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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. WBD2IKMJAT, JUNE Z7, UQK GOVERNOR’S ANNUAL MESSAGE TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE Many Important Rec ommendations Are Made in Document. STATE FELICITATED ON ITS PROSPERITY Relief of Supreme Court Urged by Creation of Court of Appeals. , The annual iummii of Governor Jo- »«ph If. Tamil wa* read Wednesday to ">« central assembly at lit opening -'.•ion. The message warn aa follows: State of Georgia, Executive Department, Atlanta, June 27, 1905. T > the General Assembly: Vou meet In tha mldat of continued and Incraaaing proeperlty. Material in,...inga have abounded during the i'»et year. Immenee eropa and good prlt aa hare rewarded the tiller uf tbe -on. Opportunity for labor and good haa rejoiced the heart of the workingman. Fewer mortgagee have >a en given and more money haa been ■ lepoelted by the farmer In the banka iiutn thla generation baa evar before l-nnvn, end On very hand appear evi dence- that the people are happy and lonteMed. Tha atata In Ita corporate < i partly haa conlrlbuled lla part to thi« proeperoue era by matarlully re* during the rata of taxation and by firmly protecting the -rltlsen In all hla permimii and property rtghte. The large body of atate and county of' It, laic, numbering about 7.0M. have been active and efficient In the per' fniiu.ime of their dutlea. and thes< faithful public eervante are entitled to honorable recognition fur their valu able service. In preeervlng peace and good order throughout the elate. f’ulilla office te a public?truat. Many men naplro to office, prompted largely by the moet patriotic mutlvee. Officers of thla close regard the good opinion of good men far above tbe pecuniary einolumcnte of the office. A atate hie Heed with auch official, ehould gen erttualy beatow, oa Georgia haa alwaya her appreciation anti approval of Justice to the public eer but also highly beneficial to the public weal. Any other policy la but to blight official zeal. ill.count official Integrity and now In tbe p tblb- mind Hti.plelnn and tllelruet bordering on ha tred nml anarchy. It le especially gratifying to me ae chief executive, and 1 Hunt that I may rater with par donable pride to the 1.1. t. 11ll't during my adnilnlatrntlon all tha departmenta nf government. Including the public In- atUullona, have been carefully exam ined and rigidly audited by legl.latlre Inve.tigatlng committees and bonrde of vl.ltor. appointed by tho governor. Is not a .Ingle In.Utlce have these rearcb Ing inveetlgatlon. shown any official recreant to the trust Imposed. In llie.e time, nf oxten.lve wrongdoing, If re pot t. from other state* be true, Uaor- Kluna may tako Inspiration mid comfort from the fnrt that their public eer- vents are faithful and truo—and nliove even 'he att.plchiii ..f k I and grnft. In prevlott* tut ssuges 1 recommended the adoption of laws to tax tha fran chise of , n i Tutlona, to limit the rate „f taxation on property, to levy a ape- dfle business tax on corporatlona. to lengthen the term of rural schools and to lifi-traae (he pay of teachers. Theee laws have been paeaed and are now In .ettefectory operation, receiving the cordial approval of tha peopls. tu thee# same message. I railed yoar attention to tho need of leglelatloo to further an- , otirtige the eduratlnnal Intereela nf the stnte by establishing agricultural school, and axsmptlng college endow cents from taxation. I again preaa these matters upon your attention, and earnestly recommend the adoption nf the ueieunry legislation to secure tbe establishment of agricultural schools and to ancouraga tha colleges of the etute hv granting tu them an exemp tion. which was universally extended in practice until within a few yean test. In several former messages 1 bet. .iso brought to your attention tho In lust ice of our present system of valu-l lux property for luxation. It Is un- suited to present conditions and un. just to every honest taxpayer. The state has progressed In every other patiicular. In the matter of valuing property for taxation wa adhere to tbe bin enacted over 1M years ago. I respectfully, renew my former recom mendations upon this subject. Relief el the Supreme Ceurt. The crowded condition of the docket of our supreme court Is a serious man ic. to the general buelneea Intereela of the atate. la 1IM the number of eases tn that court reached each a volume that some relief was necessary. The general assembly In 1356 proposed and the people at tbe general election In • irtober. ism. ratified an amendment to the constitution Increasing tha num ber of-Justices from three to alt. The remarkable growth of the stats during the last ten years haa reaulted In more than n corresponding Increase In the number of eases brought before the siipteni., court. In ill) our tagabte values were t41l.10T.47t, and In 1305 they were 1177.Ml.257, making an In- I re.SC of 1114,111,100, or about 40 per cent The Southeastern Reporter pub lishes the decisions of five Mates, via.: Virginia. West Virginia, North Caro lina South Carolina ami Georgia. An examination of these reports for the , GOVERNOR J08EPH M. TERRELL, Who Wednesday transmitted to the Legislature hie Fourth Message. court of Georgia derides nearly as many cases aa lha supreme rourta of the other foilr states combined. There were brought to tha October term, lilt, and to the March term, 11(7, of the supreme court 771 case., and to the corresponding terms for HOC nnd not ' her.