Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-01-16

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plan is so manifestly economical
and proper, that | recommend tina
it be made permanent.
EXAMINATIONS OF THE TREASURY
The usual examinations Of TIL
Treasury have been made during
the year, and a special examination
under the statute was made by Hon
G, w. Potwin and the Treasurer o
State in August; the funds belong
ing to the State being found to &C
curately accord with the balances
shown by the books of the Auditors
and Comptroller's offices, The re
port of the special commission will
be found among the papers trans
mitted herewith,
REVISION or TAX LAWS,
The last Legislature directed &
commission to be appointed to re.
wise the tax laws of the State, and
report what changes are necessary
to systematic and make consistent
the existing statutes relating to this
important subject. Their eXamina-
tions have disclosed a great many
inconsistencies and incongruous
provisions in our financial legisla-
'tion, and the result of their labori-
GUS investigations will be found in
their report, which will be before
you. They have consolidated the
present laws into several carefully
drawn bills, to which your early at
tention is invited. The necessity
for their work is made manifest by
the exhibit of numerous contradic-
tions and anamolies which they dis
close; and the remedy will, as l be-
lieve, be best found in the adoption
of the bills they recommend.
AGRICULTURAL. COLLEGE SCRIP.
During the past season the pro-
ceeds Of the lands given to the
State by the Federal Government
for the endowment of an Agricultu-
raj and Mechanical College have all
passed into the Treasury, and that
Endowment Fund is now complete.
1t consists Of u capital Of $340, ,S94
40, on which nearly twenty thousand
dollars Of interest have accrued
within a few weeks. The disposal
of this fund has been vigorously
at each session of the
General Assembly for four years
past, but no definite settlement has
been made Of q plan for its USE
The fact that the proceeds Of the
sales Of scrip had not been fully
realized has no doubt had muc.l in
fluence in delaying final action; but
as the money is now in the Treasu-
ry, the time seems to have come
when it's use should be definitely de-
The Executive messages,
reports of commissions and inves-
boards, laid before your
predecessors in office, contain full
discussions of the various schemes
'or its application, and the people
of the State will look to your wis
lom to make the fund available as
soon as possible to the classes of
)ur youth and the industrial inter
,sts it was intended to benefit.
COMMON SCHOOLS.
The report of the Commissioner
IF Common Schools is again delay
ID by causes beyond his control, to
which reference was made in my
asst message, The need for a re-
yision Of the school laws so as to
,nforce more reliable and prompt
eturns of the facts needed to base
egislation upon, becomes more and
more evident every year. In my
opinion, the stability Of our Gov
and the preservation of
he liberties of the people depend
more upon the efficiency of our
ommon school system, and the re-
ulting intelligence of the rising
generation than upon all things else.
other interests may be important,
,ut this is vital. AS a means of
improving this efficiency, I would
recommend two changes
n the system: 1st-The establish
nent of County Superintendency ;
distribution Of the public
money in proportion to thenumber
If pupils in actual attendance at the
schools.
The former of these recommen-
lations is made IN accordance with
4 memorial Of the leading teachers
md educators of the State, and is
lased upon the acknowledge ne
,essity for bringing the stimulus of
supervision closer home
% our district schools. The second |
s warranted by sound reason and |
" the experience of those States
which have adopted the rule. If
,nergy on the part Of school Off
,ers and parents in procuring con
tant and regular attendance of
children at school, is rewarded by
Increasing their share of the public |
nnd, the stimulus is found prac-
ically to be most powerful in bring |
ng larger proportion of youth
within the influences of education.
These suggestions are concurred in
W the Commissioner of Common
schools, who will, no doubt, present
hem with other recommendations |
7orthy of your attention.
BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS.
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