American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-01-01
muncatior, will secure the annual payment'
the sum specified as necessary to meet the de-
mands upon the Treasury.

! munlcatlor, will secure the annual payment'f
the sum specified as necessary to meet the de-
mands upon the Treasury
cannot pass from the consideration OF this law
without adverng to of its provisions, for the pur
pose of pressing upon your consideration the lmpor-
lance Of adopting similar provision in reference 10
all the public revenue which is collected by the
clerks Of the county courts, and the register OF wills.
BY the provisions 10 which have reference, the
clerks of the County Courts who are made the reel
pents o this revenue Tor the STATE are required 10 pay
quarterly tn the treasurer the amount received by
hcm and their failure TO pay as required, Is declared
n msdeneanor in office, and the Executive Is rCqulr-
ed 'upon the rendition of Judgment against The de
luauent tn consider the office rucnt and appoint
j other person To fill it, The effect Of this provision,
whilst it enables the State to rely with certainty upon
the payment OF the whole revenue which shall accrue,
at the time it does accrue, is equally Sauary to the
officer in its preventive influence upon his use of the
public funds Under our revenue system, believe
that fully one half of the States will hereafter
be collected by the clerks and registers and the adOp
ton Of the provision in reference Ia all the pub
lie money received by these officers which isnow pro
Nidcd by the stamp act iii reference to the money re
ccvcd by the clerks under it, provisions viii etfccu
ally the Jrlrt,ta pipnrt Of the public rcvrn
ne the periods specified in the law, which Is the
great principle sought after IN the enactment OF such
laws.
The report of the Treasurer will exhibit general
improvement in most of the ordinary as well rs extra
ordinary sources ofrevenue; and he viii meet you,-
tatcr having paid towards tho public debt an amount
more than equal to any years ntcrCst,) with surplus
OF Sl99 il2 Lilo in the Treasury.
Before closing the financial portion OF this cunmll-
! ncatnn. cannot lobcaI expressing to you the high
sense entertain OF the merits OF this officer. His a
hly. his uutir.ng energy. and unbendng honest en-
inenty qualify him for the discharge oihc arduOus du
ties OF this office at the present critical iunclrr
G will proceed to the consideration Of The relations
of the STATE TO the various works Of internal improve
mrnt, with which sheis connected, and To which You
must look for portion of the eyeuucrrquircd to NEE,
the demands Inc treasury.
d Time and space comPelus to abreyIats The
e mCssane here.
:, The Govern or goes on to state hiatt the Oh 5
S apeake and OHIO Canal is under contract for
{ completion, and that in few years, the State,
d he thinks, will be partially relieved from tax
1t atron by revenues derived fiom it. He argues
- that its completion will tenfit, and not lnjure
al The trade of Baltimore.
J. 10 the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road, and
&c its extension TO the Ohio River, he looks in
e order TO secure the advantages originally de-
- signed by our system of internal improvement S,
e and submits to the legislature the propriety oil
1t aiding the Company i'll obtaining the right way
= from Virginia
| The reduction of tolls on the Baltimore and
d Ohio Railroad has increased the revenue to
- the State within the last three months, ST.
e 279 40. During the year tie Company has
l. paid into the State Treasury S38 500 43 for
h passengers on The Washington Branch, being
+ one fifth and $4,000 for dividends, making
Y in all, IS i,799 AZ of which S34 U69i 36 is
. applicable, by aw, to the free school fund.
h The Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad
e Company, during the past fiscal year, have
J paid into the Treasury $50 900, and for the
= current year il is expected $4,000 will be
t paid. The supervision of the affairs of the
0 Company by the Legislature is recommended.
No report has b, en- received from the Sus
! 4 ia Jnfo u.
J During the past fscal year, however it has
= paid into the Treasury S74,S00, leaving but
f 50 $50 Of It's entire liabilities to the Stale for
that period, unpaid, and which, it is believed,
will be entirely qudated during the current
: year.
, The appointment of an Agent by the State,
with power to regulate the tariff of tolls estab-
2 lished by the several internal improvement
@. Companies, 50 as to keep them above the rsre-
' nue standard, is recommended, as is a so the
r creation OF one or more Tobacco Warehouses
e in Bsltimore.
e The inspections Of tobacco have increased
+ this year 10000 hhds, and three years hence,
e It is estimated that the inspections will cx-
y coed 100 00D hhds. yearly.
# The State Penitentiary is admi ably con-
dncted, al present, ami has cca ed to be an
= expense.
The Governor asks for the passage Of q
) law 10 enable him to commute to imprson-
I meut for life, the sentence of negro convict
ed in Charles county, OF insurectIon, and
sentenced TO death. Also, for authority to
compensate J II Alexander, Esq the States
agent, for receiving the standard Of Weighs
aud Measures from the u. States, and da,ri-
butng the same among the sveraI counties.
-, During the past year Si,244 SO have been
; paid for the education OF the blind, and 81
! 392 for the education of the deaf and dun =
Various reports are communicated.
The Oregon dispute is briefly noticed. The
U Governor is Of opinion that it VIII be AMIGA.
bly, settled But if the legislature should N.
terrain d different opinion, he recommends i.
> to place Maryland in proper posture of de-
j. fence by a reorganization the militia. He says
the universal opinion appears to b. that ours
i, the better title to the tohole territory and
therefore, we should, if Great Britain finally
rejects our offer Of compromise, consent to
t leave 1t to arbitration. He recommends the
: legislature to make an express ion of opinion
: to that effect.
In conclusion Che says, permit me to as
Il sure you, that entertaining the most implicit
Il confdenke in your patrtotism and judgment
| shall co operate with you to the utmost OF
: my ability, to promote the welfare of ouI
onstituents; and in peace Of gar, to maintain
: the honor Of our State.
: THOMAS G. PRATT.