, 1865-11-07
QbiroQo Qrib1l11e,
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER Z. 1861,
MISSOURI,
Its Finances and Railroads.
FROM the Message Of Gov. Thomas G.
Fletcher TO the Missouri Legislature,
Nov. 3, 1865. !,
FINANCES.

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FINANCES.
cepts Into the Ttrcssury for the fiscal year,
ending September CO. 1886, at T., 40, ,0j9.03
and total expenditures Il ,S5i Gel a leaving
balance in the Treasury. Of 500, :.4477 %, of
which balance tf05, ,5G5:23, Ia IN currency, and
s5S. III - in Union military bonds and other
issues Of tAe state: Ile tota1 bonded debt Of
the Slate, exclusive Of bonds loaned the ser-
cral railroads, Is 500, 600 Of which amount
S4Q, 600 matnred In 1867 and 1868. For these
Eatared bonds have, in pursuance of the net
of January 2, l6H, exchanged new bonds.
having twenty years to run 70 the amount OF
S2sU,Nj0. The bonds thus taken I'D have bce,,
delivered to the Auditor 10 be cancelled.
Ia pursuance Of the act Of February 18th.
1854, l hare made settlements with The fol-
loving named banks: Bank Of St. Louis.
Exchange Bank. Farmers Bank, Western
bank, Mechanics Bank, Merchants Bank and
the State Bank; found the aggregate Of
bonus due the Slate by these banks 10 be
Sls1 ,aG1"1;, including Interest, aad that they
had advanced Gov. Gumble, inclusive Of In.
tcrest to settlement, the aggregate sum Of
slel ,G99.eo, nnd have paid into The State
Treasury $Ie7, ,o10-J7 in money and coupons
to these and otter banks which hold Gov.
CANDLES checks for portions OF that loan.
Under the act approved March ed. 1861.
have signed and delivered to the prorcr ON.
Ger, sixty-scren bonds Of The Slate to be cx-
changed for seven per cent bonds Of the Pa-
construction Of the Southwest Branch Of the
Pacific railroad. herewith transmit the
statement Of tte Slate Treasurer, showing
the condition OF the Stale interest fund. The
total amount OF bonds Of the State loaned TO
the lailroads, including the bonds guaranteed
1+-$1 C%1sr t. ...i.f =
crucd and unpaid interest up to January,
1sG6, will I've SJ,s1t, 900. Tho annual interest
being ,S01 ,1EO- In my inaugural message
made some Suggestions In reference to this
indebtedness and committee was appointed
BY you TO consider the subject during the
recess.
The restoration Of the credit OF the State
hy p7oElding ior Inc over due Interest on
,nese oonas Niinout efeAunF an ead1t,onal
oa'uea ~ :. .. eaaat.on, ls QUESTION y Ihe Msh-
-. ~ r. 1s - aaso .as seeulnE Q! arc
e.np.,ua ~ "a !. tae lf9tnis IaSuisnt 81 nlesest
- cS ~ Snn ts uoHe Matn csttanty q
a s1nliStsa ~ Ao ~ % la'a.aau sueu payment
ndnee me- rinr @ the session 10 camm as
..sner;oi1r ~ ri, NV VieWa - n retaroura -
these question:. Tic war debt; tie total
o1nor,nt Of defenre warrants and 1yninn S;iii.
farv IIonds. issned far fI1e nav ~ fbe enro1,aJ
Misson1I Militia. fnr serrircs rendsred ,r;n1
TO the 10Th Of February. lS05. incindSng tfe
loan BIZ the banks 10 i;or. Gnmh3a = mr..
chase arms. tocctber will interest On Fnsd
bends, md loan 10 this date lis s. 7olg, ,s7;, Tic
appropriation made by the act Of Fchr,iaTr
ii, 1865. viii fa1l short If the arnaunt dne ti,e
Missouri Militia for scryices m 10 lint date
The sum of say 5NN0. tI,rn i. iiua tHc
Missouri Militia called fntn service mt fle ~.
quest Of Nal. Gen. Dodge. commnndins tho
tenarfmcnt of The Missorrf. fnclmdinG fhe
expenses Attending tie cnroll;ng and G1pan-
ixation Of The militia, say sD0.0O TbeFe +
i:rs sor iuco11lrr cIni,ns ard fhr Ou,rtn.mns'
tcr,s Dcportmcnt. say s.,5n0 I'M I haze cansnd
ali the eyiderce 10 IL rncrnrcd fnr aeain ma.
sentinc the claims for Ills debt to Gonaress
bcdy for the reimbursement 81 % he STATE Ell, IN
tic sum VIC have ihns neen compc3icj IL ~. ~
mend in defence t,f thc f,ar IF fhe Iyninn
-,,r sn-.-t,,t.r.. y, 17 =. ~ e-A''.'
