New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-01-04
Pennsylvania.

The Legislature of this State was organized on
the I'd at Harrisburg by the appointment of James
r. Snowden (Loco) of Venango, Speaker OF the
House. over George w. Toland, (Whigl of Phila-
delphia by vote Of Sc to Al. In the Senate, Will
liam Biglcr, of Clearfeld, was chosen Speaker.
The GOVERNORS MESSAGE is clear and direct,
SO that no explanation is needed to understand it.
The Governor enters Immediately upon the question
of State Debt. From the Message we learn that the
entire amount of the funded debt of the State is
S39, 900 40-reimbursable in portions yearly
from 194l to 1870.
Upon this debt the annual interest to be paid
amounts to $l,94l 1877 %. For this interest and
temporary debts and liabilities Of the State he thinks
provision should be made forthwith. The amount
of taxes for 1913 cannot be given with accuracy, in
consequence of failures on the part of the County
Commissioners in several counties to make returns
to the proper Office; but will probably not fall short
Of S945,000 co. The taxes paid into the Treasury
the the past year, was S553,9ll SO.
The difference between the amount levied and
the amount paid into the Treasury during the years
l34l '42 and 43, is nearly million of dollars and
vet the Executive has no authority TO enforce the
collection of this sum.
The whole nett receipts from public improve
ments during the past fiscal year has been 1882,
657 a.
The current expenses of Government, including
the permanent appropriation to Common Schools
and other purposes, are about S75O000. The re-
sources of the State, independent Of taxation and
the receipts from the public improvements, about
100000, So that, supposing the tax levied under
existing laws TO be punctually collected and paid
Is. loeo H.
S850,000, independent Of the balance due to Domes-
tic creditors
The Governor does not finch from meeting this
responsibility, but can see no way Of dong it ex-
cept by taxation, and quotes and endorses his opin-
ions given last year OH this subject. He thinks the
denunciation hurled against Pennsylvania TO be en-
tirey gratuitous and weak, as the State has never
denied her obligations but made every effort to meet
them; the disasters which have crippled her have
alone prevented her from doing it.
The valuation Of the real and personal property
OF the citizens Of the State is about $3.50 Geo Goo
From comparing the amount Of taxes paid into
the Treasury with the amount paid our for educa-
ton, it appears that the latter is the greater
The public works have yielded handsome profit
to the State. The Delaware Division line OF Canal
has yielded per cent the cost of its construc-
ton; so has the Columbia and Philadelphia Rail
road.
The Governor has much to say respecting the
claim OF Isaac e. Mckinley and Hunter & Bigler
TO be State Printers which he thinks of couIse, un-
founded, because, as he says, unjust means were
put in use TO secure their election
He comes out strong on the Tariff and thinks the
doctrine of Free Trade beautiful in theory, but
any thing else in its practical workings He says:
1t s idle TO talk ofrccprocity of trade when Eng
land will not receive our flour under prohibitory
duty OF three dollars per barrel-for us to receive
her coal and iron free, Or nearly SO, of duty"