Message of Governor John E. Rickards to the Third [-Fourth] Legislative Assembly of the state of Montana

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GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE

STATE OF MONTANA.

JANUARY, 1803.

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E S S AO E

OF

GOVERNOR JOHN E. RICKARDS

TO THE-

Third Legislative Assembly

OF THE

STATE OF MONTANA.

W. J. MAcHAFFIE.

STATE PRINTER.

1893.

GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE.

Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana :
In pursuance of a duty imposed by our State Constitution, I
have the honor to submit for your consideration the following
suggestions respecting some of the more important questions
which affect our young State.

Before proceeding to call your attention to affairs o£ State, I
am sure you will indulge me in a few words personal. I very
much appreciate the high honor which has come to me in being
called to the exalted 'position of Chief Executive of this great
State; and I want to express my grateful thanks and deepest
gratitude to all who in any manner contributed to this result.
I am not unmindful that to this honor grave responsibilities are
attached, but relying upon the Ruler of Nations, who con-
trols the destinies of all peoples, I confidently enter upon the
discharge of my duties.

Your fellow citizens have conferred a great honor upon you
in esteeming you worthy and competent to legislate for them.
Every citizen is under obligation to serve his State faithfully,
but more especially is this true of those who have been elected
by the people to positions of trust and responsibility. Our State
is now in its formative period, and the character of your legisla-
tion must tell for good or evil upon its future. Allow me to
remind you that the manner in which we discharge the duties
pertaining to this session of the Legislative Assembly is worthy
of our most serious thought. Our constituency have entrusted
to you the entire responsibility of the legislative department,
and I shall leave it there. If, however, I have occasion to differ

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with you on any measure, I shall hope to so present my objec-
tions as to command your respect. All information in the Ex-
ecutive Office is at your command.

I congratulate you, and through you, our people upon the
prosperous condition of our State. I have no words at my
command with which to express my confidence in the future of
Montana. My imagination also falters in any attempt to picture
its future greatness. Nature was indeed in her most generous
mood when she formed our mountains and valleys. With our
gold, our silver, our copper, our lead, our coal, our fertile soil,
our forests, our matchless climate — in a word, with our bound-
less resources, which no man can enumerate, we shall here
build a great self-sustaining commonwealth which will be the
pride of our Nation.

STATE FINANCES.

The report of the State Treasurer for 1892 shows that the
financial affairs of the State have been creditably handled.
The total revenue proper foi the year was $433,351.21; the
warrants drawn against the same were $379,35 7-9O, leaving a
balance of $53,993.31. This makes a very gratifying showing,
and reveals more clearly than any othf r statement following the
exact volume of business transacted during the year, and the net
balance to our credit after all bills shall have been paid.

By referring to Exhibit "A" you will notice that the total re-
ceipts to the general fund were $508,106.46, which added to
the balance on hand at the beginning of the year, $63,356.38,
give us a total of $571,462.84. The total of warrants paid and
bonds bought was $418,576.12, leaving a balance of cash on
hand of $152,886-72.

Exhibit " D " shows how this balance is distributed among the
several funds. In addition to this, the balance from the Stock
Inspector, Stock Indemnity and Sheep Inspector and Indemnity
Funds bring this total on hand to $162,510.61.

The revenues from every County in the State have materially
increased over the previous year, aggregating a net increase of
$176,804.83. (See Exhibit -<B.")

For the first time all the several stock funds have a balance
to their credit, after paying all the warrants for the year. The

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Sheep Inspector and Indemnity Fund is credited with a balance
on hand of $8,195.77. (See Exhibit "C.") It will not be
necessary to lay this tax for some years to come, unless a serious
epidemic should attack that class of stock.

Only about $21,000 of the School Fund have been invested,
while nearly $40,000 lie idle in the treasury. An Act of Con-
gress prevents the proceeds of the sale of lands granted for
educational purposes from being used, the interest thereon only
being available. The necessity of investing the balance of the
School Fund in desirable securities is apparent. The Board of
Land Commissioners say on this subject, p. 25:

" We think that express authority should be given to the
State Board to purchase in the open market at the best price
[referring to bonds] and that in addition authority should be given
to loan upon real estate an amount equal to one-third of the
value of the same, based upon an appraisal by the State Land
Agent and approved by the Board. It appears to us that this,
or some other feasible method, must be employed to secure a
revenue from the sale of our school lands, otherwise the policy
of selling must be abandoned and a system of leasing exclusively
inaugurated."

STATE LEVY.

It will be necessary for you to re-enact the law passed at the
last session of the Legislature, levying a uniform rate of assess-
ment and taxation. There can not be a doubt but we shall need
as large a levy as is allowable under the Constitution.

ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES.

Article 7» Section TO, of the Constitution makes it my duty to
present to the Legislative Assembly estimates of the amounts of
money required to be raised by taxation for all purposes. In
pursuance of this duty I respectfully submit the following esti-
mate of expenses of the State government for each ot the fiscal
years ending November 30, 1893, and November 30, 1894, re-
spectively :

For Executive Department $ 41,100

For Legislative Department 44,520

For Judiciary Department 81,550

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For State Officers (appointive) 20,600

For State Boards and Institutions. ... 222,390

For Miscellaneous 41,200

Total $45i,36o

REPORTS OF STATE AUDITOR AND STATE BOARD OF EQUALI-
ZATION.

The report of the State Auditor for 1892 and the report of
the State Board of Equalization will be submitted to you. They
contain information of much value upon questions that directly
concern you as lawmakers. The compilations have been made
with care and can be studied with profit. They show the State
has had a steady growth in nearly every line of business. The
stock and agricultural industries have materially advanced. The
wool clip for 1892 amounted to 10,180,791 pounds as compared
with 7,784,007 two years ago — a gain of 2,396,784 pounds.
The stock interests generally are in a prosperous condition.
Dairying is receiving attention, 1,066,732 pounds of butter and
cheese having been produced during the year. The wheat out-
put reached 1,250,784 bushels. There are 9,330 ranches in the
State, aggregating 2,640,056 acres, with 1,390 irrigating ditches,
reaching a total of 3,245^ miles. Fruit growing is enlisting
the efforts of farmers to no small degree, 13,212^ bushels of
apples being placed to their credit for the year, besides a very
creditable showing as to other fruits. Thousands of trees have
been planted, and will in due time develop an important and
profitable industry in the State. Notwithstanding the depres-
sion due to the low price of silver, the mining industry is in an
excellent condition. I regret that there is no reliable data at
hand which will enable me to correctly give the mineral output
of the State, but I am satisfied from such information as I have
been able to obtain that it is larger than in any preceding year.
The Auditor's report places the total valuation of property at
$129,456,942. Your attention is called to Exhibit "E."

