The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1867-01-09

them into the schools that may he pro,
yided for them, will be sufficient, The
whole number in the State is not large,
Of whom few have already been tenn
porarily provided for.
recommend that provisions be made
for the maintenance of such Of our sol-
diers as are in poverty, and have been
so MANNED rs to prevent them from Sc
curing a livelihood by their labor, by
renting buildings at once, or such other
means as you may deem wise and props
er, Until the arrangements proposed by
the National Government for their sup-
port are completed They are probably
few in numb +, and 1t is due to the
character of the Commonwealth, that
they should not remain in, or become
the inmates OF, poor houses, or puck up
precarious subsistence by begglng,-
Patriotic and charitable citizens have
done much for them, but speedy and
proper relief can only bo given them,by
the systematic and continued benevo-
lence ct the Commonwealth. The
Legislature can alone afford immediate
relief to all this class Of our citizens, and
in thus exhibiting gratitude to heroic
and faithful men. who did SO much tor
the country, the burden will tall equally
OF all her people.
BY our existing laws, jIyics are sclcc-
ted by the sh riff and commissioners OF
the respective counties AS these Off,
GERS are generally of similar political
'aIliuities, the system has always beea in
danger Of being abused for partisan pur-
poses. During the last six years, it has
been frequently SO abused, in many OF
the counties.
To secure, as tar rs possible, the ad
ministration Of equal justice hereafter, |
recommend that jury commissioners
shall be elected in each county, in the
same manner as inspectors of elections
are chosen, each citizen voting for one
jury commissioner, and the two persons
having the highest number of votes to
be the jury commissioners Of the respcc-
tive county, to perform the same duties
in the selection Of jurors, that are now
imposed upon the sheriff and County
commissioners.
1t is impossible to provide, in all res
poets, for the increasing and changing
interests OF our people, by the enactment
of general laws, but to q large extent it
is practicable to relieve the Legislature
from special legislation wi ch is demau-
ded and occupies so much Of its sessions.
Special legislation is generally passed
without due considera ion, much of 1t at
the close Of the session, and Is chiefly
Objectionable from the partiality with
which powers and privileges are confer.
red,
lagan recommend the passage of gen.
cral laws, when it is at all practicable,
and in the connection, recommend the
passage OF u general law, regulating
railroads now existing and the incor.
poralon of new companies, SO that so
lar as possible there may be just uniforms
ity in the franchises granted, and
equal facilities aifrrded to the people Of
all sections of the ComnonN ealth.
There are, at this time, in the various
prisons, number of persons under sen,
tence OF death. some of them for many
years, and as it has become custom
that IN incoming Governor should MOI.
issue warrant of execution in cases
unaeted on by his predecessor, it not
unfrequently happens that IN many cases,
some of which are recent, while some
punishment should be inflicted, that OF
death may appear to the Executive to
| be too severe.
earnestly repeat my recommends
ton, heretofore made, that provision bo
made for the reception of such persons
INTO the pcnitentiaries, who may be par>
doned on condition OF remaining llmi,
ted time therein.
re,appointed Hon. G. r.. CoDUpN,
Superintendent of Common Schools. on
the expiration of his term IN June last,
and be continued at the head Of the
Department unit: the first Of November,
when he resigred, and appointed
ColonelJ. L, WiCNCHsuAM 1t Is due
to Mr.. CoBuRN to say, that he fulfilled
| all the duties OF his o!iio faithfully and
efficiently, 1t appears from his report,
that there wero in the school year OF
1865, 1868 school districts in the Stalc;
1916 schools, lG,l4l teachers, and
| 725,3l2 pupils, with an average atten-
dance OF 41S,0G6. The total cost OF the
school system, for the entire State, in>
Guiding taxes levied and State appropri.
alton, was for the year 1866, $l,l05, :
25} 81. The increase in the number of
school districts was 26; in the number
of schools, ,222; in the rumber of chill
dren attending schools, 1882 in the,
average attendance at school, lS9l5,
and in the total cost Of the system,
1881 ,O2O OF. invite your attention to
the valuable Suggestions made in his
report, and that OF Colonel WIoKnRsrlA,r,
and commend our system of public IN
struction to the continued fostering care
Of the Legislature. t
herewith present the reports Of Col.
H. JORDAN, Military Agent OF the State,
at Washington; OF Col IL. II. GnEGG,
Chief OF .Transportalion OF S. =. Bates,
on military history of our volunteers; of
trustees Of the Soldiers Gettysburg
National cemetery; of the proceedings
and ceremony Of the return OF the flags,
on the dth of July, in the city of Phila.
delphia, and OF Col JAMES WoRRElL,
commissioner appointed onder an act
relating to the passage of fish IN the