The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-01-13
c0yERNOR DAvIs'S MEASAGE.

: 90VERNON DAvAo0 aAAAzssSSA~A1Zs ..
; At noon on Friday Governor d..
Wis delivered his secoud annual mes
sage to the Legislature. He opens
with reference to the report Of the
ST. Auditor, who estimates the act,
ual ,..!ue Of taxable property in the
State to be at least $500, O00, 900, max
ing allowance for all exemptions. A
special State tax Of two and one-tenth
mills will yield m amount sufficient,
with delinquent taxes to be collected.
and. othsr. sosrees a. revenue IA meet
al deferred appropriations, The e.:
peosss Of tie State government, md
all other necessary . public dilbar,,,,e.s::
mentA The reennactmnent Of the to-
Per cant. penalty On delinquent real
estate taxes and Of Eve per cent. on
personal property, taxes is recon-
mended, Also the substitution Of
county for township assessors.
Total receipt, during the fiscal ye.r.
ending Nov. -, 1875 Wsre.... ~ 07
Leaving general balance of.."........s lso2t4 %
There are now in operation in Min
nesota 1854 miles of railroad. The
net earnings were 1867 1896 less in
1875 than in 1874. The Governor is
of the opinion that the railroad bill
of last winter has given satisfaction,
and that no further. legislation win
be necessary 30 long ~ tho present
situition remains unchanged. :
The Governor refe1t to the oustitu.
tional amendments adopted At the last
election, and urges the Legislature
to grant to women the right to vote:
upon school questions and to hold.
any Office pertaining TO- the manage
ment Of schools, Is it is authorized
BY one Of these amendments to do.
He regrets that he has not been able
to appoint women to positions which
would give them = voice in the man.
agement Of. our State Institutions
the institute for the deaf, dumb and
blind, the hospital for the insane and
the reform school. ). - ):
Some amendments to the law pro.
viding for = tax to establish and
maintain IN inebriate asylum will be
necessary in order to render more Of
fcient the Observation-Disclosures by which
the tax Is to be collected. .:~.> !:
The Adjutant Generals office has
now in prosecution claims amounting
to about 100000; it, protects the
soldier from therapacity Of the claim
agent and should be continued for
this if for no other reason. o.
The report Of the Insurance Com.
missioner is summarized. That off,
Ger suggests certain amendments to
the present insurance laws of the
State.
The amount Of lumber scaled was
In tho nrst or saltwater district 177,Sl6 SO feet
In the second or Minneapolis dis
tie ai;G or duluth ssss &c.,
The report Of the Board Of Com.
missioners appointed to examin'
the country between the head Q
steamboat navigation on the St. Croi,
river and the waters of Lake SUPERB
or at the head Of that lake, with !.
view to determining the most feasible
route for = canal connecting thos
points to make q careful survey .
the route which promises most for tn
future development Of the country
and also to extend their survey 30 =
to include in their report : corree
statement regarding the feasibility q
q canal from Duluth to some poin
upon the Mississippi river near sar
dy Lake, in this State. The commits
sioners attended to but the first pa,
of the work designated and that yer
imperfectly. They examined tire
routes, all Of which offer serious Of
stacles.
II The Governor is unable to agre
> with the Superintendent of Publ
: instruction in his animadversions u
: on the act Of 1875, by which it va
, in substance provided that an annus
+ tax Of one mill on the amount Of a
| seasment shall be levied, and whe
3 collected distributed by giving
each school district the amount ,
tax collected in that district. Il
thinks this is right, and that there
no good reason Why the cities shoul
be compelled to contribute to tho sd
= port Of the rural schools. He agre
with the Superintendent in the OPT
ion that the income arising FROM ii
, lease or sale Of the achool lnalf;
should be distributed to;ths 'diHers,
townships througho.t:' the State i
proportion to the number Of sctola
in each township between the ages
five and twenty-one years, as,provi'
ed in the constitution, and not in pr
portion to the number Of persoss b
tween theages Of five: and 'twenty.o,
years as required by the statut,
y The word scholar" has . defini
meaning, more limited than the: NO,
+ "persons'' and was doubtless used !
!, the trainers Of the constitution wi
q 4 view to precision. The prima
definition of the word "scholar"
zone who learns of a teachar." II