The report of the Attorney General, covering the business of
his office from November 9, 1889, up to December i, 1892, will

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be placed before you. He asks that provision be made for in-
creased help in his office; see pages 33, 34. He also asks
that a larger appropriation be made to his department; see page
34. On page 35 he calls attention to the neglect of certain
County Commissioners to levy a "stock inspector and detective
tax." His suggestions respecting this matter should receive
your consideration. I also call your attention to certain changes
in the registration law which he recommends,

THE REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL.

The Adjutant-General's report will be submitted with the
other State Officers' reports. I heartily endorse all of his rec-
ommendations. I think a careful reading of this report will en-
list your interest in our State Militia.

BOILER INSPECTOR.

The Boiler Inspector's report has been published and will be
sent to you. You will notice in his report published January i>
1892, that he calls attention to some amendments to the law
governing his office, which he thinks should be made so as to
give him the same authority over steam machinery that he now
has over steam boilers. He promised to make such recom-
mendations later, but he does not refer to the matter in his last
report. I believe the- primary motive which prompted the en-
actment of the present law was to protect the lives and limbs of
those engaged in the hazardous employment of working around
steam boilers and steam machinery; hence I call attention to
his suggestion.

STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS.

During the year 1892 the Board of Medical Examiners passed
upon fifty applicants to practice medicine in this State. Of
these, permanent certificates were issued to thirty-six, thirteen
failed to pass the prescribed examination, and the case of one is
still pending. The work of the Board shows that it is in every
respect a protection to the interests of reputable physicians, and
that the public is correspondingly benefited. To prevent in-
competent physicians from endangering the lives of the people,
and to prevent extortion for medical services rendered, are

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efforts which should enlist the interest of all good citizens, and
the serious consideration of lawmakers.

I am not sufficiently informed as to the current expenses of
the Board of Examiners to recommend the appropriation of any
specific sum for its maintenance; but it becomes your duty to
make an allowance large enough to carry on the work satisfac-
torily.

SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.

The report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction will
be before you. It is instructive as showing the abiding interest
or the people in our public school system. I wish especially to
call your attention to what he says under the head of "Morals
and Decency." Under the same head he said in his report of
1891 : "Nearly all States in the Union have enactments upon
their statute books relating to this subject." That I may em-
phasize the importance of this matter, I quote from the same re-
port an extract which he copied from report of the Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction of South Dakota: "Cases have been
known in the State where no privy had been provided, and very
frequently only one for both sexes. It is common that the out-
buildings are placed in proximity, with no effective barrier be-
tween them. Shall we wonder that impurity is increasing in so-
ciety when people are absolutely lethargic regarding the rela-
tions of the sexes in the common schools? If we properly prize
the virtue of our girls and the manliness and purity of our boys,
these things will receive our attention. It is prudishness that
smacks strongly of ignorance and incapacity that will prevent a
teacher giving- due attention to the condition of the schools and
school grounds, relative to the relation of the sexes. Pure men
and women will only come from pure homes and pure schools."

I earnestly recommend that you enact a law making it the
duty of School Trustees to provide good accommodations along
the line here suggested.

REPORTS OF STATE OFFICERS.

All State Officers are required by the Constitution to make
full and complete reports of their official transactions to the
Governor at least twenty days preceding each regular session

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of the Legislative Assembly. The Governor is required to
transmit these reports to the Legislature, together with "esti-
mates of the amount of money required to be raised by taxation
for all purposes of State," and to recommend such measures as
may be deemed expedient.

The practical value of these reports to the officer to whom
they are made is often lessened, if not wholly destroyed, by de-
lay in printing, or for other causes, which prevent the use of the
data'which they contain in recommending legislation.

Provision should be made for publishing these reports at an
earlier date, so that all the information they contain may be
made available for the purpose intended. I have had no oppor-
tunity to examine a number of important reports for the reasons
named, and have therefore refrained from making certain
recommendations to which your attention would otherwise have
been called.

UNITED STATES SENATOR.

Among your more important duties will be the election of
one of your fellow-citizens to represent Montana in the United
States Senate. I indulge the hope that in your wisdom you
may elect one who will reflect credit alike upon you and the
State.

PERMANENT STATE CAPITAL.

At the Next general election, to be held in November, 1894,
the location of a permanent State Capital will be submitted to
the people, as provided for in an Act passed by the last Legis-
lative Assembly, and approved March 6, 1891. The result of
the recent election leaves the choice between Helena and Ana-
conda. It is important that you make provision for all possible
contingencies; should the choice fall upon Anaconda, the result
would not be officially known until within about two weeks of
the assembling of the Legislature. In that event the time will
be so short as to greatly inconvenience all State officers unless
you enact a law clothing some one with authority to make
necessary arrangements, as there is now no law that I am familiar
with, giving any one such authority. This is very important,

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as under the Constitution the Legislature cannot meet at any
place except at the " seat of government."

STATE AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

In my opinion, one of the most important duties will be that
of locating State and Educational Institutions. Shall the latter
be grouped or located seperately, is a question now agitating
our people, I believe you will give the subject your careful
thought, and act from a desire to best serve the iuture interests
of the State. However, I feel I would be derelict in my duty
if I did not urge upon you the necessity of taking such action as
will determine where the various State Institutions are to be
located. It is my judgment that all interests demand an early
settlement of this matter. We are looking for and inviting out-
side capital to our State; the fact that none of our State Institu-
tions have vet been located impresses capitalists unfavorablv-

The lands donated to Montana by the United States are now
being selected from the public domain and will soon be available
for the purposes named. Aside from the University lands,
already selected, 622,000 acres are donated for the following
uses:

For a School of Mines 100,000 acres

For State Normal Schools 100,000 "

For Agricultural Colleges 140,000 "

For Deaf and Dumb Asylums 50,000 "

For State Reform Schools 50,000 "

For Public Buildings. . . . 182,000 "

An Agricultural College must be established in accordance
with an act of Congress approved July 2nd, 1863, in order to
avail ourselves of the appropriation made in the Act of August
36th, 1890. Under the provision of this Act the sum of $15,000
per annum, for ten years, is appropriated to each State and Ter-
ritory, and the sum of $25,000 per annum is thereatter to be
applied to instruction in agriculture, the various branches in
mathematics, physics, natural and economic science, the English
language and mechanic arts. It requires no argument to show
the losses which the State is sustaining through our neglect to
locate this institution.

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ORPHANS' HOME.

In my judgment, provision should be made for a State
Orphans' Home. The condition of these unfortunate cnildren
appeals to the generous side of every man's nature, and the
fostering care of the State is demanded. The strongest evi-
dence of our Nation's high civilization is the interest our people
manifest in caring for the afflicted. Every manly man freely re-
sponds to the appeal of his State for the support of elemosynary
institutions.

