Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-08

pire April 1st, 1922. All appoint
ments on the board are subject to
confirmation by the senate. Wfenl
any member fails to attend three
consecutive meetings the board has "a
right to declare the office vacay Il
The Governor, by and with the ad-
wise and consent of the senate, shall
name Commissioner of Immigra-
tion who shall be well versed in the
resources, attractions and possibii-
ties Of the state. The term of office
of this person shall be four years.
The bill at some length prescrines
the duties and requirements of this
commission.
The members of the board are TO
each receive salary of 5000 a year
together with the necessary travelling
and other expenses incurred in the
transaction of his duties as a com
missioner. The salary of the COM
missioner of immigration is placed at
$4,000. The board has the right and
power to name such additional depu-
ties and clerks as they find necessary
to properly carry on the work.
The board has the right, in addi-
tion to state funds available, to So
licit further and additional funds for
the furtherance of this work, all such
money being turned into the immi-
grafton fund. In order that every in.
dustry in the state and every section
of the state, be treated fairly and
limpartially in this immigration work,
| after all expenses of officers help
etc. has been paid, the balance of
money available is to be equally dis
tributed among the several depart
ments from which the members of
said board are selected for the pur-
pose of extending the exploitation of
said department
The bill carries with it an appro
priation for the support and main
tenance of the board for the biennial
period of 100000.
The emergency clause is attached,
Direct Primary.
That there is general sentiment
in the legislature for the abolition of
the primary law there is little doubt
but at the same time, the chances of
the Napier bill which has been pre-.
sented in the senate, becoming a law
are slight. This is because both the
majority and the minority want the
other side to lead in the fight for GO
ing back to the old convention plan.
for there is fear that this step will
result in the ridicals Starting some
thing" and neither the Republicans
nor the Democrats want to stand
sponsor. In the Republican caucus
yesterday morning this question was
brought up. While no one in that
caucus was ready to talk, yet it is
learned the subject was discussed and
while majority of those present
want to see the primary law done
away with, they refused, as a party
to father any bill along that line. as
certaining this to be the house senti
ment among the Democrats Senator
Napier came forward with his bill in
the senate.
The argument presented by those
from the smaller counties is that the
primary law is far too expensive for
the benefits resulting. During the
last primaries in the majority of the
counties in the state there were few
contests on local candidates, yet the
expense of conducting these prima-
ries have been heavy, in some coun-
ties, real burden. There are plen-
ty of members who are willing to ex-
press their opinion on the subject but
few of them wish to be quoted.
Senator Candlish of Lake County,
however, always open and above
board, frank and sincere in his pur-
poses, said that he was among those
who would vote for the Napier meas
ure although he thought, not yet
having carefully read the bill, that
possibly some amendments might be
made to advantage. He said that he
knew the people of his district would
stand back of him in this position.
The expense of conducting the pri-
maries had raised the taxes in Lake
county and he was going to stand for
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taxes and in the end produce really
a better condition politically and
place a better class of men at the
head of the tickets.
Don't quote me by name" re-
marked a member of the house from
one of the smaller counties, "for I
want to know just what my constitu-
ents think Of this measure before l