Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-01-18
AFFAIRS OF THE STATES.

elected Speaker of the House and Daniel p. King
President of the Senate. The message Of Gov
Davis is brief Qor II message) and excellent in
matter, style, and temper. We shall enJea, or to
give an extract in our next. The taxable proper
dollars, being an increase of 81 millions OH the
valuation of 1881.
III Hon. Isaac G. Bates was elected TO the u
S.Senae from Massachusetts onThurslay, in place
of =" honest John Davis" vino resigned his place
in The Senate TO take the gubernaoria chair
Pennsylvania. The legislature met on the 5th.
Charles b. Penrose, whig, was elected President
of the Senate, 1910 IL, and WmA Crabh, Speak
err of the House, by n majority of over Ner
Middlesworth. Both Of the candidates for Speak
or were wings, the locos running no candidate.
Parties stand in the House thus: Wings 81, locos
49; in the Senate 90 wings to 10 locofocos Gov.
Shannon's message is brief, and confined TO mat
tiers of State interest. On The subject of banks lie
reiterales the doctrines of last years message,
(conservative,) and recommends that in future II
suspension OF specie payments shall work for
feiture OF their charters. lie recommends AN a.
landonment Of internal improvements after
the principal lines Of inter-couimuncatiou. al
ready began, are completed, until the wants Of
the state demand, and prudence will Justify fur
Their public works. The geological survey is
nearly completed, and the results thus far are
spoken of as important to The growing manufac-
turing and mining interests Of The State. The
baneiu practice of converting the halls of egisa.
ton into an area for the display of political gladia-
tors is strongly and justly condeluned but
when the Governor adds, that he /" has no uppre-
tension ofits reaching the legislature of this (his
commonwealth" we nro inclined to think the
people will consider him quite humorous per-
haps sarcastic. No state was ever so disgraced as
Pennsylvania, by its last ocofoco legislature. The
state debt amounts to S3330l, Ol3 80, exclusive of
the surplus revenue received from the U. S. and
unexpended appropriations; the state property is
$36,49S,370 96, of which 20 l-2 millions is in the
public works, million money due to the State for
lands and the rest consists of bank, canal, tuin-
pike and rail ROAD stocks.
TeHneSSee.-llon. o. A. P. Nicholson, locofoco
has been appointed (by the Governor,)to the Uni.
ted States Senate, in place of Felix Grundy de-
censed. The governor is alocofoco and proves
his devotion TO anti-democratic principles by en-
tirely disregardng the will of the people,
Maine.-The legislature met on the 9th. In
Senate Hon. r. II. Vose, whig was elected presi-
dent having received Is woes, to for Williams,
loco, and two scattering. In the House, Josiah
S. Little, whig was chosen Speaker by 95 votes,
to 70 for John II. Payne, loco, aud ten scattering
Maryland. Gov. Grason's message is poor
affair." About one fifth Of it is given to matters
properly belonging to such q document, and the
rest is devoted to locofocoism matter which is
any thing but in accordance with the sentiments
of the people of Maryland. Gov. Grason is one
ofthose ocos whose democracy consists in n stud.
led, and therefore insulting, disrespect to the pop.
u!ar will The State debt is now SI5,1O9,OO0.
The whole receipts in 1910 were SS42237 and
the expenditure $s45,258 including s5S5sl9
interest paid on the state debt. The treasurer es
Inmates deficiency Of revenue for the coming
year of S470,000, after using up $4,000 surplus
revenue now on hand. The Governor recon-
mends no measure to meet the financial difficulty
but on the other hand does what he can to en-
nance the trouble, by denying the right of Mary
land a share ofthe proceeds of the public lands
Let Vermont rejoice that she has not such gov
ernur
.Nep York. The Legislature met on the 9Th
instant Hon. Peter b. Porter, wing, was elected
speaker by 65 votes, to GO for Levi S. Chalfeld
and one blank. Gov. Stewards message is able
and very long. The debt of the slate is ST. ,064,-
TAG 49, revenue from canals. 1910, 81 ,O20,Sl5
ST. being sufficient to pay the interest of the debt
for the enlargement of the Erie Canal, S400, 900
10 the state treasury, and leaving n surplus of
1896, 095 o. The number of militia enrolled is
1S3l00; SAY cannon owned by the state and
nrTs and equipments for $4,000 men. Auburn
state prison for 1910 had 667 prisoners profits
6,9l7 80; Sing Sing prison 500, profits S6,O44
IA. Productive capital of the school fund 3d.
O33S07 95; income from the literature fund S46,-
935 "a. The Governor recommends that the
state insist upon the payment of the fourth install
ment of the surplus by the federal government
and a REIMBURSEMENT of the claim of the latter
to the whole fluid he also recommends uni =
form bankrupt law; restrictions upon the impor-
tation of foreign uxuries, particularly silk and
wines penal enactments against election frauds :;
further provisions for the education of children
of foreigners and naturalized citizens in New
York, and the division of the proceeds of the
public lands among the states Gov. Seward no.
tees briefly the speedy coming of new national
administration and concludes by handsome
tribute TO De Wit Clinton.
A Committee of The Georgia House Of Repre-
sentalives have reported two resolutions, LIST, that
n Tariff 10 protect domestic industry is unconsi-
tutional and unjust; Cd, that they will submit 10 a
tariff commensurate to the necessities of the gov
ernment Tor the purpose of Obtaining revenue,
but to any other us frcemen, we [theyl cannot,
will not, submit TO- it. A word on the constitu-
tional question the Constitution gives Congress
unequivocal power TO regulate commerce; now