I am informed that the promoters of an orphanage in the
County of Silver Bow offer to donate their property, comprising
160 acres of land with all the improvements, for a State Asylum,
provided it is deemed best to establish such an institution. I
recommend the consideration of proffers of this character, which
may come from different counties in the State, while the ques-
tion of creating an institution of this kind is pending.

NEW COUNTIES.

The creation of new counties is incidental to the growth of
the State. The area of many of our counties is so great that
the cost of maintaining local government is a burden upon the
tax-payers. Judicial proceedings involve an enormous outlay of
money when jurors and witnesses are compelled to travel from
one hundred to four hundred miles to reach the county seat.
To invoke justice under such conditions is to invite bankruptcy
to the litigants, in civil cases, or add to the burden of taxation
in criminal cases. The trend of public sentiment is toward the
sub-division of our larger counties, whenever it appears that the
valuation and population of the proposed new county will justify
the step.

But every proposition ot this character should be approached
with extreme care. The interests of rival towns, and the ambitions
of would-be office- holders, should not deflect the attention of
legislators from the rugged merits of the case. While the area
of Montana warrants the prediction that the growth of popula-
tion will soon double the number of counties in the State, con-
servative action by the Legislature in this regard will, at all
times, conserve the best interests of the commonwealth.

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REFORM SCHOOL.

All experience teaches the necessity of maintaining State Re-
form Schools. The Federal Government recognized this in
donating to our State 50,000 acres of land as an endowment
fund for such an institution. It is a cause for profound regret
that very often our courts are called upon to sentence those who
are under the age of majority. That such offenders should be
punished in like manner as those who are older, and practically
placed under the daily tuition of those who are graduates in
crime by being incarcerated with them, does violence to every
one's sense of justice. From the standpoint of decency, human-
ity, due regard for the morals of society, from an economic
standpoint, indeed, from every consideration, we are impelled to
make such provision for the youthful criminal as will, while re-
straining him of his liberty, set to work influences which may
result in his reformation. The twofold purpose of our penal
laws is the punishment of crime and the reformation of the
criminal. Now, every one who has given the subject any thought
and investigation, knows that the reformation of the youthful
offender is made impossible when he is compelled to associate
day and night with those who are hardened in every form of
vice.

One of our learned and honorable judges, writing to me on
this subject, says : "Judges and jurors are often times loth to
send young persons to the penitentiary for crimes committed,
knowing as they do, that the result is to blight their lives, and
sometime young criminals are acquitted of crimes and turned
loose upon a comrr unity, and the law evaded. Then, too, the
culprit, emboldened by his seeming good luck in escaping the
clutches of the law, becomes more daring and rushes into still
greater crimes. But the more serious aspect of the case is in
the fact that too many heedless young persons of both sexes,
deprived of the moral training and better influences so necessary
in early life, are apt to be led astray, and if convicted of a crime
and thrown among the criminal classes, become more indifferent
to the obligations of society, less jealous of their own good name
and more easily influenced for the bad."

To reclaim these young unfortunates is a noble work and ap-
peals to the best effort of heart and mind of the statesman who

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wants most to serve humanity and the State. I hope you can
see your way clear to take some action looking to the separation
of the youths and less hardened criminals from old offenders.
If you conclude to establish a Reform School, it is my opinion
that it should be located in an agricultural community, where it
could be made partly self-sustaining.

Another of our most honored judges says on this point: "It
should be a strictly educational and industrial school." Quoting
him again, he says; "The District Courts should have exclu-
sive original jurisdiction and the only right to commit to this
school."

STATE EXAMINERS.

My honorable predecessor called the attention of the last Leg-
islative Assembly to the importance of providing for a State Ex-
aminer, but no action was taken. Our Constitution says: "The
Legislative Assembly shall provide for a State Examiner." See
Article VII., Section 8. This matter, in my judgment, is of
great importance and I earnestly ask, in the interest of good
government and thorough business principles, that you create
this office and define the duties pertaining thereto. The State
Examiner should be clothed with power and authority to exam-
ine the books at least once a year, and oftener if necessary, of
such State and County officers as in your judgment the interest
of the State may require. He should have authority to intro-
duce a uniform system of book-keeping and power to compel all
State officers and State institutions to conform their book-keep-
ing to this general system. These duties are such as to demand
a high order of ability, and I hope you will fix the salary at such
a figure as to command the services of a capable man. It is a
common fault of Legislatures in the creation of public offices to
allow such small salaries as to make it practically impossible to
secure efficient men. The temptation is strong to attempt to
make a reputation for econom} . While economy should be
practiced in every department of the State, yet when it is done
at the expense of the service it smacks of demagogism.

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GREAT SEAL.

I call your attention to the need of a State seal. It is un-
becoming the dignity of our State to longer use the old Terri-
torial Seal.

STATE BOUNDARIES.

There should be no further delay in officially determining the
boundaries of the State of Montana. Our northern boundary
has been surveyed and its position exactly fixed by the monuments
established by the American-British Boundary Line Commis-
sion; our eastern boundary and the Montana- Wyoming line have
been located under the authority of the General Land Office.
But there still remains to be established the western and south-
western boundary of Montana, separating us from Idaho,

In the northwestern portion of the State, on the Kootenai
river, and in the country adjacent thereto, there is a present and
prospective activity in mining which gives promise of a large
population in the near future. Vexatious questions have already
arisen as to whether claims to be officially surveyed belong to
Idaho or Montana, and as to which State should order the sur-
veys made. The permanent growth of that section is largely
dependent upon the official establishment of the boundary line,
and the interests of Montana demand an early settlement of the
question.

I therefore recommend that the Legislature take steps to se-
cure the co-operation of Idaho in locating our common boundary
line.

PUBLIC LANDS,

Seventy-two sections of public land were donated to the Ter-
ritory of Montana for university purposes by the United States
in 1881, of which 45,226 acres were selected during the two
years following. Another grant of 622,000 acres was made by
the Federal Government in the act providing for the admission
of Montana into the Union, making a grand total of 668,080
acres of public lands donated to us for the purposes set forth in
the act.

A law passed by the State Legislature and approved March
6, 1891, provided for the selection and conveyance of school and

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indemnity lands, as well as those donated by the United States
for various public buildings and institutions. The Governor was
authorized to appoint, by and with the consent of the State
Board of Land Commissioners, a State Land Agent, who should
be empowered to select these lands under the rules prescribed
by the Secretary of the Interior.

