Connecticut western news., 1901-01-10
TO JERSEY LEGISLATURE.
Feature. of Governor Voorhees, An
 nual Message.

Governor Voorhees, begins his mes sage 10 the New Jersey legislature with a brief review of the progress made by the state in the nineteenth century. He notes particularly the change in the financial condition of the state. giving ta- bles showing the receipts and disburse- ments of the past year.
 In 1900 about $25, 900 was sufficient income for the needs of the state. The receipts of the state fund for the fiscal year ending Oct. 31. 1900, were S3,453,- 295.T1. Of this amount S1.494, ,I19.10 came from the tax on corporations. The ordinary disbursements were S2, lO2,- 113.S5. The extraordinary disburse- ments amounted to S599, ,115.12, includ- ing S260.000 tSr the Railway reforma- tory and S132. .S01.T6 for d new building at the Morris Plains hospital. $50,0Oo for the Newark armory, S46,o0O for statehouse extensions, etc.
 Notwithstanding these large extraor- dinary expenses the states income ex- ceeded its expenditures by S752,O ,O6S. 14. This balance, together with the balance of the fiscal year of 1899 and previous years, makes the state. fund S2,0o5,- 22216.
 Aside from current liabilities the in debtedness of the state is only S119,000. To meet this it has funds the market value of which is S505. 716 and further assets valued at S20T,5 ,526.45. which con. stitute sinking fund.
 Governor Voorhees, then recites the his tory of education in the state. Free common schools were first established in 1871. Now 322.5T5 children attend the public schools, which cost the state S2,- 333. 800 a year. The state maintains in s...ls persons at an annual cost of S35T ,2l6.T T9. Prisons and the treatment of criminals | are kindred topics in the message. The governor recommends a conserva- | tive policy of taxation. He eommends the building and loan associations. which are 342 in number, with net assets of | S4I ,o61 ,S9O. He calls attention to bad | features of some associations, such as the employment of solicitors and other unnecessary items of expense. Some associations are accused of charging ex- | orbitant rates of interest on loans. The erection of an addition to the State Home For Girls is urgently recom- mended, as present lack of accommOda- tions prevents gradation.
 | The work of the Palisades commis- sion receives grateful acknowledgment, and the governor urges upon the legisla- ture such. legislation as will facilitate the work begun.
 The public library commission, Gov ernor Voorhees, complains, has been uu- able to do the work set for it because the legislature failed to appropriate nee essary funds, but it has completed a par tial report which will be transmitted to the legislature.
 In accordance with the request of the authorities in charge of the pan-Ameri- can exposition to be held at Buffalo dur. ing the year 1901 the governor has ap- | pointed as commissioners for New ter sey Mrs. Henry Elliott Mott, Dr. Mary | J, Dunlap, Mir. Richard C. Jenkinsou { and Mir. Oberlin Smith.
 The advantages to New Jersey in hay ing d suitable exhibition of its resources and products are manifest, and to de
 fray the expenses thereof d suitable ap. | propriation is recommended.
 The governor recommends a revision and coditcation of the statutes. He says
 the laws of New Jersey can be reduced into one book.
 The needs of reorganization of the
 ticular form of reorganization is recom | mended.
 | The governor advises that the states
 surplus be used in remitting taxes. Un
 der the law S100,oO0 can be appropriated
 every year toward the school expenses.
 General Batcheider Dead.