The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-27

the nrst udy Vi Apih auuy,
propriations will have been made before
the beginning of the fiscal year, and the
Legislature would not be called on as
at present to make appropriations OF
money for purposes for which II has
already been in part expended: Either
some change ought to be made In the
fiscal year, or appropriations ought to
be made for a period extending beyond
the next meeting Of the Legislature.
The former course seems liable TO less
objection than the latter, because the
latter course would not require sppro-
priations for three fiscal years. The
objections to the present system, aside
from the constitutional question lnvoly,
ed in it, are so apparent that you VIII
doubtless provide against them ~ al
equate legislation. =,
The new Constitution contains the
wise provision that no money shall De
taken for any other purpose than that
for which il has been or may be appro-
priated or provided" Heretofore APP
propriation acts have been rather loose.
" drawn, and liberal construction is
given them to meet the exigencles OF
the case. This remark applies especially
to the different institutions. Without
intending to touch upon asubject pecu-
liarlv under your own supervision, allow
me 10 suggest that unless great care Is
used, there may be failure TO provide
means for necessary purposes.
Section A., article 6, Of the C,nstItu-
ton, is as follows
bills making appropriations for the
rev OF officers and members OF The
Legislature, and for salaries for officers
OF the government, shall contain no
.. DIVISION on any other subject. A
compliance with this provision will
require at least two general approPrla-
ton bills.
Iuasmuch as hereafter there will be
biennial sessions OF the Legislature,
appropriations must necessarily be made
for two fiscal years. But If the appro-
priations for the next fiscal year are
made without restriction as TO time and
mode Of payment, it may cause some
embarrassment to the treasury during
the first quarter. No part of the rev,
enue from taxes is required TO be paid
into the Treasury until the 10Th day of
January; that is to say, in the second
quarter Of the year; therefore, II large
demands are permitted to be made dur
ing the first quarter, there may not be
sufficient money on hand to meet them.
1t is made my duty, under the new
constitution, to present estimates OF
the amount OF money required by taxa
alton for all purposes" Owing to the
tact that / have not yet received full
report from the Auditor | cannot at
present perform this duty, AS soon as
am in possession of sufficient data to
enable me to make the estimates ! VIII
furnish them. The Auditors report
will be laid before you at an early day,
and will, no doubt, contain full lnior-
nation a. tO the resources and reye-
nues of the State.
| have alre ..dy called your attention
to the fact that lands on which taxes
had been paid were returned delinquent,
and the owners compelled TO redeem
them. renew a recommendation made
last year that suitable provision be made
Tor adjusting claims of this kind, aud
for reimbursing the claimants.
HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE.
The unhappy condition OF the insane,
Il, In Thorn
health and soundness OF mind, and
their treatment and care, arrest the at.
tention OF all humane persons. Under
the meliorations OF civilized life socie-
~ has undertaken their guardianship,
and they have become the wards OF the
State. The responsibility Of their care,
therefore, rests upon all who are con-
cerned in the making or execution OF
laws, and il cannot be ssfely evaded.
II sufficient means have not been pro-
vided for their care there is no recourse
lett but to add 10 them. The report
of the directors OF the Hospital for the
Insane shows that during the last year
applications were made for the afmis.
sion If one hundred and fifty patients,
OF whom eighty-six were admitted, and
admission refused to the remainder for
want Of room. The Superintendent
estimates that there are now seventy
five insane persons, including the COL
ored, unprovided tor-many of them
confined in the county jsils. This state
OF things ought not to he permitted to
continne longer. Recent cases yield |
more readily to treatment, and are
more easily cured than those OF long
standing, and yet the irrational method
is pursued Of combining such cases in
iails, and retaining the iDcurables in !
the hospital The cost OF maintaining |
lunstics in jail last year was Sl5, 9O4 "a, |
or nearly one-hslf the amount required
to support all that were in the hospi-
tai. Humanity and economy alike
demand that this policy should be
chang.d. In my last annual message
| suggested that the hospital contained
many harmless patients, who were
hopelessIy incurable, with the expecta-
ton that it would arouse inquiry az TO
the best disposition to be made Of them.
To this class Of patients the hospital is
mere aims house, affordiug them
food, clothing and shelter.
The directors. in their present report,
recommend that they be returned to
their respective counties. there to be
cared for. commend this part OF their
report to your special Consideration.
Should you be unwilling to adopt their
Recommendation, the only other mode
OF present reliei would be to secure &C
commodations for these patients else
where, and there have them maintained
and cared for. The adoption OF either
one of these expedients would afford
only temporary reliei. and should in no
wise tend to relax proper efforts to com.
ple.e tho HoapifaI hiitidin The