The report of the State Board of Land Commissioners for
1892 shows a total selection of 128,823.51 "acres, leaving less
than 500,000 acres yet to be selected. It is believed that the
timber lands in the Flathead valley will furnish 150,000 acres,
while the balance will "have to be taken from vacant lands
wherever they may be found." A selection of nearly 19,000
acres, filed in the land office at Missoula, was rejected by the
United States land officers. Concerning this the State Board
says :

"While there is some foundation for the claims of the land
officers, we are not satisfied that they are right in rejecting the
selections, and in order that the interests of the State should be
protected to the fullest extent, we have appealed to the Com-
missioner of the General Land Office. Should the decision be
affirmed, we anticipate no difficulty in securing such legislation
from Congress as will confirm the right of the State to the said
lands."

Although the rush of settlers to the more favored portions of
the State greatly interfered with the selection of valuable public
lands under the grant, it is believed that the full number of acres
to which the State is entitled can be secured in the near future.
With the State will rest the problem of the profitable control of
these lands.

Several important changes in existing laws will be necessary
to secure the best results. During the past year the cost of ap-
praisals in four (4) counties reached the sum of $5,892.21. It
has been found necessary for the Board of Land Commissioners
to increase the per diem allowed appraisers under the law, in
order to have the work done. As the State Land Agent makes
all selections from personal inspection, he should be authorized
to make appraisements without additional expense to the State.

Laws governing the leasing of State lands require revision.
The rights of the lessee on lands other than grazing lands should

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be clearly defined. Penalties should be prescribed for those
who remain in possession of State lands after having been noti-
fied that such lands have been appraised and are subject to
lease.

Legislation is also required to give effect to the constitutional
provision authorizing the sale of timber on State lands.

The magnitude of the landed interests of the State impels me
to urge upon you the necessity of taking such steps as will
strengthen and aid the State Board of Land Commissioners in
their efforts to protect our heritage from the greed of trespass-
ers. These splendid donations to the educational interests of
the State are menaced by selfish and designing men, and it be-
comes our sacred duty to protect the rights of the State by
every means within our power. No question presses more
seriously upon your attention than the careful guarding of the
publ c good by the protection of our public lands. In this con-
nection, I call your attention to the able report of the Board of
Land Commissioners, which will be placed on your desks. It
will repay a careful reading. I regard their recommendation on
page 36, under the heading of "Register of State Land Office,"
as especially worthy of your thoughtful consideration.

MINERAL LANDS.

In 1864 Congress passed an act granting aid, in land, to con-
struct the Northern Pacific Railway from Duluth, Minnesota,
to tide water on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. This endow-
ment gave to the railway company, in Montana, every alternate
section of land, not mineral, in an area eighty miles wide and
700 miles long; and a further area twenty-five miles in width
and 700 miles in length, as indemnity for land found to be min-
eral or lands to which it was ascertained that private rights or
previous reservation had attached.

The construction of the road through Montana was completed
September 8, 1883; to-day we find a railway traversing the
length of our State, seeking a judicial perversion of the plain
meaning of the act of Congress, and by technical construction
making every effort to wrongfully obtain patent to about 3,000,-
ooo acres of the mineral lands of the State.

Failing in the effort to secure from the Land Department of

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the United States patent to the mineral lands exempted by act
of Congress from its grant, the railway company resorted to the
courts, seeking to obtain favorable legal construction.

At the same time the people of Montana applied to Congress
for the classification of their lands, and a determination by
authority of law of what constitutes the reserved mineral lands.

There is now before Congress a measure, generally known
as the Mineral Land Classification Bill, which has for its object
the separation of the mineral lands excluded from the grant, and
giving to the Northern Pacific Railway only those lands con-
templated in the act of Congress.

A case is pending in the Supreme Court, entitled R. P. Bar-
den et al. vs. The Northern Pacific Railway Company, in which
that corporation is seeking to anticipate legislation favorable to
the people of Montana by establishing the judicial point that the
company is entitled to all the odd numbered sections ot land
within its grant not known to be mineral at the time of its
definite location in 1872. If successful in its effort, a majority
of all our developed mines may fall into the hands of the North-
ern Pacific Railway Company, as well as those yet undiscov-
ered.

Under existing conditions it becomes the duty of this Legis-
lature to take such prompt and effective steps as will best pro-
tect the people of this State from a threatened calamity. The
legislation of the past, relative to the preservation of our min-
eral lands, has been more fruitful of earnest efforts than of prac-
tical results.

The annual report of the Mineral Land Commissioner will be
placed before you. It is an exhaustive presentation of the ca&e
of the people against the Northern Pacific Railway Company,
in the efforts of the people of Montana and other mineral pro-
ducing states to resist the unjust claims of the company, that all
lands not known to be mineral at the time of the land grant be-
long to that corporation. The record of the efforts of the com-
missioner to secure favorable legislation to our people by Con-
gress is of great interest, and is well worthy your careful pe-
rusal.

IMMIGRATION.

The marvellous possibilities of Montana will be fully realized

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only through the inspiration of numbers, which we can easily
secure through wise legislation encouraging immigration.

The multiplication of farms will bring to our State every ad-
vantage to be derived from numbers, with none of the dangers
of an over crowded population, reaching beyond the limits of
self-support. No State less favored than Montana could sustain
the drain now imposed upon our financial resources in sending
abroad for farm products which should be marketed from the idle
acreage of our valleys and plains. Vast sums of money which
should circulate in the channels of our local business life go else-
where for products which could be grown more cheaply at our
very doors.

Upon the reclamation of our arid lands must largely 'depend
a. substantial increase of population. With nearly one million
acres of land brought into productiveness, an hundred thousand
immigrants would add their energies to the industrial life of
Montana, enhancing the value of real and personal property,
enlarging the volume of business and increasing the revenues
of the State. To encourage immigration tor the development
of our agricultural resources the first important step to be taken
is to make the creation of new communities possible by the irri-
gation of our arid lands.

IRRIGATION.

Nature has supplemented Montana's mineral wealth with vast
areas of fertile soil, which need only the beneficial influences of
our mountain streams to enable this State to add to its popula-
tion many thousands of industrious citizens.

Limited experiments in various portions of the State justify
every encouragement that can be given laudable irrigation pro-
jects within the limits of the Constitution. The potential possi-
bilities of our arid lands have been demonstrated and yields of
cereals have been secured unexcelled in quality and quantity.
It remains only for these lands to be properly prepared for the
plow, to assure to the state a vast agricultural population.

