The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-01-21
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The Biennial Message Of Coy.
Jackson, submitted TO the I.egisla.
ture last week, Is a brief but com.
prehensye and interesting docu-
menk
After Q few introductory com.
inents upon the general progress
and prosperity Of Che State, he
takesup thesubject ofifinances. a
statement Of The receipts, disbupe
mems and balances for the FISCAL
ending Sept. 30, 1884, shows
that there was at that date IN the
Treasarytoltbs credit Of the State
Fond the sum Of 2.l25974; Gen.
eralschool fund, s19S79l.l4;sch
Fund, s4,64795i total, s222,e9s7S.
Referring tothe indebtedness Of the
state, he reports that there has
osen PAID upon o. . outstanding ! loans
the sum Of s2s2,0lO0l, reducing
the amount Of these loans on Oct
1, 1884, to tbesum Of SLIGO. The
AUDITOR reports that since the end
o. sne hscal year other payments
nave oeea made on accounted these
loans leaving an actual amount
ou1ssandlngol s0l,VOOwith q small
amount Of interest, no part Of
", which rs due tho School Fund
~ I. estimated excess Oh receipts
osss 'a 1so estimated .soo cnat 70 lor Inc
sS'' 4o :, anu 1000 VIII % more
.nau sunOlsns s0pay gu 'ne resi-,
uus - 'ne se%po[aFy loans ana
rases 'ne general y, charges upon the
+, meet The additional NAL on rnrS,es'
tions asked ~ 4, N" an, pi,; ~;
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sa''.s ,o'',O's sne.r OOsui.'o1 u 70
. $3.50 ~ pa''tn'N' u 'l' o'S'e '0S'
e
~ 80 =. .9'O 'sa an appFopl y
1 ,'oa ~ 'ny enlargement g, OF sne
4 lns. " Asy.um. inc estimated sno ons
S wv ~ 'uVt management issoo'VOV'
l"' wn'le num0et OF patents un'
Ssl treatment ~. aaFln g, Tue ~ last SIX
a,' w. wac IVA lae directors a.o.
S1o w. e.. ~ ~. app.opl'ss'On Of slS4'
Wv ~ 'u' "'"' WV years
Inc e., institute for the Deal, Dumb
ana "a. BIND Is also over'crowdsd,
WIN WI, ABOUT one'third Of those en-.
tl'led TO admission provided for
An appropriation sufficient to
meet the growing wants Of the In
.s t,at is recommended. s52,.
VVls wanted ior the current ex'
pen'es lot the next Two years.
The Penitentiary is now nearly
'elf-sustaining. For the last fiscal
year the ordinary expenses exceed.
ed the earnings only sl65.S6, while
the total expenses exceed the earn.
iOgs butsl,S4926. The usual ap
Precipitation for salaries and a small
addition for Improvements isasked.
Referring to the State Normal
Schools the Governor Gays: "The
fast increasing population of The
State, demanding school houses
throughout the State, creates a de.
mand for teachers. These are be.
ing supplied from our Normal
Schools. The report herewith sub
United not only shows a large in.
crease in attendance upon the
schools, but also shows that the
grade Of scholarship is higher and
the graduates better fitted to dis.