- (,.-(,• II t, '. • mulling un In crease of about SO per cent. The rrea- tlon of eight new counlira, and the es tablishment of additional lower courts to meet ih. m . ,,-iile. of the people, will no doubt result In agnuch larger Increase nf the rases before the au- ne court during the next ten yeafs. 1111 there were 117 superior courts and II city courts, from which cases might be rarrlcd to the supreme court, ■■■ In JIM there were 145 .Ulterior court, and >7 city courts, with a proba bility of new city courts being estab- llehed annually for several years. In re, should no remedial legla- enacted, we ere almost sure to witness tbe spectacle of a majority of tha cases brought to a term of our Hupremn court being affirmed by oper- utlnn of law on account ol the Inability of the court to bear and determine the same In the time required by the con stitution. Theso conditions call for serious consideration at your hands. Justice should be Judicially nfimlnlstered. Every clllxen of Georgia, under tho conetltutlon, has the right uf having his case heard and determined by a court of review. This le a right not Iven to the cltlxen by all tha slates, oma make a distinction by giving' the privilege of appeal when the amount Involve,! tn the suit exceeds a given sum. Other states unconditionally re quire bond liefore entering the appeal, which policy frequently prohibits any but the rich, or thoa* able to make the bond, from having the right to carry Ills case to the supreme court. Many states prescribe auch exreailva eoet hills as prevent the cltlxen from taking Ida case to the court of review. The Georgia ■MMhRB lice IwUboutHMPIHMHI and speedily without delay' lah thla desirable re heat duty to provide the necessary courts. In order that lh« difficulties which confront ue may be fully met, wa should establish an additional court of review, to be known ne the court of appeals. Thla court ‘ ilva a f t _ , MO-tnlla tickets and excursion tickets at Igxs than the ub ual rotes. These mllea... i,..,,i<- « gnat convenience, and are Issued by several of the trunk lines In tho atate. As there are suim- Unit ,1.. nut ,1" so. I recommend the pa.su.,. or a law conferring upon the railroad commls slon the power to fix the terms, con ditions and rates un which mlleago book* shall be sold. If these books are made Interchangeable, the traveling public would thus be saved great on ce and Inconvenience, while our rase. Tn accomplish this i suit. It la our high M should have , exclusive and final Juris diction In all cases originating in/all courts other than the superior courts, and In all misdemeanor cases. Irre spective of the courts In which euch rases are tried. The supreme court alone eheuld have final Jurisdiction over conatltullonal questions, and l r Should be provided that If such a quae, lion be raised In tha rourt of appaale that It should he certified to the su preme court and derided by that trib unal. and tha decision certified 1o and followed by the court of appeals In de riding the case; also, that the court of appeals may at any time certify to the supreme court any other question or propositions of law concerning which It desires Instruction of the supreme court for proper decision. An examination of the present docket thowe that a rourt of appeals, as above outlined, would relieve the su- >reme rourt of about 4* per cent of the business. I moet respectfully sug gest that an amendment to the con stitution be proposed providing for such a court. Interchangeable Mileage. I ask your consideration of an Im portant matter Involving tbe Intereet of the traveling public. Railroad companies In making a difference be tween rates In carload lota and small er shipments recognise the commercial principle of making wholesale and re tail prices. Carriers adopt thla gen eral rule, not only In the sale of FOR FOUR DAYS ONLY! THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU WILL EVER HAVE TO I1UY high Grade Clothing AT HALF PRICE. EMPIRE CLOTHING CO., 51-53 WHITEHALL STREET. Closed After Saturday for Removal. ship relations with nnn another, yet If the power le conferred upon tho Irallroad commission t" require the Issuance of tntsrehangeni>ir mileage book, upon such terms and conditions ae the Interest of the nubile may de mand. and the ends or Justice to the corporations will authorize, the com mission will be enabled to prescribe such conditions In thetr orders as will make It beneficial to the railroads to co-operate wltb the