It is evident that the magnitude of this undertaking makes
impossible the irrigation of any considerable acreage through
private capital. The work must be carried on in large
systems, with reservoirs, catchment basins and canals, the con-
struction of which involves the investment of .vast sums of

Governor's Message. 19

money. Private corporations can be relied upon only for the
performance of such work as gives promise of prompt returns.
For the comprehensive and conservative use of the waters of
our streams in reclaiming our arid lands some government
agency must be enlisted. The State Irrigation Congress, which
convened at Helena January 7, 1892, adopted the following res-
olution :

Rtsolved, That in the judgment of this Convention it is the
duty of the General Government to aid in the development of
the arid lands in the several States and Territories where such
lands exist; and while we do not deem it desirable that the con-
trol and title to such lands should pass from the General Gov-
ernment to the several States containing them, we do neverthe-
less urge that at least the proceeds arising from the sale of such
lands shall be applied to the supplying of water for their devel-
opment for the purpose of agriculture, and we urge our Sena-
tors and Representatives in Congress to use every effort to ac-
complish such legislation as will bring about this desirable re-
sult, not only for our State, but for all other Slates and Territo-
ries similarly situated.

I heartily concur in the aims and purposes of this resolution,
and recommend that this body memoralize Congress to take
such action as may be deemed necessary to bring about the de-
sired result.

While legislation should deal liberally with a question of such
supreme importance to the future of the State, too many safe-
guards cannot be thrown around the rights of the citizens, or
too ample protection be given the settler who is dependent upon
irrigation systems. Corporations encouraged by legislation to
push forward irrigation schemes, should not be permitted to ab-
sorb the public domain, on the one hand, or the income of the
settler on the other. The charges made by companies owning
ditches and canals should be regulated by law.

FOREST AND PRAIRIE FIRES.

Every one who travels much over the State must be im-
pressed with the great loss we annually suffer from forest and
prairie fires. Ex-Governor Toole said, in his last message, on
this subject: "I am of the opinion that nothing could be done

2O Governors Message.

more conducive to this end than the passage of a law by which
railroad companies operating in the State should be compelled
to burn their right ot way annually, and thus prevent a spread
of fire originating not infrequently from sparks from their en-
gines and the cleaning of fire boxes."

I most heartily endorse that suggestion. It would entail but
little labor upon the railroad companies and certainly would in
the end redound to their profit.

Efforts should be made, through vigorous legislation, to pro-
tect our forests from denudation by timber thieves. Federal
supervision seems inadequate to wholly check these onslaughts
upon our forests, and should be supplemented by active meas-
ures on the part of the State.

VIOLATION OF GAME AND FISH LAWS.

Complaint has been made to me of the gross violation of our
game and fish laws. The large quantity of trout which is often
found in the markets of our larger towns and cities is convincing
evidence of the truthfulness of the complaints. Then, too,
countless thousands of young fish are annually destroyed through
the carelessness of those having in charge the many irrigation
ditches which tap our mountain streams, by not . protecting the
head of their ditches with wire screens.

The use of giant powder and other explosives in our streams
is forbidden, but the law is frequently disobeyed. The perpe-
trators should be detected and severely punished.

The wanton slaughter of deer and elk for their skins and ant-
lers should be strictl} prohibited. I think the season for law-
fully killing this game should be made shorter. In this connec-
tion I deem it pertinent to say that the Indians who roam over
the State are not granted any more privileges under the law
than are the taxpayers, but as a matter of fact they violate the
law with impunity. Can we not provide for the apprehension
and punishment of all offenders?

Some States have found it necessary to appoint officers whose
duty it is to enforce similar laws. I can not see my way clear
to recommend such action on your part, owing to the very many
demands upon our treasury, but I express the hope that you
may be able to so amend our present law as to make it more

Governor's Message. 21

effective. If something is not done along this line our mountain
game will soon become extinct, and we shall also have to incur the
expense of restocking our streams. So young a State as Colo-
rado has already been obliged to spend large sums for that pur-
pose; the same processes at work here have resulted in cleaning
out their streams.

THE SUPREMR COURT,

Article VIII, Section 5, of the Constitution confers upon the
Legislature power to increase the number of Justices of the Su-
preme Court to five. The conditions of statehood imposes upon
our courts additional burdens, and the volume of litigation will
necessarily increase with the population and development o! the
State. With our industrial and commercial growth, and with
activity in utilizing the resources of this favored region, many
new questions for the arbitrament of the court of last resort will
arise, requiring prompt as well as careful consideration. In the
opinion of many eminent in the profession of law and familiar
with the duties and obligations resting upon the Supreme Court,
the increase referred to is deemed essential to the welfare of the
State. To protect litigants from vexatious and costly delays
will best serve the ends of justice and promote the welfare of
the people.

LABOR.

Montana is indebted for its prosperity not only to the lavish-
ness of Nature, the hardy pioneers who discovered her treas-
ures, and the generous investment of capital, but also to the
faithful efforts of those who toil. Nature, though generous, is
reluctant to give up her stores of wealth, and her riches are
only to be secured by incessant labor. In the future, as in the
past, Montana must depend upon its great industrial army for
its peerless position as a wealth producer. Laws which enlarge
the opportunities of labor and increase the facilities of the work-
ingman for self-culture and beneficial recreation will reflect the
enlightened sentiment of the State. Upon the prosperity of la-
bor rests the prosperity of the commonwealth.

COMMISSIONER OF LABOR.

Our Constitution says you may "provide for a bureau of ag-
riculture, labor and industry, to be located at the capital, and be

22 Governor's Message.

under the control of a commissioner." I recommend the crea-
tion of this office, to the end that such authentic information as
will be valuable in advertising the resources of the State may be
collected. All of us, I am sure, have unbounded faith in the
possibilities of our great State. We who are residents know
of the wonderful fertility of the soil; of the profits from our
herds of cattle, sheep and horses; we know our mineral wealth
to be far beyond that of any State in the Union. We nevtr
weary of singing Montana's praises, for after we have exhausted
our stock of adjectives we can truthfully say, "the halt hath not
been told." 1 hope we may soon be able to provide for a sys-
tematic method of advertising the resources of Montana; and
when we do, we shall need to be fortified with an array of sta-
tistics which have been collected in a thorough and methodical
manner, bearing the stamp of official authority. The informa-
tion collated by such an officer would also prove invaluable to
the intelligent legislator.

PINKERTON FORCES.

Article III, Section 31, of our Constitution is as follows: "No
armed person or persons or armed body of men shall be brought
into this State for the preservation of the peace or the suppres-
sion of domestic violence, except upon the application of the
Legislative Assembly or of the Governor when the Legislative
Assembly can not be convened."

The political party which honored me with the nomination
for the office to which the people have since elected me, in con-
vention assembled pledged itself to use its best efforts, through
proper legislation, to enforce the above mentioned provision. I
feel in honor bound, and the more so because in entire harmony
with my sentiments, to call your attention to the fact that this
provision is not self-executing, and needs legislation to give it
force. I hope you will give the subject your early attention.

