Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-06

Governor H4Inilt9n's message to the Maryland
leslitIre, yesterday, indicates that the spirit Of
refOrm Is still strong within him, and that he
means u fight The battle OF his administration on
that line. He points out numerous evils that exist
I'm state Affairs both legislative and executive and
si.z-e-t5 remedies for them He takes issue with
tn st t controller in regard to tie condition OF
the finances. He ElaiutlinS that a balance OF
Ss32 1882, which the controller reported as re
mt!nn ia the treasury, is merely nominal, as IL
properly belongs to the loan creditors, and should
have been carried To their account by inve5tne ntS
for tn sinking fund.-, instead of being left In the
TIRE IsTy. Gov. Hamilton CriticiseS. the financial
MANA cement OF the st ate upon other matter, also.
He declares that taxes collected for specific loans
have Tor years been div rted to other purposes,
ami that instead OF their biting bona fe balance
In the treasury, nearly million and a half dollars
are really due by the treasury to these loans.
This part of the message is d continuation OF The
controversy between the governor and the finan-
ctii administration OF the state that has been
going on for months past The governor main
tains that II the school fund were credited with
all the money collected ior it, the actual surplus
of the receipts for 1881 would be only 81, 26914,
Whici; be considers Il wTetched showing Tor year
when there no legislative session To be paid
for out oi the treasury. lie apprehends a def1ci-
ency of upwards of $4,000 for the current year,
unless strict economy is enforced and
pubic expenses reduced. He suggests that
the legislative expenses should not exceed
&i25.00l. He recommends the repeal of the
act oi 1872 for the Issue OF six per cent currency
loan In exchange for tire five per cent sterling
loan, and insists that the sinking funds shall be
faithfully maintained and applied He recon-
mends that the compulsory inspection OF tobacco
be abolished, and suggests certain changes In the
management and mode of administration OF the
house OF correction The governor urges the pas
sage OF new registration law, TO require at least
Biennial registration IN Baltimore; but thinks
longer intervals viii do ia the counties He thinks
very stringent legislation for the government OF
elections should be enacted, looking to the
severe punishment OF bribery, repeating, and
ali kinds of fraud, and the fairness and
purity or the election. He advises that
primary elections be regulated by proper
laws, and he condemns the system which vests in
the legislature authority to appoint officers OF the
stlte- In respect to the taxation OF mortgages,
TIE governor favOrs an equitable distribution or
division OF the tax between the mortgage debt and
the real estate covered by il, as being most con-
fornable to the requirement OF the bill OF rights
That every man should contribute to the support OF
government according TO his actual worth. He
recommends an enlargement OF the veto power so
that the executive iy veto items parts OF bills
without the necessity OF disappearing the whole
measure, and asks authority TO appoint commits
Son. without pay, TO investigate the subject n-
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