The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-06
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Mississippfs Executive to the
State Legislature.
An Exhaustive Review Of the States
Financial Co~nditlon-fhs Common
school systsm-A S75O,OO0
Capitol Favored.

Jackson. Miss. April 2s.-Following " tn
full text Of the goyersofs message subnlited =
the legislature today;
Gentlemen Of the Senate and House OF Repre-
sebtatives.
The condition Of the finances OF the State |.
such as 10 make 1t imperative that ] conyok'
your assembiagr In extraordinary session.
section i22 Of the stare constitution reads
The governor shall, from time 10 time, give tlt
legislature information OF the state OF The gov
eminent, and recommend for consideration such
measures as may be deemed necessary ana eX,
pedlent" | proceed at once TO THIS duty. ann
put sou In possession OF the condition mat con
fronts us.
It was expected by your honorable body when
In regular session last year that 4 levy OF . nfillt
state tax. with the contingent collections fol-
which you provided, and the sale OF s3oo,oV.
bonds, would realize revenue sUiiiclent 10 hieei
all appropriations made for the years lST ana
1897. This expectation failed to inaterialize. and
on the 18th day OF July, 1896, the treasury was
hrst unable to pay all claims as presented, ana
This condition prevailed until about the frst OF
January. 1897, The receipts for the fiscal year
from Oct. /, 1895, to sept. 70, 1886, inclusive,
were 81, IN, $50. OF, and tie disbursements for the
same period were $3.50, 600. SO, as shown by the
treasurer's books. In tie foregoing receipts Tor
the fiscal year 1895 and 1896, ending Oct. !, ls.5,
are three Items, VIZ. special loan Uf sl5o.u0S ana
n,,nn,,,, y, az ea. o. nnd.r c6,nt.r "a naoey "
~ thn acis ni ,sas md a. ecn al halanne from
account 1894 and ,sai, Deduct these three items,
amounting to S57l ,35a,2n, from the total receipts,
I I'' rn " ints ir rn an 'tthe, so,,rcas from the Grst
ni 6rtnnrr isu5 Ia the NH If Sertsmber iSgG.
inclusive.
~ the disbursements are Two items, viz: Re-
n", WI IN n c"i ~ Mes therrnn iladiIci these
~ az i y ,nnnnn,in, a., Az c3q a, rom lie
Wv, w. Al, r"annntS "a mar. ram'at,s tna sim
W " a. 90 gtt ~ nnt,,,, mann, ,n,,r,.enta dis.
T ~ ga,n,n,, ''tni, ali ,rr"r n'rnoaae, S,t1 }7a IN
trn dirr,snra hal nc.n S1 IA aDI a, and a III !,
MI 60 ,nnrnse,tx I'm, ,nta,uu1 nf reguiar dis-
Inn, ~ ,,cnty nvsr rcn,,i ar ranrints
In H.. aIxIn,scnent ts an fItem of sll5 AM of
surc,ai varruutx Of Ispi Dsdnci this amount
"oIT ,ha ~ M Las. AZ Ihs ~" n,id dur;n" the
~ G.c s't' rnsr ant ,ne ,,n W W, nf a,ner uuishnrsp.
,,nnf MANN ; !, H. ~ M wnin, ,s Inc ottount of
r,,rrt.nt ry nrnsf.s md thr interest an ihe nublic
dai,i HeI,,tt SJig Iii n. nora tn4,n t,e regtIar rni
i%srtInDs rIJS Statement Of rrccints aud dis
ny rsn,,.nts :. AIM ir,n, ,t,o rs,enrer,s Hook q
~ thp q. Gt * nn land an O"t / lsx; onlv
g.nu 80 !" a, siU'tt all" t "." r,",,i,,ior ,,in /, a al ID.
rn a%,p trnn' H. iTu,tnh St,nne in ne A sr,cui.
