ana ~ hoard Of horticulture and
agriculture 20 furnish information
IN those lines
Lobbyists are fiayed by the gov
ernor as fellows;
Representative 81 the people |
attending the sessions Of this body |
are always given a fair and eonsid |
crate hearing. There is. however, a
distinction between advice Of this |
nature aud that offered by those
known aa professional lobby fists
Their corruptinK Influence Is one OF
the patent public evils that de-
mands restriction"
recommendations
Gov. Mead also made the follow
ing recommendation
That there be created a depart |
ment 81 archives 10 care for the |
earlier records OF the state, and for
their proper arrangement
That the state erect monuments
over the graves OF William Wallace.
governor OF the territory Of Wash. |
lugton in 1861. and OF Marshal r
Moore. also for several years gov
ernor OF Washington territory.
That appropriation be made TO