Show IN IDAHO LEGISLATURE I s Joint Session Held to Hear Governors Message i LARGE AUDIENCE PRESENT eVery Favorable Impression Created by Document Congratulates the Members Upon Happy Auspices Under Which They Are Assembled 0 TRIBUNE SPECIAL Boiso Ida Jan GAl a joint session of the Legislature this afternoon Gov Mor rison read his message The hall was crowded with an appreciative audience A favorable impression was created by the message A summary of the document jollows To the Senate and House of Representative tive Tho fundamental principles of our scheme of Government clearly separate the executive and legislative departments depart-ments yet hold them in Mich relation that the ono Is essential to the other Chat rvlatlonshlp makes It my pleasant duly to address you on the present occasion Our convention Is by direction of thc Constitution of our State and thoroughly thorough-ly I established by precedent yet we us Individuals arc new to the situation and must be impressed with the signillcance of those political conditions the Issue aC which has hus I placed us In high and responsible re-sponsible positions Time will bring Into review our every act and as the mutu lionu of limo bring succeeding clucllons the people whose servant we are will pass a righteous verdict upon our every aot This thought ought to Impress Itself It-self with special emphasis and a guiding inlluenco upon those of us whoso political polit-ical party has passed Into control In Idaho EXTENDS CONGRATULATIONS And now allow me to congratulate you most sincerely upon the bright and hap py auspices and the many favoring con dllloiiK under which you as the chosen nprosontalives of the people of Idaho nre here assembled Seldom have the people peo-ple of any community been presented with more abundant for self cause congratulation congrat-ulation ns well as for the most devout thankfulness to the Supreme Dispenser of all benctlts and blessings I Is most gratifying to bo able to say that in every brunch of industry the most healthful hcalhCul ii ind prosperous conditions prevail MATERIAL INTERESTS OF PEOPLE Naturally the material Interests of our people aii I now developed and pursued anl group themselves under three heads viz the agricultural the stock raising and tut mining industries With these have been connected either directly or indirectly indi-rectly H I our activities which develop and foster wealth and Its uses In each department or line of activity thus classified clas-sified there Is the most encouraging outlook out-look and the Immediate future promises the development of a fourth line which In point of Importance because of its re tlonshlp lo all the others will rival the most Important r refer to the manufacturing man-ufacturing Industry just beginning and Cor which our State offers a most Invit ing ielu GENERAL REVIEW In general review I am glad to note that the I tiller I l of the I soil has received the reward of arduous labor In abundant crops while the markets for all the products prod-ucts of the farm are so satisfactory and remunerative that farmers are deter let mliud to extend their operations and increase in-crease the area of production Our almost limitless I grazing lands are proving lhlr possibilities as natural sources of wcaltn Winter and summer ranges on mountain nnd In valley have attracted and hold the stockman and his herds and flocks in increasing numbers by the process of natures alchemy are converting the product prod-uct of range and fluid upon which they feed Into commercial products which ill the world needs thus conducing to the tlC comfort prosperitY and happiness of all who may bo directly or Indirectly en giiKed or Interested In this branch of In uustrN The opening up of now mining districts md the discovery of now and richer deposits In the old mines have been of such constant occurrence that our State Is attracting the t attention of the raining world au never before MINERALPRODUCING STATE I needs no prophets vision tl foresee that very soon Idaho will take her iviaoe as a foremonl mineralproducing State Tho assured further development of all these Industries the market optn for our lumber In all Ra manufactured forms tho possibilities r the sugar beet ay an Idrho I product and the exceptional opportunities opportuni-ties along our streams for power I development develop-ment nh 1 contribute In furnishing assurances assur-ances of large manufacturing Industries yet to develop and take place In the material ma-terial economy of our Stato Coupled with thin happy outlook and id directly Involved In-volved with nil phases of our materjil prosperity Is the fact that Idaho l hi now atlrnctlng OH never helen tho attention of thc homuseckor and Independent Inventor In-ventor from her ulster States of the tSaht A largo and desirable IncrcnUi in our population io assured during the years L I hnmclllt immediately to follow SUGGESTIVE OF OTHER MATTERS The favorable prospoets while fur nulling abundant reason for congratula tions ut thlsMtlme also of lol thll arc alsl suggtstlvo at dUlles to III 7 performed Interests to be conserved and llrnltallomi vIUin which powers may fly be cxcrcisid The wllc statesman will give oar to tho volta which Hounds the warning of constitu tional I limitations and admonishes us to I develop and strengthen those departments depart-ments of administration for which pro vision la mal In the Constitution t