The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-15
Prom hs New Yors Times.
The Michigan Governors Message.

Inc michigan Governors Message.
eo's,nor MsCtelland, OF Michigan. seat his annual
ms sage 70 the legislature last week.
lie reminds them that during the present session il will
DO Their duty 10 elect United States senator He speak
WIN ENCOURAGEMENT Of the financial condition OF the
Stale With economy. The public debt " ia be quldated
~ lew Years The balance in the treasury Noyem Der
50 leol was Ss7 2a3 and the receipts during the year
were S'ol making the available means al the pres
eh uie S94o32o while the expenditures for The same
petiod Were si3l,gls The funded and iundable debi
vas, on The sofa OF November. 1852, 81 307s50 The
annual expenses Of the State government for The year
1901 Were $50 o9S; Tor 1884, S53.207 The estimated
expenses Tor 1853 sos 600 Tor 1854, $40 600 The
amount TO be raised by direct taxation for the ensuing
year VIII Dc about $50 900 or less than mill the
doIdr Oh the real vaiualion
Inc governor urges the policy OF creating a sinking
iund as provided for by The constitution.
for lhe sake OF equalizing taxation. he rather APP
proves me policy OF assessing property al its selling
value There are few things about which those seek
ing new home inquisiive than the OF
aon. michigan taxes sppear 10 be quadruple what they
really are, because the tax IS o5ensiby levied thirty
millions OF property, when II is actually assessed on
about one inbred and twenty millions
Inc State prison has not Yet become a sei-sustaning
machine, the necessary buildings not yet having been
constructed Into II, during the year, elgh
vlcts were received, which made the whole number
within It's walls 1853 The cash received from the pIsen
resources were $ol0, and the expenditures for ordinary
support Tor the year were $l7.735. House of Cor
rtcuoh Tor The reform OF juvenile offenders, who now
are sent to The prison.. is commended Thinyeght app
Gallons were made for the padoD Of convics during the
year, OF which eight were granted. The governors rule
has been to consult the Judge before whom the convict
was tried. and the attorney who prosecuted him.
The sales of public lands amounted for The 1852 TO
0055; the receipts during the period 10 $36 S44
Capital punishment has been abolished in the Saie and
solitary confinement substituted in it's place. Although
the proprety OF the change is doubted yet he desires
see the principle and the law fully carried out and fairly
tested The present structures, however, will not admit
OF il.
The normal school building is ready, and the school
will open in April. The act establishing this school
contempales instruction in the arts of husbandry and
agricultural chemistry In this there is great propriey,
and from il the most beneficial results may flow. A
kno Wedge OF many things useful TO the farmer might be
taught and dused by the teachers throughout the Stale
in economical and yet most efficient manner. The
reorganization OF the board Of education promises well
The university is fourishing, and the medical depart
ment has already attained an enviable reputation.
The question of remodeng the law reg uating the sale
Of ardent spirits has been OF late much agilaed in the
State. The existing law has not answered the expecta-
lions OF it's advocates, and is not generally enforced
Whatever plan may be devised should be well ma
lured. Public opinion should be consulted, and the law
adapted to the coalition OF the State.
On the 26h day OF August last Congress passed
ST. Mary grants the right of locating canal through
the military reservation at the the Falls at st Mays rv-
err and 400 feet of land in width extending along the
line OF the canal and also $50 900 Of public land
be selected by agent TO be appointed by the
of the State, subject 10 the approval of the Secretary
tue Interior Every effort SHOULD be made TO keep the
work out OF the hands OF mere spectators, and honestly
to perform the trust, tor 1t is work OF great importance
to all OF the lake States.
Inc capital 10 permanently hXed, and the State ner
OF real estate estimated al $685. IN the village Of Lam
sing But there is not e-engne in the place, and the
public buildings are not hc-proo TO this the attention
of the Legislature is directed.
In conformity with the provisions OF the act for the pro-
curement Of block of Michigan native copper for the
Washington National Monument, a beaut al block was
prepared under the superin'endence OF Hon Andrew
Harvie The work perfor med with exquisite taste
by accomplished arstsj residents OF the city OF Detroit
The advises the passage Of general banking
law and hints al The proprey Of eyyng tax upon
capt employed within the Stale by eastern banks Ex-
peeaeed bankers estimate the amount Of foreign bank
notes in circulation IN the State al SO 600 900, domes
c $500 900 gold and silver in actual circulation
$500 900; making 10 the aggregate x4l00.000
The charters OF all the banks dong business the
State, excepting the Michigan State Bank and the Bank
Of MacJ NIB County under the control OF the egisla
ture In regard 10 these two, the bill holder has de
pend entirely on the honesty Probity and ability OF the
officers and stockholders. The charter The former ex-
pres in the year 1855. and the latter 1878 The gov.
directs attention TO institution called the Adrian
Company chartered Ia 1885, for insurance uu
poses and amended IN lS4S. The officers Of the company
have commenced issuing notes bills this smilitude
OF bank bills, with view of having ihem constitute
part OF The circulating medium A the intention of the
company has been perverted he the peal
it's chatter The eHilssoh OF notes bills the smIitude
OF bank bills, by any person company. without express
banking powers, should he made misiemeanor Who
ever debases the coin is severely punished and why
should not he asks the governor, who
toe currency The message deprecaies many ameod-
mpns 10 the general laws OF The State. Il s less inur
GUS and far less yexaiious. to ourselves 10
small impefectons in the lava. when discovered than
TO be constantly Involved in that legal uncertainty which
plant is made against The statutes litigation ia diminish
ing. and the laws are more thoroughly Understood
There has been much Use aud mprovdent lepl
lation. Ii is time 10 check It's evils.