The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-01-10
The Gov ernor's Message.

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- seh' W 'i'e MAJ yianu Legislature 'oh Inc gu
s instant, is an able and satisfactory exposition
v, of the financial and political condition of our,
=. State 3 Now that .,,,oqoer has amin resumed
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ts sway M 'fel ''"nie'o vi 'ns"peop'o '"o,lh"y
congratulate ourselves that we have Gov
ernor who SO happily reflects the views and
sentiments of "tbe peopler as is done in the
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- most OF our SUBSCRIBERS nave before TINS
" availed themseNes1of an opportunity ofread-
ing this message, and the want of space pre-
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venus 10 nv, pie foi'' No. ~ '"' '
summary OF lis statements ana recommends
tons. ''
81 Tn reference to the condition of the Treas.
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That the total receipts lnto the treasury
during tne nscal year enuihg on uhe oVlh
september, 1917, amounted 10 Ss'ooS,o 'ooo,
Whicn" auoell 10 te oaanue vi lai ,o co ,.ae
the total aggregate, lor tne year SS,loo'o9os4;
Inc disbursements curing lhe same periou
were S2,o.5SoS'S4, ieaVmg palance on
hand OF $f5o,ooo;Vo; c.,
~. Inc Whoie iundeu oept OF the otate is SUD
O stantiaiiy covered ny aNaiiapie assets, any 'ne
entire increase OF our permanent mdeDteuT
ness since me conldileiicelet Vi ti,e wal N
be issued in aid of the South does not eX
coed SGooooo q ne decrease e. IN o, 1e ltem OF
,,ar;nns banl,;nS inst;tniions is stated at
j $sf7, 1854 66, which has reduced the public in
debtedness to that extent. '''
ne Hill IePol. or .1 assessimen t1 w teal
shows an aggreGate of s4sS GA AS This
sum is free from all exemptions authorized
by the act OF March u, 1867, Oh. 34l, and
FURNISHES tiie o''ss Vi ieNy ioi 'no piesen' ls-
During the mast month by yirtue of the
authority vested in the Board of Public
w orKs' art. ALI sec. o 3i the new oons,itu
tlon, an eAcli,SG was t.,i
held hv The State in the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, limited to six per cent
dividends, for her bonds issued at various
times, relieving the State from all liability in
the future to the extent of the bonds so can
celled la ,.rr -ar. .g1g.. lg utala-r.
The Board having agreed to an exchange
of about ne7third of the interest of the State
in the preferred stock, leaves the city and
state sur Ill majority OF tne Directors OF
.n b;1 n !. aooo a r;rtnoI ,;om;doticyn
edness Of the State
- NJ $50, G-:-,ae,.hc rnnntrnller's
estimate o; tAe pr9napie disbursements OF the
year ensuing II $l973,000 exclusive of GER
tain outstanding appropriations heretofore
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au'poiileu' anu iiio'ii'i'9 "iii'i oush' " W
provided Tor, within that period, and recon-
mends that the public debt should be extin-
guished at the earliest practicable period, not
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AueohSie''h' wan "N''o7 W 'i0 i'l''ie ''
OF the people. Fgg1aD "ug -Ulrl.-l HD .
. He also refers to the embarrassments which
have artisan in reaord ,o tho co,lect;on Of tho
:,
o'u'e .aAes Ill 'iio Guy Vi 'ai'iiiioie uiiuel eA
listing laws rTl-i t.IH %rini .Lj .lp .
In reference to modification Of the oyster
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deem IL unnecessary 10 90 more at TINS
Tune IMAM recur 10 the views presented IN my
iofmer message 10 your Honoraoie BODY
Our cltiZens should pe projected by just dls-
crlmlnallohs anu foreigners resorung TO our
waters, mace TO pay LOT the properly, which
they are daily approprlatng 10 their own
use. ~ y ysra l1h'' ESQ sa ss&' aa:
- q Referring to the reorganization Of the pres
ont Pub]ic School svstem the Gover,or
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o. however objectionable In some OF its de-
tails, it cannot be denied, that as whole, this
system comprises much OF which we have
reason TO be proud, and which the people
will be slow topart with, unless something
better, more practical and more efficient,
can be substituted. The heavy tax involv-
ed IN this organization, ought not to be
permitted to cintall 1t OF any OF its useful
features, as II is only tie appropriation of a
capital which may be expected to make re
turns more than equivalent to- any burdens
aNncn II si'.,f9 TO enEi'i. (. me 1 Tleh ana the
therefore Wil, lie not Whittier tbc State e
levying too onerous a tax in maintaining It,
but whether the money SO levied isjudicious-
y, eaononlltal,y, ana proPeriy expended IN
the mental canabiIitics of nnr Youth bN I'm in
PRODUCING all the aids of modern discovery.
and stimulating the widest range OF intellec-
tual research 1t, should be no limited or
halfway system. The State OF Maryland is
amply able to educate her youth and we