THE PENITENTIARY.

I have no data at hand showing the comparative cost of main-
taining the Penitentiary under the contract system of caring for
criminals with that under direct State control. From a busi-
ness standpoint I argue that no one would enter into con-

Governors Message. 23

tract with the State to care for its criminals unless there was a
large profit to be made. I believe there is such profit, and that
we can save it to the State under good business management.
Economy, however, in caring for criminals is not the only de-
mand made by society. Humanitarian principles should at all
times enter into the calculations of the commonwealth in consid-
ering the management of State prisons. For we must not for-
get that it is our c uty to try to awaken moral ambitions and
higher purposes in these men, and such an awakening is more
likely to be brought about when the management is in the hands
of the State. I set it down as a principle that the State should
have direct control of all State institutions when supported from
the public treasury; and that this practice should never be devi-
ated from, except in the event of some such unfortunate exi-
gency as that which made our present course a necessity.

I therefore recommend that the Penitentiary be placed
under the direct management of a Warden, and that an appro-
priation adequate to meet the requirements of that institution be
made. Whatever your conclusions as to the best method of
management, there is one question where there is no room for
a difference of opinion, namely : the absolute necessity for en-
larged quarters; as the present over-crowded condition of the
Penitentiary is contrary to every principle laid down for the
governrnent of prisons.

THE INSANE.

I have been unable to obtain information relative to the insane,
such as would warrant me in making any recommendations
concerning them at this time. Later in the session I will com-
municate to you any suggestions I may deem it necessary to
make.

PURITY OF THE BALLOT.

I want to say, with all the emphasis at my command, that
questions affecting the purity of the ballot and the integrity of our
elections demand our best thought and most conscientious work.
The perpetuity of our Government depends upon the purity of
its source — the people. Nothing to-day so much tends to corrupt
the public conscience as bribery — bribery in almost every conceiv

24 Governors Message.

able form. Thoughtful and loyal men must view with alarm
the prevalence of venal voting. Every man who loves his
country demands an honest ballot and an honest count, yielding
gracefully to the public will, honestly expressed at the polls. All
good citizens look with contempt upon the bribe-taker, but are
apt to condone the offence of the bribegiver; this is wrong,
there is but one safe place, the penitentiary, for the bribe-giver ;
and he who through intimidation interferes with a free and
secret ballot is almost as great a criminal.

It is at all times the duty of legislative bodies to vigorously
protect the electoral rights of the citizen. I can conceive of no
more effective method to accomplish this end than to make
vote-buying, fraudulent voting and the misconduct of election
officers experiments too dangerous to invite the misdirected
energies of dishonest men.

I recommend to your earnest consideration the adoption of
rigorous measures for the detection and severe punishment of
frauds upon the ballot, regardless of the disguises in which they
may appear. Bribery will no longer be practiced when it ceases
to be profitable, and this result will be attained when the man
who would control elections by speculating upon the moral de-
linquencies of others realizes that in taking such desperate
chances he risks his personal liberty and invites public disgrace.

With bribery practically stamped out, with the duties of elec-
tion officers more specifically defined and the prescribing of more
severe penalties for their neglect, with such changes in the elec-
tion laws as will actually as well as theoretically, guarantee to
the voter absolute secrecy in casting his ballot, we may rest
assured of having honest elections, expressive of the public will,
and the day will have dawned when vexatious controversies will
cease to tarnish the fair fame of the State.

REGISTRATION.

Experience has demonstrated the benefits of the registration
law, although it can with profit to the State be amended so as
to remedy several apparent defects. In compelling a large per
cent of our citizens to travel long distances to register, at no
inconsiderable outlay of time and money, the law works an
evident injustice. It should be made less of a burden to the
ranchman, the stockman and the prospector, while affording the

Governor's Message. 25

protection of a complete and thorough registration. While a
registration law promotive of the purity of elections should be
maintained, such a law should in no case operate as a special
burden upon those residing in isolated sections of the State. A
few of the more important poin's which should be considered
are as follows:

First, Registry agents should be required to sit within each
and every voting precinct within their districts, at some con-
venient point, giving ample notice of such sitting. This will re-
move the just cause of complaint now made by those compelled
to travel long distances to register.

Second, Registration should continue to within a few days of
election, allowing only the necessary time to print, revise and
post the lists.

Third, The powers of the County Commissioners in estab-
lishing registration districts and voting precincts should be more
rigidly defined. No one can complain if these officers are re-
moved as far as possible from the suspicion of being controlled
by partisan or other unworthy motives.

Fourth, Some changes must, in all fairness, be made in the
clauses regulating the registration of those who become citizens
just a few days preceeding the election. This clause as it now
stands, taken in connection with the clause closing registration
October 15, practically disfranchises many newly made citizens
and those who reach their majority after that date.

Fifth, The clauses permitting one to vote under certificate
should be amended so that when a voter surrenders his certifi-
cate to the judges of election, the judges should be compelled
to return it with the poll books.

THE AUSTRALIAN LAW.

As a means of securing independency to the voter, and free-
dom from corrupting influences at the polls, the Australian law
has appealed to popular favor, and has met approval in many
states. Vote buying and intimidation have been greatly checked
through the operation of this system, yet all must admit that
human ingenuity can defeat the purposes of any law, however
carefully framed. Endorsed as the best device ever suggested
to preserve the purity of elections, it becomes our duty to make

26 Governors Message.

evasions of the Australian law as difficult as possible. Success-
ful efforts have been made in various states to attain this end by
simplifying the system, while maintaining the essential element
of secrecy. As the purpose of the law is, first, to enable the
voter to cast his vote in privacy, uninfluenced by his employer
or others who might seek to control his action ; and, second, to
prevent the unprincipled voter from giving any evidence or as-
surance that he had carried out any terms of a bargain made in
advance, the necessity for amending our present law becomes
apparent.

I would recommend such changes in the ballot as will place
the name of party candidates in separate columns, and thus en-
able the voter, with one mark, to vote his entire party ticket, if
he so desires; at the same time leaving him the privilege of
marking it in detail, as at present. I would eliminate those
features which make possible the collusion of the judges of elec-
tion with interested parties. The use of printed cards and sam-
ple ballots, in man}' localities, leads to the open violation of the
essential principle of the law, by enabling the judges to keep a
close check on the action of the voter. The remedy for this lies
in drawing the cloak of secrecy still closer around the voter.
Under no circumstances or conditions (except blindness or other
physical disability) should the judges be permitted to mark a
ballot, or become in any wa}; a party to the action of the voter,
either with or without his consent. The simplification of the
ballot, as suggested, will render it a matter of comparative ease
for the most illiterate voter to mark his ballot. Not only should
the voter be compelled to mark his own ballot, but it should be
made a crime for any judge or other officer of election to seek
to ascertain what the voter's action has been.

