The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-12-19
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Gentlemen Of the Senate,
and the House of Representatives.:

N"~ "O AAO"oC ~ Aet"cStHCuttCeS.
In assembling in obedience TO The require
mens of the constitution, TO discharge The
important trusts placed in our hands by our
combining fellow citizens, the expression of
our hearty thanks is due TO Divine Providence
for the signal blessings with which he has
crowned the year.
Agricultural industry the great source Of
our prosperity has beenrewarded with album
dant crops, and rational enterprise has been
crowned with merited success. Although
our people, in common with those of most of
the other States, have, during the past season
been afflicted with sickness to an unsual ex-
tent. yet the number of deaths has been COM
paratively small, and the smiles of returning
health have again gladdened our hearihs.
Ii is gratifying 10 state, that the cnodition
of our finances still continues to improve.
The ordinary expenses of the Governmen
for the fiscal year ending on the 3lsl of Oc-
tober last. were S69,l36 50 being 81 1856 70
less than those of the preceding year.
The ordinary expenses for lS47 are esti
mated by the Auditor in his Report herewith
submitted, a, 1857 400.
The number of polls returned for 1916
estimating for the counties of Benton, Craw-
ford, Jackson, Pulaski, and Spencer, from
which returns have not yet been received)
are l26, $3.50, being an increause Of 2,25l,
over that of the preceding year.
The value of taxable property returned
for 1916, ESTIMATING for the same couuiies)
is l22 ,265 CSC, being an increase of So 1886,
435, over that of last year.
he a Il tha 10
Treasury. during the last fiscal year is $685.
SCI, being nearly $4,000 more than was
estimated by the Auditor in bis report for
1915. No doubt exists that ample funds will
be in the Treasury, under the present assess
ment and rate of taxation, 10 meet the July
payment required by the State debt bill o.
last session, ahould that go into operation
A strong proof of the growing prosperity
lof the State, is afforded in the progressive
| dimunilion Of the rate of delinquency fol
the last three years The rate for lS43, wa:
$l7 81 on the hundred; for 1914, it wa:
SIG Sc on the hundred; and 1915, ii wa:
SIS Is on the hundred.
The assessment of revenue for 1916 is
for Stale purposes, collectively, S473, 7SS 8:
Add TO these sums, the deinqnences o
former years, $lO2,59S OIL, and the tota
amount of the duplicates for 1916 is $685.,
304 rs.
4 While the growing prosperity OF the people
and tie improving finances of The State, a
shown in The above exhibit, are subjects o
heartfelt congratuation, it is earnestly hopet
; and recommended that The same maxims O
economy, industry and frugality, under whic
our condition is, Of late, so much improved
will continue TO be rigidly observed
| The recent change of policy, in accord
ance with the spirit of the age, in the Uniie'
States and Europe, 10y which the shackle
heretofore imposed upon trade and industr.
have been struck off, is cause of profoun'
qualification TO the Statesman, the patriot, tn
philanlhropisi, andto the millions in our ow
country, who, living BY the labor of thei
I hands, are DESTROYS of buying in the cheap
est and selling in the dearest market. Thi
Relation of the miscaled protective systen
q will be especially favorable TO the people c
Indiana, for the products of whose labO
mostly drawn from the earth, they are offe
ed by this means wider and better marke
: than they have ever enjoyed. Should thi
Ibene6cient change be suffered TO continue
u the opinion is confidently expressed that tn
! far greater degree Of prosperity, which th