Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-01-04
.GOVERNOR'S- MESSAGE.

GOVERNORS MESSAGE. il
Gentlemen ofhIe Senate and Hjuse Of Repre-
seRtatives.
On your return to your legislative duties,
1t affords me great pleasure TO greet you |
with the . assurance, of Othey continued
peace and prosperity of the State. Our
people have been protected in all their
privileges and ienjoyments; and, in the
various ayOcations of life, they have la |
bored with, their accustomed energy and
industry, which has been amply reward
ed. cordially unite with you in praise
and thanksgiving to the Great Ruler of the
= Universe, for the manifold blessings He has
youchsafed to us as State aud q people.
My present communication to you will be
confined mainly to '.the condition of the
State,n The machinery of the State Gov
ernment has worked so smoothly, under ex-
isting legislation, that | have few recon-
smendati0ns to makeas to notifications or
amendments. This is gratifying to myself;
and, / have no doubt, will be very accept
uble to you.l z AAu4AG t6Ly
-as1t - t FINANCIAL. g4r
w. The finances of the State are i'm a sound
condition. For the details, L respectfully
-efer you to the reports of the Auditor and
Treasurer of State, herewith presented
The total receipts into the Treasury, from
all sources, during the year, including
~ balance, Nov d. ls63 we're ...... $s,679965 81
Total ldisDursements... .............. 6,679OO6 ID
Balance to credit Of all funds -. 81 900 $50 81
The General Revenue account, which pre-
sents the receipts and disbursements tor the
State Government proper, stands as follows:
Balance Nov. 1j 1868. 63................. $lq37 1856 OF
Amount collected from taxes. ....,.... 924S9 So
Amount collected from other sOurces.. l0l97S 70
-, Total ................ 81 l,45Os63 II
Disbursements for Revenue
For Military Fund sSssis d
~ FH - 1,O53,OiO 81
Balance in Treasury, Nov. Is, 1864. S397e22 SO
AS compared with previous year, these
figures show the following result: 81.
An excess Of tax collections in 1864 over
1868 o.. = Sioo5i S 80
Areduction Of balance in Treasury. at the
end OF the year. OF. ................:.... 26l63 %
A reduction of transfer, to Military Fund,
OF 9SOl "a
y The excess of expenditures, as compared
with previous year, is made up principally
of the following items tr
Benevolent institutions. .....,......... $s67O4 %
Transportation of militia in 1868, carriel -.
ESuipmepts NJ ' for militia $3.50 $3.50 IL is
Redemption of Seneca County Baak notes 4sO5l 40
Expenses of soldiers vote .............. 92sl rs
Gettysburg Cemetery. 1850 10
Total. :. Z. !. !. i. ssss l6s 3s
Reductions in other items compensate for
the increase of this sum over the excess
of expenditures. ..-.
(. The reports of the Sinking Fund Com
missioners show that the redemption of the
public debt during the year has been as fol-
lows: sAtts
.
" Foreign Debt. $40 773 40
vi Union loan Observation-Disclosures. 1900 90
OfDomestic Bonds. 24i.7S5 90
Total .$s6i,05s 4s
Aad chat it has been increased by a domes-
tic loan, for military purposes, 100000.
The balance of that fund in the Treasury,
on the 18th of November, was $719,S36 81;
from which redemptions of debt have been
made since that time; but to what extent |
am not advised. !, ~
The debt Of the State, Including the loan
of 1864 for militarypurposes, consists of
Eoreisn4Dsbt, H.,,,I.A.A-IIA,A. .si2.sl59l2 es
Domestic Debt vsvr,;f-. .,a,-..r,.p, ss5.5ss 40
Tdtai s. ss.3.. ) 81, 800, Isl 47
Under the act Of March Both, 1864, the
commissioners made domestic loan of four
hundred Thousand dollars, the details of
which will be presented in their report.
Under the same act there have been drawn
upon the million appropriation therein
made, the following amounts: 'E
Pay. transportation aud Subsistence of Ia
Four batteries Of artillery horses and har s'''N'
odness ........!,. 1920 80
bas Total H.! !! q. ,oo5 p
There is estimated to be due upon the
first Of these items, $57,457 TO; which will
Increase The disbursements from that ap-
preparation to $3O0,462 50. % 14for
AS elsewhere explained, the payments for
subsistenceau autltransportation of the guard
have been assumed by the War Depart |
ment; and the item of thepay of officers be- |
tween date of rendezvous and date of mus \
ter, Is held under advlsement.
The amount of Allotment Fund paid into |
the Treasury by pay agents, during the year,
was 50, 25l, ,4S0 4G. Nearly halfa million has
been added since the 18th Of November; and |
additional amounts are on the way, which |
will swell the amount to about three |
millions. Que item which has swelled this |
amount is tie large payments to substitutes
and local bO,tnties to recruits, which were |
not paid to the mcnuntil mustered in here, |
and forwarded to their regiments. The |
amount collected at the barracks in this |
g, city. on this account, has nearly equaled |
the whole amount of collections last year.
Owing to the constant moving of the |
armies during the Summer campaign, it was |
impracticable to pay the troops. The pay
ments were crowded into the fall months, |
and the pay agents were hard pressed in |
making collections; and, ,rin. many cases, Sc
riously, and. in sonic, dangerously delayed
In making their returns. The amount of |
this fund In the Treasury on the 18th No |
yember, was $753,S65 "a; Of this, the sumof |
$53057l S5 was paid IN between the 1st and |
10Th November; $l79,s93 80 was paid in |
during the month OF October, and theba |
ance during the month OF September. 5eal
~ The State Treasurer makes some sugges- |
tions in his report. In regard to the trans
mission of this fund to the counties, which |
commend to your early attention. In
many cases the amount allotted to county |
Is In excess of the State revenues in the |
handsof the County Treasurer. There is
noprovisionfor payment of express charges
In remitting funds, or the expenses of the
County Ireasurers In coming to the Treas
ury for IT, This Is o. asacred 6upd, and |
should not be held an hour after it can be
transmitted to the, parties entitled to re-
ceiyeit. ss,i-5 n .ss,,,, an :. ..ii5se.,g
iThe Auditor and Treasurer of State be-
ing members Of the Board of Canvassers, a
large portion of their time, since the Octo-
bef election, has beendirected to this duty.
AS consequence. L have not been able,
with the, exception of the tabular state
nents, to, receive and examine theirreports.
The Auditor. 4 presume, win give you full
Information In regard to the working of
thereyenue laws, and suggest such changes
as are requisite. From his acquaintance,