The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-09-17
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and in 1879 to slS5.4 .4s2 6s.
Tie receipts from other sources dur.
lag said time have been as fellows
From the Pcuitcntiory .......s $ 9s,32l 81
Miscellaneous s.s....,..... 2S,a2l 81
/ From delinquent tasss prior 70
1873 .,.....s s.,,,.s.,.s. As,A3 90
faNcs lSIS-.p ....,...... ....... 81 tlsp -
Total. ........ ..... sS3l, ,G0j G3
/ The revenues derived from the three
mill Tux to meet the special indebted.
ness II tho State amounted in 1873 to
Sl5S,T2o,o9, in 1870 to sl39, a6S. Is,
aad which aggregate The sum Of s977.-
9S9.4I
The ordinary expenses for the two
years above referred to have been
$36G,oGi. Il.
To pay appropriations for Other pur--
poses, including indeGgedness incurred
between 1870 aud 1873 in excess of the
appropriations male in 1876 amount to
so, $500. The revenues from the
three mill taN have been applied to the
extinguishment Of the principal and in
terest Of the special Indebtedness for
which it was provided. The principal
of said Indebtedness at the close OF the
fiscal year 1873 was Sl99,975.G2, the
various warrants that had been issued
on account of this indebtedness had for
a long time been drawing interest which
will amount, including the portion
thereof TINT has been paid since the
close Of the fiscal year 1873, to about
one hundred and fifteen thousand dol
lars, consequently the revenues from
the three mill tax iu 1878 and 1879
VIII not eNtinguish the whole debt and
interest but viii leave about thirty
thousand dollars thereof unliqnidatod
The September levy Of 1850 viii how
ever not only pay oil the balance but
viii leave an excess Of more than one
hundred thousand dollars
The receipts during the two fiscal
years ending September 10, 1850. as
will lie seen from the foregoing. are
sufficient to pay the ordinary expenses
of the State Government during that
period, ,inelnding interest upon the bond.
ed debt. The law Of 1876 providing
The three mill tax, with the proceeds
Of the September levy beSpre referred
TO, viii hare accomplished the purpose
for which it WAS enacted aud should
Row be repealed. subject to a proviso,
that the repeating act should not affect
the said levy, or collection and payment
to the treasurer, Of the proceeds there
of.
The bonded indebtedness of the
State tas viii he seen by the report Of
the Secretary Of State, Published else
where) is $3.50, ,50S.39. The greater
portion of this indebtedness was incur
red in the suppression of Indian ont.
breaks. and the Governor suggests and
very justly insists that it should be
paid by the General Government.
The value Of all the taxable property
in this State, as appears from the re-
turns OF the assessors of the various
counties in 1878, was s46,2l0,324.57.
In 1879 s4G,i32, ,sl7.00. This valua-
tion Is probably not half the real value
Of the taxable property in this State,
while the amount Of Indebtedness
claimed is astonishing. In 1878 there
was returned sums of Indebtedness
claimed by the yarioua taxpayers which
amount to Sl9,690,S7S, over seven
millions more than the total assessment
Of notes, accounts and shares of stock,
and in 1880 probably still larger
amount has beeE returned. The Gov
ernor is satisfied that great portion of
the Indebtedness so claimed is ficti-
tious, aud he urges upon the Legisla-
ture the necessity of change in the
law in order to prevent fraudulent prac-
ticos in the futnre.
From the Message wo learn that the
public institutions, including the Peni-
tentiary, Insane Asylum, the Mute and
Blind Schools, the State University
and Agricultural College, arc in excel
lent condition and generally managed
with care and economy.
The Governor concludes his Message
with an application Of metaphorical
boot-leather to the posteriors Of profes-
sional lobbyists. lie qaite pointedly
AYERS that .jobbers of every descrip.
tion, and professional lobbyists, who
hang around Legislative halls to secure
employment for compensation to further
private gains are vampires npon the
body polite, and deserve uncondi-
tional ostracism"
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DRENrs TIE MASIPTLATOR.