Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-03
The STATES FINANCES
And Laws Needed to Increase
the Revenues.
SCHOOLS AND ASYLUMS
All the State Institutions Are In a
Healthy C0ndition--Changes
That Are Necessary,


Special to the Inter Mountain.
Helena, Jan. S.-Folowing is the gov
ernor's message in part:
To the Sixth Legislative Assembly of t,o
State of Montana: 1t becomes NV d,,tv
unuef the constitution and the law of the
state, at this time to present to YOU the
cohdltlon OF our commonwealth, especially
as TO what has transpred during the ma at
two years, and what will be needed to meet
the demands of the state for the ensuing
Two years Before proceeding with this
unuertaklng, L desire to congratulate you
upon the auspicious condition in which
we ma the general tone of the state as a
pody polite, and the improved condition
OF OF our people individually. Notwithstand-
last twelve months, was compelled to en-
gage IN foreign war, which has been sue
cessfully terminated and concluded we
ma that the condition Of our people ana
such account. Neither has the predictions
made by many, that the commonwealth
was destined to destruction by reason of
the fact that the political control had
passed from the republican party. proven
true. In many respects we can truthfully
say that the tone of confidence displaveu
toward the state two years ago has greatly
improved since that time and hV visa
legislation at your hands the condition of
our state may yet be further improved
ana with its general Improvement will be
an Improvement of each individual COM
posing the state.
Inc one thing absolutely necessary to
maintain the good credit and standing Of
our commonwealth before the world is to
.'e pe aoie TO meet our obligations, and pay
them with cash as they are incurred. In
order to do this, the revenue of the state
must, at all times, be adequate to meet it's
imperative demands.
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE
STATE.
During the last two years we have been
able to meet all demands with the revenue
at our command. But this result is due in
part, to certain legislation enacted by the
Firth legislative assembly, and, in part, to
the economical methods pursued by the
state board of examiners. But under the
increased burdens imposed upon the state
this condition of affairs cannot longer be
maintained with the present legislation
AT the close Of the fiscal year in 1896
there was outstanding, warrants amount
ing to three hundred and sixty-six thous-
and, nine hundred and seventy-four dollars
fifty-seven cents 1885, 974.5O, and deficien-
cies, not represented by warrants, amount
ing to flfty-one thousand, two hundred and
thrty-seven dollars, fifteen cents ($51,-
23715. To meet this Indebtedness was the
revenue for 1896, yet uncollected, amount
ing to two hundred and eighty-six thous-
and, nine hundred and two dollars and
seventy-six cents ($2S6, ,902. 76), and cash in
the treasury on the first day of December,
1896, amounting to twenty-one thousand
two hundred and thirty-nine dollars and
thrty-eight cents (s21, ,239.3S).
1t thus became necessary for the present
administration to pay off and discharge the
large deficiency of tifty-one thousand, two
hundred and thirty-seven dollars and tif-
teen cents ($51, ,2371O in addition to run
ming the expenses of the state for the next
two years. During 1897 there was collected
, from all sources five hundred and sixteen
thousand seven hundred and nineteen
dollars and eightyone cents ($516 719.SD.
which, added to the cash on hand Decem-
ber the first 1896, gave a grand total Of
five hundred and thirtyseven thousand,
nine hundred and fifty-nine dollars and
nineteen cents (s537, ,95919).
The warrants drawn during 1897 amount
to five hundred and twenty-five thousand,
five hundred and twenty dollars and seven
cents $525, ,52o.0O. During 1898 the warrants
drawn aggregate four hundred and seventy
four thousand, six hundred and fifty-eight
dollars and forty cents ($47465s.4 .4O), and the
total revenue for 1898 amounted to five
hundred and twenty thousand four hun
dred and ninetyseven dollars ($520, $4,000;
and during 1898 there has been paid out on
warrants and interest five hundred and
twenty thousand, four hundred and ninety
four dollars and seventy-siX cents &520
December the first. 1895 two dollars and
seventy cents ($2.7O but there We're war
rants outstanding, on December the first.
1898. amounting to three hundred and
tnlTly-SeNen thousand, SIX anu
forty-nine dollars and twenty-one cents
($337 2D. And the total amount of de-
ficiences for the two years aggregates
forty-two thousand, two hundred and sew
enty dollars and forty-three cents Gi2,27043).
BY adding together the outstanding war
rants on December the first 1885, and the
deficiencies for that year, we have grand
total of Indebtedness, four hundred and
eighteen thousand and eleven dollars and
eighty-two cents ($41S,0ll.82). Deducting
from that the cash on hand in the treas
ury, twenty-one thousand, two hundred and
(s21, ,239. 49, left net Indebtedness of three
hundred and ninety-six thousand seven
hundred and seventy-two dollars and forty
four cents ($396. 7724D to be met by the un-
collected taxes for 1898, and by adding to-
gether the outstanding warrants on De-
cember the first, 1898. and the total de-
ficiencies. we have three hundred and
seventy-nine thousand, nine hundred and
nineteen dollars and sixty-four cents
(S379, 919 go; from which subtract the cash
on hand, two dollars and seventy cents
(s2.70), and we have the net Indebtedness
Of the state. amounting to three hundred
and seventy-nine thousand nine hundred
and sixteen dollars and ninety-four cents
($379, ,916. .94), which is to be paid and dis
charged by the uncollected taxes of 1898.
Admitting that the taxes for 1898 would
not exceed those of 1896, We have, notwith-
standing. gained sixteen thousand, eight
hundred and fifty-fve dollars and fifty
cents (sl6 SOY on the Indebtedness of the
state, besides maintaining several institu-