New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-14
acknowledgements Message

Tie Message Of Gov. Barry, Of Michigan, was
sent to the Legislature on the 9Th inst. IL is i'm
mense in length thinks that Michigan will, In
time, become a great Manufacturing as well as
Agricultural State comments on several proyis-
ions of the new Constitution; anticipates the
time when, all public stocks being paid Oh, there
will be nothing left as security for banking opera
tons, and, Grgal, there will be no banks-a con-
summation with which the Governor is more than
content goes for the establishment of an AgricuL
tural School; for Free Common Schools-the tax
for their support being, in the Governors view
but the premium for the insurance of property.
During the past year no. 47s children, from to
years of age have attended school, out Of l32,254
in the State the public money expended for
schools, exclusive of that raised by tax or dona-
tions, has been s43 92l AZ. There are Ga students
in the department Of arts and sciences in the Uni
versty, and 60 In the medical department, costing
the University fund 1884 20. An ediice is TO
be erected for the State Manual School, to cost
$4,000. The States prison has averaged for the
year 10 convicts earning $4,000 So, and costing
sl6,736 "A. Two convicts have been psrdoned
during the year The militia has 63 909 men,
The statistical returns are less complete than
those formerly made. Full reports have been
received but from six counties, and Of the ass
townships in the State, 3s5 only have made re-
turns.
The returns made show in the towns making
reports 1887 ll2 acres of improved land; 439, Alp
acres sowed with wheat; 5,s03,36l bushels OF
wheat raised 6,f2O,075 bushels Of other grains;
l,4e2,729 pounds Of wool produced 2,l22,2is
pounds ofGugarma6e; 5O,795 horses; 1913 594 neat
cattle; l40,2s0 swine 536,2lo sheep; POS -four
ing mills; 5l2 runs OF stone; 660l69 barrels Of
-four made 527 hands employed Sl,226,95O cap
ita invested; SCI saw mills 1887 23 feet
lumber sawed; s7oo,57O capital invested 1875
hands employed; and s3,O7s, los merchandise
imported. The whole population Of the State,
shown by the late nited States census 397, $50.
The amount in the State Treasury, November
80, 1912, S22tfI y
Receipts during the fiscal 42oZSs q
Making the available means OF the year Sis47ls 81
The expenditures Of The same period were.. 1855 40
Leaving balance in The Treasury Nov 1884, $3.50 y
The aggregate Of receipts and expenditures
embraces the fduciary aud all other funds under
the direction Of the Auditor General, and shows
the whole amount Of the fiscal transactions Of the
year
The accruiDg revenue, exclusive Of direct State
tax, is derived mostly from specific taxes, Office
charges, and interest on returned taxes, and the
five per cent sales OF public lands The amount
from these sources is estimated for the year 1881
at $4,000, and for the year 1850 at $4,000 All
other revenue must be derived from direct taxa
ton.
The Governor then speaks Of the public debt
FOR the figures of which we refer our readers to
the Money article in this mornings Tribune He
winds up flourish about Slavery Compromise.
and law defying fanatics