Article VII, section 16, of our Constitution reads as follows:
"In case of the failure to qualify in his office, death, resignation,
absence from the State, impeachment, conviction of felony or in-
famous crime, or disqualification from any cause, of both the
Governor and Lieutenant-Governor, the duties of the Governor
shall devolve upon the president pro tempore of the Senate, un-
til such disqualification of either the Governor or Lieutenant-

Governor's Message. 27

Governor be removed, or the vacancy filled, and if the president
pro tempore of the Senate, for any of the above-named causes,
shall become incapable of performing the duties of Governor,
the same shall devolve upon the Speaker of the House."

In Article V., section 6, we find the following sentence:
<4The term of service of the members thereof [the Legislative
Assembly] shall begin the next day after their election, until
otherwise provided by law."

As we have not had any legislative enactment on this subject,
the constitutional provision still stands. Hence, it is clear that
the term of office of the President pro tempore of the Senate
and the Speaker of the House expires the day after their re-
spective successors are elected. And, when it happens, as it
did in the recent election, that both are succeeded, there is evi-
dently a vacancy in both offices. In such an event the query
arises, upon whom would the duties of Governor devolve, should
both he and the Lieutenant-Governor be absent from the State,
or if both of them for any reason be disqualified? I deem this
of so much importance as to merit your consideration. It now
appears to me that the shortest and most direct way of provid-
ing for such an emergency would be to enact that the term of
service of the members of the Legislative Assembly shall not
expire until the day their successors convene in regular biennial
session. In fact, this seems to me the most natural and practi-
cal term of service.

THE NATIONAL GUARD.

I feel a deep interest in the maintenance and prosperity of our
National Guard. I believe in them and shall always be proud
to champion their cause. I do not deem it necessary to go into
any extended argument to convince you of the great importance
of this department; its necessity is conceded by all intelligent
statesmen. Our constitution says the State shall maintain a
State militia, and makes it our duty to provide for its mainte-
nance. The experience of older states teaches the wisdom and
necessity of providing liberally for this branch of service. In
its personnel we find the banker, the farmer, the miner, the
mechanic and the professional man, thus representing all classes
of our citizens, all actuated by an intense patriotism to serve the

28 Governors Message.

State. Experience shows that no state can afford to neglect the
militia; their services may be required when we least expect it.
Let us be wise and extend such aid and encouragement in time
of peace as to show our appreciation of their efforts to make
themselves efficient, should the necessity arise for active service.

In what I have said I hope no will think I favor extravagance
here more than in any other department, but realizing, as I do,
something of the necessity for supporting an efficient State
militia, 1 say unhesitatingly that our citizen soldiery deserves
liberal treatment at your hands.

Our military code provides for an annual encampment, but
none has been held since 1889, owing to the failure of the
Legislature to make an appropriation for that purpose. The
Adjutant General says in his report on this subject: "I believe
if to be absolutely essential to the proper and successful conduct
of the National Guard of the State, it being extremely difficult,
if not actually impossible, to keep the men together and pre-
serve the proper military spirit and discipline without such en-
campment."

Under an act of Congress providing for the disposition of the
abandoned Fort Ellis reservation, the State Board of Land Com-
missioners filed on six hundred and forty (640) acres for a per-
manent militia camp ground. This is centrally located and easy
of access. I do most earnestly recommend that you make such
an appropriation as will insure an annual encampment.

SILVER.

The failure of Congress to legislate in the interests of the
white metal, as demanded by the silver producing States, and to
place it upon its proper footing, has injuriously affected the min-
ing industry, and consequently all the industries of this State.
Restless under the infliction of a wrong, it becomes the duty of
every good citizen, regardless of his political affiliations, to seek
to right it. To this end I would recommend that we memorial-
ize Congress, praying for the early consideration of a free coin-
age bill, and further recommend the creation of a joint commit-
tee to prepare arguments and compile facts to sustain the posi-
tion.

Governor's Message. 29

THE CODE.

I doubt if anything of so much importance will come before
you as the consideration of the new Code, for it directly con-
cerns every one of our constituents. I will not assume to be fa-
miliar with it, but I am acquainted with each member of the
Code Commission, and risk nothing in saying that they are the
peers of any in the knowledge of law, and are highly respected
wherever known. I prefer to accept the work of such emi-
nently qualified men than trust to my own judgment in this field
of labor. [ am not unmindful, however, that some objections
are made to portions of the Code, and some of these objections
are entitled to consideration. I must point out the danger of at-
tempting to revise it before adoption, lest in the effort you de-
stroy its harmony. It is my opinion that the safer and better
way would be to adopt it as a whole, before any revision is at-
tempted or any amendments are made. If you will carefully
read the report of the Commission before taking any action you
will be able to act more understandingly upon the Code.

I am firmly convinced that the World's Columbian Exposi-
tion, to be opened in Chicago in a few months, will afford Mon-
tana the desired opportunity to make her marvelous resources
known to the whole world. Practically at our very door will be
gathered together the brightest representatives from every for-
eign nation, and millions of Americans. Many thousands of
these people will be seeking a field for investment, and as many
more seeking information to guide them in the selection of fu-
ture homes in the great West.

It was the purpose of the last Legislature that our State should
avail itself of so favorable an opportunity to place before the
world convincing proofs of our claim that Montana is the most
profitable field for capital and labor to be found in the entire
Northwest. Hence an appropriation of $50,000 was made to
meet expenses incident to the preliminary work. In the work
already accomplished by the board of managers, in providing
for a display creditable to the State, nearly all of the original ap-
propriation has been expended. To utilize the investment made
and to insure the success of the Montana exhibit, an additional

30 Governors Message.

appropriation of a reasonable sum will be required. In placing
but $50,000 at the disposal of the Board of managers to cany
on a work of such magnitude, it was the evident intent of the
former Legislature that their successors should supplement that
appropriation with such additional sums as might be deemed
necessary to the success of an undertaking the expenses of
which could not be correctly estimated in advance.

The exhibits are now mostly in the hands of the Board, and
they will with mute eloquence proclaim the unlimited wealth of
our mines and the fertility of our soil. The minerals collected
from the counties of Fergus, Meagher, Park, Cascade, Mis-
soula, Silver Bow, Deer Lodge, Lewis and Clarke, Madison,
Beaverhead, Jefferson and Choteau embrace nearly all the
known varieties. They will call the attention of the world to
the vast deposits of our minerals. The agricultural, horticul-
tural and botanical exhibits will enlighten observers as to the
productiveness of our soil, and will undoubtedly result in a large
immigration to our State.

