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Show oo GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE TO THE LEGISLATURE. No one can do other than commend Governor William Spry for making economy the keynote of his message to the legislature. The Governor's document is lengthy. In fact somewhat too long for one reading, so The Standard has decided to publish a column of it each day with comments. A fair summary sum-mary of the teatures of the message follows. The governor Warns against experimental legislation legisla-tion which is sure to prove expensive, expen-sive, and possibly ineffective and confusing. con-fusing. Recommends amendment to permit the investment of land grant funds in state warrants at 5 per cent. Suggests the immediate organization organiza-tion of joint committees on appropriations appropria-tions with a view to curtailing the expenditures to keep them within the tstimated reveuue of the state. Fres legislature to memorali: congress, protesting against the power-site leasing bill and the mineral land leasing bill Advises that ail property be assessed as-sessed at actual cash valuation and suggests the passage of a law limiting limit-ing the tax levl( B Urges extension of terms of county assessors and treasurers from two to four years and favors the appointment of all assessors by the slate hoard oi equalisation Opposes appropriations of money for the completion of links in so-called I transcontinental trails and suggests 'that the money be first appropriated; I for road-bulldlng where it will do the most good for all the people of the state. Advocates an Immediate appropriation appropria-tion for the grading of the capHol i grounds by hand in order to provide I work for many unemployed persons I Urges the appointment of a com-I com-I mission to investigate the public i school system of the state and report to the next legislature. Recommends the extension of the j consolidated school district plan to i all of the counties of the state. Suggests the proposal of a constitutional consti-tutional amendment requiring the de-, de-, i posit of public funds at interest Proposes a constitutional amend- I ment changing the method of assess- I I ment of coal lands Urges a reapportionment of the state school taxes. Opposes the appropriation of funds j for the maintenance of the University of Utah and the State Agricultural I college In addition to regular fixed j maintenance funds derived trom a j portion of the general fund. I Recommends that all fees and earn-I earn-I ings, except those of the fish and i ! game department, be turned into the general fund of the state, to be used only at the direction of the legisla ture. Faors a policy of retrenchment in building activity, suggesting the restriction re-striction of new buildings for the state institutions to those for which appropriations wore made by the last legislature, but which were not built owing to a shortage of revenue. Strongly recommends! the passage of an employers' liability and work-ingmen'B work-ingmen'B compensation act. i m ' - |