New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-01-08
Pennsylvania

The Legislature OF Pennsylvania met al Harris
burg on Tuesday the 9Th. DANIEL L. SHERWOOD,
Loco of the Bradford Dist was chosen Speaker OF
tho Senate receiving l6 votes against Is for CHAs
Grsgoys Wing, of Philadelphia City, and scatter
ing. Mr. FIsDLEY patterson Loco OIL armstrong
| 70 ,r.s chosen Speaker Of the House OF Repre-,
sen,arives. Ee received 65 votes TO SO Tor THOMAS
/ NICHOLSON, Wing, OF Beaver Co. and scattering
! On wednesday morning the Governors Message
was presented TO the two Houses by the secretary
of the Commonwealth This document OF Governor
SKUNK possesses at least good 9uanty' il y ho
ANN ON, 10 such an interminabe length as paper u
,bi kind usually are lie informs the Leeiaa'ure 'na
tho exertions OF the people 10 meet the engagements "
h s,s,e have thus far been successful ana That Tue
ia in possession OF means 70 meet the reorua-
~ interest. ;
The Public Debt o: the State the lst OF Dec IN
Guiding the Funded Debt, Relief Notes, Interest CeInh
Gates outstanding aud tie amount due Domestic Cred
tors was $40 1893 22 The aggregate amount receiv
ed into tie Treasury for Tie year ending 3on oil Nov
AZ .ogether with the amount the Treasury the ls
of Dec a. was 50 673 Ga y. The payments from tue
Treasury toe the same period were s25s0 27 49, leaT
ing balance IN the Treasury on the lst Dec. 10
OF 1881 $50 Co. There aggregate reduction oil
the balance in the Treasury and of outstanding taxes on
the lst Of Dec 49, compared with the same items on
the LIST of Dec. IA OF s4l4199 3D.
Il viii appear from the above thai but ior the post
poneln.nt Of the payment o. domestic creditors &C
the Whole balance in the Treasury would have been eN
hausted ON the lst Of December last The estimated re-
cep,s for the present year together with the oeahce
now in the Treasury are So 602586 09 estimated pay
nent during the same period S35l399o w, leaving an
estimated balance in the Treasury on the LIST day OF Dec
AS $1,000 The estimated aggregate reducton OF
the balance il the Treasury and Of outstanding taxes Tor
The present year, is SAG 96 o.
From this view Of tie subject says the Message it
,pparent that assessment of the year 1916 on real
5d ersona estates and the OF the gear proper
dergabe from all other sources taken together will be
nsucien ut 10 the demands upon the Treasury dur
inc the same period by the OF S4l6296 O9 and
that in supplying the deficiency the balance IN the lrea
sury LIST OF December lco, will have oeen recuc
ed 10 500 and the OF outstanding taxes 70
the sum 1854 544 50 1t plain. therefore that our
present financial system is inadequate TO supply the
means of meeting all the demands on the Treasury ex
cept when aided from the balance which had accutnu
lated before the payment Of interest was resumed ana
by collections from the arrearages OF taxes OF former
years-ooth OF which VII! soon be exhausted
The Governor recommends that prompt and effective
measures be taken TO make moderate addition to the
Revenue, but does not specify. He gays the credit'
fidelity and honor Of Pennsylvania al! demand that,
henccorward the interest her public cebt shall DC
punctuay and fully paid. lie gives the Banks kick
especially The old pa u g Bank and recommends that
no new ones be chartered that when any of the exist
rs Banks apply for charters the Stockholders be
made individually liable and that they be required to
make monthly returns the Auditor General.
Mr. Skunk is in favor OF Protective Tariff but does
not say whether he is not in favor ofihe Tariff OF 49,
According the best information about 10000 IONS OF
Anthracite Coal have been taken from The mines and
carried to market during the year. the greater portion OF
which has gone the Eastern and neighboring States
This Increase Of % per cent over tee preceding
year. The Public Works commended TO the special
care and vigilance of the Legislature Some improve
ments in the Militia System recommended and the
Public Schools are said be in prosperous condition
The Message concludes by reference TO the death OF
General JACKSON.