Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-01-07
ABSTRACT OF THE
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.


The message of the Governor opens wi'hn
,,e,a,IeJ ,,a,.meu, 81 ,bs financial condition
.i the Iom,nonwral,b
Tn. rec,i,,s ~, IN, 1 easury for the yea'
1882. .>clu-,yr oi loats aud including the
ac,ual balance in the treasury on the first
Jay oT Dprpubpt. 1852 fbpipp S67I. .037 72,)
amounted IN IN. ann of &, o5e. 4,447.
Tb. ma, o,.,,s Jor m. sau,r ns,iud. pxcIu.
sivr Of loan, mad o,bsr extraordinary sspen.
dimes. make n ,o,ai ann Of S4.I3ioi ~.
hrirp 81 SIs 3e6 10 less Than The receipts
OF this e,c,... s505 e57 IS WAS Maid 10 the
Commissioners ,I ,b. Sinking Fund, and
$3.50 600 ,ova,ds tho M, ymeu,s of ,Id debt,
and the construction of new work on the
North Brauch rnnal and Portage ,aiIroa,, be.
ing part of tho ,suporary Loans smho,ized
by the aci Of the nineteenth of April last,
whrh, iogriher with the balance IN the ,rra.
sury apprate To the redemption Of out.
standing loans reduces the actual balance on
the first day of d cen Der last, To the sun ot |
a, oni siA hui dred ,nl ,upn,, FIVE thousand |
dollars. To br Used in the pa yrnent Of The Feb
| mary interest. i., r..l lt'.s
The receipts for the year 1854, including
the balance in the treasury OF the first o:
Dee mhrr. 1853, may, in my opinion. be
saf,'ly estimated al SIS S46.Al7 "a.
The Expenditures tor the same period, in
| CIhHg S<OO,'uV IW 'h' pay tirN' VI 'He oiu
debts OF the Iniblic works, aud 5000 900 Tor
the si king fund, should not, and If Poprr
care be taken, will not. exceed the sum Of
50 500 600, leaving n balance IN the treasury
on The first oI December, 1854, of s ,34o, Az
81. DPdncing tom thus S625 600. iha
anouhl thai should remain IN the treasury 10
meet me interest," cue fenfhary /, looo, anu
we have SUI plus revenue ot over $Ioo eUo
Regarding the proposed sale ot The public
works, the message, whIie u presents The ar
garments on boih side OF me question, Indicates
IL disclualion IN The mind oi the Executive
TO The measure. The system of legislation
III the form OF "omni6us bills" III very
strongly denounced and the Governor, while
expressing his determination 10 cooperate
with the Assembly in removing the evil,
says he mus, beg 10 be INDUCED III claiming
tho privilege OF considering each subject OF
legislation separately, and on ITS own merits,
as contemplated by the spirit OF The Consliln-
'iOn, ana that, hanceforh, bills containing
variety oi subjects c' legislation, Cissimlar
III their character and purposes cannot re-
celye the sanction ol The present Executive
The practice OF special and local legislation
Is also condemned, and il is said that tho
remedy tor Tins must be found in the adop-
non "i lew more general laws, and the H.
rld administration oi those already III ex-
's'c"ce' 0Peei' "c's, II 10 aous", sii"n'd ia
10 Instance be passed where Tho object can
be reached under general laws.
Respecting Inc troubles at Erie, The mes
sage says that the occurrences which have
taken place, ani the Intensity OF popular
I"ellng 'hey nave exriled, Indicates not only
the proprieiy, but necessity, for prompt and
decisive legislative action, as TO The rights oil
Inc Franklin canal Company.
The Governor declares that 1t must be
clear thai The Legislature never intended TO
authorize The construction OF railroad be-
tween Inc ri'y OF Efle ahd the ONO Slate
line and he saws, moreover, HAT the gran,
should hereafter be made on snrh conditions
only AS Will prnlrci aud advance the inleresis
n The people oi Ponnsy lsania. so far as they
may he Involved 10 ihe subject.
The message tisspprov.s of municipal
. subscriptions to raiIroad stocks, and expresses