The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-01-07

en- the public utilities commission, the
salary of each Commissioners being
$4,000, which the governor would reuee
to $4,000 and would cut the appropria-
ton for the next two years. to $4,000
or less and would have the board do
away with the services of special
engineer, getting an engineer from ne
state university and doing away with
other special help.
Too Many Employees.
The land commissioners received
$122,OO two years ago and $145,5Ss.S'
from the Carey act trust fund, to:al
1886. The governor says there
are entirely too many employees N
: these two departments and too many
chiefs, and he says no money Is left In
the Carey act trust fund and contends
: $400, 900 from the Carey act fund has
J been frittered away.
He calls for an investigation by the
legislature and says the condition is
! delorable. He contends both the lanc
: board and the Carey act board shoulc
be reconstructed from the ground up
He contends that In place Of $92 $50
for salaries, half should be sufficient
i and the salaries of field agents should
I be reduced from $27,14O to $4,000. i'd
: vertising and printing should be re-
e duced from $10,155 to $4,000, legal fees
{ of $4,000 should be cut out entirely,
! that such advice should be had from
] the attorney general He contends that
$50, 900 for timber protection should
be looked into.
viii Save 100000.
The governor adds:
"The specific items so far enumer-
ated Qncluding savings recommended
. outside of departmental heads) give a
e fair outline of how the reduction in
taxes recommended by me can be ac-
] complished An increase of the indi-
: rect revenue for the ensuing II months
and the savings in the various depart
Q ments of the state, as carefully tabu-
lated, will produce the reduction of ST.
e 100000 in the direct levy, if strictly
: adhered to by your honorable body
New Divorce Laws.
The governor says the people OF
Idaho seek few divorces, but that the
divorce laws are SO lax that outside
people come in and swell the total OF
:, divorces granted He would amend the
law SO that no one but bona fide
resident could get divorce, a resi-
dent of the state for at least a year
before the divorce was applied for and
: no decree should be granted until six
; months after the final hearing.
= To reduce county taxes he would di-
vide the counties into first second and
third class. would place a limit on
:. their power to levy taxes, would re-
quire them to go on cash basis anc
not to issue warrants beyond the
amount levied for that year, and would
:, hold county commissioners guilty OF
a misdemeanor and personally respon
sible where the law is violated.
. Yearly Grand Jury.
He also would have yearly grand
-, jury in each county to audit and in
% lvestigate the county books. In munic-
qualities of 1000 or more population
= he would have the Black law rigidly
y applied and says this would stop ex-
cessive expenditures. He would TAXI
70 municipalities out of the realm of par
e ty politics. For both school and mu-
nicipal purposes the governor believes
80 per cent of the cash value should b.
- the basis for the tax levy and that this
q would encourage economy.
a recommendation is made that thu
n "irreducible school fund.- a trust fund
: should be loaned under rules that HI
v enumerates, providing a maximum
: loan of $4,000 to any one person. He
thinks that the German land bank
IS system of loaning such moneys would
y be advisable, would aid the farmers
and help develop the state, the loan T.
o extend for Is years.
r Would Submit Referendum.
n The message recommends that the
T. legislature submit the initiative ref
. erendum and recall to the people In
!, 1916 for their vote.
: The governor also recommends thu
Z passage of comprehensive workmens
q compensation act, which is to be pre-
IS sented to the legislature later.
In addition to the state license, the
message recommends that counties b.
: permitted to assess automobiles, hold
il ing that owners of automobiles car
e well afford to pay such tax
G For Uniform Accountancy
/ He notifies the legislature of thr
Y investigation that is now in progress
r in the state treasurcr's office and say,
i a full report of the Investigation viii!
e be filed with the legislature later.
: The governor recommends modern
uniform system of accountancy for tho
8 state.
Z The message recommends that deln-
: quent tex certificates be reduced from
Y Is to 10 per cent interest.
{ As to Liquor.
z Regarding liquor the message SAYS:
s II recommend that you pass the
@ necessary legislation to submit to the
c qualified voters in 1916 a constitution