Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-01-02
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

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GS1tIsmeae Of the Senate and House Of Repre-
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The Constitution Of the State OF ohio
imposes upon the Governor, the duty Of
''commnnicatlng at every session, by mes
sage, to the General Assembly, the eondl-
81 ti0no the State and TO recommend such
: measures as he shall deem expedientw
The sad calamity which deprived our
s1 State Of the great abilities and the Indus
trous and energetic services OF the late
Governor and deyolved the duties of this
office npoh me, amongst other consequent
4m depriyatlons and lpjurles 70 the public In
terests must inthis Instance also, develop
and exempllfy the extent Of that great pub
lie loss. AT my best, Is could but poorly
C supply the wait ofhls powers and actlyi-
ties. hilst In the circumstances, amidst
which j have entered upon these grave re-
-. spoHstbi ties, no one could be well expected
completely to perform this task. An exer-
" cisco these functions so limited In It's
time, familiarity with the subordinate Of
fces and their proceedings 50 partial and
II Incomplete, could scarcely attain, In the
N aptest mind, to that maturity of obserya-
~ ton and experience which is quite essential
to useful results in either branch of this
coastlt1tlonal njuhction. 4, AS the case
stands, however,l now address myself to
its performance a4 NY, ,.,f n =. .
The financial condition of the State seems
as satisfactory as could be wished, at any
rate expected, under that enormous and
necessary burden of taxation which the
recent war OF Treason, with its incidents,
has Imposed upon our people. , -
Comparing the statements of the Audi
tor Of State for the last and the current
/. years, we find: g,,.r ..r.-. s..
o The total receipts from all sources dur BIZ 5r 4. %
ing the fiscal year Of 1895 to have . -. -.
Against those Of isSi :. Sss s.
And the total disbursements ttr .ane;; i2,t3Is2I 50
leaving Balance ,sI' 70 credit cf%'' al funds
Against that OfisGi ....... .sacOoOsi 81 =
1T thus appears that with an increase of
GEVssss%y ef'he sun of S4.5l0943 80 (or
Attorney and ago PSSrPspSgsss on
WAPAEn of the General Hlrmer year
CLOUD hung heavily r'tU63
horizon; aud theM will be ex-
Praof'ar es nesrd where 1 trust tFthe sequel. 1
more. Let us rejoice PTS and dlsburse-
change so happily wroljvernment proper,
hopes, new8eneral Revenue Account) for
\ PES year, shows the following results "
~ Basnoo upon November 18th, 1885, ~. $SO7622 go
Amount Amount sniS oIsosd ar from taxes OoS ss
Amount Amount soiIccted collie from other source. !. ses7l9 as
fsSi q the receipts @ (incudns balance,
bFsSasmcnSs s Is for ciy porpcse' IL isS lsl Ss
Ditto for Military Fund in 1895 60, -. is2.olS 80
Sss sccOant sGOIH IS
S 1865 lss2sO AZ
We thus find a like result of increased
= expenditures and diminished balance in
this branch also of the States finances.
- Like explanations will be duly attempted.
Following up this comparison Of these
y two years, we find; ,,i'e',.H - ~
An excess Of tax collection. in Iscs over =.
Against Sia like Gxce; Of 1854 '''''''
An excess, Of receipts from "sl other -, :.
AsSiasss sSTiss Ike il c4oo.. ot issii ., ,
Total excess in receipts Of 1895 1884, $4,000 90
e Of 1854 over 1858 Of ~ s4asOs IS if w
An excess of expenditures in 1855 over 800 \ "
Against 4 like excess Of 1854
reduction In the balance in Treasury Of ] u
1iss5 from 1854. 01I3I9 "a
Against like reduction in 1884 - ~ a.sl i.-afs
Arsdncticn iISm 'fTS Of of transfer to military Fund
I'm 1855 from 1854 of...": .......... 46,S19 4S
III Against like reduetonin 1854 u 3W Dab
fN With such an increase of our revenues,
n and with such diminutiOn of our military,
expenditures itbecOmes an Indispensable
4 / duty for the General Assembly to demand,
AtA and for the Executive to give, an explain
fIi alton of this extraordinary, perhaps. unex-
fIN peeted, comparative deficit In these annual
.it balances. To this end, it Is the better course
to fix, as well as we ean,bYa a partial anay-
ses of the leading items in the various ac-
T., counts the instances of these increases of
expenditures. AttersettIiug these facts Of
actual result We should, as tar as practical
BILE aud profitable, investigate their explain
atory reasons or excuses. 'H i.aa.. rF z .I
e.. Accordingly, we find excesses of expend-
A iturei In the General Revenue Account for
1865 over those OF 1854 in the following
III items aud sums, viz. il ~ iJo suuG gdi
Direct taxes paid to United stasss Cow -, !,
P Benevolent Institutions, Cur
n new 6uiidnss stoJfJ 1861. S5o6,0 COL 90 il .li
81 BedevOlen Institutons, (eur- lao OyEd 9r IsE
rent expenses Improvements "a, coo o. sjgu 5di