commission in In nugurntlng this much-needed reform. Tex on Inheritances. In my message to tho general assem bly In I'm:. I cnU"'l attention to the Imi",i tone •• nml nd visa til II t v -r the enactment of a law taxing Inheri tances. The constitutionality and the wisdom of euch an act could not be questioned. Many of the most con servative states of the union inn.. n law. Baaldea being a Just ntOOMMk It hoe proven a source ol vast revenue. We might expect under a practical I measure equally aa good results In this state. Large *atat-< being in quired solely by tbe acrldant of blnh ■nay fairly be taxed. While the time has not yet coma In Georgia when I Immense estates' may threaten the public good, yet It must be admitted rolnaeal fortunes capable of bring handed down from generation to gen eration conMItute a serious menace to the general welfare In some parts of the union. The ucrumulatlon of auch wealth may well be regarded with sus picion. Often It Is Invested In securi ties not taxed under the lawa of the latate. Tha Inheritance tax Is the only remedy to keep such estates In bounds, as well oa affording the only [legal mesne of requiring the owners Ito contribute their share to the support of tho government giving them pro tection. ‘ Agricultural Education. In my moorage to your body lest] year I stated at length my views upon the subject of agricultural education, and urged that sufficient money be appropriated lo the University for the erection of suitable buildings and pr leriy equipping tha name, ao that Hi Georgia we may have an agricultural college second to none In the Union. I again submit thte Important question [to you, and urge your favorable con sideration. Georgia la largely an agrl cultural atate. Ae her agricultural In terasta prosper tha state aa a whola prospers. The possibilities of develop-1 meat In agriculture are os great as the [possibilities In steam or. electrieftr. [They are equally aa hidden, and In the search for the valuable secrete of plants ■and plant Ilfs we need akllled men Just as we need akllled electric lane and engineer! to dlacover the secrets of electricity and steam. We have not discharged our full duty to thla our greatest Interest until we have by leg islation set In motion those forces that will beat serve In He development. The act of 1101 requiring that the element ary principle! of agriculture be In cluded In the curriculum of our public schools Is a wise and Important meas ure. Following this lead, our normal schools are apeclalty training and pre paring teachers for the work of leadi ng thla study tn our pubUc schools. Between theee schools and the Univer sity there exists n wide gap which ran beet be supplied by agricultural echooia or colleges tn each congressional dis trict. As stated In my message to the [general assembly on November t, IMI, ■for the establishment and mainte nance of these schools no extra tax would be necessary, aa they can be maintained by the net fees arising from the Inspection of commercial fertilizers. These fees are paid by the farmers In addition to tho ad valorem property Itax which Is required of all dtlaens.l an,l every prlnctpl^H Some of the Principal Features of Governor Terrell's Message In bin annual menage to the genernl assembly Governor Jo seph 31. Terrell called attention to the following matters: ‘‘The continued and increasing prosperity of the state.” Im inense crops and good prices. 3Iortgages raised; great growth of bank deposits. ‘‘In not a single instance have searching investigations (by legislative committees) shown any official of the state recreant to the trust imposed. Wed of relief of the state supreme court. Recommendation of the establishment of a court of sjipenls, to have exclusive nnd fi nal jurisdiction in all cases originating in all courts other than superior courts, and in all misdemeanor cases, irrespective of the courts in which they are tried. Recommendation of passage of a law conferring on the state railroad commissioners the power to fix the terms, condi tions and rates on which mileage books shall be sold by the railroads. The purpose is to secure interchangeable mileage. Recommendamtion of the enactment of a law taxing inheri toners. Recommendation of the etablishment of two additional brnnehes of the University of Georgia, to be known ns agricul turn! and normal colleges nnd graded the same ns the North Georgia Agricultural College at Dabloncga. Recommendation of the establishment of n home of refuge for feeble-minded children under the age of 16. There are 60 of this class now confined at the state asylum for the insane, which practically shuts in their faces the door of hope. -Ipie of Justice that they be expet beet tend to tha advancement and upbuilding of the cause of agricul ture throughout tha atate.'' However, ehould you not agree with me aa to the advisability of establishing so many of these schools or colleges aa one In each congressional district,-I would then urge upon your consideration the es tablishment