The Dawson journal., 1886-11-11
Pha GnYernor,s Message.

our giving lt IN tuU. Inc follow
ing synopsis, from the Savannah
News, covers all of the Important
parts;
The financial condition of the
State.iG certainly. excellent. The
high credit which it low enjoys is.
to very considerable extent, due
to the admirable way in which
State officers have discharged their
duties.
The work.on The State capitol
is being pushed forward vigorous
ly. and there does not seem to be
any reason for doubling that the
building will be completed within
the time and for she sum mention
ed in the act authorizing its con-
struction. The building was not
begun as soon as was contempla-
ted, and, hence, some legislation
relative to the payments of the
contractors, if it IS to be finished
in the time stipulated,is necessary.
There are now 1927 conyicts,
and the principal keeper ex-
presses the opinion that the max
imum has been reached. It is
sincerely to be hoped that his
opinion is we'll founded. There
is great dissatisfaction with the
present convict system, and this
legislature will doubtless consider
the advisability of trying to in-
improve it, The problem of the
proper disposition of convicts is
very difficult one, and the satisfac-
tory solution of it will hardly be
reached without experiments.
The people are sufficiently bur
dened by getting the conyicts in
the penitentiory, and are not will
ling to support them in compara-
tive idleness.
The Governor calls attention
to the fact that there is falling
IF in the receipts from fees for
analy2ing fertilizers, and suggests
that perhaps the farmers are be-
ginning to utilize the materials
for fertilizing purposes which are
10 be found upon the farms. II
the suggestion is correct the farm
ers are making progress in the
right direction. They have never
fully understood the Importance
Of making the most of home ma
t9rials for enriching their lands.
The school fund Of the State
appears to be well handled and to
be made to produce the best pos
sible results. Last year the
the State school fund amounted
TO $506, 328.08, and towns
and counties raised by spe-
cial taxes S209,32S.08 more. The
entire amoant, theref re, that
was available for school purposes
was $715,791.57. The State
School Commissioner thinks that
the legislature would act wisely
by leyying q tax of one-tenth of
one per cent for school purposes.
This would bring to the school
fund s306,489, and would permit
the schools to be kept open four
months each year. The Commits
5ioner also thinks that grand ju-
ries should be clothed with the
power of levyirg taxes for school
purposes in counties where peo.
pie favor such taxes. The Cover
nor may approve of the views of
the Commissioner, but he does not
commit himself to them. The
Governor has a good word to say
for the military organizations. He
evidently believes that the State
ought to lend them helping hand,
and he is not alone in that belief.
The different State institutions APP
pear to be il a reasonably
satisfactory condition. The luna
tic asylum is rather crowded, a, d
the Legislature would do we'll to
consider the advisability of enlsr-
ging its accommodations. The
Governor says, very truly, that one
Of the chief reasons Why the State
is in q prosperous condition and
it's people satisfied, is that its af-
fairs are honestly and Intelligent
ly administered.
THE result of the late elections
was surprise to the democrats.
Members of the 50th Congress