, 1876-01-04
Gov. A1lcn'a Message t., the trhio
state Assembly.
Tho State Finances, Penal, Industrial,
and Commercial Interests,
Message Of Cor. Kellogg 10 The Louisiana
Legislature.
Great Benefits Derived from tue Late r.
nanoiaj Reforms,
OHIO.
ORGANIZATION,

No's! ~ haeta3oiF ha6omuled ~ ~ O'Clock thia
fnornioE. Charles II. Grosveaor, Of Athsps,
was elected Speaker of tho House; william
LEONARD. Of CleSofaiki, Chief CIork, AMI William
DEo"a, OF Lamrenee, Sergoant-at.Arms, and
snborsinatos Ia accordance with tho decision Of
tho Republican caucus Of Saturday night. tn
Tue bensta J. @. Donaldson was elected Chiof
CleF&' and Z. l.. Jones, Of Toledo, Chief Ber.
Reant-at-Arms. Tho morning session Was occu-
| pled Will business poi tainfng 10 tho orRAnixA-
tion:
| doss ALIENS MKssA0E-cOHeknyAI1YEL Lxo11I4-
11eH Advised.
4nc annual mesaaga of Gov. Allen was sent
to tho General Assembly today. The follow.
ing In an sbstracts Tho message auggosts that,
IN tho Govern<r's Judgment tho path OF wisdom
leads away FROM Wholesale legislation In the H.
rectton of pr udent cotirse which will not in.
cumber Tho ssa,tuto bouks with laws Of doubtful
| necessity or add to tho confusion Of tue people
BY changes Of doubtful utility.
FISCAL.
On Tho 18th Of November, 1874. the publd,
funded debt Of ohio was e7,o0s 2o5s 60 1et1ou,1,.
ttons during tho year, s3s, ,2S5.l8; outstAntl-
Ing Nov. 10. 1876. s7,9i3.920.12. Ths lo~
cal indet,todutss Of tho State for tho
rsat year ia e15, ,957, ,58821, being IT, increase
over the former yoar of s4.N7l.5,T.s5 The IT.
redueiolc bebt Ohio In g. iii isl. I4,Is makes
tho aggregate debt III OHIO, Stats, lncal, aud
trust funds s3Sf fjs5, ,076G4. The loca: trdebteA-
debt to Nov. IL, 1876. Tho ..ulltor Of Btats o.
Inmates Icceirts. including tho bhlance ou had
No.. 70, for ho sneursent year from all
At 50, 462, 100. 1no taxes lsvied snd Collect
able in 1a75 aud 1876 aggregate f2s-
sy3, tSo. Tho yn1rtnsione. AZ shown oy tbo grand
anpI!eae h3a i| of 1910, asgregato e,5sB, 475ssz,
Hhtcn u NJ 1ncrease over t4o duplicate oE 1871
Of 5Js.. This Incl eato nrivcY m follows;
uu r-at estate IN ctlos anu Villages, all,I53522;
on personal property. :7,3ss,zs0.
Tn roferslpg to otLer M n,,t.ors. tbs f,overnor
reports tte 6tlts bouev~tep,, ref r...a.ory. 4 d
penal Institutions In . 1outs!l,ng condition,
1he IehltonEnry report kilow8 aurplns
.. enFnlnss Tor tle gear of about 82o,oH
made whether some cnangeB uholli nat
10 made III tho criminal lava 10 as to provide
graded punsshmen; for forgery and bargla ), ns
PROVIDED Tor latceny, 80 that III petty olfendrrs
wlo Layo DOT given ovidcnce Of bsiug har1euei
may DO Imprisoned III county jaifs fus.eal of
being put Into tho already nver.cloHded pout-
tenta'y. lhe Govenor Hpec,n'ly urges the ,m-
noftance o. Homo provision that hiaAil eqntlize
III sono degree acn:cucea III all clurts ior the
same criines. Ilo saya tbero .rp nov coIsi.tB
In tho Peutcntlaty under sense,uco Of th.rty
Seats for precisely tho crlnses for which
otaes mon arc Hotying but three yeals.
MORE dUnENaAroNlAL ~ YER.
Iho Governor urges tho iInt 1rt Hnco OF con.
ferr!ng upon Tho Chief Executive the po1er or
removing Boards or oELclata OF bis uan aUpout.
t'ieht iol causo which le may claim hu1siclout.
uo contends that, uuder tho prcsclE fawB, ho 10
powerlsss to remove such oticorB except fol
financial turpitu4o.
MIN1so.
Tho mcsFago reports the mining hws as work.
Ing we'l. snt That there Las boa.i q marked in,-
proveHont IL th1 ventilation pg mines during
lIe past year. angKestlon III made tint Z Do
partnlcnt OF Mining might be adyantagtoualy
conducted with tho State Agricultural anl Me-
clancal College.
nAr1noAp BUILDING.
Tbs railroad lntole.t has continual in do
prereed state. hut litto moro taau 10 mi!e. OF
new track haTo been laid during the past year,
and moet Of that ou changes or adai..ons
10 existing lines. Hoyeial now projects. how
ever. have becn successfully put On foot. ami 10
thinks tlo ronplo NAV anticipate = material re.
slval ln rslroau.oulhng dariag tito year to
CONS.
HOME QUARTS.
During the past year MORO than ordinary xeAl
has manifested itself for tho organization Of
military con,naaIes. Flfty-ono nav u:gauiza.
ttunh were flrmcd. Tue tutal forca Of tho State
Ut tha time IL four batialons and tlfty-uino uu-
attached conlpa,,sea Of Infantry, aud eleven
nrt!!'srY conpahioB. conhtitu.iuE an effective
body Of 4.4A2. The Governor recommends rca.
EonRble appropriations to asslst IN hnving Ohio
kropoll7 rcureaeuLoj At ile Centennial md sug-
Es.ss tho propEaty Of llo'dlng u coleh, alton at
ta1t February. lie nso recommends q reduction
III taxes aud tho u pouHcB Of tho Qovuttlueu; as
mitch as possible, at,d suo4 lawa ~ will tsupploss
professional vagrancy.
IN THE SENATE,
to-day, a bill was Introduced to roppsl The now
rell.knoWn deBhau bltl.
IN THE House,
ttsls vera introduced for Tho snme purpos "a, and
one 70 provide for The taxAtion OF chusa1 prop
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