Colorado, Kansas and other states interested in attracting
public attention to their resources, reaped unmeasured benefits
from elaborate displays at the Centennial Exposition in 1876. I
know that every dollar so spent came back fourfold in the set-
tlement of vacant lands and the rapid growth of towns.

Montana's opportunity has now presented itself to duplicate
those successes, and to establish a reputation throughout the
world. I, therefore, recommend the appointment of a joint
committee to confer with the Board of Managers, with a view
of ascertaining what amount will be necessary to meet their re-
quirements, and to assure Montana a creditable display. The
reports of Hon. Stephen DeWolf, president of the Board, and
that of Hon. Walter M. Bickford, executive commissioner, are
now in the executive office, and will be transmitted to you.

CONCLUSION.

In conclusion, gentlemen, allow me to express the earnest wish
that your deliberations during this session may be conducted
with wisdom and harmony. I shall indulge the hope that at the
close of the session vou may return to your constituents with the
proud satisfaction of having faithfully and conscientiously cis~
charged every known duty.

Governors Message.

OFFICIAL,

OF THE

STATE TREASURER

FOR THE

EXHIBIT ««A."

1st Qr.

2cl '^r.

3dQr.

4th Qr.

Balance December 1, 1891

$ 732' 74
2,282 95
741 86
634 41
305 56
4,889 52
631 05
919 04
391 30
4,984 94
5(JO 78
777 12

4,001 » 32

1,775 85
7,6H1 02
820 81
2,219 75
249 00
1,200 00
640 (X)
116 13
2,771 00
1,627 87
112 00
688 00
5 00
2,281 32

S 63,356 38

$ 508,11 Hi Hi
$ 571,462 84

Beaverhead Co

$ 8,3 -9 83
30,717 60
13,886 32
11,938 72
7, 05 40
25,972 83
9,995 32
12,980 54
10,549 58
72,191 34
7,812 90
9,594 82
21,806 33
13,079 41
51,411 81
9,041 65
1,383 60
2,017 20
834 80
605 40

$ 1,095 18
4,192 76
964 60
1,329 86
410 14
<>,026 09
986 66
3,010 83
1,543 51
7,480 24
753 83
4,569 01
5,545 90
2,394 61
11,389 80
872 22
1,909 40
5,406 40
950 00
430 20
110 10
18,311 51)
1,040 87
424 00
1,752 00
4 25
2,073 75

$ 718 18
2,212 85
' 678 42
752 16
270 38
5,026 20
469 46
840 48
968 99
4,946 95
456 01
1,260 49
3,414 72
1,688 97
6,685 37
652 13
1,362 90
343 00
1,40000
789 40

Cascade Co
Custer Co

Chateau Co
Dawson Co

Deer Lodge Co
Fergus Co

Gal latin Co
Jefferson Co

Lewis and Clarke Co
Madison Co.

Meugher to
Missoula Co

Park Co

Silver Bow Co

Yellowstone Co

Secretary of State .

State Auditor

Steam Boiler Inspector.

Clerk Supreme Court
Escheated Estates

School Fund

8,848 50

812 50
2,553 22

University Fund ... .

Normal School Fund

Public Building

Refund Conley & McTague

Income, Lease, Interest, Etc ..
Hi.-iorical Society .

'"2'50

2,022 00

Treasurer U. S

7,231 09

J. B. Catlin, on warrant 3830

226 00
$ 44,785~~98

Total Receipts

S 330,836 40

$ 84,977 71

$ 47,506 37

Total

By warrants paid
By bonds bought
Cash on hand

168,071 Hi
20,000 00

71,177 70

85,418 79

71.304 OH
1,600 60

$ 396,975 52
21,600 60
152,886 72

$571,462 84

Governors Message.

EXHIBIT «B."

Comparative Statement of Increase and Decrease in Revenue
for the Years 1891 and 1892,

1891.

1892.

$ 11,986 12
40,127 47
21,603 98
18,108 12
11,613 17
43,083 49
15,199 79
17,848 24
14,107 78
90,392 77
9,841 31
18,404 28
34,911 50
20,325 70
77,725 48
11,404 18
51,365 08

Increase.

Decrease.

Beaverhead County

$ 8,032 04
22,990 31
11,611 87
11,028 07
5,546 95
29,936 03
7,730 72
11,855 80
9,490 90
61,904 17
7,30C 60
9,765 49
23,913 41
13,353 71
51,743 18
6,556 10
38,452 28

$ 3,954 08
17,137 16
9,992 11
7,080 05
6,126 22
13,147 46
7,469 07
5,992 44
4,616 88
28,488 60
2,450 71
8,638 79
10,998 09
6,971 99
25,980 30
4,848 08
12,912 80

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Cascade "

Ouster "

Choteau •'

Dawson "

Deer Lodge "

Fergus "

Gallatin "
Jefferson "

Lewis and Clarke "

Madison "

Meagher "

Missoula "

Park "

Silver Bow "

Yellowstone "

All other sources

$ 331,301 63

% 508,106 46

$ 176,804 83

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EXHIBIT «C."
Sheep Inspector and Indemnity Fund.

1st Qr.

2d Qr.

3dQr.

4th Qr.

Balance December 1, 1891 ..

$ 4,li71 7(1

Received from Beaverhead Co

Cascade Co . .

f> 232 72

Ouster Co

166 24

$ 10 08

& 8 OH

$ 4 77

Choteau Co

332 63

35 21

1 35

Dawson Co

309 14
139 44

25 58

1 24

1,086 97

11 63

6 01

3 85

Jefferson Co

11 25

Lewis & Clarke Co

141 05

3 66

A\ladi(*Gn Co

Meajjher Co ... .

638 31

315 98

Missoula Co

Park Co ...

367 36

12 17

Silver Bow Co

11 59

Yellowstone.

3 30

7 13

Total Receipts

$ 3,446 01

$ 425 29

$ 9 41

$ 6 01

$ 3,886 72

$ 8,558 42

Disbursements —
Warrants paid

% 144 65

9 248 00

$ 392 65

Balance iu fund Dec. 1, 1892.

9 8,165 77

EXHIBIT «D."
Balance in all Funds.

Escheated Estates .

5 29,922 26

Income, Leases, Interest, Etc

6,377 07

University Fund

5,221 96

Normal School Fund

536 00

Public Building Fund

2,440 00

State School Fund

31,261 45

Cash in Unexpended Accounts

77,127 !»S

Stock Inspector and Detective Fund

Stock Indemnity Fund

Sheep Inspector and Indemnity Fund ,,. . ....

ir.2,ssc, 72
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8,165 77

162,510 61

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