Show I I l FOR RETRENCHMENT I I 4A A Recommendations of GOY Smith to I I the Montana Legislature REDUCE SI ATE JXPOlllTimLS I Curtail Offices and > nl rltn oa Acccnt of the DeprriKtil Condition of IIu < lncss i HELENA Mont Jan 4rho Icgis latlve Assembly of Montana met at i i noon today Hon Itibert II Smith fusion took the oath of olQce as governor at ton oclock Ills message i to the legislature reecominends various reductions lu the state expenditures i I the curtailment illloes and Bladed I and suggestions along the Una I of economical reforms Retiring governor Itlokards leaves directly for California to spend the winter with big lamlly at Pacific Grove f aOMEUNOIl BMITll8 INAUQUKAL 1IE3 I SAGE I 2 In Ins Inaugural message to the Montana legislature Qiv Smith says that on account Ibo depressed condition I condi-tion of business and lack ot f prosperity among the puonle Ibo expenses of alttr county and city government must bo reduced That change of political parties in I tbu state does not mesn nuarcby I repudiation nor the enactment of I vkloue1 l and hostile legislation and that treaty Illadvised or radical Jaw hostile to any interest or person tile not contemplated by him administration administra-tion That the state luvenueafor 1800 were not luOlclcnt to meet expenses and have steadily decreased during the i period of financial stringency thus I presenting the evrlous problems of raising eoougb revenue without Increasing i In-creasing taxation and curtailing Ibo cxpensea of the stale county and municipal I government To Increase reveunes Gov Bmlth recommends i I That state county and ally treasurers treas-urers be required advertise the public pub-lic funds for deposit and compel them I to deposit Loch funds with such banks i f b L ln ul aaud I as will pay the Lest rite of Interest l and furnish good anti Seattle bond for such I fundis the Interest on the moneys so deposited 10 bo covcoa Inlo Ibe proper treasuries and Ibo treasuries to bo re j I llevsd of responsibility far Ibo safety of the funds 1 tb2 I 2 Taxation of the grass receipts of 1 9 Imuracce companies less leaves 8 A bettor tax on corporations so I A worded Oat a corporation cannot V7 the corporation fee eubsiqusntly l f Increasing ri UB capitalization I uno requiring I re-quiring foreign I corporations to pay the home fees as dome3tic I ones I 4 A radualo lollrllnc tax o Payment of sellurits 1 lo court clll aI Do 11l1 bur cers and turning all foes into ill 0 treasury I treas-ury making private litigants lay I lorI lor-I 4 their own litigation I To reducu exi gusts Governor Brallli l ax tmt recommends on extensive use of the I pruning koHL 1 Reduction of the salary of Ibo l state examiner to such grain us will pay good accountants and officials far tire labor the 110 to pay actual traveling 11 txiouees of officials wlillo iu dlecnargu of duties unu abolish clllcu of county auditor Give state examiner power J officers to enloroo collections from delinquent 2 Reducing the exrensu of tire bUreau a bU-reau ol agriculture labor and Industry i by abolishing Ibo legislature designating desig-nating plainly il It Is thought ndvls r able to continue the collection 01 State slatlstlcs what data shall bo collected and have the county assessors collect the data the governor appointing ape I competent a-pe 0 La to tabill Rio Ibo mst I ter collected this person being made Ibo Immigration agent ol the state The results would be aa Ballsfaclory to laboring men an are had Irom Ibu pros r ant system 8 Reducing salaries Ibo land departments de-partments of the stale giving the land agent an assistant for a year or two until the laud can be selected and ap praised most walking the land register Clark at Ibo board Dr land earn million 11 area with authority tu leases or I salei thus systematizing the work Increasing tho revenues and saving about 2600 n year 4 Abolishing Ibo office of city treasurer treas-urer and giving hit duties to Ibo county treaiurer i o Repealing mileage laws and al l I lowing actual traveling expenses I llemliid and verified i 6 Giving state board of examiners Ii IJ Tnlrd I authority to direct and superintend Ibo cost of printing lor the elate condensing