The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-05-17
Connecticut-Inauxur of Governor1
Jewell.

Jewell.
Gov. Jewell was inaugurated as Governor O
Connecticut at Hartford on Tuesday. We
print an extract from his inaugural message:
Our financial condition is very encouraging
The total Indebtedness of the State at the com
mencement of the present fiscal year, April
1st, less cash on hand, was $500, 61O, against
S6, 560, 304 at the same time last year, showing
areduction of the debt for the yeai of S755'-
694, against $493, 99i, the previous year. In
explanation of this very large reduction of the
debt it should be stated that there was maid
into the treasury during last year as the result
OF suit commenced some years since by
treasurer Colt and others, commenced last
year by Treasurer Pond, all for past taxes due
the State by the Mutual Life Insurance COM
panies and railroads, $3.50 391. This leaves
S4O6, 1903 reduction of the State debt as the re-
suit Of the current business of the year. The
entire revenue for the year from all sources
was 81 926,983 of which $645.107 came from
the two mill tax, 1872 692 from savings banks.
$3l2 255 from railroad corporations, $I71, go
from the Mutual Insurance companies for the
past year. aud $257 55S 08 for previous years !:
SOB O5O came from the Communication tax. $50. :
629 from non resident stock, and the balance
from miscellaneous sources. Treasurer Pond
has pursued the plan instituted by his prede-
cessor, Treasurer Nichols, of obtaining interest
from bank deposits for the bene fit of the State.
and has realized from this source SIS 275. /
thlnk the present rate of taxation, two mills
on the dollar on the grand list, should be con-
tipued.
The laws with regard to the property rights
OF married women seem to me to need amend
meDt as we are far behind the spirit of the age
IN this matter. Whatever opipions NAV be an
tertained az to the true poli;ical stains of NO
man, L ,hink no fair minded person will denv
mat II won en- have no direct voice in tbs Loo
lslatou OF the State the men should enac, snch
laws as will secure to them perfect inst;ce
there FIRE the ,.l,.:
two years ago, that the laws should be SO amend
ed as to make the rights OF wife to her pron-
erty in all respects equal to those of the hus-
band in his, and that the same interest should
be secured to either survivor in the property of
the other.
recommend that the earnings of anv ner-
son to The extent of fifty dollars be exemnt
from attachment for debt. Most of our mann.
factnrers pay off as it is termed monthly and
lne average monthly wages of the laborers is
perhaps about the same amount. An eYcen'
ton OF it would in many cases of sick and mn.
!oftuna'e worBmen prevent great distress IN
their families and much ANNOYANCE 10 their
employers. My own experience as a Iaborer
i lo, G Gsneis and an employer of others labor
mas nrhly convinced me that Justice to ali mar
eDt exists ma" "' pres
L would suggest to your serious consideration
Wnetner auditional legislation is not needed
for the protection of the ballot in this Stata
Not only should bribery and coercion he ,'ro.
Vented put the counting should be safe and
accurate, and the number of votes noiiod and
should correspond with the names
checked on the lists. 0 ""'neS
Our divorce laws, unless changed. bid fair
TO bring us into disrepute. They are moi orious.
" loose, more so than in any other State eY-
,ept Indiana and Illinois. In the wear 1s7o
here were in this State 406 divorces and 487i
parriages, ratio about to IL, which has been |
bout the proportion for several years. Ia |
Vermont the rat o is to q; in Ohio to "a; |
n Massachusetts, to A. Divorces may be |
.ranted in this State for too many causes, in |
act for almost no cause at all. Discontinued
md vicious people come here from other States
Q get divorces which the more strict legislation
u theIr own State deny, thus creating much |
,,sto and furnishing the fair fame of cur