The Oregon Daily Journal from Portland, Oregon • Page 1

PORTLAND, OR E6 OXf WlSTPN ESP A i EVENING, JANUARY 14, 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS.1" Delivers a vol. ViitcgJzee? eiifiiisiiM inaugurated: GOVERNOR OF THE OREGON PEOPLE mmm a A i i i t. -fa. ik I a- mg Iji is Proposed Acts.

WITHOUT A DISSENTING VOICE I i t' a f- 5UDJKT OF Multnomah Delegatipn 1 Much Satisfied With the Good! Showing Made This Morning. 1 The Charter Will Be the First Measure That Is to Receive Signature of Newly Inaugurated Governor. mm (Journal Speotel Service.) I umi'M i. I'- 'Hi- 'ieaB- ft cratla OoTaraor'bf tha Stata of. Orefoa, la laaagnrated 1 11 ltol la tha aaldst'-of a vast aoa- "He of tae tteaatjr and the ta- V''-- taUact of the state.

One of tte the flrst 'J'-' whloh wUl reoaivaha aal of ala i v'X mM piwrai wl. te tk aaw Taxation of Corporations and the People ft (JouynaJ-Bptalal Am at. Jan. 14. VorUaad's aaw ehar-Um passed the enate by a aaanlxnoas vote- this zaoralng, aadac auapenaioa of tha ''-J hls will be tha ftnt maaaors to before Ctov armor CRuabera from the Cieg-latare for umiil There la mneh Makes Blanjr Recommendations for a Better Government for the State If 1 1 1 atlafaotlo ataoaar the atvttnoaaah dcl- -ffatlam at aeoarlag- anah prompt action.

Tha avHolaf scaeloa of aa Oeaata waa brief, boa about a docea aaw biUa were tatrodaead. Tha ietaa mam octal to Ooa grtee, prsaantsd rsatardar by Kays, mrg lar tha paeaage of the lfftohell biU re. luUng- to Us aha aaUcaa, waa aaeptad. mays latrodaoed a reaelatlea xoa a 'j'jlat eoaslos of tha tare hoaaes at 11 I'olooh for Um pasyos of eoBvaasixg vote for Oevernor. The veaclatloa cs adopted.

At the hear named tha Janata adjourned aad proceeded la a across tha building the ohaxnber k.S the House. AlBst, Jan. 14U aeorgw Chamberlaia is tov. dorinor afternoon shortly altar a o'clock. Ha idlmri his speech to tha I V--1 5 i legislature la a.

shaxp clear voice and made food impression upon hla Uataaara. Bla speech was well taken and eontaina many Important references to subjects of at interest to tha state. The address ia full la subjoined, 8 AtiiM," Ja. ii. "George )E Chamber- I I A 'r A 1 'I i.

1 vr. 4 'lam: 'having the" hlgttest numtwr of voces cast, Is duly declared Governor of -tha Stat? of Oregon, to serve for the term of fyjir rear With these words. Speaker Harris concluded the announcement of the result of the formal canvaas by the two houses of the Legislature, sitting- In joint ses- I if tl IJ I 1 alon. An adjournment was then taken until M5 o'clock. At that hour the Legislature reconvened for the Impressive ceremony of Inauguration: In tho presence of assembled Senators, atate pfHc3- and a irreat throng of cltlaeh ho filled every 4 nch of stanAn? room, the aolemn' oath, of ofllce was administered -by the Chief i Justice to Oregon's new live.

s. The administering Of the oath was preceded by the delivery of the faruweJI message of the Governor, Ceer. and followed by the first mesftag 01 nia successor. ZZ-OOTEBXTOS OXEB. vsAvaxmub aodkess.

Gentlemen of the Senate and House of 8 KtmjK i It. waa Jtast ll.lt thia morning when sergeant-at-arma of the Houjte the rrtd the Seiwtufa to ike part in the Joint aeaslon. Headed by Prealdant Brownell, the tuators aiod into tha chamber, talcing the seats reserved for them directly lu front of the desk. Brownell took IiIk seat beside the speaker and the roll of both houses was 'called. Prealdant Brownell nnnouncedthe purpose of the Joint seg-slon and recited: tho' provisions of the law.

