The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-01-14
ANNUAL MESSAGE
OF Gov. Mckinley to the Ohio
General Assembly.
'MRNY RECOMMENDATIONS vs.
Made Relative TO Management of In
sttutions and Corporations,
COMMISSION SUGGESTED


Tho constitution imposes upon me the duty, at |
the opening OF each session TO communicate TO |
the general assembly the condition of the state |
with such recommendations as may seem oxpe
dent Compl ing with this requirement. sub |
nit the following:
FlNASCIAL CONDITION or THE STATE
During the fiscal year ending the 18TH OF No |
vembor, 1892 the total receipts OF the state |
were s09l50S2S7, being S5,5iL 49l.O1 of revenues
received from all sources during the wear and II
balance Of 81 i370,50l 80 on hand at the close OF
business hours on the 18TH of November, 1891 |
The total expenditure during the year ending
the 18th OF November, 1892 from all funds, was
S6,1bs,6ti24 or the sum on hand on the 18th Of
November, 1891, s1,OG5,105B2 belonged TO the
sinking fund.- and the remainder to the credit
of the general revenue, fund The receipts for
the year ending the 18th of November, 1892 for
the general revenue fund, were S3,1Y7, 615S8, in
cluding the donation OF $4,000 from Wayne
county for tho experiment station, and a1i, ,1203O
accumulated fees from the secretary OF stutes
office, of preceding year which were withheld
from the treasury because of pending litigation.
The total amount paid out during the year from
this fund upon the auditor Of states warrants,
was S3.TI7 5000, or 30 in excess of the
receipts for the year
The receipts of the year would have been
adequate 10 meet all expenses and leave
balance remaining in the treasury but for the
extraordinary deficiencies of the previous year.
which had to he provided for out of the revenues
of the current year. These deficiencies were
for miscellaneous matters, 1882 s55.4l, and for
the Boys Industrial school Mt Lancaster SlS.
1913, making q total Of S151, ,0i0.Sl
The public funded debt OF the state, on the
10Th day OF November, 1892 was S2,0i5,G6j bear
ing per cent interest, with an annual payment
of S25000l for the years 1893, 1894 1885, 1896 1897,
1898, and S2iO0O0 in 1899 and c30OO 900 in 1900
No loYA was made and no taxes were col
lected dul sng The year 1892 for the sinking fund
for tho reason that the Ffty-lrst congress re-
imburscd the state for the direct taxes paid
during the war, and from the sum thus
ceived more than million dollars were placed
TO the credit OF this fund. BY n reduction made
upon the grand duplicate of the state by the
state board of equalization we received last
year about SlO9 600 less revenue than the year
before. These two items largely explain the
great excess OF the receipts of 1891 over 1892,
and should admonish the general ASSEMBLY, that
the revenues OF the present year will not Justify
the sum Of the appropriations made for the pre-
ccding year
The auditor OF state estimates the receipts
for the fiscal year 1893 with the balance of cash
on hand November Is, 1892, added, SG.5O4sl9S3;
and the estimated disbursements for the fiscal
year 1885, S6,7l5,35T52
ECONOMY ENJoINED.
erjoin upon the general assembly that the
total appropriations for the several branches OF
the public service be carefully kept within the
annual revenues of the state government My
own judgment is that such economies can be
practiced in the various institutions and depart
ments that all needed expenses and improve
ments can be provided without increasing the
burdens of taxation have urgently requested
those charged with the admin Stration of the
state Institutions that they be conducted upon
strict business principles and that every econo
my which prudence would require suggest, be
observed. am satisfied that another year will
show o marked reduction of the expenses of the
several institutions of the state l need hardly
suggest that it will greatly aid in tho effort at
economy If the general assembly carefully scru-
tinize the estimates submitted by the heads of
the various institutions and departments of the
state.
THE STATE INSTITUTIONS.
AS promised a year ago, the aim Of the cXecu-
tive has been to give the state institutions the
service Of the best men of the state whose in
tegrity and capacity will insure the confidence
of the people in their administration. The new
management of the various institutions for the
most part, have been in charge but for
few months, and have, therefore, had
little or no opportunity to show that
improvement which 1 believe the fu-
ture win make manifest. There has, how
ever, been during the past few months a small
decrease in the maintenance OF these institu-
tutions, mischievous and misleading prac-
tice has prevailed of carrying over bills in
Cured near the close of one fiscal year to the
next succeeding year, for to make apparent
economical showing; this is not frank or bust
ness-libe and must be discontinued
/ beg to suggest that section G32 of the Re-
yised Statutes be amended so as to require
county auditors to report to the auditor OF
state the moneys which may hereafter be sent
to tho steward or financial officer of any Of the
public institutions for incidental expenses and
necessary clothing of inmates for their respec-
tive counties and that copy of the same be
forwarded to the president Of the board OF
trustees.
Very few Of our people have any adequate
idea of the number of inmates in Oho's state
institutions, The total number IS II ,432; sos
are in the benevolent institutions (of which
5,344 are in the insane asylums) 1858 in the re
formatories, and l,726 in the penal institution
THE P-NITENTIARY
During the past year the average number Of
inmates was 726 In 1891 the average number
was 1896 Taking the year as a whole, the pei
capita cost of maintenance in 1892 was Sli9 15
but under the present administration the pei
capita cost has been at the rate OF Sl39 90 for the
year There has been material increase in tht
earnings Of the inmates In the one item of EN-
ployes there has been reduction OF annual ex
pense TO the state OF 100000 under the new ad
ministratiou. Another saving of over $1,000 ha'
been made in the item Of raw rations,
-n AsYLUMs FOR THE INSANE.
The most noteworthy reform in recent year
lin the treatment Of the insane in the state uSy
lum is the adoption of the non-restraint system
Moral suasion, example and humane treatmen
have taken the place of mechanical restraint
lis believed by those who have had an oppor
tunity OF observation that this method has al
ready reached the stage of success and is n
'onger an experiment
There are now $50 inmates in Longyiew asy
lum, Hamilton county. AT this institution tn
experiment of providing employment for all in
mates capable OF working is being tried.
4he Columbus asylum has l,Oil inmates whicl
is ITO more than at the close OF the preceding
year. With one hundred more inmates in tn
asylum than there were in the early months o
the year, the expenditure for the last six month
of 1892 was e25 i30 70 less than for the same pun
poses for the FIST half of tho year.
Tue Cleveland asylum has 74O patients, whic
IA forty above its capacity. During the year It
overcrowded condition was relieved by the II
Inoval Of fifty patients to the Columbus asylum
in this institution training school for attent
ants has been inaugurated, and already goo
results are manifest therefrom Two cottage
FOR convaescents are under construction, an
when completed they will afford accommodate
for 200 additional patients.
The Toledo asylum has LIT patients, whic
Is forty in excess of accommodations. III
management ask for an extra appropriation
$4,000 70 pay for additions 10 outside cottage
and to each of the buildings for additional p
tients These additions would acoommoda
A $50 moro patients and allow improvement In Il
D classification of the inmates. The Dayton as
= 1um has sos inmates. The Athens asylum III
s22 inmates. The superintendent reports Uni
there should be two detached buildings TO ser'
ns receiving wards for curative treatment al
better classification.
The general assembly, az its hrst sesslo
provided for the selection OF site Tor nc
asylum in eastern Ohio through commissi
fnVsanp a ANN