Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-01-16


to the two houses on the second day
of the session The message makes
eighteen columns of soidly lpr'p'el
matter, and is entirely too lengthy -
permit of its publication entire. We
therefore present the salient features
of the document, which may be fould
in the resume bolw:
The keynote Of the message is economy
In appropriations. The governor goes at
length into the financial condition of the
State and points out that no issue Of bonds
Will be necessary If the proper economy Is
observed in the matter of appropriations.
The governor thinks that the educational
institutions will not require as much as last
session, having been well provided for In
the way Of Improvements and buildings
In this matter Of a bond Issue the governor
Is at variance with the report Of Auditor
Cole, whose figures show that a deficit of
nearly Sl,O0O,00 IL inevitable in the next
two years with economical expenditures.
The governor recommends commission
TO take up the matter of preventing the in
tiphH'AipH VI INV Dbil hf'NH lnlh inns
state lie recommends investigation into
the whitecap outrages In the counties of
Lincoln. Franklin and Amte.
The governor devOtes considerable space
TO the penitentiary and the work Of the
board Of control in connection with the
opening of the new State farm and equip
ping II for the prisoners. lie says that the
fact that the penitcntiary has not only been
seuf sustaining. but has been annually pay
Ing into the treasury n handsome sum in
cash over and above expenses including
the enormous cost of developing the new
farm ought to be proof sufficient to all
fair-mlnded persons of the economy ana
wise management exercised in the conduct
OF Its affairs.
The message reviews the general condi-
tion of the State and the workings of all
the various State institutions, and Is full
of statistical matter showing the progress
of the State during the past four years.
The document is voluminous one and
covers over eighteen columns of matter, In
which is extensively considered every sub
ject Of interest to the people of this state,
After referring to the honesty and lntcg.
rity Of the various State officials and the
harmony existing between them the gov
ernor speaks fceingly of the death of Su
preme Court Clerk Brown and In compll-
menary terms of George e, Myers, his sue
cessor lie then plunged into statement
of the various State institutions, ali of
which he finds to be in good condition, with
affairs ably handled.
The penitentiary comes In for more ex-
tended reference than the other Institutions
and the governors opinion as to the manner
in which the affairs have been managed un-
der his administration may be gathered
from the following extract:
"'rhc fact that the penitentiary has not
only been self,sustaining, but has been an
nually paying into the State treasury a
handsome sum In cash over and above all
Its expenses, including the enormous cost
of developing this new farm, ought to all
fair minded people, b. proof sufficient of the
economy and wise management exercised in
the conduct Of Its analrs'
sa Bond Sale Unnecessary.
Passing to :hc question of finances, he
says:
II am aware tina; much random gossip
has been engaged In recently TO advise the
legislature and public that large bond
sale will be necessary this year While It
Is an undenlable prerogative Of the egls
lature to order the issuance of interest
bearing bonds, yet | apprehend 1t Is unnec
essary TO remind this body Of intelligent
representatives. of the people that before
saddllng large bonded debt upon the State
: hut bay chnuII thnrnnnb1v al, 1, lao
necessities Of the subject for themselves.
rather than accept the vagrant theories of
the unadvised or selfish bond advocates.
In addition to being ex.oillcio chairman of
all the State boards intrusted with the
disbursement Of state funds, the law makes
the governor also something of fiscal
agent for the State by requiring his ap-
proval of all such claims before payment
Thus with the experience Of four years,
emphasized by the personal, palnstaking
and direct connection which the law i'm
poses upon me as to the affairs OF the va
rious State institutions and interests am
constrained to venture the opinion that the
revenues which will come into the treasury
from the ordinary channels will be sufil.
cicnt for the economical and proper con
d,Toront ohioct, uhioh d,.on, sn,,nort ,.an,
No troosury drr,nc tho rovt ,wn raors
without orrtoiImone % Corfadoroto nan
s,ons ~, ,osson,nn ornrnor,o,Iona ,or ,,h,,,,
.ahoo,,, In snnnort af ,hts ao,a,,.Ia,,
hoa to snhr,it ,ho fo,Iou,ina ooro,,'I ost,
n,eto If f,nds roasopoh,y srro to hoooma
auouo,I, annin. tho ,aors 100, ~, 100
',, ''0o'
Estimate Of Exnenses
s,o,o ,ox ,ooa1 a. q Mill 90 s,o ooo
State nrlyilccc and insurance tax Ss5O-
600
Land sales. Including Chickasaw school
lands. s15O 900
Fees collected s.o5ao
Bock INK collections 800 600
Net recoints from nenitentiorv SI5O 600
United stotes annronriatlon to 4 NJ
Colleges $40 900
N,scellonoous sources $40 600.
Poll tax collections 5000 OOO
Totol "a Gao ooo
Thou,h under tho onorations NJ tho "a.
conf cnnstItutional amendment noll toxos
arc retained for school nurnoses yet mas.
nucb nc ths monov tbarafrom viii doubt.
loss hc taken into account when Won come
to mako annronriotion for nublic schools