Senators Carter and Sweek and Representatives Galloway and Whealdon wer appointed by the speaker to aid the Secretary of In tho canvass of tho returns, which waa at once begun. It waa almost -noon, when the canvaas 'was joon cjuded i'Thav reeult, jas announced, by Speaker Ha Ms. was as -V i- 41.IS.; J. Wrnls, Xi81; A. J.

Hn SAW R.jK. Byalj, Senators, BootlUA. Smith- and kftler were appointed a oomfnluer to wait upon Mr. Chamberlain and notify him of the result. Representatives Davey.

Eddy and Bllyeu were appointed a committee to inform the' retiring Governor, and tw request the Chief. Justice to be present to administer the oath oi offlca to Cham-bet-Ialavj--''- After the lfoen Seceas. t't The two houses convened separately after the nooai Shortly after 2 o'clock the Senators again entered the Housa and took: the seats reserved for them. Behind the speaker's desk sst the retiring and the tneomlng Governors." Chief Ustice Mooro, President Brownell and Speaker Harris. To the left of the Speaker's desk aat'the families of Governor Chamberlain and Governor Geer, the Secretary of Bute, the State Treasurer and other state officials.

Long before the hour for reconvening the lobbies had been packed and every inch of standing room was taken. Beside the meaibers of the two houses sat many friends and relatives to whom the privilege of the house had been extended. Tha Oath Administered. The proceedings throughout were followed with close attention. Governor Geer's parting; message was a lengthy one, but waareceived with interest.

At Its conclusion came the impressive ceremony of the administration of the solemn oath of office to Oregon's new Governor. Every person In the chamber rose to his feet and remained standing during the ceremony: It was the last atop to be taken to. Invest Governor Chamberlain with the office to which he was choaen and of his first official communication to the State Legislature. tions, as well aa the vast business con nected with bur atate lands, the Irreducible state fund, our enormous fishing industry and oiher ipterests not nedes-l sary to mention. It may be, well I niacin ed that this entails a vast amount oft work and constant attention to duty ooy the part of four men It is with sv feeling of pride shared by my colleagues7 in the state government that I ealll your attention to the excellent condltlonV of all these institutions and the greater? Interests Involved In some of the othesV departments mentioned." The message concluded as follows: 1 Ceer Xs OratefaL I "It la with a grateful heart that Representatives: I would be recreant to my duty If X-i did mi beginning of whnt -1 have to say express to.

you an-l through you to the people. of the StRte. my high appreciation of the great -honor which has been conferred upon mc In electing me Chief Executive. When a convention of my party put meiin' nomination for this exalted place.Mt, wns with one voice and without solicitation on my part. I feel and know that I am Indebted for my election to that spirit of political independent 'which has characterized the people of this state from the earliest ploneor times, ami fully realize that it wis n.t because of auperior merit lh me.

tinder such 'circumstances I enter this performance the high trust thnt has been imposed upon me with a deeper sense of- the great responslblll- tf that devolve upon me, with a groat fear that I may, not be able to mnrt the expectations of who have mi honored me, and vwitu, a firmer deter- minailon to do all in my humble power i 1 'i i f-m-r-r 11 n- WAliifii T1 w' thank the people of Oregon for the ge prehensive review Of the affairs of the state and bontatnad nwn'y Important roc-ommendatlona. Concerning the Lewis and Clark Fair-ba paWr In part: "Tou-wtll be asked to appropriate the sum of $500,600 In aid of an exposition to be held In the City Of Portland ln the year 1905, In recognition of. the centennial of the exploration of this Northwestern country by Lewis and Clark. I am convinced that the state should give this enterprise a liberal support and that its benefits will add to its growth ana development In a manner that will many times over return to its treasury In the years to come. I feel It my duty to warn you against appropriating this sum or even a smaller one unaccompanied by legislation providing for raising additional revenue by some means other than that now provided." The urgent need of, legislation concerning the atate lands and of a larger appropriation for the penitentiary were presented at length.

