The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-15
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE

THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE
Ibe Governors annual message to
the General Assembly Is very
comprehensive. 1t Is rather lengthy,
covering nearly fourteen columns Of
close print. OF course our space
will not permit rs 10 pr.1t it. We
have read it with care and fad II
quite interesting.
We can only notice briefly few
Of tue recommendation and oHsery-
atioos that particularly strike US:
With reference 10 Uniform taxa
tio9, the Governor recommends thst
for the new assessment in 1891 the
county commissioners he used as
county board and e state board lie
established for the equalization OF
values between the different counties
of the STATE; aud that the state toard
>Ld!i COHSISL vi tt4C lEa5ALtt anu
Auditor and one assessor from each
Congressional district il the State
TO be elected by tie General As
sembly,
On the subject Of public education
the Governor recon menas that tue
Legislature compel public schools to
be kept open at least four months in
he year; and that provision be made
Tor the counties By recommendation
| If county commissioned and vote of
the people to levy taxes IS they may
choose for more than four months oil
schools.
lie recommends a training schoo!
fnr teachers and observes that the
Indications are that large majority
Of public school teachers in the fa,
tnre will be females. lie favocs an
appropriation Of $4,000 in 1891,
$4,000 ia 1892 and $4,000 every
year thereafter for The Agricultural
and Mechanical College.
By an act OF Congress 1890, all
States that have colleges Of agrioul
ture and necGaniG arts, receive con-
siderable appropriations from The
public lands. provided there is no
distinction Of race or color in the
| admission of stcdents, or that there
are separate colleges for the races.
North Carolica being without any
such college for the col0red race, and
making distinction against that race
at the &. & II. College, the Governs
or recommends the establishment
for colored etudeuta, in order that
North Carolina may get her part Of
| the government appropriations.
Touching the penitentiary he re-
conmends tie issuing by the State
foar per cent. bopds for the pur-
chase of lads and the establishment
Of factories wherein 10 operate the
convict5 in order to make the pen
itentiary self-sustaiaing, He asks
Tor reformatory for young conyicts
Concerning tn asyium8 tie Coy
ernor CoGc4rs IN the recommends
tion Of DR., Murphy, tae superinten-
lent Of the " estern North Carolina
Insane Asylum, that a portion Ct the
buildings Of that institution be usc0
as a hospital for inebrlates.
| On public highways the message
recommends the levy Of o tax in
each county to be paid to the comfy
commissioners to he applied to the
improvement Of the roads IN the
townships paying the tax.
On railroads the message gives
some interesting Information. The
oyster interests Of the State are ably
defended In the message, and it re
commends the passage Of stringent
laws against depredalions by non
residents Of the State.
An appropriation of $25,01O is re-
commended for the Worlds Fair IN
1898.
The message shows careful pre-
parat!on, AMI il the main is q strong
paper. Most Of the recommends
tons We endorse, but some we do
not.