New-York tribune., 1869-05-07
POLITICAL.
GOV. JEWELS MESSAGE.
CONDITION OF CoNNECTICUT-FINANCEs EDU-
CATION-THE THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT

| CATIoN-THE THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENr
| DIYoRCE-ELECTIoNs.
NJ President aud Gentlemen Of he General Assembly;
| The past year has been one OF
marked prosperity with u.s. both State and Naiio
The financial condition Of our State appears
from the report Of the Treasurer to be satisfactory a
encouraging. At the commencement OF the last nseal
year the total funded debt Of the State was s9I5lO
DeductiDg from this the amount to credit OF The slnk
ing fund G9 s0 So the bonds purchased and nqT5ep @
cash hand t6Gs2OO Os the total liability OF the
and above its cash assets at the end oi
$32236 II last year " wl be seen from this that Tue
reduction OF the state debt the last year was i9 6'
When We take iutO account the fact that last
year our tax reduced from three mills two and
the present rapidly increasing wealth of the
State will eventually enable us 70 reduce taxation ana
! Of taxable property in the State, last Oo,
SSfF the Sa' prssaSs ss0 year being %
nearly million Of dollars than our entire state In
debtedness The entire receipts Of the State during the
last year f23S0790 20. Of which s572S6 10 came
from the two and One-hal mill tar, t32l99 Ga from saw
sl264OO 81 from Mutual Insurance Companes s2s79Oo
from sale Of Bank stocks s2OSs6 2s from Bank dividends
Tho total expenditures for the year were s2,;;
SeS sof oo TINS Hs99oO were f0r the SOL ~
$50 for public buildings and institutions, and SSa %
for the Mantanance OF Soldiers Children. The state
has claims against the General Government amousnE uss
10 than $4,000, which have heretofore been dsa
Thought that il properly presented our claims will be
pad. recommend that authority be given TO enee'
settlement
According TO the report Of the Commissioner OF the
School Fund It's capital Of s2oSos g is nninpar@ed@ 60 @ VI
neetcut state bonds s2Ogs 6 Is loaned on ooma @ and @
s4IOSO7 80 is loaned mostly in this State bond and
mortgage at The number Of children between
the ages Of four and sixteen returned the last
enumeration is I2iOs2. on which a per capita dvi-
dcnd OF 81 has been made The reported Increase OF
children the last year is but I3?.
The large banking interest OF the State mostly under
coutrol OF national laws. Five only Of tho old state
There savings banks IN the State with an aggre
gate deposit Of S 369 As; OF this more than one-hal
t2Sl6l9 49, is loaned and secured by mortgages OF
real estate The increase OF deposits during the last
year was ss.52o22o c. The Increase Is equal to
ourffhs OF entire State debt and indicates tho
rapidly increasing wealth Of tho State. The Insurance
capital OF State large aud constantly increasing
The unfrendy legislation OF some OF The other states y
10 regretted should any further legislation he needed
trust prIte's will H receive your f%Ofabs consdcra
t0n According TO the report OF the Insur-
paes and 30 Life Companies doing buiness IN this State
under charters granted by other States. These Compa-
State during the last year to the amount Of 81 SIS -
which has Doen paid over to the State Treasurer Our
legislation Is reciprocal In its character, but think
need, some revision would refer you to the report for
The humane institutions Of the State have pursued
their benevolent work during the year past with graiy
The Free-schoo Law" OF the last Legislature appears
TO be accomplishing the good results anticipated by s
friends and Origuators II Is now conceded that eduea,
being great public interest should be maintained
other public interests are at the public cost.
The total receipts for school purposes The past year were
S3OS6 H. being an increase OyeI the previous year Of
<g,O 49, The total expenditures Of the past year
SU2 l7O 10, leaving deficiency OF about 100000 To he
provided Tor by future taxation suggest the expedi
Of adding TO the Normal school or TO the Scientific
School New Haven, Of aiding In the establishment
elsewhere N opportunity presents Poyechnic Insti-
tuic which shall give theoretical aud practical instruc
ton TO those wishing TO engage 10 mechanical pursuits
fitting young men 10 be machlnists artzanS. elvil
engineers drau ghSmen &c, aud young women for the
many practical arts IN which they may become skilled
would especially call the attention Of the Legislature
uonai facihes as will better t them the industrial
pursuits which the true OF the times opening
By the report Of the AdjutanGeneral 1t appears that
the organized military force Of the state consists of 6g
officers and 1901 The entire number of men In the
state available for military duty is sJS. The entire
past year been s13O97 u. Deduciipg the commuta'
ton tax OF stOGJl leaves as the net coti NlttJ o.
An am,nlmcu 20 the Constitution OF tho United states
proposed prohibiting any discrimination IN the rights
Candion of scTyifude when this proposed amendment
becomes part Constitution. troublesome political
question will have been settled and justice viii have
been done both Of which results are very dear
able aud are called for Dy consideration ~ sound
public policy trust the amendment will be promptly
Our present low legal rate Of interest think lnur
10 the business Interests of the SLATE capital musi
flow toward the highest market so much capital
has been sent ont OF this State that borrowers
with difficulty supply Their ""n''' sd anu Wn,n ,a
than per cent There but exception this rule
that has under observation. which 10 The case
fund shoui bc loaned NJ "a high rate as the Savings
~ interest bo advanced 10 per cent believing that the
! change would be beneficial to borrowers
y0rcc According 20 the report Ui to state Librarian,
there were The State last year sIA arriagcs, and FS
divorces DisoOutcntd people come here from other
statrr to take advantage Of what is called our liberal
legislation obtain divorces which would be denied
Them AT home the sHcTcduess ~ the marriage rela
on lies ut foundation of civilized society, II should
/ be carefully guarded. Under our present laws
tho causes Of divorce too numerous, ana not sum
cIepty defined aud too Wide discretion j. gwen 10 the
eouts think the law Of ls4y should Dc modueu, ana
40 much oY the statute grants divorces FOR auy such
misconduct a. permanently destroys the happiness OF the
prtiout and defeats the purposes OF the marriage re
atIop" should De repealed. would also suggest that
the law should provide that decree Of divorce thhil
| take effect tli one year after IL is granted.
While our laws, with regard 20 married women, nave
been amended time TO time for several years past,
40 s TO them IN more ample manner, their
prutry held before acquired after marriage yet We
are sin considerably behind many OF our sseI states,
and even conservative England, IN our legislation on
/ the subject. 1 would recommend To your favorable
corsiicfaiiou such an amendment Of our laws as
the fun control during her married hfe, ana free
nom liability for any debts, except those contracted by
Ler-.t on for winch has voluntarily made herself
Irslosble with the night on the part oi tie nus
baud in her property, on bs surviving htr
thai she that 10 may be best 10 giS er, IN MS
IurQe upon YOU the desrableness OF change M our
Constitution from annual 20 biennial elections did my
leGece.sor la his last annual message That the cleo
au should held IN the Fall, ana nat the Legislature
sL0uld assemble n the Winter, u, think the almost
| unguimOus sentiment OF the State.
MARSHALL JEWELL,
J HVitford, Nay 8, 1862.