The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-10-21
GovERNoR RoRERrs. in his speech

GOVERNOR ROBERTS, in his speech
at san 9nt5nio, to6eked upon the
financial results of his administra-
ton as foHoYs: }
The ordihasyf expenses Of the
government ddring the first year of
my adniniktration up to q BE ~ of
Marclis< 1881. were reduced over
100000, and there was very great
increase -the-rrYenuc-oYcr the
same period. the exact AMOUNT of
which bascnever ,heen feRdTt4d. As
= consequence of which. eYeE-since
The Iirst CAV of MAY, 1879. state war
rants have not heen promptly paid
st the treasury when presented. The
indebtedness of the state, Including
the floating debt aud the bonded
debt, will BE- diminished about Si5C,-
0On. The annual interest of the
bonded debt. will he diminished
nearly S60.OCO. reducing our annual
interest from SS60.O00, when ! was
inauSurated Governor, TO about
S3Qd,0Oo at the end ofHmv present
term of Office: and there will then
be a surplus revenue in the treas
ury, after paving all the deficiencies
thar have accrued. estimated AT
SlG6, 900, for want Of sufficient ap-
preparation. but not Tor want of sutfi-
cicnt money, Of at least onerEalf. .
million of dollars. This money will
be needed At once, ii appropriated
by thGiegislafur-. 10 make the ieces-
sarS improvements 10 take care OF
at least four hundred unfortunate
people in the lunatic asylum, and in
the deaf and dumb and blind insti-
tutes, 30 establish rcformatorv in
stitution for cOnvicts under seven
teen years OF age, and TO make addi-
tiOnal improvements. and purchase
machinery for the two penitentia.
ries, which will enable Us TO place
from twelve TO fifteen hundred con-
VictS within the walls and employ
them there. This will be q most
fortunate surplus if il should be
employed for these humane and
charitable objects. What have
been the results OF this policy
upon the various operations of the
government, for which the. money
collected during that first year has
been expended? ] invitepthe most
rigid scrutiny 10 find one single OPP
Grafton Of the government thai has
not been fully sustained or i'm
proved in efficiency az well Is in
economy, in all of the departments
of the governmental service. The
more rigid the, cxapination, the
Better, into the operations OF the
frontier protection and police force
of the public free schools, with the
Two normal schools added, of othe
"A. and 81 College, how an
agricultural and mechanical sol
leg" in fact; of the peni.
ttentiaries, in their management
and improvement > of the recap
lure, of-criminals ON requisitiOn1 OF
the execution of the laws in the
courts; Of the lunatic asylum and
blind and deaf and dumb Institutes
Of the quarantine against epidemics,
and of the executive. offices at the
capital oG the state, If in the ey-
animation, il he fOtnd that more
money has been spent than usual IN
any Of them a corresponding I'M
movement will he discovered In
most of them, however il will he
found thSt there .hsa been an i'm
pro1Gment both-in efficiency and
economy. lime aWill not permit,
nov, an examipation OF theFe thugs
in detail, but I undertake to state
that such Is the case, as it may be
verified by snyonel who will take
rfIc pains 10 make a full and COM
pletc examination of them.