The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-01-26

0OhN hIhINV huuONcTs
HENRY w. BISHOP, LenOx.
WILLIAM q. BATES, Westtield.
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GoverAOr's Message.
We takO the following synopsis of the
Governors annual Message from the Sac
raincnto Bee:
TIE OPENING.
The Message opens with an acknowl.
edgment Of the peace, prosperity and
blessings that We, as people, have en-.
joyed during the past ycar, and by assert
ing that, notwithstanding the bad man.
ageInent Of former years which created an
Indebtedness Of over four million dollars.
our expenses hre being reduced to our In.
come, the interest on OuV honda 10 prompt.
ly paid, md We are creating . large sink.
ing fund annually for their redemption.
FINANCIAL.
The total receipts from the fifteenth of
December, cighbeen hundred and fifty
nine, to the fifteenth Of December, eigh.
teen hundred and sixty, inclusive, amount
to one million five hundred and eight
thousand six hundred and ninety.eiRht
dollars and sixty-fve ccpts. The amount
Of expenditures during the Same period,
were one million four hundred and TWEEN.
ty.two thousand and Eorty-two dollars and
twenty.one cents, showing q balance Of
receipts over expenditures, during the
same period, Of eighty-six thousand six
hundred and fifty-six dollars and forty.
four cents; add to which the sum Of Ave
hundred and filty-six thousand six hun.
dred and eighty.one dollars and eighty
five cents, which was the balance in the
treasury on December fifteenth, eighteen
hundred and ffty.Dine, and ne hare tho
aggregate Of cash in the treasury at the
close Of business, December fifteen, eigh.
teen hundred and sixty, amounting to the
sum Of six hundred and forty three thou
sand three hundred and thirty. eight dol.
lars and twenty.nins cents. Our public
debt has been diminished by the redcmp-
tion and cancellation of bonds to the
amount Of sixty -One thousand dollars du.
ring tho past year. The assessed value Of
real and personal property of the State
amounts to tho sum OF one hundred and
forty-eight million Of dollars only. He
deems It not inappropriate to suggest that
it is wise policy to make no appropria-
tons unless money may be reasonably ex-
pccted in rhe'treAsury to meet them.
REvESUE ACT.
This Act should be fairly tested before
it is condemned; make It Uniform in all
the counties; changes only tend to con-
fusion and embarrassment.
STATE LANDS.
The modification Of the law limiting the
frontage on navigable streams, should be
promptly made. Measures for complete
segregation Of the public lands Of the
State from tho lands Of the Federal Gov
ernmcnt should be adopted; and for the
benefit and protection Of those who have
purchased from the State, would recon-
mend o joint resolution be adopted, in
structing and requesting our delegation
in Congress to use their influence to have
so much of these lands as arc offered for
sale by tho proclamation Of the President,
withdrawn from market. el d
..-.-. STATE PRISON. .---r--t =,
This institution is now being Conduc cted
economically, the condition Of the prison.
ers is improved-there is no trusty sys.
TEN, and he hopes it will soon be placed
on self.sustaining basis. No convict
should bc sent there for Q less term than
three years. The mileage system to
SherifI's conducting prisoners should be
abolished and only actual expenses al
lowed. A branch State Prison is neces-
sary, but the State cannot now Under
take the work. D. .-
INSANE ASYLUM. ...
This institution cost the State $93, 3,O00
for the present year. Many are sent there
who arc not fit subjects for an Insane
Asylum, and others are sent there who
have property in the hands of friends
This is an injustice to tho State, and
should be rcmedied.
STATE RgFeRN SCHOOL.
lie regrets to state that but small pro
gress has been madC in the erection oI
this building. lie predicts the underta.
king failure, and regrets having given
the bill his sanction, wherefore he recon
mendS a Tepcal.ot The law, and suggests
that an apartment in tho State Prison j.
appropriated 2 thc.purposes Of a Reform
School: : '''
cHAIiITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
:. From the reports Of the Trustees O.
those institutions to which the last Lcgis
lature made donations, he is satisfied u
their bene6cieIIt results, and is fully inl
pressed with the policy Of making dopa
tions of this character when the treasury
will bear them.
STATE CAPITOL.
This work is now progressing, and thu
contractor assures him that he will hav'
his portion Of the work completed within
the contract time. The architect trepre
sents that the whole can be completed
within the contemplated appropriation
wherefore the Governor suggests that tn
law be so amended as tD'allow the Com
miasioners to contract for, the balance o
the work at once; and also cnlarging th,
power of the Commissioners, not continini
them to the lowest bidder, but givinI
them power to select. - .' .1.'
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
The State GcOlogist has entered upo
the discharge Of his duty, and has organ
lied his corps Of assistants. -
r EASTERN BOUNDARY.
The Commission TO run this line) {
S the part of the United States, is in Il
$ field in full force, and he hopes the Legi
: lature will at an early day, provide {
r thn lenal cn.nneratinn of CnliEnrnin In n