of two odd!ttonal branches of tho University, to be known as agri cultural and normal colleges, and grad ed the same as the North Georgia Agri cultural >'"liege at Dahlonega. One of these to be located In the middle section nf the state and tha other In the southern section. Theee colleges to be established from the Inspection fees of fertilisers, and when established euch feet be divided upon an equitable basis between them and the North Georgia Agricultural College for thetr maintenance. They should be required specially to teach agriculture, and also have a normal department for the sutt- iiidi* i-qutiHuent ,,f such of the students m onti-uipiatt- I,," "mlng readier* In our public schools. Educational Institutions. No forces have contributed more t* the splendid development end substan tial progress of aeorgfa than her edu cational Institutions. They deserve to bo foBtered nnd sustained not only for the present g,,<>d we derive from them, but also on account of the rich prom ise fi.i i lie future. W* should look upon these Institutions with' gratitude and bop*. A nation'* glory doe* not rnnelM In the greatness of Its army mid nmy. n-.r in the grandeur of lie domain, but In tbe character of the men and women who compose It and of the Institutions which they foster. No power Is so potent In the develop- in.-lit "f the i "Uiitry ns un enlightened public opinion, nnd nothing can better genre to advance Its progress Mian a due regard and reverence for the law, u Just and clean public press, the erec tion and proper appreciation of rellg- inns mid ediii-atloniil institutions, and a wholesome desire to acquire learning and live uprightly. If tbe republic may survive. It must heed the voice of these things and harken unto their cull. As eternal vigilance is the price of liberty, so alone through ronatant nnd Incessant effort may Individual and national progress he m-hleved. Tn maintain these public Institutions of learning requires considerable expendl- ture of money from the public treas ury, but this Is money well Invested. The groundwork or basis of theso In stitutions is our common • school sys tem. All measures looking to the Im provement of this system deserve our favorable consideration. The various laws enacted from time to time, and which constitute tho system, present lock of harmony In several features. These defects should be corrected, and It would be well to have these laws, to gether with several needed amend ments, covered by one act or compila tion. An amendment conferring more authority upon the boards of educa tion relative to school libraries nnd school buildings should be enacted. Aa stated In my inessnga of Novcmbor 8, 1901: "It takes four things to make school—teachers, pupils, books urn! schoolhouses. Wo have tenehers nnd books, and pupils we have In nbund once, but of schoolhouses In country districts there Is woeful want. Proper and comfortable li"ii„t-» will add great ly to the efficiency of our common schools." From the current official re port of tho atata school commissioner you will note the large number of modern buildings for tho rural school* that have been erected during the past year. Thla is gratifying to all who are Interested In tho great cause of education, as It shows an awakening of tho peopta that augurs much for tho state's continued progress and develop- ment. Another Important amendment la one changing the scholastic year from the calender year, so that It may hereafter be from September 1 to Au gust 31. Such a change, after two years, would practically settlo tbe question of paying tho teachers thetr salaries when due. Iw first eight months of next year might be made a special scholastic year, and have ap portioned to ft an equitable ahare of the fund set apart for 1*07. In addi tion to accomplishing tho desired ro. suit of furnishing a plan that wilt en able school officials to nrrango for the ery kind and character within the llm Its of tho district may bo subject to this tax. During tho lost year I have visited the University, tho State Normal School, the Glrie* Normal and Indus' trial Col' ----- ogy nnd tbe North Georgia Agricul tiH.il College for the purpose of ex emlnatlon und Inspection. In making the recommendations hereinafter sot forth I ,i*vo kept In view the state' finances and the constitutional limits tlon.upon tho tax rate. Tho most pressing need of the Uni veralty Is for a sufficient approprla tlon to erect upon the recently acqulr ed tract of land paid for by private subscriptions suitable buildings prop erly equipped for a great agricultural college. Aa tho cost of these buildings and equipment haB been estimated 3100,900, I suggest that the appropr tlon for same be made available two annual payments. The State Normal School Is doing splendid work. Tho two new dorm! tories which are now belgg completed, and which were paid for one-hnlf by the friends of the school and the other half by tils state, will enable the school to accommodate a much larger stu- dent body. These