The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-14
THE TIMES NEW BLooMr1E1D, PA. JANUARY H. 1879

indication Of the importance Of the
work, to point out that, unless an
amendment of the law requiring the
vote for State Treasurer to be counted as
the votes for Governor are now counted,
is passed, an extra session of the Legis-
ture must be called in 1880 for that pur-
pose alone at very considerable ex-
pense,
Many reports that are now annually
required can probably be dispensed with,
and many changes made which will
lessen the expense ndsimplify the oper-
ations of the departments. The new
constitution has hitherto, in its transit
ton state, added largely to the expenses
of government, but the period has now
arrived when the people should begin to
profit by the reduced cost of its regular
operations. 1 do not doubt that your
work will be done with conscientious
fidelity, and your constituents realize,
for the next two years, under wise and
judicious laws, the full benefits of the
new order of things.
During the year the peace of the State
has been unbroken; no epidemics have
impaired the usual health of the people,
and the earth has yielded her harvests
without decrease. We are still in the
gray of hard times, and the giant in
dustries of coal and iron are yet slum-
bering restlessly.
But everywhere the stir of awaken
ing confidence betokens the beginning
of more prosperous day. Under these
circumstances it is gratifying to be able
to inform you that, while it may be nec-
essary to reduce the payments on the
debt to nearly the constitutional limit,
for year or two, the sources of revenue
need not be extended or increased.
The revenues of the sinking fund have
been sufficient to pay all interest due
during the past year, to redeem over
million of the public debt, and to leave
a fair balance to meet the February in
terest of this year.
The Governor repeats his former opin-
ions as to savings banks and trust COM
panies, and suggests the creation of
bank department and the appointment
of bank examiner.
He suggests legislative action to facili-
tate municipal reform and relieve the
financial conditions of the large cities.
He endorses the request of the Super
intendent of Public Education for di-
gest of the school laws, compulsory ed
$ ucation and industrial training
He suggests arbitration for the settle
ment of mining and other labor troub-
les, believing that "under our political
institutions the best way to promote the
spread of communistic ideas is to hedge
property with bayonets. In the long
run, the policy of elevation is safer and
cheaper than the policy of repression.
The penal, reformatory and elee-
mosynary institutions are then referred
to.
The muster roll of the National Guard
now numbers COS commissioned officers
and $500 non commissioned officers and
men.
Steps are now being taken to supply
the troops with great coats, the officers
and men having, with commendable
spirit, given the pay allowed for attend
ance at the annual inspection, for that
purpose. Instead of extending the
equipment over number of years and
taking the cost from the annual gratuti-
ties, it would be more satisfactory if the
State would appropriate, in full, the sum
necessary to equip the troops for active
service.
The subject of alleged freight discrim-
inations, the Governor says, is one of
law, and lean only be settled in the
courts"
The message in concluding, pays me-
mortal tribute to Henry Armitt Brown,
Bayard Taylor and Morton McMichael.
The lnauaurafian