Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-17
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Governor JeweIrs Message.
Governor Jewell was peacefully inaugui ated
yesterday. The stalwart horse guards with their
gayuniforms and brilliant horsemanship, instead
of resolutely barring his way to the state house,
rode in his train and added to the attractions of
the parade made in his honor. Ex-Governor En-
glish had the discretion not to act upon the adj
vice of some of his foolish partizans by offering
a protest against the Inauguration, and the pa
rade and ceremonial were performed according
TO the immemorial fashion, except that the dis
play was rather more than usually brilliant and
a somewhat greater number of distinguished
guests were present.
The governors message was sensible and
business like. He cengratulates the legislature
on the prosperity of the country, the success OF
the national administration, and the near pros
pect of the adjustment of troublesome interna-
rional questions. The total debt of the state Is
S5,sO4,61 and it has been reduced about $780,
900 during the past year. The revenue OF the
past year was 81 1921 900, snd the disbursements
81, S71, 900. The present rate of taxation, two
mills on the dollar of the grand list, is recon-
mended for the current year. About one mil
lion and quarter of the bonds issued in 1861,
and redeemable at the pleasure of the general
assembly after ten years, viii become redeema-
BILE on the first day of July, and measures should
be taken to enable the treasurer to call them in
at his convenience.
Various matters of internal administration
were noticed, and the attention of the legislature
was invited to devise remedies for existing de-
fects and to make needed Improvements. The
prison system of Connecticut, the governor
suggested, had not maintained the high rank it
formerly held among those of other states A
commission to examine this subject was recon-
mended. The educational interests of the state
have made remarkable progress during the year
The free schools have been well conducted and
prosperous, the number of scholars in attend
ance has been increased, the length of the school
year is greater than that of any other New Eng
land state, the teachers salaries have been some
what advanced, and the law in relation to the
schooling of minor children has worked well, re-
ceivng the approval of operatives and manu-
facturers. An amendment to this law is recon-
mended in order to secure the actual attendance
at school, for three months at least, of all the
children relieved from employment. 1t is also
recommended to include mechanical drawing
among the common school studies. Larger APP
preparations are urged for the normal school.
The governor commends to the attention Of
the legislature the report of the board of visitors
of the Sheffield scientific school of Yale college.
This institution has made eat advances in the
direction of technical education, department
of instruction which has an important bearing
upon the industries of the state Connecticut
can only retain her high position among the
states by developing the resources peculiar to
her position. Her wealth lies in her ingenuity,
skill, utilization of machinery and economy of
power. The state should be filled with skilled
workmen and improved machinery. Nothing
can do so much to promote this result as fos-
tering such an institution as the Sheffield scien
ti6c school. The connection of the state with
Yale college Governor Jewell thinks is of great
Importance, and should receive the attention of
the legislature. The corporation now consists
of eleven members, who I'LL vacancies in their
own number, and the governor, lieutenant gov
ernor, and six senators of the state. 1t is very
rare that any of the six senators attend meet
ings of the corporation and the official connec-
ton Of the state with the college is thus little
more than nominal. As the great body of
graduates feeling deep interest in the college
have no voice in its management, the governor
suggests that it might be well for the state to
surrender half its representation to the alumni,
who might choose four members of the corpora
ton to hold Office for four years, one going out
each year.
The railroad interests of the state requires
careful attention, and some amendments of the
laws relating thereto are evidently needed.
The whole number of passengers carried during
the year was over eight millions, of whom only
two persons were injured, and those by their
own carelessness. Other recommendations in
the message are the establishment of board of
agriculture; an amendment of the constitution
striking out the word "white;" the rearrange-
ment of representative and senatorial districts;
amendments of the laws relating to the prop
erty of married women, so as to make the
rights of the wife to her property in all respects
equal to those of the husband in his, and to
secure the same interest to either survivor in
the property of the other; modification Of the
nsury laws, so as TO allow a higher rate of in
terest; authorizing the governor to appoint an
attorney general; the passage of laws exempt
ing from attachments earnings to the amount
of fifty dollars, and giving laborcrs protection,
by lien upon the work done or in some other
way, against loss of wages through the failure
Of their employers; legislation for the protec-
rion of the ballot against fraud; reform of the
divorce laws and other matters of less general
interest.