The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-25
GAMBLERS MESSAGE
CREDIT on No STATE ~ HIGHER
THAN THAI on GEORGIA.
NECESSITY FOR TAX REFORM.
COUNTIES SHotI.D BEAR PART OF
TuE SCHOOL BURDEN.

Radical Reform Needed In the Mat
ter Of the school Tund-uome for
OId Soldiers Hccomm~nded-No
Fund wanted for Miiitars-Import-
ant Changes UrErd la Prison Laws.
Too Many cay Court~-naIiot He
form nnd Change of Venue.
Atlanta. oct 2i-Gov. Caudlers mes
snec 90 tho LEGISLATURE was forwarded 90
that body to-day. but owing 20 lack q
time it was not read IL viii D. read to-
morrow The message b. a. follows;
To the Senate ana House OF Representa-
tivcs
IL ls a source of much qualification to
me that I am able to congratulate thu
representative or the people on tho
greatly improved condition 81 the state
s.rce tue adjournment ~ en-" last gen-
cral asa.mtly 80 storms. floods or pes-
thence have visited cur Fhores kiad
Providence has blessed the hushandman
with fairly good crops. the price of our
great staple. cotton upon which Our pros
pcrlty so largely depends. has almost
doubled our farmers hnve turned more
than ever before Co q diversified agricui-
ture, tho last harvest yielded twice as
much wheat as uuH ever t~on produced
in any other year for tlr last forty. thus
enabling them Co keep at home largo
sums 81 money which have heretofore
gone to thr Northwest fcr hresdstuIs.
LawleHsncss nnd crime. always conf omi-
tauts ~ bard times. have largely dscrcas-
ei and criminals are beiuE tried ana pun
ished los tho tribunals established uy .aw
ami not hy the mob The reaction after
the fearful business depression Of about
Al. a.. a.s..H 4Hs
ruinous shriukage iu values. has set In
and values arc being restored. The tax
dlErsts ahoW an increase of taxable
wealth IN the state OF fi9. 4a8 .al2 and tha
Increase together with the most rtsid
economy in All the departments of the
state government has enabled us to Re-
ducc t1xluon a little over q 10 lar a
thousanl Mnnufactoriea. espccialy OF
cotton goods. are sprinsinK up in almost
every part 81 the state anonding a home
market for our products and giving EN-
ri1tmtnt 20 our idle population TneFe
factories too. are built and operated al
most entirely win home capital the saw
inRs of our own people since the close
Of the most destructive war of modern
times All thinga considered. while there
g. abundant room for further improve
mtnt IN the condition of our people. Geor-
giB and her people are in better condi-
| tion than az any time in the last forty
| years and it 10 confidently believed THAI
| we are uoW entering on era OF prosperity
I that viii confirm our right q the proud
appellailon of Empire State u tho
South
Finances and Taxation.
\ fun ind clear statement of the finan-
ciai condition of the state WI BE- found
in thr exhaustive reports Of the Coatroler
General aud the Treasurer The credit OF
no state boo the Union. nos Indeed, that
81 the general government. ia better than
thnt of Georgia. From these reports IL
will be seen that the total receipts az tho
treasury for tha fiscal year have been 81
si20Ga and the disbursements N.65l3oo.
From the report OF the Treasurer d VIII
DO seen that there o. in the treasury fa3z.-
pop derived from the sale of public prop
ertv, which caA. under the constitution.
be- applied 90 no purpose other than tho
payment 81 the bonded debt. Tho sources
from which this money has found its way
into the treasury were.
From sale of OH Capitol. i........... Si22.2n %
From sale Of furniture 81 old
CauitO ............ ........-.-..-...... z.ei 20
From eaie ~ Okefeuokec swamp. 6i.l0l 20
From sale Of lottery property. Sa.SZ7 81
From sale of Western and At
ianue KailfoId property ........ ISIS 70
From Ea.e OF Northeastern Rail-
road ,..................+......--. l'N' -
Total ...............................t .tsS2. 10 ~
By some strange oversight these
amounts. while the constitution expressly
provides that they SHAH b. applied only
20 the payment OF the bonded debt. were
not credited TO that account as they were
paid into the treasury, ard the omission
was not discovered until some eight
months ago, when the Treasurer discoy-
cred a. and az once credited them 20 the
proper account The state has no bonded
debt due till 1916 except that which II
provided f0r by the sinking fund. Hence.
the queHiion arises. what shall be dons
with this money ~ has been suE9ested
that the constitution should be- ~ amend
90 aa TO authorize the suspension OF tho
collection 81 the sinking fund temporarily.
or that this money De applied 20 the pay
ment of The interest on the bonded debt.
other suggestions have been made as 70
its disposition ] submit the facts 20 ths
General Assembly that u may IN It's Wis
dom give direction to the application OF
the fund. The amount above named VIII
on the FIRST Of November be- augmented
by the payment into the treasury Of a
hundred thoufnud dollars. the second In
stallment Of the purchase money OF the
Northeastern Railroad.
Appropriations Sufficient.
All specific appropriations have bean
sufficient TO meet the demands upon them
except the printing fund which has been
exhausted and deficiency appropriation
OF s7gQ0 will 10 necessary TO pay tho
public printer for work done and 20 bs
done before the close of the year. am
advised that Tor several years past this
appropriation has been insufficient. owing
TO the greatly increased amount of work
required for some Of tho departments
respectfully suggest that the appropriate
committees carefully inquire INTO the
amount OF printing necessary and It's
probable cost. and that a sufficient amount
be- appropriated TO pay for the work as Ia
iH done without requiring the public
printer to carry over for months unpaid
balances
owing 20 the infroquent necessity OF
calling out the military 10 suppress mobs
and to aid the civil authorities IN euforc-
Ing the law. ana by the closest onomy
IN the expenditure 81 the military fund.
the appropriation Of 10000 made by the
last General Assembly has not becn ex-
hausted. but after paying all other legiti-
mate charges against it and IN addition
thereto . bounty OF $50 20 each company
IN the stale TO aid Il IN paying armory
rent etc. there will probably be az the
end % the year an uneN pended balance OF
about 5000 san, u Is always wise 90
make this appropriation ample for we
cannot foresee the demands that may be
made upon Il n aid Of the civil authorl-
lies IN the enforcement OF the law, and