The herald., 1895-01-10

advantages. Still there are thousands who
growing up i'll ignorance and idleness, are but
aiding the increase OF criminals. A compul-
sorry education law is imp ratvely needed.
The states of New York and Ohio have excel
lent laws on this subject and with some modi-
fcations might be made available here. Our
present law has proven imperative. there
lore earnestly recommend attention in this di-
rection. Other sug estions are mad3 in this
report, which commend for your deliberation.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC PRINTING.
7 his Off &c is now elective one. / doubted
the wisdom OF making it such, but as no C IN
stitutional reasons existed for veto l gave
my assent to the bill. The state was fortunate
in the election of the honorab gentleman
who will supervise its interests during the
nextfour ars, he hav,ns already given ample
proof OF his ability to manage SO important
and costly n department He will now be held
personally responsible Tor its economical man
agement The report of the superintendent
gives in detail the expenses attached toNthis
establishment You will see that the cost of
printing for the 'forty-fourth fiscal year
amounted to $l50,409 AZ, the legislature OF
OF the thirtieth session alone costing $67,-
57493 The knowledge OF this enormous ex-
penditure may probably lead to retrenchment
at your hand.
Another means OF curtailment might be had
were all the institutions which are self up
porting required to pay, from their incomes,
the cost of printing their own work. Each de-
partment. being made responsible for its ex
pendltures would be more careful in its de-
mands and the saving to the state would be
about $4,000 per annum.
ADJUTANT-GESERAL
From the adjutant-g snerals report 1t will be
observed that there are on the rolls of the Ma
tional guard of California $500 officers and
men, which includes 1926 officers and men of
the Naval battalion. AS his report appears to
have been prepared with much care. would
respectfully call your attention to 1t for the de-
tails pertaining to that department.
Icannot too ghlycommend Gen. raj Alleu's
faithful attention to his department, and espe-
cially for his watchful care of the funds pla( ed
at his disposal.
At my request, he, on assuming office, took
an inventory ofsl the state roserty, as farras
it was possible to do So and believe he will
be able toleave to his successor an intelligent
account of its disposition since that time. 1t
was found in disorder when he came in, and |
trust great improvement in that regard will be
observed have in all ordinary matters per-
tanning to that department relied imp icitly
upon his sugge lions. opinions. etc. His report
VIII furnish you with ample information re-
garding the operations of the guard during his
term of office, and especially during the last
two years.
owing to the great stagnation in all classes
of business, which naturally caused deep
seated feeling OF unrest and dis abstraction in
the minds OF many OF our people, during the
past two years the guard of the state has many
times been called upon to assist the civil
authorities In maintaining order throughout
the htate, and am please to say that with
but single exception it, efficiency could not
be questioned. While the aggregate cost to
the s.ate Tor this service is large, feared that
II would far exec ID the amount asked for and
those entitled to 1t should be credited with
loyalty to the interest of the state, and beg
you to 6 IRE for them without delay. R.mem-
Der that the majority of the rank and file is
composed of young men WHO depended upon
their daily earnings for their support, and
Many of them have lost their situations by
reason of having been called into active ser,-
ice. Do not assume that because no lives were
lost and no property destroyed, that this
important arm of the government is useless,
for the very fact that $500 armed men stood
ready to assist in the enforcement of the law
1 a
this state is creature of the statutes, and you
should exercise extreme caution in framing