The Agent was strongly comrnenddd fdfr his efficient work. Governor Geer urged the Importance of a flat salary law 'at "this seaslbn'; TY2. Concerning the state Institutions, the retiring Governor said: "The four principal state officers, consisting of the Governor, the Secretary of State, the State Treaaurer and the Superintendent of Public Instruction control and direct all our public lnstitu- erous and unfailing support they havaf i r. i ii a it it a I. ta, ii He lot 1im di.

iai-j 1 -an, 1 am. let- i I. at all times elven me -when the oopos- tunlty has been presented to them, and I return to Drivate life dominated or tne all-nervadlng hope that the future of thia areat commonwealth may be com mensurate with that position among he sister states which under the providence of God her resources and her people have said should be hers." GEORGE E. CHAMBERLAIN, GOVERNOR OF OREGON. provides that all property shall be'as-sesHed at ita true cash value.

In order to be uniform It not essential that prop F0RTLAND FIREB0AL SALEM, Jan. 14. Fisher of "MiUltaiaw mah County this afternoon introduced bill making an appropriation for a Href boat at Portland, 'fl-'--' 1 1 'T' erty should all be assessed at its truej GEER'S FAREWELL MESSAGE Governor Geerfs message was a com- remained but the tendency is to increase each year. The. responsibility for this condition of things lies primarily in a defective assessment law.

and secondarily with the assessors of the several Notwithstanding the acknowledged fact that tbere has been a large increase In our DODUlat Ion slr.es 1892. and. in casn vaiue. inis requirement-woum as well' be attained if all property were assessed at the same proportionate part of Ita vaiue. But the law is violated In leftef and spifit when no uniform.

basis many of the states la derived from sources other than tne general land and property tax. Real estate here la hearing unjust proportion, of the taxes for both state and local purposes. Personal property and money -largely escape taxation. This Is not aa It should be, and some remedy ought to be found and applied for carrying Into "effect the letter and spirit of the which require all taxation to be equal and uniform. The period a through, "which we are now passing Is characterized by combinations of capital, aa well as qf men.

Individual Initiative in the larger enterprises is almost unknown. Corporations with large capital, organ cohsequenca-a-proporttonate-increase lnftyr assessment Is fixed in any of. the Mil ROD nun MILLIONAIRE BEIT IS BETTER counties. In some It is assessed at one- wealth, the returns made to the geore. quarter, lu others at oheVthlrd.

in one-half of its cash- Alii ind Ifqowlngly done in open violation ''of'' the law, and np nieans has been fbund-to coinijeL a proper observanoo of the statute. to best subserve and protect the interests of the state. I have no higher ambition than to win the encomiums of say fellow'citizens when my term shall bave expired, for duty faithfully and bonestly performed. With, absolute consciousness of, and jfatth in. the rectitude of my own intentions, keeping In view the oath I have taken to support the constitution and Uw of the I place my trust In' Qbd and appeal to him to direct and arolde me in all that affects the welfare v4f the people of the whole state, irrespective of race, religion or party.

Whtle-ttoetmandate the--constitution requires the incoming as well as the outgoing Executive to embody In a message to, yout such suggestions as may seem proper with reference to legislation. In the very nature of things the suggestions of the retiring Executive deserve and -will receive at your hands more attention than any I can make; sVrany years' service as a Legislator and four years as executive have not only familiarised him with the busjpess af-ifalrs of the state, but peculiarly flt him (to point out for your consideration needed legislation 'to meet existing cpn-tJtions. Stilt I cannot but take advantage the opportunity ofTered me by the Wntttutlon to call xour attention genaaal way to some matters which seem appropriate to1 be considered at this sesslorK of your body, and to them I will referV- Assessment Jbaws. i-' It is to be expected that as tlie state Attention has been called to, this mat ised In other, states, are constantly corn- South African Magnate Slowly Re-covering From Disease. ter by every Executive before, me, but IM ing into and uolng business of all kinds uama that lAfrlalntlVA hr.

a fn mn.t fflspl pflnnnt nm seems that legislative bodies have either here, and In most cases cannot be or are Wife of American Consul the Victim Powder Works, Blown Up at Naaaimo. tary of Btate by the assessors of the" several counties ahow that the gatle asaesaed valuation of alt the property, in the atate in 1893 Was while-in 18S9 it had decreased to 120.82S.8?j, reaching in. 100 the sum of 117.8o.11T4.1S. Th decPfaae has bsen steady each year since the- date flrstikpehtioned, with the of UM, there was a slight increase" in the total valuation. If this condition continues, tbeN result is inevitable- under the present system of taxation that.