buildings need heating system, nnd one will have In. Installed before next winter I recommend a suitable appropriation for “ils purpose. The Girls' Normal and Industrial College has had a most successful year. Chappell hall, the academic bulldlni: now in procesa of construction, sorve to relieve somewhat the demand for class rootp. The crowded condition of tbe dormitories, and the fact' that about 100 girls were turned away last year on account of meager dormltor; facilities, strongly appear for an addl tlonal dormitory to accommodate at least 200 girls. This Is one of the most urgent matters connected with our ed ucatlonal Institutions that will bo pre aented to your consideration. And 111,-rerun- if. mien,I an appropriation sufficiently largo to meet tho necessl ties of the college. The Immediate nssds of the 8chool of Technology call for a small approprla quip - — inratc f trompt payment of salaries when due. t will harmonize the system with that of the local systems and long-term schools and colleges throughout the state. Tho act of 1905 carrying Into effect the constitutional amendment authorising the adoption of a local tax r em by districts, aa well os eoun- bas proven a wise and popular one. The operation of this taw has suggested the necessity of an amend ment setting forth more definitely the taxing power*, especially with refer ence to the taxation of railroad prop erty within the limits of tbe school districts. The enforcement of this taxing provision has resulted In Utica tlon, and cases involving this question are now pending In the supreme court. The decision of that court may be ren dered at an early day. and the con st run tloa placed upon tha law may make an amendment unnecessary: however, should It be otherwise, I re commend the enactment of a suitable amendment so that all property of ev Can’t Do It IIe#rt tranbl*# dn not »t at Mp; If the ran** is i» bwirt co*timips to ft*t They nr# th# outs urn* Mop to rest’. sV\lo nt retinue njU compi tletter with- not remover! get weaker. . Fh of exbnuatetl tbe heart ran not r orgsos. It mmt ly dlul4e4 t and S t*# tl» Mi . ^ . . lb# very dr#t Indication of heart BPH. yon can atop all nrogrrts and effect a cure by tbe use of Dr. Miles’ Heart Cure It feeds. Strengthens snd boUd* ip Ike nerve* end orar les „f the beer*. I bed been trout,le for yeare, palne side, short tiri-stb. smoih. relax sped*. I.'rery ejerUee censed sberp pel"* »r-t wvakn,«« In rkt beer*. Vni sow qa lb* tl.lr.l Isilll* of t)r. Mile.' leut Can, end the result Is woodet-feL 1-etee ere entirely zone, „nd I *lc..p sad. bare good HMUtr. slot think tlr. Hire' I[r**t Cor* thr brat medicine In * ALONZO MOIU.KY. f olaml.ee. O. The first bottle vs 111 h. ncfll. If net. tbe druggist pill return your uienry. man Hall laboratory and an Increased maintenance fund to meet a deficit'that haa been carried for a number of years, nnd to cover the roat of new depart ments. The growth of thla school has been so marvellous that we are now facing the fact that the campus Is en tlrely too email. It contains about ten acre*, and I* located In a popular rest denes section of the city. In a few years the state will be unable to pur chase nddltlonal land suited for pur poses of this school without paying several times Its present value. After advising with the governor and board of trustees, President Mntheeon secured options from owners of the lot* adjoin ing the campus. These lota aggregate about seven acres, and tho options are for about 530,000. Tho necessity for an enlarged campus te so apparent and pressing that many friends of tbe school have expressed a willingness to contribute toward the purchase of ad ditional lands, and I feel that we may rely with confidence upon such contri' buttons aggregating 310,000. I there fore recommend that 320,000 be appro- pralted for thl* purpose, to become available during the next two years In such sums and at such time as thee contributions may be mndo and collect sd. It Is the desire of authorities of this school to utilise the slate's geolog ical equipment In some way for tne benefit of the school. To do thla It lias been proposed to have one of the of ficers of the department meet the class In geology for a short time on certain days or the week In order to make a practical explanation of tha atata’s re sources In the line of this work. It la not believed that any great objection could be suggested to euch use. Inas much as a school of mine* hoe been lately opened oa one of the department* of the Institution, and the study of ge- ology is an essential part of I he same. Much good to the state might result, and In thl* way discovery end Investi gation in the geology of tha state be stimulated to a very great degree, can see no objection to this propot I tlon. Tho North Georgia Agricultural Col lege la accomplishing much good for the state. Its dormitory facilities or* very meager, and the necslty for one sufficiently targe to accommodate 125 students te very pressing. I therefore