The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-01-16
GOV. CARROLL TO
THE LAW MAKERS
FAREWELL ADDRESS TO THE
s5TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
IN FAVOR or WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Also Advocates Highway Tax, Work
ingmen's Compensation Act, and
Other important Matters Now
Before the Public.

Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 14.-Gov-
ernor B. T, Carroll delivered his fare
well message to the joint session OF
the members of the Thirty-fifth Gen"
eral Assembly of Iowa this afternoon,
The message was one of the longest
ever read to a legislature by chief
executive in Iowa. The governor used
fully 10000 words to tell the law
makers of conditions in the various
state institutions and of matters of
Importance which will come before
them for consideration and action.
Prison reform, in which the gov
ernor recommends the purchase Of a
1900 acre farm for the employment
of convicts, together with msnufac-
turing plants for the making of farm
machinery and binding Irvine, was
considered at length in the message.
The governor also favored the pro-
posed workmen's compensation act
and good roads legislation. For the
latter he recommended the submits
sion to the voters the question of
levying a one mill tax for highway
improvements.
The message also favored the pref
erential primary, the short ballot
and woman suffrage.
He spoke in part as follows:
The constitution makes it the duty
Of the governor to transmit to every
regular session Of the general assem-
bly, a message with reference 10 the
conditions of the state and recon-
mending such things as he shall deem
expedient. If i shall attempt to dis
cuss in your presence the many mat
ters of Importance to which in my
judgment you should direct your at
tention during the present session of
your honorable body, it will require
a message of considerable length, and
] therefore, in the beginning, beg in
diligence for such time as may be
necessary to a proper understanding
Of the subjects herein referred to.
In my opinion few, if any, sessions
been confronted with so many inn
portant measures as will be presented
to you in the course of your delibera-
ton, and none have had better oppor-
tunity for doing vast amount of
valuable service for the state. Many
of the more important subjects that
will come before you have been con-
sidered by special commissions dur
ing the time since the adjournment
of the last session of the general as
sembly, and have been reported upon,
some in the form of bills, while other
measures have been SO thoroughly
considered at other sessions Of the
legislature as to render them more
easy of solution by you. I know of
nothing that should in any way in
terfere with the work of this ses-
sion. It seems, therefore, that we
may reasonably expect an unusual
amount of valuable legislation at your
hands, and l congratulate you that
you enter upon your duties under
such favorable circumstances.
Condition of the Treasury.
7 am pleased to be able to say to
you that the finances of the state ap-
pear to be in very satisfactory con-
dition. On the first day of January
of the present year the balance in the
treasury standing to the credit of the
general fund amounted to S971 STILL.
Deducting the fish and game fund
and the automobile tax leaves the net
balance, in round numbers, S73o,600,
as against s645,000 on January !,
1911, after making like deduction, and
$229, 800 January 1, 1909.
The biennial report of the auditor
Of state shows that on July I, 1912,
there was in the state treasury to the
credit Of the general fund $4,000,
after deducting the fish and game
fund aud automobile tax. The audi
tor estimates that the receipts from
July 1, 1912, TO July 1, 1915, viii
amount to s13,4s2, 900, making the to-
tai assets S14,300,000. He estimates
the expenditures from July 1, 1912,
70 July /, 1915, TO be s12,350, 900. To
this should be added s650,000 to meet
expenditures between July 1, 1915,
ind October, 1915, during which time
the states income will be small.
These two items taken together make
4 total Of expenditures Of $4,000, 900,
which would leave s1,3oo,000 avail
able for extraordinary expenditures
during the biennial period ending
June 80, 1915. IL will be unsafe to
appropriate larger amount than
this unless you make provision for
Increasing the states income sufi-
cient to meet any excess in appropri-
atoms.
The Capitol Grounds.
A comprehensive scheme for en-
Iarging the capitol grounds should be
adopted by you and plans be made
for the eventual acquiring Of the
lands 10 be added to the present
holdings Of the state. ] would rec
cmmend that the state buy all Of the
grounds lying between East Ninth
ana East Twelfth streets, beginning