Wilmington journal., 1868-04-03

l. E.rpenseS of General ASSEMBLE.
The General Assembly must meet within
10 days after the acceptance of the Consti-
tuition by Congress They will, of course,
vote themselves IS per day, one third more
than has been usual heretofore. The As
sembly of 1867 cost $58, ,OOO
AS the Convention with 100 members
cost $50, 900, each member costing on an
average 1866, the General Assembly, with
no members, if they sit no longer, will
cost S107, 900. They will sit much longer,
as they will have much more business to
do. The new Constitution totally changes
our laws and will call for a great deal of
unusual legislation.
2 Salaries Of ne,0 oftcers.
More offices have been created than
heretofore. For example:
l Lieut.. Governor.
l Superintendent of Public Works.
1 Superintendent of Public Instruction.
l Attorney General.
2 Supreme Court Judges.
4 Superior Court Judges.
) Commissioners to revise the laws.
Boards of Public Charities, enjoined by
Article Al, Sec. 7, at least 3 we presume.
We count the Attorney General as a meeC
officer, because he will be salaried officer;
his duties are to be different from what
they are now and there is to be Solicitor
to ride the Raleigh Judicial Circuit. The
Attorney General is to be merely an advi-
sorry officer. The Superintendent Of Public
Instruction is counted because his salary
is to be paid by the State, not as hereto
fore by the Literary Board. Without
counting new Solicitors and other minor
officers, here are Is important offices,
whose salaries will not be less than $780,
600, in addition to those heretofore in use.
Besides, from the example set by the
Convention in having useless officers in
their pay, such us Sergeant-at-arms and
reporter, and from their iberality with the
public moneys to themselves and others, it
seems clear that all salaries will be on
larger scale than heretofore is safe to
say at least one-thrd more.
). Pentteuidyy.
The General Assemblyis required to build
Penitentiary. This will cost at least
$25O,OOO Not less than $780, will be
spent the first year. Probably Superin-
tendent. with salary, will be appointed.
1. Schools.
IL is enjoined on the General Assembly
at their first session to provide, by taration
and otherwise, for general and uniform
system Of Public Schools, wherein tuition
shall be free of charge to all the children
(of all colors) of the State between the ages
of and 81.
There are about 100000 children in the
State, white and colored, between the afore-
said ages. It is impossible that the tax for
this purpose can be less than $500, ,O00.-
For white children only, before the war,
the Literary Board distributed $175, 900,
the counties raising the same amount--in
all $500
5. University.
It is enjoined ou the General Assembly
to provide that the benefits of the Univer-
sity be extended to the youth of the State
(of all colors) free of charge. Of course
tainly $25, 900 is a moderate sum for the
purpose.
6. Insane, Blind, Deuf and Dumb.
The General Assembly is required to
provide that all insane, degf dumb and
blind shall be supported by the State
Heretofore the State only supported the
white poor of these afflicted classes. This
provision throws on the State the support
of the rich as we'll as the poor, colored as
we'll as white, which will cost at least $50,
900 more and the estimate is very small.
7. iLitita.
Sec. 2, Art. xii, declares that "the Gen
eral Assembly shall provide for the organi
zation, arming, equipping and disciplin-
ing the militia, and Tor paying the same
when called into actual service.
Ex-Proyisional Governor Holden, in
late editorial in the Standard said 90 that
when the blue coats shall be withdrawn
from he State, the State militia, organized
on loyal basis i. e. black and white, will
take their place." He has often praised
the policy of Gov. Brownlow, of Tennes-
see, whose militia cost last year about $780,
OOO The Standard of March 18th saws
'we must sit at the feet of Brownlow, as
Paul sat at the feet of Gamaliel." If Hol-
den be elected, of course he will carry out
the same policy and we cannot expect our
State to pay less than Tennessee. We set
down not less than 100000 for the mill
tia, white and colored.
To recapitulate Increase of expenses
of the proposed State government over
former years
l. General Assembly, at least ........$ SO, 600
2. New offices and increase of Salaries. 10000