Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-07

the number of Legislative clerks and employees mas
r. IL lit legislative assembly there were thllty-sl5
mora amnloves in the house than the law 80
fty six more employees in the senate than tne Jaw
making altogether eighty employees n he ssle as o
heen extravaganza in the employment OF CLERKS put - @
by resolution increased the of clerks ana
6r and has by resolution gven axay Rbo have
renosed sacred trust in you and have legal or moran
right to give away the property or the money q tne s'
gift in spirit OF good fellowship 10y fa;;+sa
business and the clerks entitled to far ana just re-
uneration for their services Most OF this
comes through spirit OF good Fellowship Wta1us
intent and from force custom that has prevailed 1or
years call your attention to it now, at the q
your duties so that you be on your guard t
perncious custom throughout the session. IS no es
to Young men to put them on the pay roll uness
there something for them to do only encourages the
to live by their wits instead of by honest endeavor
ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY. =
In my message to the tenth Legislative assembly, cneu
attention to the law providing that all property should be
assessed at its actual value and the custom OF assessors
throughout the state assessing property at only per een
Of it's value, and OF the disadvantages that
therefrom VIZ account of the low the rate
is necessarily HIGH which bad recommendation to the
immigrant and to the investor from other states ana on
account of the low assessment cities are often
and sometimes prevented from having modern eonvenl
ences on account of the debt limit which based on the
assessed value of the property. @&=* ,
Aside from these results and independent OF the1 al
property should be assessed at it's actual value in order
that it should pay its just proportion for the support OF
the government that makes property rights safe
At the present time number OF county officers salar
les are based upon the assessed valuation of property
and if property assessed at it's actual value it would
increase the pay of such county officers to
able amount and would increase the mill tax as to make
It burdensone upon the people and at the time
unnecessary fund There should be some Legislation
regulating the salary of the different county officers and
also reference to the mill tax that property might be
the salary of officers making the mill tax burdensome
to the people. T
The commission provided for by the last legislative as
semby to inquire into the value of railroads obtained
valuable information which the railroad assessments in
the state were increased 81 600 per mile The report of
this commission to you makes further comment on this
subject unnecessary at this time recommend the same
to your most careful consideration %.tM# sa.s &%
think that the state has and developed and the
have increased sufficiently to warrant you in
providing for tax commissioner, whose duty it will be
to look after the assessments and that they are lust
and uniform to assist in the collection of taxes and assist
the board Of equalization with information to enable them Is
equaliZe the taxes of the state 49," ,%@l.&
ANTIPASS LEGISLATION.
II my message two years to the tenth legislative as
sebly strong recommendation for anpass lepisa
ton bill was introduced in the house, duly passed an
amended in the senate. When it returned the house re
fused to concur In the amendment conference commit
tee OF three senators and three representatives was
pointed and the bill turned to this committee which
never made report and thus the bill failed TO become
law. w. ".- ''~ -,.-,~N ~ 'a'o'o1iS''
Both the republican and democratic parties recognizing
the popular demand for anpass legislation went before
me people IN the recent campaign with platform pledges
for antipass legislation, and you have all been elected t.
tins legislative assembly upon the other platform
Alabama California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana Iowa
\ s ansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada New
York Mississippi Massachusetts, Missouri Ohio. Oregon
South Carolina, South Dakota Texas Vermont and Wis
oonsn have passed anpass laws, and congress, recog
nlzg the cyl influence OF the pass system placed an
pass provision in the rate bill the railroads ara for tbs
use Ct the public they are for the Of the whole public
and ~ person 7. Is entitled to any special privilege not
pay your fare they give special privilege that
MED to you special privilege that which is "a ha
Of tne pubic and because is for the use Of the pubc
AZ OF the people are entitled to and are demand;no
me railroads cannot afford to carry
for nothing and if they do it done either at 4h