The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-01-21


Message OF the Governor or Michigan.
The new Legislature met at Lansing ON the 7tb
instant. and organized bv The election 81 s;las n
H.rris lna,s,.s-.. - c..s.... s...... $3.50.
the House, and O. W. Moore, (Democrat,) of Wash
tenaw county, Secretary TO the Senate The mes
sage of Hon. John s. Barry, the successor Of Gov.
Ransom. h ertremelv nart;..n ~. 1890. III.
.;Iarsh,s $3.50 80, - ~ r.. lo ueso,os con-
siderable space 10 inc discussion OF the Banking
system, and thinks that the best interests Of the
State win be served by rejecting all Uncertainties
for the establishment or recbarter;ng ~ NALL
Co., a. -r--:..;. As " D'"A''
"ov Dairy = o. opinion mat
Cahiornia gold, now SO plentiful and still in
creasng, coined into eagles and half eagles, iSke
~ 70 snord sumcient and satisfactory circulating
medium, and every attempt to furnish safe or bet
ter viii sgnally fail ofsuccess."
Gov. Barry says, however, that
ain the approac ching Constif,,f;onal ,,orvac.;a,
the subject wifi he consdercd IN All a. hea -; 49,
and as that body give no legal existence to In
isinterestedly and dispassionateIv 10 discuss And
adopt principles which. divesting banks IF tbe;r
odious Tea lures of monopolv and heinz othar,;se
salutary and general ia their application. and
vfinrent m their character will best nrevent the
abuse Of chartered privileges. and more efctuaIIv
,ecure The nnublic from Ioss ;, -
r~c,,,d;r I M !. ~. ! g. ,,,... 49,.
'e N-s pA '-- "su.o.' INC naessagccoh-
Affairs OF the State.
The land under cultivation in the State. in 1913
was / .437 400 acres of which 466 900 acres were
owed with wheat The QUANTITY Of wheat raised
vas 4,7S9 800 bushels, and of all other grains,
l,l79,767 bushels; wool produced GAS 756 hounds:
ugar made, 1774,3 1863 pounds; in the State, 81 S05
sorses' 1lv,2oo neat cattle. 1881 swine 6l0634
- ~ a' ,ii' n1. yoo run u stonc, 'lSs4to
96 100 canitai eInnoved. 7e0 - ,,;IIs IN 10
.57 feet Of lumber sawed. / q5q hands cmnioueii
1899 40 CAPITAL invested: and q fa O71 n sr
'handise imported, exclusive Of Detroit. The Sec
rested Ia Touring and saw miIIs 10 be too small
,ut the renort otherwise IN 10 llv corrart
The returns also show. h the State e;g6tcen ner
sons deaf ten dumb. seventy one denf and dpmh
insane. ~
The number of conyicts remaining In The State
prison at the last fiscal wear was ono hundred and
en. and the average number durinc The veor one
hundred and seventeen. OF the number how in pris-
pm, eighty -four are working at various mechanical
races lot persons s wno n're mem Of the slate Ten
IL - 49, vn .e pulioings' WE'VE IN sun
NY occupsuons ABOUT Ine prison, Two IN solitary
connneii1nt, anu .wo aged ana innrm are hnem-
'ne year inc ss ezr Ia OF those en-
p.oyeu ~ We 2 30. ~, ~ Ia'e OF
wages averaging Hacuon less tnan tnirty-two
cenu Gay; Inc amount a OF convict labor on the
p Ion pu.oihs was $olo % est'maung the same
a. NM rail.y Lnse oenls 9ay.
, ~oe uLawn iI III. tne S!ate treasury
SINCE 1885, ana expended Tor the erection OF prison
buildings and support OF conyicts, $227 ,766 "a,
oI whcn $,Z'V1 was 80 orawn ana expended the
pase year: IN uuoiuon 70 ssum, al tne proceeds
u iaoor % nave peen expended ior the IKE
purpose
Instead OF supporting itself, the prison annually
involves the State in debt The Governor con-
tinues:
:. uo,,,.v.. .s.,.;,,. - .,,.....,.,, $500.
owovo' cii1ouee vi nowevcr We'll auaPtSu 70
IN p.yss o.o eApensivs snnn 'lia' which ior
s..e .as. ~ III nave ocen 70
a.. t; ~ 81 ~ 1s1 curing
exclasve Of h"5;n i .,t q n 0 - rs
"a ny - = apou. io,ov year, pc
'1 ,. ,,,,,st - anu 70 'n's OUT
'"y m ta'. .,..-..". ~ -. ~ liz.
a, inc agggg1egate nih'ary Iorce OF tne ctate Tor
en- ~ as s as s pe wa
a. $500 = -. =. a. ~ noni
=, ,s'.'. y NJ" ?, "aS eqoai " 1o1 nuske's'
." saiae *o,oio.
oove,nos D. approves Oh Tue con'ract system OF
DONG 'ne c'ate pruning
porous condition. Its catalogue presents list of
seven professors and seventy-two students. In ad-
Board of Regents have organized department of
medicine IN which course OF instruction will com
ence ~ 'he au,unn o. .ne present year. iapo
yersity GROUNDS, and Is designed 70 accommodate
tne neoicai departments, Tor winch purpose II 10
amply sumcient, Inc receipts for the present year
are estimated al $lzVO, OF which - ,OO0 is from
room rents and admisnon tees, and $li 900 from
the University ipterest iund: The Board OF Visit
srs reconmeno sne re-estaphsnment OF branches as
Don as tne conoiuon OF tne iunds VIII permit
me ss.em o. common scnool educauon ADOPTED
inc state continues 70 produce favorable results
me number OF children reported between the ages
iour and eignteen years Is lzo,2io, ana tne whole
iumoer 'na, nave at'enaed primary schools IN the
.N yeaI - ivl,o'. me amount OF money apPor-
one ~ .,oii ue PRIMARY scnool interest iuna Is
SoS,eo< 30, anu 'ne amount Oh mii-tax $if.oSv 10.
ne wnoie ninoun. raised lor al purposes, inciud,
hg ne mil TAX ana taxes ior me construction and
r9sn oil schooi- houses, was $Is,oo4 Va, which,
adea % tne sum distributed from the school inter,
% Isno, ma .u .ne iaIgc amount OF Sils,loI ~
eYehoeo IN the s,ate tne past year ior tne promo
n% common scnooi educsuon.
lnf PUBIC oeDt esumated al TWO miinons o.
ao'am, ana me governor suggests various metnods
ioresunguisning H. inc following table exhibits
tn'pnsen' condition OF the finances Oh the state;
BaanFe in the treasury, Nov. 3d. ls4s, S5l ,6sl IS
Re'eilts during the last fiscal year,. 494,l6 06
MAKING available means for the year.. S545,S46 81
Expenditures during the same timc... 490,3s9 %
Balnce in treasury, Nov. 30, 1S49. S56,447 80
q the receipts and expenditures. 80 large in the
aggregate, but a small portion propcrly relate 10
thefevenue and disbursements Of the State govern.