con-densing such as need not nn printed In full 7 Greater economy In the matter of legislative uxpenses 8 Rsduolng Ibo cost of the national gusrd of the state In the matter of annual encampment and allowance for rent of armories 9 Taking oil Ibo bounty on coyotes and confining it to the gray wolf He recommends that appropriations t for the public Institutions be carefully looked Into requiring ttemlzsd statements It i state-ments BlncBtha capital land Igrant Is I list i sufficient to pay for a million dollar Capitol he recommends that the tells latun provIde for bantling tilts land grant to the extent of 300000 at live I er nut that a bulldln bo erected at once to cost hot over JSuOOQO thai It boo constructed as to preadut the appearance ap-pearance of a finished and complete building All t to that additional wings can lie added without Impairing the I beauty symmetry of Ibo structure Bonds are urged rather than script I I j because thoy arc more commercial i bear a lowe rate of Interest I It Is I urged that a board Insane I commltatoners be authorized lo purchase pur-chase a proper alte and erect suitable bulldlDgs tbu Insane j fie recommend that the law be changed In regard lo Ibo trial bud t commitment of the Insane so that purely hospitable I cases should not bo commuted and that persons having estates or relatives I legally bound to 9 support Ibm shall flat be charged I the slate I Steps convicts should be set to work IClir I eoBitinoiIng Irrliatlon plants I and I cartel > 8 that the Strait may as iojn ts I oislble reclaim the million acres of arid land that It can Rove umier the Carey act Convicts put at this work will uot compote with free labor because be-cause the slate cant 1 allord lo do this work with hired labor To remove all Incentive for schoolbook school-book lobbyists attending the legislature legisla-ture Ibo Uxt Looks of Ibo public schools should I be tree selected by Ibo slate board ol uducatlonallowlng such persons aa wish their own books to buy them all being supplied at cost As to the I code where laws are not too colliding or erroneous they should ua loll F < llowserv nt law should be changed to meet the rlllght ened views of the age Altiolimeol law should bo ameudeJ Also probate law allowing llvluz persons to tcitlly ui to contract or conversations had with Persies deceased He reoommon J3 that It anything bo dooo to regulate railways In IUD stile a ommlon bo formed 01 thesis state flloiali with power to fix rates and regulations and prevent discriminations discrimi-nations TblB would Involve nu extras expense Ihe public lands now beldor here Alter lo be aiqulrud by the state should be kept for Ibo people To this cud u constitutional omondmool should bl submitted to thuHiopkfoicver prohibiting prohib-iting I the sale of laud now or hereafter to bo held by the state and relieving I I settlers on and le < sees of these foods of all taxation except the rental value of tbe baru laud exclusive uf Improve mont There should be ns little Inducement as pOBslhle for private Individuals lu atttnd tax caleaand buy lu tritium for delinquent tuxes lUuuce Ibo rates ol luteriBt to be paid by persons Becking 10 redeem trends sold for taxes of that less advantage will bu given to moneylenders Encourage the states to buy all lands 1 sold for delinquent taxes and It the lauds are not re detmod make Ibo title of the state good and perfect If they am not redeemed re-deemed Ibo reilemptlouer and the state are both bunelltrd Taxes should be paid iomannually instead of annually on the first of November No-vember and May onehalt tj Leourno delinquent at each date and delinquent delin-quent sales to follow hi Juno Something should tiu dents to correo errors ot 1 legislation looking lo reclamation reclama-tion of aria lands Thu luud commission commis-sion nay bi > of great benefit to tile loll but If Improperly managed 11 may btoumu Ibo hutbod of unwbole tome Jobs ana u discredit to the state t The election law should bo so changed that ballots should bu counted wean IUoy clearly IXIro tho IlIloalol Ibo Voter The Initiative and ruferiucuai and proportional Irolollou are recalls Included AS subjects for 0 couBtHutlol1 awonllmnl |