The Washington herald., 1908-01-05

iAsi4cA compensation tIdu - ptlu Inc
members.
The rates vary as widely in the salaries
OF the governors. Oregon pays its gov
ernOr $3.50, while in the s2001 class are
the States Connecticut, Delaware. and
Maine. Nebraska and South Dakota pay
$500. while the Indian Territory, Mon
tana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming
pay 5000. West Virginia's executive re-
ceiyes $500 annual compensation. IN ths
5000 class are Alabama, Alaska, Arkan-
sas, Georgia. Idaho, Iowa. Kansas, North
Carolina, North Dakota. and Rhode
Island. Arizona, Florida, Minnesota, and
South Carolina pay $500. The States OF
LOUISIANA, Massachusetts, Mississippi,
tennessee, Texas, and Washington re-
munerate their executives With $1,000 an
nual salary. and Maryland even goes as
high as $500. The 5000 governors are
those OF the States Of Colorado. Indiana.
Kentucky, Missouri. Nevada, Virginia,
and Wisconsin. and California pays $500.
while Ohio and Illinois pay 5000. The
highes,-paid governors are those of the
States Of New York, Pennsylvania, and
New Jersey. who receive an annual sal
ary OF $1,000
\ few Of our legislatures cost as much
as some Of the large parliaments Of
Europe. The annual charge upon the tax
payers Of ali the States in this country
for their local legislation is something
Ike a million dollars a week which az
course. does not include the cost Of the
Congress The proportion of people liv-
ing in cities in this country during the
present period has increased from a few
to over thirty out Of every hundred OF
ar In Of e
population is larger than the rural popu-
lation- According to a popular theory OF
government, the city Of course. should
nave representation IN keeping with
It's population, but il is one of the
anomalies OF American legislative growth
that rural districts have been able 10
Keep control Of every legislature in the
country. No large city has representa-
ton equal TO its population There is a
constant striving to increase the strength.
but the rural members are PROMPT TO PC
sent and defeat such efforts. In state
legislation the man from the country or
the man from the county town seeEns to
lead
Regarding the veto power Of the gov
ernors Of the various States. the follow
ing may be said; The power to veto
bills passed by the legislature is granted
TO the governor by the constitutions OF
the following States. Alabama, Arkansas,
California, Colorado. Connecticut. Flor
ida. Georgia. Illinois. Indiana. Iowa.
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana. Maine.
Maryland, Massachusetts. Michigan. Min
nesota. Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska.
Nevada. New Hampshire New Jersey.
New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania. South
Carolina, Tennessee. Texas Vermont.
Virginia, West Virginia. and Wisconsin.
The constitutions Of the following Statks
do not grant the veto power to the gos-
ernor: Delaware. North Carolina
Ohio. and Rhode Island. A majority o
the whole number of members elected .
each house Of the legislature can repass a
bill vetoed by the governor in the follow
ing States: Alabama. Arkansas. Indiana. |
Kentucky. New Jersey, Tennessee. and
West Virginia. 4 majority vote Of the
members of each house present can re-
pass bin vetoed by the governor in the
States Of Connecticut and Vermont,
whereas a two-thirds vote Of the men,
bers elected to each house can repass a
bill vetoed by the governor in California,
Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana. Illinois,
Michigan, Missouri. Nevada, New York,
and Pennsylvania A two-thirds vote OF
the members of each house present can
repass bill vetoed by the governor in
the following States: California. Flor
ida, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana. Maine,
Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi.
New Hampshire. Oregon, South Carolina,
Texas, Virginia. and Wisconsin. Also in
all the Territories. A two-thirds vote OF
the members elected to the house which
originated the bin and a majority vote OF
the other house can repass a bill vetoed
by the governor in Missouri A three
fifth vote Of the members elected to each
house can repass q bill vetoed by the
governor in Maryland and Nebraska. The
governor may disapprOve Of items I'm the
appropriation bills and they shall be
void unless Tepassed according to the
rules prescribed for the passage of bills
over the executive vote in Florida. Geor-
gia, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York,
and Texas
In number Of States. IL a bill be
kept certain length o. time by the
governor. without returning it. il will be-
come law. except in cases of the ad-
journment of the legislature. as follows:
If 1t be kept three days, in Connecticut,
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Ne
vada, South Carolina. and Wisconsin. II
five days, in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia,
Florida, Louisiana, Maine. Massachu-
setts, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada,
New Hampshire, New Jersey. Oregon.
Tennessee. Vermont, Virginia, and West
Virginia. Six days. in Maryland If it
be kept ten days in California. Colorado.
Kentucky. Illinois, Michigan. Missouri.
New York Pennsylvania. and Texas.
Sundays not included in the above. ex-
cept Illinois, Louisiana Massachusetts.
New York, and Texas. But in the fol-
lowing States, il the legislature adiourns
before the time, respectively. limited
above, the bill does not Except as stated
below become q law: Alabama. Ar
kansas, California, Colorado. Connecticnt
Florida. Georgia. Iowa, Illinois. Indiana.
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jer-
sey, New York, Maine, Maryland. Mas
sachusetts. Michigan, Minnesota, Missis-
sippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hamp-
shire. Oregon. Pennsylvania. South Caro-
lima, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Yir-
ginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and ali
the Territories.
The bill, however, does not become a
aw If not returned by the governor
within five days after the adjournment
N Indiana, Nebraska. Oregon SUNDAYS
axcepted). and West Virginia: within ten
lays after in Florida, Illinois. and Ne
gada Sundays excepted as TO the latter:
within twenty days after IN Arkansas and
Texas; within thirty days after in Colo
-ado, Missouri, New Jersey. and Penn
sylvania. Within three days after the
lext meeting Of the legislature, in Ken
lucky, Maine, and Mississippi within ten
lays after the next meeting OF the legis-
atuTe in Illinois.