The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-01-15

-...Des 1oinea lar. llehsa1868.
0esdssssxef az S6s1e id n6sR g Res
resentafires:.
In comuunicaking 70 the Gssssal Assem-
bly, the condition Of the State, - enjoinss
BY the constitution, ] am permitted to 70
snis.( l 3psess - b Il -
gr{ythof !. vsahhs Ill !
The suS6eaS bf our Anancial transaction,
during the last biennial term, with pubic
and private faith co-existing and unirn-
paired, inspires confdeace in our kscal 70
lations, and relieves US of any reasonable
appreh0uiuup f h1fum denn66anfDt. The
prosperity Of the people in their various
pursuits, and the ample returns they have
realised from well directed industry, have
enabled them to discharge their obligations
TO the State government with commendable
prenptaude, au1 inpast vigor and stability
TO the execution Of its powers.
An exhibit Of our fiscal operations viii
show that, while We have been liberal in
appsnpgb lf6nS s0esienA to spron6ae the
public interests, Ne have also been just 20
ourselves By Observing system Of economy
that has confined the total expenditures Of
the State se1ely within It's available re-
sources. The result Of this considcrats pol
icy is observable in the facts that the Stats
Is not only free from emossras@ens, ana,
as VII be seen, practicaAy exempt rom
debt but the resources A. our .sposai, after
meeting all demands, ar9ng from current
expenditures ana appfe psaasons sos efcciai
and e1trsordinary purposes. "a. IufsasA sne
Dasfs Tor hDerai esnmate OF future aus
b9rsemenes. -.
Whlie the state 9isDornes moro nSenae
now than u an Garner peiloo, yet y y NO
means ioiioWS tnss sneie !" - HuSsHty 70
the management OF us nnances. as ;. :
otate advances n A&s anu popul.'loh' ~
nscai responsiveness Dscoms mOss sA.enueu
ana complex, Not onv = tne nsc ey Iot
eruinaIy oulsys con!nur - anu luJsu,
De. new eA.senc'es A'i'e ioi 'ne App'"~. AZ
Oh rs fetenue
e., a. a.. H. - 49, et~r..:,@ ye;sh
the ,,;rnrstSnees n thr co,fntry. md khe
condition and pursuits Of its people render
most expediant and available. According.
L.. wise coyernment viii 50 direct its n.
fairs. and determine The limits Of liz expen-
ditures that the revenue required for the
performance of its functions NAV be oh.
famed. v;thaat COMPRESSION or delay. VIII.
Is thess ,leO;simatc, houud.s;aa' fnxaiiou
ceases 10 be onerous. and herein slso 4 we'll
Constituted government eYemnli6es the
so,na,ass ~ -;sdo,,, or;ts e.. n r,I;.r
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,ha nsaaan, session nona Iii 10 n,ora -,
NY p.'. H. .hoaa ""a a.. ~, .n.na an
ps a,s.a,s;~,;o, ae 81 ,,..is;s .s.I
M WIKI 4 !. nv oon,;.,;an IL. 81.
nsonl. Of Iovs viii freely meet s ,.r.t;on On
- sa.s.a 80 ~ ,.,.:.s.s..s,... - ~
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Err S.sta aovsr.msnt / a., navarths,.ss
&. -aM a. ii s,,,,, .s.e,,,s 20
monet.ry der.n semert co,seanent IN n.r,
nnon hs,ar,nns cx,ar;n,sn,s LIN TIC ~.
t;an,l cnr-.,ev- th.t ..,,-,v.,.r, =, ;nco,
sider.te annronr;st;ons in the midst n this
unca-t.;rtY nav rra5aoa ,,nraoes., -, a.,
harr.ss,.ant Gu
fiSASoaA. siAi.aIs'-
The Reports OF the Auditor and Treas
urer, herewith presented, will furnish you
with dstallsa stasemeut Of the hBane1ai
transactions o. the etate, under che various
appropriations made by the last General
Assembly, and also With the estimated res
ources and expenditures for the present
biennial penod. sass
Al the close OF the fiscal term ending
November 4th, 1865, there was . residue of
-, 1852 rensining iu the s4F'ea sury,
when entered into tho resources OF the
peflod that mas just expired. including
snis resluue, lnere was reserved into me
otsee treasury durin4 the last hsoal penod
nom all sources, sl,4i2,sso.l9 and the
tosai dlsonrsemen1s curing tfat time
announced 70 ,5i4; oo4. =, iesving an IN.
eaPenaea surplus November "a. lS61, OF
W., ~. 80.
statements h-l
stanuing the unusually large disbursen ents
reqnsEad nndr the AppropEiakisuaen f tie
last session, the increase OF salaries, pay
menfs on the public debt, and the various
ex!gencies which augmented the total Of
ordinary expenditures We have, out Of the
revenue thus received, carried the State
through the past two ysrs without mourning
new Liabilities. and have left larger balance
IA tas tnAa has ceea fesnS teeee
~ sae eiee On sny preceesas hsaf'penod
In order 70 understand TINS exposition I
more c.earIy, u may De ven to state that
nsa!iy $4,000 o. these dis 2. urseaenfs were
required nnaer the extraordinary appropria-
.lons maze 70 the orphans Home, Asri,
cuitural Oohese, hsylnms Tor the Bind and
!or the insane ana etAe. purposes, inciud- i
ing aiso sii4svu IN hqnidation OF the
nohaeu aeoe OF 1928. Deauct,ng these
ltems IRON the total expenditures, and il
Mni g oeaefyeo shat the 0tduagy uuthys
OF tae otase foverAmsnt dariak ting uEe
we're materially curtalied from the former
Term m
Inc es1imaten expenditures Tor the pres
On. nscai peIl1d = ss3i ,oSs. 81, and to this
.moun. must ne aooed, OF course, such APP
propl'a.lons LOT sPecla ana sxtraordinary
iIsa - .as usneral AsseMnly IN ITS