Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-12-19
Making a total Of
| he amount of warrants issued from
this office, upon the trrssnr,, slu-
ring the same period, WIZ

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Leaving balance IN the TREASURY,
on the l>t October a>i, ri S2O.072 -
Ofths balance tho sum OF 81 269 20 rem lined
10 the credit oil the Washington Monument fund
and not applicable To the ordinary expenses of GO
NcrnmCni.
The document Numbered 3, presents in detail
Is derived from the various official returns Il state
meht OF the revenue ot 1886, the crcatcf portion
OF which has been paid into the treasury since the
lst OF October last. By comparing tins table with
Il similar one communicated 10 the last legislature,
II will appear that the taxable slaves have dmn
shed during the year which ended the Is, OF Feb
rnaiy last, To the number ol 6,6lS, but that with
ont alteration III the rates. the taxes other items
Of property, and on licenses 10 merchants and 9TH
ers, have somewhat increased.
Ia the paper numbered 5, have estimated the
probable receipts and disbursements for the pre-
sent fiscal year, which will terminate the ooh
September, 1887 from which it will appear tina!
i very small balance T., fraction more than
Sl,oOo Ncxpcred to be in the treasury at the last
mentioned period Among the items Of cxprnd-
tnre, have included ,undrv judgments for rcvol-
tlanafv claims, which have been obtained against
the commonwealth, and remain unsaisfcd but
there ~ no provision for oihrr cases which are
understood To he still depending in the circuit court
ol llenico, nor have made any allowance for
those various specific appropriations Which are an
nnally authorized brvond the ordinary demands on
the treasury. Il il unlikely, therefore, that be.
fore the taxes Of 1887 accounted Tor, there
ma, occur temporary deficiency III the revenue,
result which il is at all times cxprdirnt 10 avoid.
Soae surplus beyond what is usually required for
the support of the governments is not only ncccs-
sarv TO meet sudden and unexpected demands, but
is especially desirable since the pavshee Of the act
creating sinking fund "A permanent and wise pro-
vision for the future redemption OF the public
debt. II the legislature should concur in these
vews, Dhr object M ,hl he easily attained wiIho.f
TIE imposition of additional taxes. The ordina.
rY revenue is annually charged with the sum of
S22,33O interest upon the Z per cent. debt OF
$50 900 due To the literary fund, aud the liberia
ton from that payment alone might render the
surplus sufficiently large for any OF tae purposes
above indicated.
BY applying Il very small portion Of tie State,
quota expected from the general government ac-
cording 10 the provision Of the distribution law
passed at the last session OF Congress- the debt due
the literary fund could be redeemed, without as |
conceive lmpairng the ability Of that fund 10 fulfil
lis engagements, and all The purposes OF lis crca-
ton. II Is believed ihat the money could be re-
invested without difficulty, and that the loss to the
fund under any circumstances, could not exec ii
one per ccnlum the whole amount. $ ould
this suggestion receive the sant lion OF the rgisa
tirc, and the addition of the interest on the per.
cent. debt be still insufficient to meet any
binary de mands on Tho treasury, the deficiency
ni.ht easily be- supplied from the States proper
lion of TIC federal surplus.
deem it my duty to recommend to the Lcci>a
ture IA revision of the several laws concerning the
support of lunaics, and the accountability of
their estates 10 the public for the expenses Of main
tcnancc. \ recent decision OF the general court,
atirmedb by the court Of appeals has depriyod The
commonwealth of the right Of recovering from
nliltecs any portion of the funds in their hands
unless thc,c shall have been prcvou, order of
the county court made AT the time Of the nnatic's
confinement, faing the annual allowance for sup.
pnri. The rNliaprdlnary increase throughout the
commonwealth OF tins unfortunate class of beings,
and by consequence the increasing charge on
the treasury, will render speedy action on this
subject highly desirable. Il is also WORTHY of con-
sideration, wheher some changes might not be ct-
iected in the presen, system, which would prove
no less beneficial as saving o public monty than
conducive tn the cause of humanity. In the III
matte aSylums OF some OF our sister States, aud cs-
pccially that in the vicinity Of Boston, TO which my
attention has been particularly directed, it is Il re-
markaLc faci that the number of entire recovcries
has averaged nearly 80 per cent, Wills, in the
oldest of orr own institutions believe that cases
of cure have not annually exceeded per cent.
Conccdng the utmost fidelity in the management
OF onr State hospitals, it is DOT unreasonable to
suppose that this great disparity in results, must
proceed from some radical defect in the method,
of cure which pracliscd in them, and ii is not
improper to remark that great and essential chan.
aes have OF late been made in the mode of treat
ment, both N Europe aud some of our sister States
II tho number OF rccovcrIes at W ilams burg or
Stannton could be made To equal or even approx
innate the results OF the Boston institutions our tails
would cease to be rcnantcd by the vicins of in
sanity, and the expense TO the commonwealth of
maintaining them, materially lcSscncd. II may
be safely assumed that long as they are con-
Gned in as recovrres " Ill BIZ rare it not hope
less.
The provision in tho revenue laws which directs
that the commissioner, shall be annually fur
nshed with lists OF conveyances and Partitions
exacts the performance of thai duty exclusively
from the county court clerks. suggest the
propriety of also requiring the clerks OF the cir
cut courts certify all DEGREES ofpattion and all
deviscs Of real property recorded in their rcspec-
| tive courts.
recommend also some amendment of the to-
bacco inspection laws. do not perceive any Just
reason why portion o. the expenses incurred At