Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-15

Suhury otner appfoptiations .-.-... foe,Voe
Total. al......................... .337 ,257
The estimated revenue of the next
two years will far exceed this amount.
The surplus will be subject to your
disposal.
The receipts from all sources into
the State Treasury for the past two
years aggregated S7,151 1856 9l; total
disbursements on warrants. 1884,
sfas7.
The Governor says, in his opinion,
it Would be wise and proper to restore
the Board of Fund Commissioners,
which was, abolished by the Thirty
fifth General Assembly, as there
wouH be work for the Board to per-
form until the State debt is entirely
Iiquidated.
The public debt has been reduced
s992, 900 during the past two years.
The total outstanding bonded debt Of
the State on the 1st of January, 1891,
was but S., ,5sS, 900 of which 81, ,5Ss, 600
bears interest at the rate of per cent,
and the remaining 100000 at 8 1-2
per cent. The school and seminary
fund. represented by State certificates
of Indebtedness, on January l, 1891,
was S., ,6S3, 900 of which $3,042, 900 bear
6 per cent interest, and the remainder,
$64l 600, bears per cent. OF this in
| debtedness $3,143, 900 belongs to the
State school fund and $40, 600 to the
State seminary fund. The total an
nual interest of the Stale amounts to
$55l,55O. There was a balance to the
credit of sinking fund on the 1st of
January, 1891, of Sass, ,16s.49, and if an
ticipations of receipts are realized,
there will be sufficient money to the
credit of sinking fund and INTEREST
fund on the 18th of March, 1891, to re-
tire the $3.50, 900 of the 1-2 per cent
bonds subject to call on that date, and
interest fund will still yield sufficient
during 1891 to pay the interest on the
remainder of the debt. I recommend
therefore, that you appropriate, at as
early a date as practicable, $3.50, ,0O(
from interest and sinking fund to re-
tire the aforesaid bonds.
At the beginning of the present ad'
ministration the prisoners in the peni'
tentiary numbered 1881. The mum.
ber had increased to 800 on the 31st
of December, 1891, but on the 31st oi
December, 1890, it had fallen Off te
1856. The number of commitments
I which was $40 in 1888 and sl4 in 1889
was only 634 in 1890.
| Not only have the earnings been in
creased but the cost of maintenance
reduced. Of the appropriation O
Sl75, 600 made by your predecessors fol
payment of officers and employees
building new shops, ETC., $44,7s7 26 ii
unexpended and reverts to the Treas
ury.
Two new shops have been erected
during the past two years.
| A grand total of SO, ,407, 1855 20 wa!
paid by the people of Missouri fol
school purposes during the past two
years.
The message recommends the or
ganization OF board of immigration
with greater powers than the presen
one; better regulations by Law
to protect the lives of railroad switch
men; further Improvement of tn,
capitol building and grounds, an ap
preparation for the new library build
ing and other matters of moment.
The Governor concludes: The con
dition of the State government shoul,
be gratifying to the people of the com
monwealth. I hope you will give at
tentive consideration to the sugges
tions offered and patient examination
to the detailed reports of the diferen
departments. Trusting that our rela
tions may be pleasant and that W
may be able to work together harmo
niously for the welfare of the peopl
and the promotion of their interests,
have the honor to be
DAVID r. FRANCIS, Governor.
j The House, after hearing the mes
sage read, adjourned until Monday.