The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-01-21

IRE OF the controversy between the state and
| tbe contractors and report to the General As.
| so,nbIv its conclusion In the matter. The Com.1
| mission can hear both sides of the controver.
| sy and the confidence of the people In its In
| tegrity will be so great that IT'S recommends
| tions will be accepted as final and satisfac-
/ tory No objection whatever to these gentlemen
| acting as a Commission can be urged because
| they are members Of the judiciary, since they
| are not to act unless Caldwell Drake agree
| to abide their action, thus removing ever
| possibility of litigation in Court over the mat.
ter or course no one would desire to do tbs
work of this Commission. but these JUDGES
are citizens of Arkansas, and we can hope that
their patriotism will cause them to render the
state the service. If this Commission shall
report that the State owes Caldwell Drak.
| one dollar or hundred thousand dol,
lars 1 shall favor its immediate payment. nj
! the Commission reports that they have been over
maid, we can only do what we can to get ons
money back The Commission can easily make
the investigation and report In twenty days
The bill should provide for the organization OF
the Commission, and when organized 1t can
outline its own method OF procedure Each
member should be authorized to administer
oaths TO witnesses and false testimony given
at Its hearing should be made punishable 81
in other cases OF perjury. While the Commis
sion will In a great measure be board OF ar
bitration, its proceedings will necessarily take
the form of trial in Court, as Ii can only
reach a satisfactory result after hearing ties
tfmony on all disputed questions And as II
Will be absolutely necessary that the state bs
represented before the Commission by counsel
to present its side of the case and to contest
the claims and contentious OF Caldwell & Drake
and as the time of the Attorney General viii
be largely taken up with regular work OF bis
office and the railroad rate cases are pending
in the Federal Court, l recommend that yoaI
authorize the Governor to appoint counsel to
represent the State before the Commission and
let the bill provide appropriation TO cover
this item and also the expenses or the Commis
sion and stenographer 1t is perhaps unneces
sary to say that have never directly or In
! iii IV
fcrred to either OF the gentlemen that l suggest
for members OF the Commission.
Then / recommend the passage of bill car
rying with it appropriation which In you
Judgment will be necessary for the completion
Of the building and the terracing of the
grounds together with other matters OF detail
all in IA creditable manner. The same bin
authorizing the Governor to appoint, subject to
the confirmation OF the Senate, four citizens o.
the State, competent TO carry out the work IN
all Of It's details to speedy completion, and
the Governor to act with them In the perform
ance of this duty.
That the said Commission be required to let
contracts for all parts Of the building now ID
complete or to have any work now installed
which may be unsafe torn out and replaced IN
substantial manner, and that the said Com
mission be required to comply strictly with ali
other instructions provided by You In sad
bill
/ recommend also that you authorize the Con.
mission TO acquire for the State the two borksI
Of ground between Victory and High and he
tween
that lie Immediately in front OF the Capitol
The Commission be authorized 10 purchase
the ground II it can be done at feasonsblsI
price, and II not then condemnation pro-
cecdirgs can be instituted.
My reason for suggesting to you the acquire
ment IF this additional property around tie
Capitol is that a great building can never he|
madc to look well with surroundings thgt rel
narrow. contracted confined And especially
in this case the slope of the ground upon|
which these two blocks located. would
give to the Capitol magnificent appearance
would provide room for walks drives and tef
races In front. together with trees. fountssI
and ststuary necessary for the adornmeut Il
grounds In front OF such Il structure. had WHICH
can never be had without this space. Eventuat
Is the other two remaining blocks directly III
front OF the Capitol and lying north and senAI
Of these two should also be acquired to perl
feet the carrying out OF plans fer iandscsItI
architecture finally To be completed, but ean
sidcring the great demand now the Sta'sI
FOR funds for many purposes II would prS
ably be best for US tn walt awhile until SsI
are more able to pay for them.
FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE.
The message treats on the subject or hTsI
and He insurance extolling their purpose orlI
doubling that existing rates In Arkansas si'I
, equitable and reasonable. 1t calls attention II
the fact that in France adequate hre protectioiI
costs only six cents hundred dollars; n
, | Great Britain nine cents. and In the whosl
, OF the United States hfty-one cents on the hui
dred dollars. In the State of Indinna II costs
| only only 81 cents while In Arkansas II cossI
, | 81 "A The Governor discusses the QuestloaI
, fully and suggests that both IRE and ute
: surance be intellgently considered by the Legs
n / ature and an Insurance Commission OF thfssI
members be created and maintained at the Ell
pense OF the companies writing insurance In To
State. 4 standard form OF building construe
ton for the entire State is also asked fdI
which when complied with, will entitie M
owner to n certain standard rate OF insurance
THE 18TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARKANSAS
A The year 1911 will be the 18TH anniversary II
&FaF. % ArLn n
h Union, and | suggest that you consider prop
: er celebration of this very important epoch
the history OF our Commonwealth. In TIA |
year Legislature will again meat and 80
, should make provision that II cannot IA
TO meet IN the New Capitol. | suggest tina
10y concurrent resolution otherwise. you des
$ iguate day during that session on which tls
- citizens of the entire State may come togethe
: at the New Capitol In commemoration and eef
bration Of this event.
PREVENTION AND CURE OF TuBERcULoI
. SIS
The Governor discusses the need Of sSn
Z tarum fer tuberculosis and laws for the pre-
( ven,on Of the disease. Other states maintsi
costly Institutions Of this character and hf
Douaghey contends that the economic loss
. the State every year through thousands Of pee .
pie going out OF the State should be checked
g, Tho State has no higher duty than 10 provlci
a place where its sick may be cured He re-
j ommends an appropriation OF $50 600 for %
construction of a sauitarium on a large traeU
. OF land, and $4,000 for its maintenance
e two years
ACTING GOVERNOR PGDALLs SALARY
only a few days after the inducing into q
fee Of GOV John s. Little In January. 100
he stricken with Illness from which
has not yet recovered. He succeeded
Hon. John |. Moore. then President az U
senate. who held the office of Acting Govern
until May 1ith. 1907. On that date Hon
a q. Pindall having been elected President pr
, tempore OF the Senate succeeded Acting cove
nor John l. Moore, and has acted In that g
pacity up to this time.
: As stated to me, the various transacted
concerning the salary and cmouments OF the
n hcc have been follows: The Legislature
e 1907 In session and in the hope that Gov, II
r tie would soon recover and return to bis dute
4 passed bin directing that all the salary az
emoluments OF the office be paid to him DUR
the term OF his Illness. About the same Tin
a it increased the Governors contingent run
81 $50 90. obviously with the view that m