Year: 1867

We Copy irom tne sacramento Bee the f0ll0w-
ing liberal synopsis of Governor Lows last Mes
sage, which was delivered to the Legislature on
the 9th instant. 1t is well worthy of perusal


FINANCES


The financial condition Of the State is highly satisfactory
and the speedy liquidation Of the public debt assr
90 c prudence and economy be practiced by the egs
ture In the matter Of appropriations During the last two
70 hqudats claims OF an extraordinary characterbounty
ana extra pay due to vouneefn addition the extraor
don ss Inc @ G Fn,d
cen cents the hundred dollars asessabie property yet
notwithstanding this and the drain alluded TO above
an warrants have been paid in cash when presented There
now large balance in the Treasury with nearly the en-
The total funded deS ts1 Of f' the % state Ss % 500 This
amount covers the entire debt Of the State with the exc
be paid from already collected for the fiscal
year ana swamp Land warrants drawn for reclamation OF
lands In particular districts which be paid from the
Of sales Of lands and levied in those particular
districts Neither of these classes Of warrants can in any
proper sense be counted State debt


The Controller makes valuable suggestions concerning the
equalization of the of property throughout the
state By Board appointed for that purpose and in regardo
lessenng the OF assessing collecting the Of
the State, which commend your consideration that the
evils complained Of may be remeiied
each county be required annually statement to
Of his county.


ATTORNEY GENERAL.


Tho opinions expressed that regard the Civ
Ing Of evidence in Courts Of Justice sound anil fully
concur in the wisdom thereof Open the door wide for the

ed latitude in judging Of its quality.


STATE LANDS.


The Of land already listed to the State under
the several Congressional grants follows Five und
red thousand grant, 20l3S swamp land grant.
32i67s public building grant l2s3 Lists have
been prepared and forwarded for about million
for which title will probably be passed to the State
within few months


The limitations and restrictions contained in the Agricul-
tura College Of 100000 prohibiting the State
from making selections of lands other than those that
subject private dollar
per practically uulifes the grant Either relief
be sought from Congress in the of restrictions efforts
must be made to induce the President to oer age amount
Of land at pblic sale If to realize anything like the
estimated value Of this Donation


STATE CAPITOL.


Since my last biennial satisfactory progress
been made in construction State Capitol The
Legislature its session doubled the annual tax-mak-
ing greatly facilitated the progress of
the work The prospect of completion of the building
distant assured If the present annual appro
Pration is continued Of the advisabiy which
doubt The original design of building contemplated
the construction Of the first granite
all above that in brick and iron The
last Legislature wosd have perhaps warranted the Commits
soners In changing this original design continuing
the Of granite for all the walls This change
which the Commissioners did not feel justified in making.
would have involved largely increased outlay consn-
ed many additional time in the of
building If there should be found persons who complain
the action desire to assume and bear
full share Of the responsibility the members
the Board If the commissioners allowed carry
the plan OF action adopted the Legislature Of should
find accommodations in the building and the appropa-
tons Of the two following years should advance the structure
and surrounding grounds to entire completion.


INSANE ASYLUM.


painful carefully prepared tables
Of the Resident Physician show constant Increase in the
number OF this unfortunate class persons greatly dspro
poroned to the supposed increase of the whole population
patients that appropriations coming
years may be increased 81 900 per month making the ap
priaon $4,000 per mouth instead Of $4,000 present


STATE PRISON.


The prisoners have been securely kept the expenses tho
large have been indispenahy complaints of
the sick have been received the receipts
from convict labor have been considerably increased for
years. and improvement has been made the discipline
Of prfsn
further reform before will be hat the good Of society
ques. To accomplish these considerable expenditure of
money is than the Letnre will probably
be willing to appropriate or the people to sanction


The present Board have during their term built 3oG
cells which have afforded relief but the remarkable
increase in the number Of prisoners has almost kept pace
with the increased accommodations that At the end Of four
years the Prison is but little better o this regard than at
The wark5ss Of the Act Of 1sa allowing credits pr-
for good behavior, auh for f'ithin attention To te iu
assigned them have proved highly satisfactory


SCHOOL.


The number the date Of the
report 49, The largest number reported at any time
during the two o. The appropriations Tor the
support OF the School amount to $1,000 the Trus
lees ask for so 0oO for the years.


COMMON SCHOOLS.


As Common Schools the very foundation of repub
lican government their maintenance and care should De
found among the first in Importance Of the varied duties OF
the representatives of the people The whole number OF
children in the State between the ages o and 10 years 9
23 of which number % 3 white. 700 negro and l2l
Indian OF the number entitled to the privileges of schools
during the been in attendance pubic
schools 16026 private and 81 al attended no school,
0S3 schools maintained seven
months year. which teachers employed
Number of school houses in the State GIG Of which number
been erected during the During the time
Sl1633ls 81 have been expended in maintaining schools


The increase in the number attending public schools now
over those who attended in 1863 exceed. 50OO gain Of Sc
four Five thousand have been added To
the private schools gain of 50 per cent


NORMAL SCHOOL.


The Normal School, which has such an admirable
auxiliary the older States the of education
four years experiment in California 1t now in the
full its usefulness, and the schools already
haxin
1y trained in this school


AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.


advisable for the State ia to organize
and put operation the earliest practicable
State University upon the site selected by the d.
The agricultural department should occupy prom
nent place in the general plan of the University as well as
mining and the mechanic but in its general character
stics should combine all the higher branches usually taught
in colleges.


AMENDMENTS CONSTITUTION CT TIE UNITED STATES
These amendments. for the protection Of nd
yidual rights in fixing basis OF SO III
dispensabe the protection of the Government aud people
against further attempts at insurrection and rebellion anu
the magnanimous to those who have forfeited
very right by their voluntary acts and SO essential TO
guard the public credit have been submitted to the states M
adoption or rejection commend them TO your favorable
while there little doubt OF their rati
by requisite number of States confidently trust
that California will not mar the loyal record heretofore
made, by rejecting them


The Governor expresses himself on national
and State affairs in patriotic manner, and says
this in conclusion


'sThe term of Office which the people called
me to fill will expire during the present week oy
constitutional limitation With this communi-
cation my official connection with the Legislature
ani the people will cease, and shall cheerfully
retire to private life.


In the conduct of public affairs during this
time it has been my aim and earnest desire to see
the laws faithfully executed; to aid in developing
all the resources of the State; to prevent the
property of the State from being taken without a
just equivalent; to dscountenance and check un-
wise and special legislation to stop as far as pos
sible wasteful expenditures and extraordinary
appropriations, and to that the money con-
tributed in the way of taxes was judicously and
economically expended. The penal institutions
and the public charities, the schools, colleges
and all organizations having for their object the
protection, amelioration, education, and advance
ment of the people, have been subjects of my
care and solicitude, and have received due
share of my personal attention. In a word,
have endeavored to fulfill as far as possible every
obligation imposed upon me by the people. How
near the object sought has been attained, must
be left for others to judge.


For the ability, integrity and zeal displayed by
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