New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-21
ARKANSAS.
COY. CONXAY,S MESSAGE.

The message of Gov. Conway to the Legislature of
Arkansas was communicated on the Alta inst. In
gard TO the finances of the Safe, the Governor says:
The,e remained in the State Treasury on the LIST day
of October 1856, subject to be used Tor ordinary ex.
nenses of the State the of SIP Id - IN gold
and silver and that all the Arkans - Treasury war
rants ever issued had been redeemed, except sl9S
rot presented for pa. ment The whole amount
of the Internal Improvement fund, distributed
TO and drawn by the several counties before the
LIST day Of October, 1856, was SOU OLD %; and
on that day a balance of this fund remained IN
the Treasury in specie, amounting to ,ci3 80;
The entire amount of the Seminary iund distributed
10 ard drawn by the several counties before the LIST OF
October 1856, was s4S,23i W. ana on tnat day pa.
amounting to $6,4ll "a. The whole amount oil the
Sape fund distributed to and drawn by the several
counties before the lst day of October, $780, was
Al 727 II; and balance of this fund, IN specie, re-
manned ia the Treasury, on that day, amounting to
AZ SO 80 The Seminary and Saline funds are apRro-
priated by law for the benefit of Common Schools Inc
trn Of s646 "a in specie, should be appropriated by
ts n nav $500 10 to the Internal Improvement fund
ans IA TO counties for balances OF county taxes due
th,m and Sl24 to the Common School fund, under
section l35 Of Revenue law. These amounts are que
fom the State 10 the funds ssted in Arkansas Bank
lint since the affairs of the Bank are III process
Of quidaton all the rotes ofthe Bank 10 the treasury
on the LIT Of October, 1896, amounting TO aoou.
SIG 100 should be registered and Durne1 ana ercal'
tr .boud notes of the Bank of the STATE OF Arkansas
he Maid into the Treasury, provision should DC msue
by law for registering and burning them, so that we
ma T.
haX!e esnotbipg in the Treasury called money
but the constitutional currency OF god and SILVER
The amount Of redeemed Arkansas Treasury war
.nts in the State Treasury on the LIST OF Octop Der lSoo
e5oS fa3 ia and the amount of old State scrip $50.
These should be registered and burned and In
a law providing for reg slerng and burning .,e no's
f ,h State Bank these Treasury warrants ana tne Ola
&c. s,,n should be embraced. The amount OF re-
deemed swamp land scrip in the State treasury On ie
Ist October 1885, ~ J9 ~ winch saouid also
be rtgisered and burned You VIII sos 1y .1s sa,s
s,d with the 3Oth September 1885, thee were can,
celed and filed with the State treasurer 10, 99uds vi
This State which had been ISSUED 10 ana sou ny tue
AL &C the State of Ark ansas amounting win inter-
ct 10 1898 lac %; and that during the same perol
there were Cancelled and filed with the safe treasurer
q bopds of this State and mary coupons 10, interest
n, ,nch honda which I'D been Issued 10 ana sofa oy
tba Res Tstate Bank Of the State OF Arkansas making
for the bonds and the interest," 500 oo ~; showing
flat OSS 653 80 of the de OF the Sa'e OF
OH account Of the two banks were canes u Sa
with the State Treasurer las folly paid GU uu,Ius e
two wears ending with the Both OF september iooo'
The reoort Of the keeper of the Penientiary shows
.le numter of conyicts the LIT OF OCTOBER,
1916. TO be eighty-six. The Governor recommends
some impoitan: improvements on the Penitenuafy
buildings.
In regard TO the a. Real Estate Bank of the State
Of A,kapsas. the folio wing policy is recommended
The Executive repeats wha, he stated in former
message. II is matter of sueh great ih'eos. LUG
III
whst,vcr be had whereby these mortgaged lands
sta, by any possibility, be released, or the security
10 tie State and bondhoders, in any manner Jeopar-
died.
The existing policy has produced such beneficial and
fatterng results that il Is hoped efforts wll be
made TO overthrow it, and thus defect the ultimate
exiting ushrnent Of every dollar OF the debt, by MS
Gradual but sure attainment of that object.
Touching the condition of the State, the message
holds the following language
n Is gratifying to know that the STATE Of Arkansas
is rapidly Increasing in population and wealth. Iee
whole value of taxable property in the State for the
wear 1852 was $i2 90O, 0S0 sbown by table 81 in
the Auditors report of Oct /. 1851. The official
returfs fom fifty counties for the year 1896 AMI
Ike information om the remaining four counties for
the year 1855 without allowing anything for increase
in tiesSfour unues since March %, 1851 show that
theytaxabe property in the whole State for the year
1856 amounted in value 10 $70,758 0i5-demousbaldg
that the taxable property Of the State has increased
Guripg the last four years s27 So 800
The Governor thinks that with prudeoce, skin
and economy in protecting the n.erssts, aud IN ad-
minsterug the affairs of the State aided by incees-
ing population and wealth. shail be fully abe' oy
The tine that our State bonds fell due, to pay every