Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-01-21
GOVERNOR READS
HIS MESSAGE
Urges Changes in Insurance
Laws, and Cites the Case
of Merriam.
WANTS PRIMARY ELECTION LAW
Favors Better Support for State E.
ucational lnstitutions-Says GOOD
Roads Can Be Observation-Disclosures
Law Defective.


Law Defective.
Des Moines, Jan. Ex-Governor
Oummins yesterday read the follow
ing message to the members OF the
general assembly:
To the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the Thirtieth General
Assembly:
In obedience to the command OF
the constitution, | have the honor to
submit to you the following message:
lay before you reports from yarl"
GUS departments and officers, as tol'
lows:
Secretary OF State pertaining to
Land Ofice), Secretary Of State tPer'
tanning to Criminal COnvictionS),
Auditor of State, Treasurer OF State,
Superintendent of Public Instruction,
State University, Iowa State College
of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.
State Normal School, Commissioners
of the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
State Librarian, State Historical De
partment, State Historical Society,
Adjutant General, Dairy Commits
sioner. Boat Inspectors, Custodian of
Public Buildings, Geological Board.
Accountants, Board OF Dental Exam
liners, State Veterinary Surgeon.
Pharmacy Commission, State Board
of Health, Fish and Game Warden,
Capitol Commission.
These reports will inform you OF
all the doings of the executive branch
of the State government.
Finances.
AS to the monies that were re-
ceived and paid out during the bien'
NAL period ending June 50, 1908, yOu
are referred to the reports OF the Au'
ditor and Treasurer They disclose
all financial transactions, both in
summary and detail, and nothing that
| could add would make your infOr-
nation upon this phase Of the subject
more complete. 1t is your duty, how
ever, net only 10 review the past, but
to provide for the future. and | have
ventured to prepare a table that |
hope will aid you in determining the
amount available for appropriation at
this time.
probable revenue of the State during
the years 1904 and 1905 upon the
basis Of a three mill levy for general
purposes, the fixed expenses of the
State, as now established. the apprO-
priatiOns made by preceding General
Assemblies, payable during these
years. and thus reach the aggregate
sum that can be safely Appropriated b.
you upon the assumption ethat tn
rate OF taxation already mentioned is
continued.
/ have excluded from my compute
ticn all special funds and have con-
Sidered only those items which may
be properly rechOned in a general ac-
count. | have used the two calendar
years Immediately before us, for the
reason that it has become customary
to make appropriations extending be-
yond the biennial period.
The assessable value OF all the tax
able property in the State for the
year 1903 was s637 ,937. $500, and as
1t is not probable that it will be ma
terially changed in the coming two
years, it is rot difficult to discover
what additional revenue an increased
rate OF taxation will yield.
1.-The governor then states that the
amount in the treasury is Sl,l9s,'
I545S, and the estimated receipts for
1904 will bring this amount to
5000 ,0545S. The estimated eXpenli'
lures for 1904 are placed at $2,256,210
Unpaid appropriations Of the state in
situations amount to $214.694.02; un
paid salaries and expenses for 1905
and unexpired appropriations payable
In 1903 and 1904 figure up si19, S0S.52.
Recapitulation.
Cash on hand Dec. 81,
1903 ..... ..........$l,19S,754
Estimated Receipts to
Dec. 81, 1904. 2,9O0,3O0.C
s4,099, O54.5
Unpaid balances state in
situations ............ 2l4,694.U
Unpaid balances, general 4l9,S0S.5
Estimated expenditures
10 Dec. 81, 1914. ...... 2,523,2lO.C
s3l62 1925