the end that they may ofllclently accomplish the work Incident to an expanding and rapidly developing commonwealth I ecolllnr wllt NO USELESS OFFICES A disposition to create new depirtrnrms and new offices rather than make more coirnlrcucnsIVG and efficient thol c which exl lll t when Indulged as shown by past ixpTlenccc has met with public coiutm niiilon arid the ofiiceti created proven IlL tie Itaa l than political olnccures Jn i rc pcc1 to the letter of those atatutrs which lire needful In the regulation of the of ijur of oitr Slate and independent of inoir supervision or administration It I may be stated as f guiding fact worthj I or flerlouN consideration in your kgrsla tive council that once thu ou3lneSH af uuru within 1 Stale become adjutlj lo iiio lttws as they exIjU radical chungop 1 aim nor ataintcd which arc out or bar lOU illnturb the stability of affairs ant i Tile work bcrloiiH Injury > to biMinerfS In Omel tt r5i i J therefore > you abolish somc i i the dUtCH of which can r u > j rIght lJ rlHlt h Oatl it efticlenily be discharged in other Is I ju make In Inwa now oxtant I has U i > uncItLILIICIILS pcrlcncy unc ehln KOH only which I perJcleJ and changed conditions have dcmonBtrated I to bo desirable enact a few needful laws and help to a wider and uore useful employment of the executive department you will make a legislative letlglatlc record worthy of the opportunity which now confronts you REPORTS OF STATE OFFICIALS Section 1 of article lot I the State Constitution Con-stitution provides that all ofllcers of the executive department and of al public i natitutions o the State shall at least t wenty t days preceding each regular yes slon tt of the Legislature make full and complete reports of their ofllclal transac tons to the Governor who shall transmit the same to the Legislature I have the honor to submit herewith such of rild rl cporta as have been led Owing to de re l ay In their preparation they with two exceptions have not been available for Use In the preparation of this message Consideration of many facts pertaining to he executive department as exhibited by lieso leports to which It would be proper prop-er If Indeed not Incumbent to direct your attention in speclllc terms and recon nendatlons must be passed or reserved for future communications The report t hemsclves will furnish you with many suggestions and at the beginning of your l cglslativc duties ought to be carefully studied and mastered In view of the embarrassment Incident to delay in the ts naklng of these reports I submit as a suggestion for your serious considera tI ton t the advisability of a law in har tm I nony with said constitutional provision makinG m it Incumbent upon the officers iu tlb llcatcd to have their reports available by the first day o December preceding such regular session of the Legislature STATE INSTITUTIONS The Governor then reviews the State i nstltutlons and their needs j tho report of the State Board of Horticulture is 1 commended to the attention of the Legia l atuie tho fact that Inmates of the Sol tIers hOle under the State law are dls f ranchlsed is cited Its injustice show IRRIGATION QUI SllO SOn S-On the aubject of Irrigation the question ques-tion of water rights is cited and the need of i law that will contemplate the per fection of a record of the picsont Hiatus of appropriations some changes in the operation of the district law are sug g es tech SUI In the first place the biennial elections ire fixed to take place too near the open i ng of the Irrigation season The objcc ton b to this Is that an entirely new and entrel Inexperienced i directory may be elected to tale charge of a large Irrigation district it a most critical time and without sufficient u suf-ficient opportunity lme stud the require nents 1 of tho undertaking which they are called upon to administer The election should be held at least three months cur ler 1 1 has been found that the power of the board of directors Is so restricted that they are unable to meet the contingencies contin-gencies which must be met without vIolating vIo-lating l the letter of the statute Restrictions Restric-tions which hamper should certainly be r removed and the powers of the directors rc ant could wisely be enlarged The law as It now exists falls to make nny provision for the cancellation of bonds i which may have been authorized and their sale found unnecessary or 1m losslblc I recommend a provision which will empower the board of directors of 0 district to cancel authorized bonds whenever when-ever in their Judgment the best intes ests of the district require It I believe that the directors of an irrigation irri-gation district should be authorized by direct statute to Impose adequate penalties penal-ties t for violation of the bylaws of the district In my judgment the division of Irrigation Irriga-tion districts into directors precincts Is conducive of e 11 The people of ovary llstrict should be brought together at l least once in two years for the purpose of discussing their affairs among themselves them-selves and for the purpose of electing their officers purJoso Under the law as It now exists there s provided no specific reason for iu assemblage assem-blage l of the people of an irrIgation district dis-trict and the result Is that dilfcrant pro clods naturally divide themselves Into different communities and thus Is engendered en-gendered a species ot antagonism