The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-04-14
a THRIFTY GOVERNOR.
Some Good, Ripe Plums in the
Flowery State.
From the New York

rum the NeW OTk W Grid.
Florida has thrifty governor These
are rome OF his games. He owns place
on the 81. Johns river, at Jack sonville.
and has just got his legislature to incorpo
rate hun INTO the st. johns Ferry COM
pany, with exclusive privileges fo- SIX miles
up and down the river in front of the city.
Also, has he got his legislature to iDcorpo-
rate him into the Jack ,oovie and ST.
Augustine railroad, which l. to run from
his ferry aforesaid, to ST. Augustine, and
has an appropriation of 100000 acres of
land, and the state Endorsement on its bonds
to the extent of $500, 900. At the same
session which consummates these acts, our
thrifty friend exhibit. other games. The
known revenue of tie state does not exceed
$500, 300, and yet his excelIe; cy, Harrison
Reed, has $4,000 voted him as follows:
FIRST, $40, 900 contingent, fluid of the state,
which fund the governor is authariz, d to
dlsbursc nero motu and without voucher
second, IS 900 contingent fund for the
governor, which 1000 the worthy man
attempted to draw in a lump lust prior 70
his late trip to Washington third $40,
600 10 pay the governors impeach nent ex-
penses, proceedings haviog been lately in
stltuted against him and fourth, SAC. 900
for state printing, which printing is done in
an officer whereof this governor is very near
sole owner. A ferry, a railroad, $50 600
acres OF land, state aid to the amount OF
$3.50, 900, and s65 600 in cash appears a
very good session work but our friend
Is thrifty and strikes for more In the
otflce OF the negro known as secretary of
state OF Florida Is what purports to be an
act OF the last session of the legislature,
regularly signed by the governor, ieuten-
ant governor, secretary of the senate, speak
er aud clerk OF the house, and yet never
was Introduced, or read, or voted on in
either house 1t is 10 the handwriting of
an appolntee of the governor, who confess
cd to having forgot it; and yet copy of
tins ac. was taken on to Washington hv
Gov. Reed, IN order to exhibit as hi. war
rant tor receiving from the general goyern>
ment the land scrip to which Florida is en-
titled under the Agricul ural college act of
July 2, 1862 When it is known that this
scrip Is worth good many thousand dol
lars, the frugal nature of the governors
game can be perceived Without leaving
the interior department, he could sell his
scrip, and then who is to call him to ac
count tor the proceeds? Not the general
government, since it is state matter: not
the state, since the governor owns the leg,
lslaturc. Happily, however, there are
SOME chances that this scrip will not thls
sink TOTO the gubcrnatorial nav. The
Florida state superintendent of instruction
tarrled at home Only long enough to collect
his proofs, and then hurried OF to Wash
lng:on after the governor, with an'opinion
by the attorney general of the state that
the so called statute was no law, but forged:
with the journal of the two houses showing
the utter absence Of any mention of such a
measure and finally, the affida1its of
members to show tina, said statute was new
er introduced, read, or voted in either
branch of the legislature.