recommend an appropriation for this dormitory. No appropriation was mad* at your but session for the support of the Summer School for Teachers. Upon Investigation, It wa* ascertained from the chairmen of tho honee and senate appropriation committers that this fail ure was simply through loadvartenc*. les therefore arranged for Tbe authoritl the school this year, confidently* trait- Ing that the appropriation will ba made •t this session of the general assembly. I therefor* recommend that you appro- prute for this purpose 35,000, to bo- come Immediately available. Vou will find before you the report or the trustees of the State University and of the board of visitors to the University; the report of the directors and tha board of lady vlsltore to the Georgia Normal and Industrial college the report of the School of Technolo gy; the State Normal acfctpl; the North Georgia Agricultural college and *be School for the Colored People. You will and that these report* give a clear Insight Into the work of thasa Institutions during the'last year, and wtu amply repay a close study of the same. They contain many valuable suggestion* and recommendations, which I commend to your earnest consideration. Stats Sanitarium. Through the means of personal In- WE HAVE A HOBBY. It is Alfred Benjamin b Co.’s Ready-lo-Wear Clothes. We are going to ride it just as long ns it is the for interest of our customers to do so. We have ninde some pretty strong assertions in the paBt regarding the make of fine clothing. Wc have said nothing, however, that we cannot back with.facts, Como in nnd see what you can get for your $12,50 to 530.00, Coal and Pants Suits or Suits with Host. ESSIG BROTHERS f 26 WHITEHALL STREET. CORRECT CLOTHES FOR MEN." •pectlons and frequent conference# with the trustee# and official# of the ennltarlum I have kept In close touch during the year with the Institution. The money appropriated for It# main tenance ha# been most economically expended. The dolly per capita cost for the last year wa# les# than 31 cents, a# agalnnt 33H cents the pre vloua year. In view of the increased co»t of provisions, clothing and every thing used, in a well regulated sanl tarfum, this In a remarkable showing. The report of the trustee# nnd the superintendent clearly sets forth the needs of tho sanitarium. I desire to apectally commend to your considera tion the following recommendation: "The board would again call your ntfentini to tho hopelcs# condition of the feeble-minded or defective chil dren under sixteen year# of age, and numbering sixty, now confined in the sanitarium for lack of proper provis ion for them elsewhere. Tho only door “f hoj p**n to them 11cm In a train ing school, where by scientific methods some few of them may possibly be fit ted in some measure for self-support, No more pathetic sight Is to be seen In this institution than these helpless little ones, and the board earnestly crave# for them tho one chance left them. Such a .school should have no connection with an asylum for the In sane.” I A number of states have school# of this character, and many fcHbie-inlnd- 4*.I or defective children an* so trained ns to be made seif-suporttng. Much can be done toward reclaiming them L\ ;i proper system «*f education and of mental exercise, and it it deplorable to consign them without etfort upon our part to live# of hopelessness, which Inevitable If they are left to the chance nf nut urn! development only. I, therefore, suggest that a suitable com mittee or commission be provided for the purpose of Investigating such schools. In other states, where thwT have been successfully operated, wltl the view of establishing one In Geor- Bio- School for tha Deaf. The official report of this Institu tion contains much interesting Infer matlon nml many valuable sugges tions. Its affairs are administered wisely nnd economically. Last May I accompanied the board of visitors to this school, and Joined them In the recommendations set forth In thetr re port. The sleeping rooms are so badly crowded ns to render them not only uni-'Uiifurtnbl.-. but. I fenr. unhealthy. Academy for th« Blind. Only tho colored department of this school has been In operation during this year, on account of sale of the old nnd tbe Incomplete condition of the new building. The affairs of this Institution will be found fully given In the official report of the trustees and superintendent. The report of the board of visitors will also be before you, and contains much valuable In- r : m , * l. .11 Till- r. ro'lllm-nilnll.XlK "f tho board are conservative and wise. I commend them to your favorable con- •■M. ration Weights and Msaeures. Section 1533 of the code prescribes .that the governor shall procure stand- "ards of weights and measures for each county which dose not have them. There are ten or twelve counties. In addition to tha eight now ones, which have not been supplied with standards of weights and measures. During tho last two years tho ordinaries of n number of these counties