The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-28
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The appropriation for disabled soldiers has
oeen paid 10 Denenciaries this year. ana since
the amount was exhausted number Of claims
have oeen Received. As time passes and the
survivors OF The war grow der their old
wounds become more troL besome and th,ir
disabilities increase. This drlvea many who
have not heretofore applied for pensions into
making application for the states bounty
Inc law requiring grand iuries TO investigate
pension lists Las not been fruitful OF much good.
Some grand lurles have without examination
condemned the claims OF soldiers on the pension
roll ana put them to much trouble to sustain
ther rights To the allowances. when If careful
lnNes lgatlon ad been made aud the law ind r.
stood. their claims would not have oeel dues.
toned Others report that they were unable 70
investigate the questions and passed the sub
Ject without acton.
The list Of pens ons this wear about EQUALS that
or previous years, the claims received and
movals
The utmost care is necessary. and has been
exercised, 10 prevent placing upon the roll any
claim not strictly provided for by the law.
Inc necessity OF watchfulnAss and close
scrutiny mas cen demonstrated by the number
OF questionable clGims which have been pre-
sented. Some OF them were found to be frauds,
ana the names OF Inc applicants have been
stricken from the rolls when proved unde-
serving. In one or two instances forged docu-
nents have been presented to sustain claims.
ANY loose rules or want Of care in passing upon
CLAIMS would be taken advantage of, and the
Ist would soon contain many not dt-abed
contemp ated by the law. and the state would
be burdened unnecessarily.
INDIAN WAR PENSIONS
A recent act of congress provides pensions for
the SURVIVORS OF the lnOian wars of 1882 10 1912.
The pensioners must ave been officers sol
ders. militia or marines who served thirty
Gays In what.are known as the Black Hawk,
Creek, Cherokee or Seminole wars.
The state of Georgia furnished a number OF
companies and battalions in these wars, and
the survivors and widows Of those who served
aud have since died tIv in
about the record of the enlistment and service
OF said soldiers. There are no reliable data in
any OF the departments from which informa-
uon can De given. II tue muster rolls of the
companies are in Washington and copies can
be furnished, they would be of great service TO
applicants. recommend such an appropria-
ton as may be necessary TO pay for making
such copies to Be kept by the state for the use
OF interested parties.
PUBLIc PROPERTY.
For the proper protection Of the capitol I
recommend the enactment Of a law clothing the
1anitor and watchmen with power to arrest
and deliver othe city authorities per ons mu
tatinR or defacng tire building or furniture
Their in. The walls and stairways have been
Ifully and cisgracefully defaced. The pas-
tering in the stairways leading to the ga cony
on the dome has been cut and defaced until
there ls scarcely room for further mutilation.
The galvanized iron work on the balcony has
been cut and marked until it will soon have 10
oe replaced TO protect the dome from the
NCdbHpA- GuCt NhHOOu WOTh OF MALICIOUS
characters should be punished and the building
protected from future abuse
beg to call the attention Of the general as
senbly to tue condition OF Mitchell street, run
ming along the southern front of the capitol
grounds. This street has not been paved as et
because the noise from Belgian block pavement
would seriously interfere with the dispatch of
business before the supreme court am in
formed that the city stan ls ready, as do the
citizens living adj cent, TO appropriate such
sums as may represent their share of expense
necessary to put the street in proper coalition
whenever tie state will act with tnem in deter
mining the character OF pavement to be us5d.
respectfully recommend that an appropria.
ton be made sufficient to put this street In as
good condition as other streets about tho CAPT
tol grounds.
UNIFORMITY OF THE LAVE OF THE STATE.
In accordance with a resolution Of the general
assembly approved Sept. rs, 1891, appointed
10 ,. ?. W. Meldrim Of Savannah. sad Hon.
Walter b. HIll OF Macon, as a commission ito
confer with similar commits -ions of other states
in reference to vari )us subjects upon which IN
iformity in the laws OF ali the states is desira-
bla.' Hon. 7. w, Meldrim alone was able to at
tend the m citing OF the various commissions
held at Saratoga, n. Y. He reports to me that
he there met commissioners from New York
New Jersey, Delaware, Massachusetts, Michl-
gan. Pennsylvania and Mississippi. After
working three days, they adjourned to meet in
New lork city, Nov. IS, this year. 1t was de-
termined that no report should be made until it
could be presented in compl te form.
lie CouluulSSlOHeTs, WHO are among the most
ointment lawyers Of the country. discussed
legislation dealing with matters of great in
Jtrest such rs marriage and divorce, deeds.
wetZhS etc. 1t was found, for instance, that
the weight OF q bushe OF wheat, varies greatly
in the several es. tending 20 confusion in
commercial transactions.
There are some small necessary expenses con.
nected with the meeting OF the several C1nornis-
sioners, such as hail rent, and steDograubic
WORK, which the last general assembly seems To
have overlooked If Georgia does not provide
for them, her share would have to be borne by
the other states
l suggsst, therefore, in view of the great i'm
portance of the work proposed that tbs general
assembly make such provision for defrayug
our share OF these necessary expenses as may
seem due and becoming
TREAsURER's REPORT AND STATE FINANCES.
The state treasurer has prepared his report of
the states finances for the year. and from ad-
vance sheets | gather the following interesting
figures:
Balance cash in treasury Oct I, 1891 $50, $50 96
Receipts for year ending Sept. 80.
lsg2 ....'..............:... 3,!45.Sc0 OS
Total to be accounted for.......$ ,s7G,s4 "a
Paid out on warrants. 3, l2S 7sS Il
Balance in treasury Oct. /. 1899. 8 ?4S,o51 s.
BONDED DEBT
The amount of valid bonded debt Oct.
:. 1871 ............. IS, gS3 3i5 90
New bonds sold to redeem maturing
bonds ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $4,000 90
s8,49OS15 90
Matured bonds paid since Oct. /,
1891 -.-.',--.. .......... dJo.5lS %
Present bonded debt. ...........S So IS. 200 CO
Under the act Of 1891, bids were invited for
the purchase of a small issue of new bonds OF
the state to meet certain bonds n atnring in
July, 1899, Several bids were received and
May 2, 1892, the sale was made to the highest
and best bidder at premium of one and one
sixteenth per cent. The small amount of the
issue an the extreme stringency Of the money
market throughout the country prevented a
better sale. However, the law was fully COM
piled with, and t,e bonds brought a fair pre-
MUM Undrr the circumsl auces, the trsnsac
ton is another evidence Of the hizn position the
state of ,jeor ia holds in the financial circles Of
e. country. All efforts on the part of her enc
mics TO cripple her credit and depreciate her
bonds have fsile l.
Our worthy treasurer also makes report Of
the amounts held by him under law as deposits
by insurance companies doing business in this
state The total amount of bonds deposited by
insurance companies is, at this time 81, 425, 900
He also holds on deposit the amount Of bond
required by law Of the lessees of the Western
and Atlantic Railroad q smpsDy, to-wit $3.50, 0G0.
The law requires the treasurer to submit al
estimate of I receipts aud dis5urs ments for
the ensuing year. He has prepared an itemized
statement which accompanies his report. II
appropriations for 1873 do not materially exceed
thos- of the present year the rate Of taxation
for 1898 may be reduced to Az mills in place of
4 So 100 mills levied for 1892
The treasurer, as bank examiner, also makes