New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-24
GOV. RooRES MESSAGE.

TIE Governor Of ALsBAaA, ike the Governor OF
Georgia ccbines himself in his message exclusively to
S,s,e sffsus
The Treasury, on the 5th Of September Last, showed
balance after making all the disbursements required
hy lsw OF s63l 7g The bonds Of the State now ont
.sndnQ amount TO So 49, t0o Of ~heh sl76i,OC0 fall
due in MAY, 1868. The Governor recommends that,
instead of taxing advantage Of the option allowed the
State TO extend thee bonds, provision IN made Tor
their rayment IS they become due for wksh he thinks
he existing REVENGE laws, IL left undisturbed, will
suffice Until the debt is extrguished- he opposed
10 all pr.iects for diminishing tsSation.
TIE winding ND Of the State Bank and its branches
peariy con ple,ed, leaving on hard however, large
nsss bad and doubtful debts, which the Governor
proposes to dispose Of by auction. There sre now IN
reration the Central ana Comm ercal Banks and the
Eastern Bank Of Alabama. The Governor recon-
eps such le islaiion ray tend to- excl,e, as lar
"a ros.;rle the circulation II foreign banks.
Tie Governor complains that the ibsdequsey OF
their salaries has driven many of the Judges TO re-
sign Alaba1a, with a territory OF oa,Ooe square
mea, has min. Judges, to whom she pags salaries OF
A. Geo esch. The duties OF the Judges of the So
meme Court are very srduous. They decide more
csses iian any Supreme Appeal Court in any South
ern STATE. The increased expenses of living have
rendered TIE existing salaries insufficient, ard the Gov
error recommends increase in the csso sF tho Su-
pren e judge to k4CO0, and of the Chaneelefs and
Circuit Judges 10 5000 each.
Tie Governor Is opposed 10 the project which has
been suggested from motves of economy, OF abolish
inc the Offices Of STATE Az County Saperinea cots OF
Common Schools, and Of imposing the duties on the
Controller aud Coanty Treasnren. The school Sys
ten ia vet 70 imperfect that it needs the exclusive
attention of officers specially qualified The schools
need more money, bot until the public debt is paid the
Governor does not recon mend an increase OF aJpro
nratiops schcol for deaf and dumb bias been estso
sh at Tlls dega in hired building, well suited for
the purI ore, and Of which the purchase il recon-
mended. The Hpiy Gritty of Alabama is in want of
furds and CLAIMS tie restitution of s1OOOO, which,
a. il alleged has beea unus'y talen from the Uulver
sity Fund fer other purposes. The Governor thpkt
Mi, claim ia well .ounc ed. TIE State has lately In
s.itued hospital for the insane, but owing to the
non completion Of the building, it If not yet IN opera
ton.
After great delays the frrt part Of Geoogi al eur
vev Of IN, State hs : a. length been published.
TIE Pepi,entiary contains hundred aud sixteen
co,vic,s of whom ak are women. The Governor
urees hat provi-on be made for the separate conne
men, Of female pri-oneu The convcts arc leased out
the lessee paying for their labor, in addition to sup
porting the prisoners, an annual rent Of 81 800.
The Constitution of Alabama requires tha.a digest OF
tie laws shsl be made in 10 and now digest
ia now much needed, veil as required by the Con-
sti,niion Provision nast also be made for y State
Cen,us. which the Constitution requires to be taken
once in every five years.
The milbs sysem is ia an entire state OF disorganza
tioI. TIE Governor has in consequence encouraged
II e formation of volunteer companies. The HarpeTs
Ferry affair he Thinks should call attention to the
matter.
Tie Mobile and Ohio Railroad is in fair way to
completion in which it has been greatly aided ythe
extension of debt of $500 coo due the State That
debt according to the Governor, Is amply secured by
mortgage on the road and part of the lands OF the