Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-01-17


hom to relieve the college from is difiieuites'
otifo frrrrgNrfARY.
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IL gives me mucn pleasure 70 cali your auen-
ION 70 the report OF inc Direeton ana warren
4 the Pen.tsntthry. Inc management OF the
Institution during the past year ha, Teen highly
ausfaetvry. The law rewsrdins tne good con.
lict VI ths convicts, ~ snoftemne tne terms OF
sentence, mas been a.'enaeu WIN encouraging
esuits upon tne oiso,p.ne OF tne INSTITUTION
Under its stimulating inhuenee the prisoners.
"r the most part, cheeriaily perform the task.
,ssignsd 70 them, anu annioiy osonarge AL
Tbs number Of conyicts 10 tho Pepiteptiary
'n the nrst day Of November last was gs2; Of
whom S7s wsre recsived during the year. In
the same period 2S3 we're discharged by tho OK
piration OF their sentences, BY pardon, and by
school, and nine died. lI.itn .i .,u,f
The cash receipts and cash earnings Of the In
stitution for the year were SsI,so3 ~. The ac-
tuai expenditures during the same time we're
$sIolV 20 leaving cash balance 10 favor Of
the Prison Of $2s4 "a. The labor performed by
tho csnvlets in ths ccnstructica OF shops snd
other buiidinss. vas vaiued st $s,o7i o.. This,
added to the profits, as should oe, TO make
proper exhibit OF the ability Of the Prison Tor
self-support, shows an aggregate profit Tor the
year OF Ss,Seo so. Inese results snow tnat we
Prison when hnished viii not only realize the
lished, without being . Pecuniary charge upon
the people, but that II may be made permanent
source OF revenue W the state.
Ihe enlargemento Of the frison, and construc.
ton OF workshops Authorised oy your aet Oh
March last, have been diligently prosecuted.
In connection with TINS SUBJECT, venture 70
suggest Tor your CONSIDERATION, In case you de-
urom;.;sn be mad, sor .uch oon..rao,;"n or % II
ss will admit a complete separation between the
1ra
srations favoring such separation are too obvi-
Gus to need a statement Of them.
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BY reference to the Wardon's Report IL will
be seen that Of the g32 eonviets In prison, ouly
1877 Of them profess TO have been ten perate IN
their habits, while $40 acknowledge that they
had been intem perats. Tho proportion of the
crimes committed under the intiueues Of intoxl
cation does not appear, but from the statement
Of the habits Of theas osnviots, aud from other
we'll known facts relating 70 the subject, there
can be little doabs that very much Of the crime
Tor when tncy are imprisoned, vas not only
commused, ou' s''o o''s'"s'su unaer in'oA'es
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snsieoy so'u,e sno.i 'sn.es supPo :o s co
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STATE REPoRM SCHOOL.
T have rnuoh satisfaeti an In conmunioati NO
A., ,o,, tbs of3ciaI ronor, .f the na.. v..r's ons
rs,ion. of ths stats reform SohooI. Manv ma
,ar;ai ;mnroyaments In recara 10 ocono,nv osn
.,.I ~ ra,a,.n.ut. and di,cjn,,ns have hs.n In
trodnc.d INTO ia sdministration. The enter
ur;s. .Se.ia no loasss- be REGARDED ss an expSri
inent. Brief as is is history, It has established
ce,s has realised ali the reasonable expectatiou.
of its carly advocste.. Tho nracticni axnm nle,
cf re,ormatiun which n has iurnished. give the
,no.t gratifying assurance Of il, permansnt nss
fulnsss. Iis sJ,nini.tration IL excellent. 1
rs.omm.na tho :nstit,,tioa To voar f..tsrin .
care. - .
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sg1 ,r siArh f'AA'oNs'
refer you to the report oil the Anditor for
detailed exhibit OF the financial condition OF th
state, and earnestly recommed to your approve
the plan, which, with Inc concurrence Of 10
Fund Commissioners, no SUBMITS ior tue pa''
ment OF our entire public debt by ms.n' Of tax
alton, without the renewal Of any Of the existing
loans. The reasons presented by the Auditor
in favor OF the Immediate sdopuon OF TINS Poiic!
are, in my judsmsnt, unAnswerable. The Who'll
amount Of Dur reducibis debt, tsreign, domss'l
and temporary, m$i4,soo,zo3 os, which sum on
little exceeds one and hall per cent o. od6 ta
taxable values Of the State, amounting to $500.
600 900, in round numbers. With such resources
that ohio should look to lOans to meet her a'
parod,wish her esourcs.-anls.. 1, the increase
to meet these liabilities within a reason.b
time, would impose an usnecs;sas,iy Sss nsav ,s;v
ourISn uPop 'ae PsoPie; oeen uo not .niu
, plan.
. The levy ior me year 1901 for tne pAymeet !,
the interest and the gradual reduction OF VI
i public debt Is one and foIr-tenths Of mil
8 the dollar. inc sans levy continued, wou
result IN me reuacstpn 81 me pubic 10, cSo' -,
January 1911 u ths sum VI Sli,o.o,asz,I". ~
amount % De raised In the meantime 70 me
q the accruing interest ana prineipal OF tne ae
by taxation--ail the other sources oi me Slnk,I
| Fund being nearly exhsusted1wouid oe y
n Ieo,oss o. msking tne sums paid 20 1anlei
4 isIi ana 70 % Psad tRsresiter On the Prihc,P
!. 81 the DEBT, Szi,t'V,fco ~,
q Instead OF sdhering 70 TINS mode OF pay,
,s the public debt, the Auditor proposes an sau
a tion ofsix tenths OF anil on the dousr 70