Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-01-15

tenhary crimes, with the maximum an
minimum periods of confinement prescribe
by law for each one, will be found with th
documents accompanying this message.
commend to your consideration the r,
port OF the Superintendent of the State Hous,
and to your approval his recommendation
for the completion of the building. y
more faithful or intelligent officer has bee
in the service of the State, nor one who's
suggestions in regard to the particular tru.
reposed In him are entitled to more respect
ful attention by the Genera! Assembly.
In 1855 the State House Commissioner
estimated the cost of the labor and matcria
required 10 finish the building and ground
at S5Sl,lO 90. Since that time there hav
been expended on the work S372, 1877 81
leaving S3US, 800 SO as the unex pended ba
ance of this estimate.
| The Superintendent now estimates tina
only 500, 43l will be required to complete tn
bnlldlng and grounds in the manner at pre-:
snt contemplated, which is S24a, ,47S 53 les
than the estimate of the Commissioners i
1855.
The total cost of the State House an
grounds, to November Is, 1861, was 81 ,359
l2l 10.
The preparations for the building wer
commenced in 1888. The corner stone wa
laid July 4th, 1889. L join the Superinten
dent in respectfully submitting whether tn
long time that has elapsed since its com
mencement does not add something to il
claim for an early completion.
The State Library has been established
forty-fOar years. In that time Sl3. 1913 have
been expended for its increase and preserva
tlon-nOt including saleries-and q, ,074 vol
umes have been received in il, by purchase
and donation, and by means of exchanges
Tith State and Society libraries. The Iii
brary was moved into the permanent hall
set apart for it in the State House, which i
yet unfinished, January, 1853.
Since that time. 5.043 volumes have been
placed upon its shelves, of which nGmber l >.
946 were received in exchange.
The Report of the Commissioners from
which l take these facts, makes several re.
Communications which seem to me worthy oi
careful consideration. 1t is stated that Doc
nm, 'nts and Reports from the General Cow
ernmea.' have not been regularly received ;
and far tb.. purpose Of securing for State Ii
braries full ser, If al volumes published by
the National Govc,n,.n- .nent, and of supplying
the Congressional Library Win complete
sets of the Laws, Documents anu hePUFts Q,
the States, it is suggested that the 4 d
Assembly request our Senators AMI Represen-
-atlves IN Congress to urge the prOpriety Of
y emending the law governing the COngr,s
'lonal Library, that the Librarian thereof
shall be charged with the duty of forwarding
he Laws, Reports and Public DOeumets,
printed by authority of Congress, to all the
States which supply the Congressional Libra
y with their official publications, have no
ioubt you will approve this suggestion.
L refer you to the reports of the Auditor,
and Treasurer for a detailed ex-
llblt Of the financial condition of the State.
The disturbed condition OF the country, and
he resulting embarrassments to many depart
nents of the industry of the peOpie-:special-
y TO that of the commercial clasSeS-have
lot prevented their promptly aeting the
argely increased pecuniary demands of the
'tate-a fact which illustrates, in not more
ngaglng forms, their vast and varied resour-
eS and the intelligence necessary for their
rompt application t. profitable uses, than !.
heir infsxIble determination to maintain the
npreme authority of the Government at
Thatev,r cost and sacrifice.
The following exhibits the gross amolnt /
t the revenues of the State, and also the dis
easements. Total receipts, 81, ,42S 2JG, 35. 4
'otal disbursements, S5.294,02g,9J. Bal.
ance In the Treasury, Nov. ID, 1851, SI29,-
70, 70.
Of.he foregoing receipts, it will be seen /
nat s., 9S5, 18l, ,63 were derived from taxes
1921, 302 0G from canal and other sources Of q
eneral revenue, and from tolls of National
.oad, from the disbursement of which no
honey return will be made to the State -
l ,558, PA % from Military Fund, which
ill be reimbursed by the United States, and
81, 277 AZ from School Lands and Bank Re
emption Fund. which constitute debt rath-
than revenue. Deducting the amount of
,venues from the Military Fund and the
llance IN the Treasury from the gross re-
eipts, leaves So, 3,735, ,784 90 as the sum ex-
ended during the fiscal year, for the support
the State government in all its depart
ents, executive, legislative and judicial
le common schools, the payment of the in
rest and S5S2, 900 Of the principal of the
lblc debt, and all the other expenses at
nding the administration of the State gov
The disbursements proper for the
Ipport of the State government during the
Ear, including the expenses and salaries of
Ie Benevolent Institutions, the Penitentiarv,
ith the repairs and enlargement of the build
G, and all other expenses. ordinary and ex-
aordinary, were S7S7, 800 81, which is lit
= more than ehalf the disbursements for
e support Of the common schools, and about
100000 less than the payments on the inter
t of the Foreign and Domestic Debt.
do not refer to the heavy cost, to the
ate, of Common Schools for the purpose of
any reduction of the levy for
cir support for, while l earnestly recon-
end all practicable retrenchments in public ',
,penditures, am decided in the opinion,
at the State school levy should not be reduc-
The preservation of the public faith, by the
Ompt payment of the interest and princi- :.
] of the public debt, and the providing for =
e education of all youth of the State, are !
jects of such transeendant importance as to :
ed no argument to be addressed to the Gen :
al Assembly on their behalf.
The Auditors estimates ofreceipts from all =
lrces for the current fiscal year is S4,29l,-
5, 6S and his estimate of the disbursements :
ring the same period is S3,Tl3,477 81, ..
Gving balance in the Treasury November /.
, 1862, of S50,3Il 81.
In this estimate Disbursements, the Aud
r provides for the expenditure of S52,2l9 i
for military purposes. 1 feel it my duty
recommend that the Legislature provide I,
the expenditure OF larger sum
First-A sum sufficient for the enlar se- .
mt of the State Armory, the erection Of a .
Iboratory, and the purchase ofammunition. y
sum sufficient for the purchase u
arms of the most improved kind for the de- Il
Use of the State, and to aid the General '
,vernment whenever its necessities shall re- e
ire Stateassistance. Il
The impoverished condition of the State in
gard to arms on the breaking out ofthe re- n
lion, and the long delays attending their RI
1ply by the General Government should Il
mOnish us of the necessity of the State hav- g,
: always at its command, and as Its own m
1perty, arms for at least fifty regiments of s.
'antry, twenty five companies of cavalry, a.
d sixteen batteries of artillery. Ohio II
,uld never again be unprepared to render c,
,mpt and effective assistance to the Feder- 81
authorities in the support Of the Govern ii
mt nor ought we to rely on them for /,
as to defend our State against invasion or m
urrection. The arms purchased under au- "a
,rity of your immediate predecessors have w
been transferred to the United States W
cir cost will be fully reimbursed TO the
Ita As its own property, the State has no