The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-01-17

estate debt proper, ,-"our finances are
in most healthy and prosperous cond'-
ton" The bonds outstanding and unre-
deemed, Oct, 10th, lSi2, amounted TO
1856, 1894, and the means at command TO
liquidate the Indebtedness amountto s2''
420, 1922. or the bonds thatwere due
Oct, 10Th, 1917 the endoi the hscai year,
omy e'o'o'V "'e unp""'
RiVENui rhofLR'
A deficiency of s365,355,6' appears
in the revenue proper; the sum expended
exceeding the sum collected by that
amount. One cause Of this large deh-
cheney Is that many debts which should
have been paid in 1871 were not paid
till lei2' OWING 10 The dehciehcy M
II Is os''''a.eu '"A, "y "' W." 80 80
Io'o 'ne u'1o' WIZ So"' -
''o'"' 90 arg" "en'''" "" "
causen py 'hc '"''.'e VI '''V -
10 Pfo''ue 'o' SUI" .Al'"'''"''
recommehueu 'na' su''''''". VI '"' s'""
ing iuno 70 pay on '"' "'''''s VI ',V ,''''''
!" con'er"u ',i'' '''''"'"'' so'u'''" .
ing bonds ana una, inc fe"'a''''c' "
that iunu DC uS'i ior Purl'S'S VI '"'
revenue iroPer' 'A'f" '"' VIZ VII '"'
sioo oi ''Aa"'e property
STATE ciAllriEs'
The sum Of 50, lI3,516,T has been
paid out, IN the aggregate since ana IN
ciuu'ig LOW U" '''' wv '''''''
oi','u "sy iuhs, "''' anu ''"' "''
ieeoie h''hue' in,'''"''' "''' ~. -
Grimm" Pr'soe"uV"s, ''' ~ 49,
r .,,..:',.' N' w 49, -. - -,
"' i"""''0s anu ''''' w - '0''''
i'"N''"h .
The s2s'o4r4o oi diV'"ehn' r''e'V''
last year by the state on It's 'ur"P'Ne
STOCK shows The wiSdo" oi ePea''"s ,n'
Law Tor the sale oi Said STOCK. ne ui'i'
dends amount To more 'iiah 10 per cent
ON the sum rwhieh thes'"o~ WAS "oou'
to lie sold. The s'ocA o''e' 'he s'a'e o.
HO,S'i'So. lhe present manalc''e"'
oil tue roans = NOT ,'iu"e '"' '7'''F a
fair return OH us s'ooA' IL T. reoo"'''ie,i''
ed that u "'o'nihl's'o''er oi iu'np'Ae
Stock be appoihted whose nu'y u sh''i
pe 10 "oVefiooh INC en'"e so'o'''''''"'
and conduct oi the companies
RECORD BOOKS.
The cost of these books for the clerk 5
Offices has steadily increased. until in
1872 il amounted to s2i, ,6Ss.3s. Some
thing should be done to limit this ex.
pcnse.
CRIMINAL LAW AND COURTS.
Oryanized violence has greatly dimin,
;.heJ and the Legislature is recommend
al ,o make additional provision 10 detect
and nun;sh Ku Klux violations of law.
The cost. of criminal nrosecution for 1872
l.rcelv exceeJ those for 1871. This i.
tho result not so much of increase Of
crime as lack of time TO try the cases
Tn making nm the docket the clerks mr.,
.omnelled 80 10 arrange il As TO allow
not more than half the time necessary Il
trv the Commonwealth eases. Thus III,
docket becomes deranced. and client
and witnesses are compclled 10 submit I,
exnensive and vexatious DELAYS. Tn,
pressure of Commonwealth business
hr;ngs about the continuance of crimina
causes upon slight grounds, resulting il
DELAY of trial and often in the escape o
the guilty. through the removal or doatl
of witnesses. .sThus," saws the Cover
nor. "the criminal Jurisprudence of tn,
State is brought into disrepute anon.
the people, and the more reckless o
them resort for redress of their suppose
grievances to the formation of vigilanc,
committees and other unlawful combina
tions."
The criminal prosecutions in 1872 cos
the State 1924, ,966, As, a sum create
than the combined salaries of all the off
GERS Maid from the public treasury. O
this sum jailers received sll9, 500, ,O3