tw,,I ANA Nnrho,,rti iEniIn,a
On the lst day OF April, 1876, by authority OF
~ , ~, ,nSpt, , l,,, NJ NV ~ ~ h w ,nSo, ~
,uIr,n,ynH frn,u, Tia Na,rrn,an,a n,nE IF virks,
hnru IA nao nav,bIa ~. arst If INV ,hpre.
n ~ ~ Viii intiersSr NJ the rato nf i her cent
nor ,p'n,n In Julv after Wiviny then otire
y, a it ihis ch,ria, foss 10 tninr tt,e
49, San "? VIZ, ,t xxx" ~ nm !" " IN I'VE Wv ,
ernnr sna ,,,orn" "" 'ssn.r, falt s Zoo 1oo az II ta
hnr,is tn,r'n, = a cant intarsst az , nr.noimm
nG "a o1s i, an nI,, nf tbn nrooa,Is ~ mo saln
va, va rm,od m, h nm ,t e;ro non irnn w, tha W.rnsants
iit,nr of V';nt sh,,, I'D 10 ,,ta.ast i'hnes
honn. wer. ali iapeTn in mis- S,a,s and I am NJ
ov, " y ,n,' ',a' onrni raaaiIa 49, i" b..n va
op'n,un ', NV tnvy guu,a ar ,ea"i II llase Ted 6 s".n
a ,rp' n ~ ( nar enn, ""'N" '"'" d" 'S
, rh' r.c i r ,r ttvat' nav ,r,,, ,,a erst a.y
n, t,,nLor tSoG IA ,ha 9,st - - st,,ni, ,sos
,n,n,,n,, ~, a. ,an n 49, u,i,h ~
az nme ~ nn bamd ~ ,li" y; ~ 's,s 10
a,n,'ue'u1 W nInu ny 10. U oetoDe,, Ia'o' ~
INA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS dnrmn t,o .,r f,,ri"a ,yarc
n.y. ,ns ng az WIZ We Wv. "a, S ~. ps e,an war.
, ",r ,ny so a ""N" ""' 'i 'p'''"' ""'
Az .hnup nv ,hs ,udi,or,, ,oo,s thar. ,vs,s
issued durinr ,hr t,sral YEAR from nct i la, ia
I'm -. ,yirh L. ~ -, c,o
III tG "o an ,S'p .om' unt W 's sh' :, Ma MA. !" 40,
; V,Si,U, "', = 49, w. Z, !, ,o,', Nv "i ga seN 20
IL ca, ,a sean rem ,hiS ,nat 10" ~ - ,nn.o ,yar'
,.r. iison.a ,n ~ d;i, ri. 40 s ,aa,
,e"r, md fron M, "H" p az H. "V mu,ah ." y 1so-
sse !, zoe "mu y !, ,o'e, l. l. raai , = .ou.'
~ "'"'s ""' "'''"hSeu '""" ""i
VT '''"e''
Gulf Il ship Island II. II.
Last year the Gulf Il Shin Island Railroad.
ns,hg IN we hahus 81 q ~ ana pe,ng ar
r ,,,d LA 40 ~ u,n w. ~, ~ y. an hna,
,u VA vu.,,ap,""S 'th u " wv s' y "uunI nu I've.
naIo,', tn Ia ti,ohha ronS a,S .nn,,as ~, "".
o W., " >. aod 70 :, " taEn u "h h"'ne 'onnp'u y
o,s"u'a ana nans op',ku " m , ~ ipa ia ~ 10
os M ~, HSir, = put W v vonn, LAIN
y, ,no n.vm, W. au"rus, "ta.e to.thue asont,
n N ,hhe sI1,tn ,yas nrntnct.d IN ia ,a sd MAN. 81
a., II ,rairs AZ =, q uts y sn ~ y "uJaa'tpn aIi W
, y" 'ana q rha hn =" 80 H. uhan"uu ~ .u,
hsn o'"'' = W '"e ''"'o ''u NV
IN Inv ,,Scn ro. n, his ,,t, NJ .o,us oh.