NJ 80 ssu.,...oS. s"u .n". ~ 1., nnASGn hAltRoAD'
arc oration :, nM 9na has y
81 the state | recommend that provisions
be made for disposing Of ]. on terms which
VIII secure its completion. need not urga
the import nnce Of opening highway TO tie
southwestern ,1s.tn;,. Of our State: tor the
thousands Of Immigrants who are looking
t1litlrer Ior homes aud who. finding there % Il
they desire in the Hay Of Resources and ni
yapturcs. Eould SOM IL fbts cnf,anccTnant -
the taxable wealth ia ti,at resion aTo11r cn,n.
rensate the State for Iii uahiitv assn;ned IN
lie construction Of the road. Tie Liability Of
viii, oyerf;rr Interest say to Tia ~ ~ ~
Januerv narf tms sas s. - 80 1a1 ~ q
~ ,,ar;nit 1I,;s n,'sast ", sas s,,s2,y,Uu
~ thc rate ~ saSn G3 ~ s,,n,,1, wi sh;1a ~
So,,t'ast .~a. o -. ~. anun, Nae tne
Sic tn WV ~ ~ x poGy .or
~;i ~ 1,ose,,. ~. raa,,n.s;tTe ~ 1n's
~ ~ ,,,,s1dinr ~ *,,a VA
cnred Rrfarc ;hc entasn-sSiu I JM oe ~
e.,.. I,. th.r, Il. ~ f. not
~, uJvs rono5 l.. ~ I,at;aa aea eoua
~ M!se ep;aseq e ~ N enas connsaes 20 o. soatnxest
t;a1snnd uo W ~ ~ ht,,n 80 ~ Rsouai'
~ t1..' i.e .ss;a1 . " ~ 54lHav
Sa,,.as Snr tar i9am as 1 SonS Msst u an;ssonI1,
are to be- % traLutarT to to >i" n And a. '1 hetsaS
than al this, raii:osd connection nj i,
9nc ~ t1s e ad sta1a ,,;h tie ,ha s.etn oos
Mnrt, usn aas os.s, ~, w III LIZ, Le1sen- 1,
ronS ,,,,,;st, ee,.na.t, -,th -. pta ~;
rend The 1sttn, rosa Ia 1,e,na ron;si.y 1,,,sTas
Wcetvsrd and tI,e % Wn,E MN Win usrnr
inr in tic raT ar Of Of San m Trancisco. Tbc c santS.
er6 neor!c n3uet have y cnnnrctfoa W vii, H.
1it,,ama pre;rn va st11 ott.9 VIZ % tac
,nnstr,c,cs q hnnd re,i sn;1 f;fsr H,;,es A no,ti
warts 1rom Ga's Inn TeIas III iihaeai1v ~ i
endowed With ln,5,z and destined soon -
d"uItctlx aid thc cnternr;sc II sse T,~ msn a If
comn1 ehensiye nolsrv Win M 1nhor;nT ~
rive tie south The desired connect5on Mil,
The Union Pacific Road by means Of the Lea
vtmworth. Lawrence and Fort Gibson Road.
Thus, within q dozen miles Of The western
line of our State, there will be n connection
for our Southwest Branch Railroad, the i'm
taking into consideration the fact TINT It will
form direct route Of trndc and travel from
Galveston 10 st. Louis and the shortest line
from the Gulf Coast to New York. The con-
structiou OF aoout $50 miles Of railroad, In
addition to that nov built on this route, will |
connect ST. Louis and Galveston over a Inc
1ess than eight hundred miles In length.
For the construction Of onr Fart Of this road,
about o1D miles, we hare one million and
thirty-thrcc thousand acres Of l:nd, the yaluc
Of which for agricultural purposes
is sufficient to build the road, and |
The mineral wealth Of which is meal.
culablc. There is now. completed and IN
coed condition and running order ofthls road,
seventy-eix miles from Flnnklin to Rolla, the
cost Of which has been s552,os7. Beyond
kolla twelse ., miles arc Gradsd aad an, an add.
mf5d
Wo1k having been <,4G,eS There = The FOL
loving rolling STOCK belonging to the road:
sl1 cns1ncs ana le1uefs, forty-sfx freight cars
anu ITO pasSen@Se5 @ cars, Nhaca eost; Ins ae-
GreSasc o1 sllh, ,l1, ana tools ana machloeFy
WHICH cost s.ej- VIII this basis 1 have no
doubt capitalist can be found who Will lake
Ice 1oad ahd complete H. ]
TIE TEST OATH.
II is the right Of the General Assembly to |
propose such amendments to the Constitu- 1
ton as majority of the members elected TO !
each House shall deem expedient. The most |
recently expressed wish OF the people on the |
subject Of this Constitution, fs their adoption |
Of It a. their Inv, notwithstanding which,
ard, although YOU were not elected on my
Issues made in favor Of amending the Consti-
people such amendmcnts as viii exempt !
i1tm the requirements OF the second article, |
all officers, trustees, directors or other mana
gers OF ieorrorations for benevolent purposes,
in which neither the United States, this State,
or any county, city or town is Interested Us q |
r, ~ Inv S1,.,tn %raJI |