which to say the least Is productive of no good STATE LANDS There Is one other matter in this connection con-nection to which 1 would invite your serious seri-ous consideration I appears that within with-in some of the organized irrigation districts dis-tricts there Is considerable State land This land will necessarily depreciate in value unless provision Is made for seen ing to It all the benefits of tho district law These benefits cannot bo secured unless the Stale lands bear their proportion propor-tion of the cost Involved In the perfection of the plan made for the Irrigation of contiguous lands Without entering into an argument upon this subject I recommend recom-mend that provision be made ior paying out of the State treasury the assessment levied upon State lands Includsd within all legally organized Irrigation districts I our Irrigation enterprises are to prosper pros-per as they should nnd dyvelou as rap idly as tile conditions of tho people ic quire the State must recognize them In every important particular It I must be prepared to promptly meet H < proportion of th expenses incurred In the reclamation reclama-tion of Us land and It acorns to me that it should give the same standing to tha bonds and other sqcurilies of irrigation districts that It now gives or may glj to similar obligations of school districts municipal corporations county and State organizations TAXATION OF MINES 1 The mining Industry of the State stands among the llrst as a wealth producer and contributes largely to the succejs of other business and thu prosperity of our ell I I zen We arc without an adequate and equitable system of taxation for mines and mining property and In consequence in some counties of the State where tile mining interests are large there arc uncertainty un-certainty and pendlngconllict In the matter mat-ter of nssissmont and collection of taxes This greatly unnuttles the public fna nee of those countries and 11 a condition of affairs which awaits legislative action for settlement This session should not pass without placing on our statute books a much needed law providing a fair and certain cer-tain method for the taxation of mines The older States of the West In which tnt mining Industry Is highly developed will furnish effective laws on the subject which will be fruitful of suggestion to you m your deliberations upon the question RETROSPECTIVE Idaho Is not today so at In area as In her palmy days of geographical grandeur gran-deur In IMS the Federal carving knife trimmed her down to her present dimcn slonVi an area of fjc square mllea but this severe pruning Inspired new life and brought Into play new elements of growth with larger opportunities for all the needed need-ed work of State building The llrst census cen-sus of Idaho taken in ISro gave 111X0 white inhabitants scattered over 80003 square miles This spurccnoss of settlement settle-ment however docs not begin to tel anything of the dlfllculilcu and Langara under which the curly pioneers lived Notwithstanding two formidable Indian wars with the Nez Pcrccs in the north and lr6 the Bannocks In the south Idaho im > w with s uch rapid strides that In 1 M she was admitted to the sisterhood Ilf States Since which time the State has crown ami prospered beyond the hopeful dreams of the early pioneers Today this vounr State needs the best efforts of nil hur SOnS and daughters to place and keep her In the van of growing and prosperous commonwealth a fearless and I earnest honest and able session of the LcKlsli turo lnct In the strategic year JM3 will establish es-tablish her character for many years I have high hopes and stand with you BUSINESS IN SENATE The bUfilncsr of the two houses of the Legislature today was of minor Importance Import-ance In the Senate tho rules were adopted adopt-ed One section providing for the appointment appoint-ment of the standing committees by the iJcutcnsmtGovcrnor gave rise to a sharp debate Mr Ballantine raised the point that the act would bo unconstitutional conlllcting with article 2 of the Constitution Constitu-tion In reference to the distribution of power He waG replied to by Messrs Dolman Dol-man of Lincoln and Rrlghnrn of Latah both taking the position that the rulo would not be unconstitutional and that It would not be contrary to wellestablished welestablslld precedent Mr Brlghnm stated that to take the power to appoint committees out of the hands of the presiding officer would be discourteous to that ofllcer and that it was In perfect harmony with pro cedents established by a Democratic majority ma-jority at previous sessions The rules were finally adopted without amendment LITTLE DOING 1 t HOUSE Beyond the appointment or some of the more urgent committees there was no business done by the House ut tho morn lag session Tho Important committees were named viz commllecs On Rules Moore of Idaho Werner of Ada Jenkins of Latah Preston of OneIda C G Mathcson of Lcmhl On Joint Rules Sttele of Blnghnm Mc Bride of Kootenu Hanlon of OWYhee On Mileage Pykc of Fremont Galloway GaJowa of Washington Hlack of Nez Perec At the afternoon sesilon tile Rules committee adopted com-mittee reported and tho report was Buttc Victoria Vancouver Helena and Great Falls had been played Judge John Slocum granted tho order and now If the Bostonian sail It will be without their baggage or scenery which for the Maid Marian production alone cost upward of 111000 |