,,inod !. a "soma, w. VI 1m,s VA A"Srms ~
1 ",ns /" .u"ipiV"a,u, W"u,uun ~ n'"u.oie
M {, 49, ,hr,a o0 ~ ptau,vnu, y, h"nnv."
nv ~, NJ ~ : 'lu., = assi es..,nB afv'v'o'
PAM , ,,e ~ III, IA, a, 'W Marc, " ana '.En,eun moh ,uS
ur,'s t"u nS'n " nHyum ahu Seplenapel, isy,,
Mn" III raoni,a ~ cs,,i6 49,, ~ ioan, any, s.out H.,
m,'n ,eeot'ea "a e't, ny AZ coi,a.eiM, 70 lug
as"uut VI stvooo' lne nIst vi THESE hotss was
p,a MA rn mms une,e"Pnu na,,e'u !, ~ ane
i niinh', NY .wns.,u .,'on au.npau!, u" avooiuanco
wa ~ cax,reh in,n ~, y, Ipp,nprnprun VS. Nr momu.
,,sr d.dun,,na hhs c .n,"ous ~ M. nu'. ,h,
mnn, -, "." WV. ns u,nuansion, Snomtu thG
r ra,onnn as,ms '"f , v",te'."ms maae ny n,.m,,,i
co.nl,lchu lhe proihpt, energetic ana eihcieht
nc'on OF thG revenue nsett n TINS mailer, as
,u v",ut,a,Vu Nv p"Sm ieu. Va .u.eu,.ie ,huIp.e9-
MA h !, ,WI ss", o. heiu u soi .h y, n,na y, , vmu
, ~, "s "."''' "eie 'eihs oiu ~ 'he|hai 'uel
'"'e '"'"''
Condition Of the Treasury.
III. ,,,o, ,nr,,r,i,,s a 49,,
,on- as, ~ ~ 80" ~ " . !" W"
~, iv's NV sniivv. ,un', ihale ~ 'nc nist sen
snunu ,I mi's.a'mi., aEe!esa'e si,4.a.foo.S,
snu serov, ann" gpa"piia,,ons ioI ,ne Two Years
atSreSst,me siot',Uvo; when auueu toge'her,
maae @','-u,s'p.e5 ano .o.aup. ppiorrlat'ohsIo r
.nn W. senIs y, is'o amu as.. ~ THESE appro-
p.i".nons Wy su,ns y so2,vv" a year were appro-
pi,ntea ioI Ky suptni. iunu ol .he state Lunallc
sNss,an =, w",v . hacs ,n,n ,a ~. YET a,soulseu
soooiso., covering pack INTO tne SAFE treasury
IaiSs6 ~, ana y Is SAFE 70 calculass mat the
u'spmrsenienIs VI tnis INSTITUTION, ~ " years,
WIN oe Sov,oVV ,tss ,nan tne AUTHORIZATIONS
lne apPtopria,iohs lor tne COMPENSATION OF
hssessois ioi has, years assessment was ex-
naus,su anu ie,t the aS.essors o. some OF me
counties unpaau, Az .hsy naa earned their
iluhey anu hecueu us use, ! paiu these assessors
nht OF tne eAecutlve contingent ilnd and took
.neit ieseirts therefor. nnd a precedent Tor
ms VI 'ne acll9h o. MT. Jefferson, when, ont OF
. slln,iar iuhn, ne balu lor bringing nome
seSvhty sraihen, aiscnargea lhiofeisn ports
I,um VESSELS snia antouu. anu lot une support
OF we territorial governments Oh Michigan and
louisiana unlli an opportunity coulu occur OF
mixing q spcclnc appropriation f0r that pur-
pose Inc hrst was IN 1871 and the latter In
leS,
Tue APPROPRIATION LOT the payment o. asses
sots was, MINK, sun,cient, and the defciency
Was supetlnduced py u mlsconstructi0n ny the
AUDITOR OF napier ~, on page y. OF the acts OF
ls'4, Tor which construction ne had D precedent
ul several wears standing in the aCftOn uf his