The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1868-11-26
Debt outstanding, Nov. 10, isjs-.siu, ,6l2,.jb ~
TEMPORARY APPROPRIATIONS.

Small temporary appropriations
are required as promptly as practioa
Bile, for each of the following objects,
the existing appropriations having
been exhausted, viz; Expenses Of
tho Presidential election; expenses of
tho General Assembly, Trustees of
Benevolent Institutions, care of State
House, gas for State House; expons.
os Of Legislative Committees, bind
ing for the State, aud the new Idiotic
Asylum
REVISION OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM.
In pursuance of an act passed
March IS, 1867, n board of Commits.
sioners. consisting of Aaron +. Perry.
of Hamilton county; Charles Il Gid.
ucn, Of MahoniLg county, and James
II. Goldman, Auditor of State was
appointed by my predecessor Govor-
nor Cox, whose duty it was to "royise
all the laws of this State relating to
the assessment aud taxation of prop
erty, the collection, safe keeping and
disbursement Of the revenues, and
all the laws constituting the financial
sl stem of the State" and to report
their proceedings to the next session
of the General Assembly. The re-
port of tho commission was laid be.
fore you at your last ession, 1t dis
closed many mperiections aud in.
consistencios in the existing lcgisla-
ton touching the finances, aud the
urgent necessity for an elaborate re-
vision of that legislation. Their re.
port was accompanied by eight scpa
rate bills, consolidating the present /
laws, removing contradictions, and
supplying defects, but introducing
no radical change in the general prin.
ciplos of our financial system, These
bills have already been somewhat
considered in both branches of the
General Assembly; but no defuito
action upon them has yet been had,
| respectfully recomend an early con-
sideratiou of the bills, and their
adoption with such amendments as in
your judgment the public interest
may require.
CENTRAL LUNATIC ASYLUM.
The destruction Of the Central
Luuatic Asylum by fire, during the
night of the 18th inst, causing the
death by suirocation of six of the
patients, aud incalculablc distress and
suffering TO the remainder, will re-
qure investigation and prompt action
on your part. In rebuilding the Asy
lum, the erection Of fire proof build
ing will occur to you as alike Tho
suggestion Of prudence aud humaui-
ty,
This calamity also suggests tho
propriety Of examining the condition
Of other institutions ofthe State, will
a view Of providing them with every
proper means Of security against
similar disasteI
COMMON SCHOOLS,
The interests OF common school ed
ucation, in my opinion, will be pro
NOTED by the early adoption Of couu
" superintondency, as provided in
| bin ON that subject now pending il
one branch Of the General Assembl,
| | therefore earnestly recommend the
consideration and passage of the bill
The Commissioners Of Common
Schools is required, in the discharg
mis- duties, 20 pay out each year, 70
travelling expenses, about 500 Tn
proprioty of rofuudiug TO h,m, out o
the State Treasury his travelling eE
penses, will probably not bo called i
question.
the CATTLE DISEASE,
During tho last summer cattle
/ disease. commonly known as tn
: Spanish or Texas eaule fever, occa
. stoned much alarm in the grain
counties Of the State, aud in e te'
localities caused serious loss, o.
the recommendation of the Stat
! Board OfAgriculture, in the Abssnc