The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-08
GOVernOr,k MessnRe.

Governors Message.
The Governors Message, submitted to the
Legislature yesterday, after the usual intro
duction, gives a summary exhibit of the
State finances as follows:
THE FUNDED DEBT.
On the 18th OF November 1877 the
Iundeq debt OF the State S. 479 sos 80
Inc redempuons during the year
were-loan of 1879 (being all that
remained of said loan )................. 200 90
Leaving balance outstanding Novem-
Der loth, S. 476, ,805 SO
The funded debt is divided as follows:
Foreign debt payable in New York S6,475.14O 80
Imestic debt, payable at Columbus,
Canal loan, not paying interest....... 1665 90
Total funded debt Sc, ,476, ,S05 80
Total local debts. Al Dos $40 62
Ihe amount of the Ieimbursable debt there
fore is
state; e;,............"....".. ...".s6,476 sos 80
AoSoi''''''' ..... Al, ,ZUO,o4U 0Z
Total debt redeemable $47 6S2, ,645 90
Inc lrreduclble debt is.............. 4260,9 9S
Aggregate public debts in the State S1 94s 629 70
BALANCES IN THE STATE TREASURY.
Balance in State Treasury November
lot $9S7O0 36
Receipts during the fiscal year 1S7S' 55Sl, ,533 80
Total amount of funds in the Trea-
sury................. ............. SC, 56s,547 76
disbursements during the year........ 5,649852 78
Balance in the Treasury November
15th $sls,694 81
ESTIMATES.
Estimated receipts from all sources
during the current fiscal year to
November 18th, 1879 s55s5,222 81
The estimated disbursements for the
same period are...................... 5,O72 2sO5 33
Leaving estimated balance in Trea.
sury November 10th, 1879 of........ $462 Az "a
TAXES FOR 1878 AND 1879.
The taxes levied in 1877 and collected
IN 1873 $40 J25 749 b3
The taxes levied in 1878, and collecti.
Die III 1913, are..... ~, ,b59, ,765 S6
II recommend to your favorable consid-
Grafton the enactment of the necessary
laws, and authorizing sufficient appropria-
tons to place the militia force of the State
upon a war footing"
Balance to the credit of the Board of
Public Works for the fiscal year is $685.
269 49,
The Governor continues as follows:
ANY measures tending to prevent strikes
among wOrkmen should receive your ear
nest consideration and the recommends
tons OF the Bureau of Labor Statistics, that
legislation should be had providing for the
creation of courts of arbitration and con-
cliation, which would, without cost to the
State, be means of preventing many
strikes, and inaugurae a spirit of forbear-
ance and consideration between employer
and employee deserve al tention."
During the year ending June 30th on all
railroads in Ohio there were killed 1877 per-
sons, against 269 in 1877; injured 263.
against 4S4 in 1877.
new State Prison. eligibly located, with
view to its accessibility from different sec
tons of the State and the employment of
its industries, constructed in conformity to
more modern ideas Of prison buildings, and
organized with reference 10 The ntroduc-
ton OF a thoroughly Y reformatory discipline,
is all urgent demand in connection with
our penal and reformatOry system
The wisdom of your body will doubtless
discover some additional legislation by
which an adequate amount of such medical
suD. ecs may be supplied to colleges from
recognized and well defined sources, and
thus completely debar he odiOus traffic
now outraging public sentiment.
Reform is recommended in lhe matter of
the fees of county officers.
Having as briefly as practicable called
your atten ion 10 such matters as l con-
ceive 10 be important, allow me, in conclu-
sion, to wish you a harmonious session, and
10 assure yon that you shall have my earn
est cooperation in endeavoring to promote
all the great interests of our State.
RICHARD NJ. BISHOP.
COLUMBUS, O., January OH, 1879.