hove applied ports, and find them to'contalif valua ble Information and many meritorious recommendations. They bear unmis takable evidence of the efficiency and fidelity of these public servants, and I trust that their recomemndatlons miy receive your favorable consideration. Pensions. The appropriations mad* at your Let session for pensions were Insufficient to pay the enrolled claims and tboss that were approved prior to January L 7*05. The deficit amounts to nearly *19.000. in the early part of the yeer it was apparent that there would be a deficit, which the commissioner esti mated at 317,000. There was some ref erence made to this fact by the press of the state, and I received an offer from an ex-Confedemte aoldler and a mtnent Georgian to make a loan of 000 to the atate, without Interest, to be used In paying these pension claims, with the proviso that under no circumstances should his name be dis closed. I communicated with thla gen tleman. and Informed him that I was without authority to borrow money for the state under the existing conditions, ns I did not think tills deficit was such a casual deficiency In the treasury as cave the governor the right to born, v money under the constitution—the defi ciency being In the appropriation and not in the treasury. I also Informed him that I appreciated to the fullest extent the generous Impulse which prompted him to make the offer, and suggested that If he would let me have the money to the extent of 317,000 that the commissioner would pay out the same upon clalniB In his office, where the claimant would transfer to the commissioner for his use the penshm warrants. This suggestion was adopt- ed, und 1 he 51 T,(mm> furnished me. I then authorized the commissioner to pay out the same to such claimants. I therefore recommend the Immediate appropriation of 519,000 to cover this deficit. Contingent Fund, For tho last ten or twelve years the contingent fund has been $10,000 an nually. For fifteen or twenty years previous to that time It was from fifteen to twenty thousand dollars an nually. necnahinully the legislature would provide a smaller contingent fund, and Invariably It was necessary to IncrcHHi- nine at the following Mob. On. the first day of last Jaousry there win a deficit of over In the contingent fund for 1905, which had to be (net out of the fund for 1U06, nnd a. the necessnry drafts upon this fund have been larger during this year th • last year It Is apparent that the deficit for this year will be equally as large, which will cause a deficit at the end of this year of about $4,000. Demands upon this fund grow with the natural Increase of the various de partments. In the matter of postage, express, telegraph and telephone . x- penses of the various departments. Che Increase within the last few years Is about 50 pr cent. Tho law enacted at the last session providing for pay ment of the expenses of Judges of the perlor court, who wero directed to >id court In circuits where the Judge thereof was providentially prevented to revision has been elr pu tbe requests of the ordinaries could not compiled with. I respectfully bring this matter to your attention, and sug gest that suitable nrovlelon be made for name. Official Report*. Ton will have before you th* reports of th* attorney general, state treasur er, state school commissioner, comp troller general, adjutant general, com missioner of agriculture, secretary of •tate, atate. board of health, railroad commission, prison rommleilon. pen sion commissioner, state geologist, state librarian, roster commission, compiler records, keeper of public buildings and ground*, and such other depart ments as are required by law to •OMatt annual reports. I have careful ly examined a majority of theee re- from doing so, has added several hun- (Irril (1"1I(((H l" ttu.,- (lelimd'l.it. expenses of the Ducktown commission and litigation have been met out of this fund, thereby adding to th* natural In- cratuM. Jamettown Exposition. There will be presented to you the question of providing suitable repre sentation of the atnte's resources at the Jnmrstown Kxpoaitlon to be bald dur ing next year. It Is always advantage ous to bring before the general public Georgia's magnificent store of natural w ealth. I am eure you will gtv* to this measure such careful consideration ** Us Importance demands. Former Recommendatlens. I respectfully renew the recommen dations made In my message of June 28, 1905. upon the subject* of election laws. Immigration. Confederate flog* nnd misdemeanor convicts. 1 truet-tnst these measure* may receive favorable. consideration at this session. J. M. TERRELL Governor. Nursing Motnsrs end Meleri*. The Old Standard, Grove'* Toit*l*»» Chill Tonic drives out malaria and builds up the syet'em. Sold by dealers for 27 years. Price 50 cent*. Our -'Best” Bolster Spring; $4.50 and up according to size. Indispensable for the load. Prolongs life of your wagon. Relieves strain on team. 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