the' fixed, governmental charges remaining the same and other expenses continuing to Increase, the rate of taxation must correspondingly Increase. An examination of the assessment rolls trill disclose that a majority of the counties have decreased their aggregate valuations, every man in the state knows that- there is not a single county In the sta-te but has Increased in both population and wealth. The, record made -would seem to Indicate that tha assessors were vicing with (Journal Special Service.) LONDON, Jan. 14. A.

dlspatcte from Cape Town' this morning say tat Alfred Beit, the South "African raultfi-mll-lionaire. is much better than at the time of the prevloua report. The' doctora are now hoDeful that their diatlmrulahed patient will recover Beit's magnificent will power and aplendld constitution are the main factors In the case now. evlee. (Journal Special not reached for the purposes of adequate taxation.

Our efforts In the past have beeri, and should continue to be, directed to the securing of Uie investment here, of capital, corporate and individual, from, other states. The efforts that have been niade In this direction are being rewarded, and from every state of the Union, men of wealth and managers of vast corporate enterprises are coming among us, lured hither by the richness of our mines.) foresta and fields and the salubrity of i our climate. It should not be the purpose, of legtsla-' tlon. Intended to tax this wealth to be discriminating and unjust. jvSucU, a course would nullify the effort we are making toward, commercial, advancement and industrial development.

But that this wealth should contribute fairly. equally and uniformly-, "with other VICTORIA. Jan. 14.6ven Uvea 5M) ALGIERS, Jan. Mrs.

Kidder, wife of the -American Consul at Upper Mua-tapha, was tha victim of a brutal asaault last evening at the hands of unknown bandita. While walking In the outaklrta of tha not had, the time or the Inclination to do anything" to correct existing evils In the plan of assessment. The subject is so difficult to properly adjust that I do not believe it possible ip the bustle and confusion 'of a short session o. frame a law revisory of-the present statutes, and meeting the obstacles in the way of a consistent assessment and taxation filan; Attempts at each session have proven abortive, and have but made confusion worse confounded. therefore earnestly urge that you provide for the apootntment by the EX; xAilve of a commission to prepare a genera assessment law.

to be reported to th next Legislature for adoption or rejection. Tils has been doneJlh other and It haa been tried It has resulted In partially correcting tha evils of inequality and 'noiiunlform-yy. -f-j '-f Ttaatlom' af oryorattons. A large of ajce el grows in population and In wealth there must be a proportionate Increase In expenditure to Successfully administer ita city, Mrs. KAder was suddenly set upon.

lost in an exploaloa of the Iamton Powder Works at NortluHeld. near Na nalmo this morning. Flva of the aevea victims The foree ef tha explosion completely wrecked the plar, and demolished several buildings scaur dlatanc BAKCR0FT, C0F. JUDGE DAY WILL ACCEPT, But it does not follow tthat the each other as to Who cab place the low affairs. I -byTT1- dosan ruffians.

The" woman screamed for aid but bo one went to her assistance. She waa knocked down general rate of taxation should continue tnorBin The steady ttowth in (Journal Special by blows oa tba head and her assailants. property of the state all muat eoneede. est- valuations- upon tne properties of their respective counties, with the evident end In view to escape a just proportion of the. expenses of state.

The: constitution requires that "tha legislative Assembly- shall provide by law ifor-uniform and equal rate of taxa-tion. Jt step to that and; the Jaw -Tr WASHINGTON'. Jan, It CA'NTON, There is no doubt that Judge Day -wilt accept, the offer tov succeed udfre Shiras on lhe supreme JudKa Day haa told intimate; fiienda ttfst be woultl take tha position. ana those who come nere assist ua In our -own- upbuilding as well a fox after' stealing bar purs, fled. The local authoritlea made little effort to apprehend the, Consul ladder will make complaint ta tha government at Algiers.

wealth; constantly addina to aggre gate aaessed valuation, ought to Jceep flown the rate of the tax levy. Thls has not been vWlth an and steadily increasing; expenditure, the rate of tha levy baa only polntment of Fred A. Bdn-rUit master of Portland. )r waa i confirmed by the (OoptinMed an. page Two.) "Vi'".