Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-11-26
Gov Hayes Message.
Especial Dispatch to the Gin. Chronicle. ]
CoLUmBUs, November 20.

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ConUMBUs, November 20.
The Governor sent the following
message to the two Houses, upon
their re assembling this afternoon;
Fellow- Citizens Of Me General
4ssemblg.t
Upon your assembling to enter
again upon the duty of legislation
for the welfare Of the people of
Ohio, the Governor is required by
the Constitution to communicate to
you the condition Of the State, and
to recommend such measures as he
shall deem eXpedieut,
The reports of the executive Off
GERS Of the State, and Of the heads
of State institutions, are required
by law to be made to the Governor
on or before the goth day of No
vember of each year Since that
date a sufficient time has not passed
for the publication of the reports,
and l shall, therefore, not be able
at the opening Of your present ses-
sion to lay before you detailed ex.
position. of the affairs of the various
departments of the State Govern
ment.
1t will be my purpose in this
communication to invite your at
tention to a few brief suggestions
in relation to some measures which
are deemed important, and which
may be considered and acted upon,
if you think it advisable, in advance
Of the publication Of the official re-
ports.
FINANCES. a.
The financial affairs of the State
Government are in satisfactory
condition. The balance in the
Treasury on the 18th Of November,
1867, was s6fT,990 10. The re
ceipts during the last fiscal year |
were S4,347,4S4 50. making the {
total amount Of funds IN the Treas |
ury during the year, Sj,O25,4 ,47J 81 t
The disbursements during the year t
have been $l,455,354 81. which
sum has been paid out of the Treas
ury from the several funds as fol-
!. lows, viz General Revenue Fund,
Sl,5lS,2l0 81 Canal Fund, Sl4,
999 80; National Road Fund, $lS,-
s29 30 Sinking Fund, 81 ,472, ,226
33; Common School Fund, III ,42G,-
s6S 80 Bank Redemption Find,
ST. 1895 Soldiers Claims Fund, 49,,
78l as; Soldiers Allotment Fund, I
5462 90. Balance In tho Treasury. !
November 10Th, 1868, 570,120 rs. /
Total, 85,025,475 G1.
PUBLIC DEBT, 8
The amount Of the public funded d
debt, Noyemberl5, 1867, was Sll,- "
03l,04l 56. During the year the s
Tedcmptions were: or the loan Of a
1860, l4,650 81 ;.of Foreign Union G.
loan Of 1868, l9l, ,160; of the do Il
mestic loan Of 1868, Sl36,0SS 10; ri
Of the loan of 1870, $l57,38l SO. t.
Total, $499, 266 10, The debt out. "
standing November l5, 1868, was p
$lO,532,675 43,
D TEMPORARY APPROPRIATIONS,
Small temporary appropriations s
are required as promptly as prac- I
ticable foPeach Of the following OBJ l
jeets, the existing appropriations Q
having been exhausted, viz; FIX. :
penses Of the Presidential election, !
expenses Of the General Assembly, $
Trustees OF Benevolent Institution, I
care Of State House, gas for State Q
House, expenses Of the Legislative 7
committee, binding FOR the State, q
and the new Idiotic Asylum. q
REVISION OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM,
In pursuance Of an act passed
March is, 1867, a Board Of Com,
missioners, consisting OF Aaron Il, i
Perry, Ofuamilton county, Charles r
L. Glidden, OF Mahoning county, a
aud James II, Goldman, Auditor of n
State, was appointed by my prede y
cessor, Governor Cox, whose duty y
it was to revise all the laws OF this y
State relating to the assessment .
and taxation ofproperty, the col al
lection, safe keeping anil disbuFse, pI
ment of the revenues, and all the at
laws constituting the financial sys- o.
tenn Of the State, and report their 81
proceedings to the next session Of el
the General Assembly, The report III
OF the Commission was laid before ve
you al your last session IL dis nc
closed many imperfections and IN, u'
consistcncies In the existing legis pc
lation touching the finances, and alI
tbs urgent necessity for an ell, Dor I'll
ate revision Of that legislation ad
Their report was accompanied by re-
eight separate bills, consolidating to
the present laws, removing contra, ey
dlctiOns and supplying defects, but in
introducing no radical change in i
the general principles Of our hnan- be
cial system. These bills have al OF
ready been somewhat considered In co
both branches OF the General As OF
sembly, but no definite action upon Gil
them has yet been had, ! respect an
fully recommend an early consider. GU
alton Of the bills and their adop- ri
ton, with such amendments as In
your judgment the public interest
may require. Of
CENTRAL LUNATIc ASYLUM. In
The destruction OF the Central III
Lunatic Asylum by fire during the NJ
right of The 18th inst, causing the q
death b sufocation Of six Of the 70
paiiepls, and inealculable distress to
and suffering to the remainder will e.
require Investigation and prompt ti'