Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-10-22

OF THE GOV ERNOR or VERMONT To THE LEGGsLA-
TtRE, OCTOBER SESSION, 1850

ANNUAL MESSAGE
OF TIE GOVERNOR or VERMONT To THE LEGIsLA-
TtRk, OCTOBER SESSION, 1850
Felio'c Citizens Qt' the Senate
and H0,tse Of Representatives:
The circumstances under which we are as
semblcd to perform the labors and duties of
State legislation, am happy in believing. are
not Of an unpleasant character. During the
past year the earth has yielded its accustomed
store of agricultural productions, our people
have been blessed with q common measure of
health, and their business transactions and
prospects have undergone marked and dccid-
ed improvement. The general business inter-
ests Of the State, indeed, appear to be in a
healthy and prosperous condition.
We meet also for the first time in the new
State cdifce, and can hardly fail to be favoraby
and agrceably impressed with its fine propor-
tions and the beautiful style of its finish, and
also with the convenience of its arrangements.
and the appropriate fitness of its furniture and
appendages The building is indeed noble
and imposing structure, and we may justly be
proud of it as our State Capitol. | congratu-
late you on its completion, and doubt not YOU
will concur with me that much credit is due to
those who have been concerned in its erection
as well as for the rapidity with which the work
has been pushed forward, as for the neat and
substantial manner in which it appears to have
been executed.
trust we shall enter upon our legislative la
bors in a just and commendabe spirit, and with
a determination to bring them to as speedy a
close as the interests and welfare of the State
will permit.
STATE FINANCES.
The condition of our State finances will re-
quire, and will no doubt receive, your careful
consideration.
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the fact, appearing by the Auditors Report.
that the State expenditures during the past po-
litica year have considerably exceeded the ac-
cruing revenue. Such has also been the case
for evcral years past requiring the adoption of
more ngld system of economy, or resort to
additional taxation, or both, in order to avoid
the necessity of creating a new State debt.
am not disposed to recommend a parsimonious
course of legislation in regard to proper objects
Of appropriation, but deem it worthy of con-
sideraton whether some of our State expenses
nav not be reduced without violating the prin-
ciples of a judicous economy
CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS.
Among the expenditures which, think, de-
serve legislative consideration, are those con-
ncctcl with prosecutions fox crime in the seve-
raj counties. An examination of tn Auditors
Reports for the present and former wears will
public service are large. and that they have
been constantly increasing for several wears mast
without an apparent corresponding increase in
legitimate criminal business The accounts of
States attorneys, sheriiiS, clerks and othcrs
connected with these EXPENDITURES. are adjusted
by county auditors appointed by the supreme
court, and they are far from following uniform
system of allowances. Charges which would
be discarded in some counties as Illegal, would
be allowed in others. and for the ike .ervicc
different rates of COMPENSATION are pcrm;,trd
by different auditors. some of them apparcntlv
OF an improvident character. 1t seems in1i:
pcnsable that these accounts should be adjusted
in the several Counties and perhaps the present
system is liable to AS few objections as any that
could be adopted But it is rcspectfllly sub
mittel for YOUR consideration whether il may
not be improved bv further legislative regula
ton. As one means of accomplishing this OBJ
lcct would suggest that the State Auditor he
required to report To- the General Assembly,
during the hrst week III each session, state
ment OF the allowances winch have been made
10y the several county and!torS during the pre-
ceding political year, which in his opinion are
either Illegal or excessive IN amount, together
with Such suggestions as ne shall deem proper
orproducihE more JUST ana UNIFORM allowances
Such requirement oi the state Auditors, 1t Is
''''N' 'N4' ''N'N' 'lN'' - N''e~N ulNh mn
proper allowances, and by bringing the subject
annually to the attention OF the legislature,
would enable them to apply the proper remedy
,o' "i; o,N ''''' S"o"' ''o"' '''''e 10 '''n' oc
T., oonnny;or Will, . rrov;s;,r or ,b;s l;nd 7
would also recor,n,,nJ ,hot al f.os vho,o,'ar 80
S,,,ns a,tnrnn,. fo. ,ba;. ssryiccs hn ai,GsL'
c1 md in lien tbereof 6voj s,Iar;es alInrrol
,hem ,rom tbr Stats ,rens,'r, Tho rotos of
cnmnnmsnt;on 70 ,hn sovnraI S,o,a," o,,orr,,.s
miTbt me- groGnoted c;,btr by the pnn,har os
ScSotors t6 which tbo comntie: orn rcsnec,iroI,.
entitled or accord;ng 70 some oihor rnIe corros
nond;n', as ne,rlv os nroct;rolIe m tho or,n.',,
IF hms;nc.s IN he nerformed no o.nb "'n, an'
nnrsnoInl tb,t solories sntticontIv l;herol ,o on
sure lust and proper attention to the duties
of the office might be thus paid, and at the
same time the expenditures in this branch of
the public service be very much lessened
RANKS. INSANE ASYLUM AND STATE PRISON.
I deem il unnecessary 70 call 70 vour snnc;al
ro,;cn ,ba v,r;oms ;n,nnr,art r,o,,o:s a,,Lrao"J
in tba State Aud;tnr,s Raror, Tbe RanLs
NOW in onnrat;on in the Statn anroar fron, ,ho
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