shall lie (levied 11l Sallie manner ic i fte, of el e ei ion s are chosen, each citizen voting :or one jury corumlssioner, and the two per , ,ons hating the highest number of votes to be the jury commissioners of the re sctive county, to perform the same duties, r in the selection of jurors, that art, now imposed upon thesherifrand &ion ty commissioners. I again recommend the passage 4 1 ,general laws, when it is at all practica ble, and in this connection, recommend the passage of a general law, reanlating railroads now existing and the incorpo ration of new companies, so that fro-far as possible there may be j nut uniformity in the franchises granted, and equal fa cilities afforded to the people of all sce tions of the Commonwealth. I reappointed Hon. C. It. Coburn. Su perintendent of Common t'ebools, on the expiration of his term in June last, and he continued at the Mad of that Department until the Ist of November. when he resigned, and I appointed Col. J. P. Wichorsham. It it. due to :sir. Cc burn to say that he fulfilled all the du ties of his office faithfully nod efficient ly. It appears from his report that there were in the school year of 1565, 1,f,a3 school districts in the State; 13,- 146 schools: 16,141 teachers, and 72.5 ; ;1:2 pupils, with an average attendance of 478,066. The total ea,t of the :61(101 sys'xin. fur the entire State, McMillin.: faxes levied and State aliprojiriat 'Mb , was for the year 1666, s,-1,196,1:.,57. The increase in the Iltaufvc.r of school dist ricts was :.le; in the number of schools, 2a2: in the number of children attend ing st heel, ift the average al ten dance at school, P),!45; and in the total Cost of the system, i;slcil.o3t I invite your attention to the valuable fanvze,t ions made in hi, report and that of 'ol. I.Vicker,hani. and colonic od our system of public instruction to the continued fostering care of the Let!i-nature. I cannot close iii', last _%.nnual He-- age without rtillell - 111a- the 4-2;_pre.e..ion