New-York daily tribune., 1846-01-16
Michigan.

Iii !
exoositiou of the affairs Of the State The Governor
calls the attention of the Legislature 10 the appor.
,onmeut of the Senators and Representatives under
the new Census, and expresses hope that il will
he made in such manner as 10 meet the approba.
ton of the people also 10 the necessity OF the pas
SAGE Of laws 10 meet the provisions OF the amended
Constitution. with regard the time Of holding Elec
tons &c The Constitution fixes the first Tuesday OF
November es the day holding the Elections bile the
F,ec,on laws require that they De held on the st Mon
dag of Nov. and the day following
I, ,is recommended that the decisions of the Supreme
Court of Chancery be published in full The Statute
Laws of Michigan have been revised By Commissioner
appointed for that purpose and will be presented to the
Legislature al an early day.
The Message submits whether the machinery of Town.
ship County and State administration may be sim
nlsed without de,rimeDt the Public Interests and
recommends also a careful examination ofthe laws rela-
tive to the appointment; Of officers. with view COM
np TO the people themselves, the choice Of larger
number of the public servants. proper graduation of
the salaries of officers should also be secured
avoid giving in any compensation disproporoned
10 the labor and responsibility, and at The time
bestow reward sufficiently liberal enable the public
IN command the efficient services of the best and abIest
In speaking of reform. in the Judiciary the Mes
spges,s that trial by Jury in all cases except one of
the parties REQUIRE it. be dispensed with
Since the organization OF the State Government there
have been 81 Banking Institutions in existence l3
chartered under the Territorial Government. by the
State Legislature and 80 were organized under the Gen.
era Banking Law. By an ac- OF ~ the corporate rights
and privileges of AZ of the Wild Cat Banks were an
pued and by an the date the incorpor-
ang all the Chartered Banks then in operation, except
;np The Rank of St Clair the Bank of River Raisin and
Tho Farnrrs and Mechanics Bank of Michigan were eX-
pressy and By name repened, rsserving, however 10
i've of them the right 10 retain their corporate powers
upon certain specific terms
The Oakland County Bank has availed itself of this
riebt and is now in operation. OF the Banks above
named which were not embraced in the repeating act
before mentioned the Bank OF 81 Clair has ceased do
business The Michigan State Bank and the Bank of
uchicsn il understood still claim corporate exis.
tnce Notwithstanding the repeal of their charters, by
the act above referred 10.
There are five Banks now doing business in the State.
The Message discusses some length the question Of
granting chartered privileges whether for Banking or
other purposes and thinks them At least of doubtful
utility.
During the past year thirty seven convics have been
received into the State Peniteniary thrty.i been
discharged four escaped and one deceased The whole
number of prisoners present Is one hundred and nine
teen The excess of the expenditure the receipts
of the prison is TOT ga IL ia expected that the
prison building will be completed daring the presen,
year The militia system OF the State is glanced at.
IT lands belonging the State and those under its
control "a trust fund consist uf the Primary School
lands the University lands State building lands Internal
Improyeupnt lands and lands All these lands
ceptng the last mentioned bestowed By the United
States Government for the purposes indicated by their
several designations The asset lands such as have
been received in payment by the State from sundry debt
ors The total received for lands Of all these de-
scriptons sold during the year was SS4cO2 w. Ot the
asset lands sales have beeu made amounting IS 024 -
The unsod lands Of this cnss scattered through many
of the Counties of the State and offered for sale
an appraisal evidences OF State Indebtedness being
ceived in payment for them The total appraised value
of these lands remaining unsod Ia S2S lI2 Al.
The Internal Improvement lands comprise grant oil
FIVE hundred thousand acres By Congress or these
lands there have been cold during the last fiscal year
so 562 100 acres for the OF 00102 73 principal
y in land There still remain TO be selected by
the State on the grant above mentioned 1925 59.lUO
Ofthe quantity selected there have been SOLD IN
all 6 a32 90 zoo acres and there remain unsod 2s567l
5l00 There have also been sold during the last
fiscal year Primary School lands 10 tho amount OF $50
162 GO; University lands 10 the amount OF SI3sl sno
State building lands to SlOI22 b0.
EThe whole number of Scholars that have attended the
Common Schools during the past year Is !o9 vi tnese
50 53 between the OF four and eighteen years
22sg under four years and DOS eighteen years
There also in the STATE 20 53 persons between the
ages OF four and eighteen who have not attended
Common Schools. the whole number OF children De-
tween these ages being 90O96 The amount of School
interest money distributed in the last year. Tor the sup
port OF the Schools was s22,ll3
Whole number of Rcres of school lands in the State.
100000 The minimum value of these lands, as liked
by law would be- S5700000 yielding an annual interest
at per OF 1899 eco sale OF all these lands At the
present minimum price oil hve dollars per acre. Is GER
ainly present anticipated and may not take place
for anv years yet the statement exhibits noble fund
from which the amount actually realized Is now very
considerable, and must continue greatly TO increase.
The Michigan State University although it has been in
actual operation less than five years has already given
promise Of great usefulness. and assumed rank as
literary institution which Michigan mag we'll be- proud
There are now seventy students connected with this
institution.
The Geological Survey of the State is spoken of at
some leppth and the melancholy death OF Dr. HoUGH
TON the late distinguished State Geoogst is advered To
in proper terms 1t is feared that his sudden death Will
throw many difficulties In the way of making available
all the valuable information acquired in the various sur
veys and examinations. 1t is recommended that that
portion Of Michigan lying between Luke Superior and
Green Bay embracing the Mineral Region, be organized
into County The resources and liabilities Of the State
the condtoA OF the Public Works &c. will be found in
the Commercial Department of our paper
.-Es The Pittsburgh papers announce the sudden