Litchfield enquirer., 1865-05-11
The Message.

The Message. The Governors Message. printed on the out side of our paper, is an interesting document. After some preliminary remarks, cougratalating the people of our State and of the whole Ma tion upon the present hopeful auspices. the Governor opens digest of the affairs of our Commonwealth.
 advances made to the Paymaster General and all payments for military and civil services, have reached the sum of $4,7OO,0O0. The State debt has increased to about $9,40O, 900. The account of the State against the general government has not yet been audited. The valuation of real and personal property, accord. ing to the grand list for October last is $254,- 627, ,407, being an increase of $l7, AT ,243 du- ring the proceeding year. The total amount of State indebtedness is therefore less than four and one quarter per cent. of the grand list, and less than two thirds of it's increased valua ton in one year.
 The Commissioner of the School Fund has been able to preserve the principal, over two million dollars, unimpaired.' The amount of revenue has been fully seven per cent. on the capital, from which the Commissioner has di- vided $l32, 2,O48,75, to aid in the education of one hundred and fourteen thousand eight hun. dred and twenty five children between the ages of four and sixteen years.
 The average attendance of scholars at our Common Schools has been over seventy per cent. of the enumeration.
 There are two hundred and -txanty-seyen boys in the State Reform School. They have earned within the year about $6.000. The in- stitution is out oe debt and the Governor re. commeuds it's enlargement.
 There have been He guests in the State Prison, at an expense to the institution of $5,- 77096 over their earnings. The Governor suggests that if the small number of convicts is the result of diminished crime we may re- gard the mourning of expenses for their support as far better for the State than would be a lar ger income from a1 increased number of crim. inals.'
 Increased appropriations are recommended for the mantainance of our Humane Institutions which are burdened with heavily increased ex. peuses.
 Nine thousand seven hundred and thlrty-four births, nine thousand one hundred and nine deaths, and four thousand one hundred and seven marriages have taken place during the past year.
 But little addition has been made to the length of Railroad track within the State. The several companies have carried nearly million more passengers than in any previous year, and their net earnings have increased more than twenty five per cent. Injuries by the cars have been sustained by one hundred and seven teen persons, fifty two of whom were either killed at the tine of the accidents or died soon after.
 During the past year twenty-three banks, with au aggregate capital of $7 ,e50, 300, have changed from tEe State to the national system of doing business. There are now ferty.nine State banks, with an aggregate capital, on the first of April. of $l3,O73.s holding deposits amounting to s5,297 so2, ,49 having $s52, ,792, ,96 in specie, United States securities amounting to $6,ssl, AT 63. circulation of $7, ,305, ,024, and bills discounted amounting to $l5, ,273, ,001,. 2l. The deposits in the forty-nine savings banks in the State increased during the year 1 ending Dec. slss, 1864, $2,l60,O66,27. and 1 amounted on that day to S29,l42,2ss5s, being l an average of about $24O to each of the one 1 hundred and twenty, one thousand six hundred | and eighty-two depositors.
 The Governor wisely. proposes reform in our laws regarding Divorces.
 The appointment of new State Agent i Wm. A. Benedict. for Washington City, is an. | nounced. Any reform in this agency, that has long been source of disgust to our needy sol. diers and of disgrace to the State, is . cause of sincere gratitude.
 Increased facilities for procuring the hack pay and pensions oflour soldiers, are proposed
 Our volunteer militia system has again proved failure. With an enrolment of forty- three thousand and fifty persons of an age which renders them subject to military duty. only one thousand four hundred and eighty-6ve are members of the active militia and available for immediate service.
 sTo aid the National Government in sup pressing the formidable and extended rebellion lgaiaat its rightfnl authority Connecticut has