Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-08
MOREHEAD TO THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Governor Delivers Message to Joint
Convention Of Senate and
House Members.
HAS MANY RECOMMENDATIONS
fFrom a staff correspondenLl

Morchead delivered his address TO the
Joint convention Of tho two houses this
afternoon. In bis address he said
TO tho Members Of the Thirty fourth
Session Of the Nebraska Legislature
Gentlemen: .E,
Tn accordance with the constitution OF
our state appear before you this after
noon TO lay before you such information
as have GAINED during my term OF SER
vice as governor and TO suggest. for your
consideration. such measures as appear
20 me deserving Of special consideration.
There were many good laws enacted by
tho last legislature and / am slad-to see
80 many members OF that legislature re-
turned for che present session
Counties Pay FOR FugitiyrH' Return.
''At present the cost OF returning flu
gitives from justice Is paid out OF the
state general fund. and / am led 20 be-
fieve that this often leads to arrest and
return OF parties at great expense 20
she state. when actual prosecutions do
not follow. ] have learned Of instances
where complaints we're filed against men
and after they were brought back at an
expense Of 500 or 500 20 the state. no
prosecutions were made County officers.
being familiar with all the facts and
circumstance. are better able 20 de-
ternfns whether a redulsition ought TO
be issued at public expense for the re-
turn Of a fugitive than the governor can
possibly be. Tho governor is bound by
the record that Il presented to him, and
when the papers are regular. he has no
alternative but 20 grant the requisltion. I
strongly recommend that the law be 80
amended fhRt each county viii pay tho
cost Of Transporting its own prisoners 70
the penitentlary. and the cost OF return
ms its own fugitives from justice.
Dope Traffic.
We now have a statute making II a
felony 90 introduce morphine, CO.
came. etc. into the penitentiary. and the
strict enforcement OF this statute by the
present warden has brought about
splendid Improvement in the morale OF
that institution. I am convinced. how
ever. that thu law regulating the sale OF
these haoit-fdrming drugs ought 20 be
moro stringent. and that there ought 10
be rigid inspection OF all places dealing
IN these babit-forning drugs. To this
end, reeowmend the passage OF an act
which win authorize the food. drug.
dairy ard oil commission TO make inspec-
tiopa Of drug stores, and requiring ali
druggists 20 keep correct record OF the
sale OK thcse drugs.
Live stock.
II have, from. the first advocated the
eoneplidation OF departments wherever
possible. and where ] have been able 10
nut this policy III operation, It has shown
saving IN expcfise and an Improvement
In eiiislcncy. As the statute stands to-
day the state veterinary department Is
controlled by 'stih a different board all
Though there a q sort OF interviewing
workinE arrangemenE Responsibility
ought 70 be placed with one board or
another. and recommend that the stat
utes be 70 amended that these two boards
be consolidated, = feel. too, that The law
regulations fcgaruina 4lia inspection on
9talllen4 should be 80 amended that an
inspeetion be made only every three years.
ana that Inspections made during the last
ihicnnspm be validated for the term %
three years from the inspection. The
swine industry Of this state is an I'M
poriant one. ana every announcement
should BE- .giYon for lie further develop.
ment.' hope you will make provision
for the manufacture OF antl-cholera
scrub and provide Ear ita sale TO farm
srs az actual coat
Decentralization Laboratory.
Having observed the work in the
bacterioiosicaI laboratory fof nearly two
years. and having had 70 do with the
law governing this work. j am convinced
that the present law Il very buneleaome
As Il stands kodaS. there "a no one in
noutrol The superVlbor mas a double set
OF officers over hski. without being
directly regp3nslbic 10 anybody. Thls
law ought tote 80 hinended az ID take
this hureau entirely cut Of the hitisdic-
zion of Tho heard of pecretaries on m.
state hoard Of health ana place n under
the direction Of Tho board Of health
proper.
state Fih&neSn. $50 = y
"orr atata finances are Ga excellent
condition. believe she time Is al hand
when We may well reduce our appropria-
fiohs 4 4, ~.
state URlversfty.
Our state university. witch Is both our
LARGEST and our mqat expensive institu-
zion. he's lang been a subject OF much
discussions ahd contention congratulate
the friends Of this institution upon the
settlement Of all strife connected with lis
location.
sr Printlns.
The printing OF the reports OF the va
xlous departments appeals 70 me a. a
hungiesome ana extravagant method Of
getting such fdctA before the people a.
would - o. interest 70 them.
There a q disposition on the part OF
certain departments 70 embeIllah their
reports with high-grado engravlnss. OF
tho officials past ana present, and other
subjects. all Of which. though very pleas
ing 70 The eye, are an unnecessary ox-
psnss % the state.
This character. q printlng now ap-
prozimates sB.ooo q blennlun. and aug.
seat thai instead OF pnhllshiug. a large
number OF separate reports FOR each d..
paftment that a single volume might b
produced IN tho form Of a blue book OF
biennial publication that would contain
az the important facts IN condensed form
81 q more comprehensive shape without
duplcation and useless yerbiaGe.
The suitable employment Of the in
mates o. the penitenfiary Is one OF IN,
most serious problems which you vii
have 70 face. ] am opposed 70 state con.
Wet laboF in competition with GOODS mad,
~ free labor In my opinion the stat,
ouGht 70 emDioy these men In maxim,
articles that the state upst use. and win
this n view ] recommend that a printin,