New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-07

M,pYLASp.-The Annual Message OF Gov LicoS
was presented to the Legislature on Friday st- Inc
Message opens with gatulstory paragraph upon the
unembsnasscd condition of the finances oil the ote'e
and the general prosperity which pervades every de-
nar,ment of business and industry The rccep,s INTO
the Treasury during the year including oaance OF
SAYS 1923 90 left over fom the previous year anounced
10 Oh SIS 1873 &C. and the disbursements 10 s9eSsof
leaving remaining in the Treasury at the emo =, INC
wear applicable to future demands, the sum OF 1884,
500 o. There was received into the Treasury during
the fiscal year 1855, account OF the sinking and,
the Of SCISSORS 81, all OF which sun was ,S S. NV.
the same period dsbursed in Investments tor the use
of the sinking fund. The amount OF stock sanaingto
the credit of the sinking fund on the 3oth OF
Der. 1854 was s3,lJs,637 %, and the amount aaaed
during the wear 1855 s26s liz A. 30 thatthe ag
oregae value of the stock standing to the credit OF
that fund at the close Of the year 1888 ~ ID:
At the close Of the fiscal year 1892 the Vi
the public debt Of the State was SIS, i32 sOs VI TINS
amount the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
NAYS the interest upon 60 100000 the Susquehanna
and Tde-Wa alter canals furnish the means for paying
the interest Of 81 100000, and the Northern Cenlai
Railway Company will hereafter furnish money 20 pay
interest upon 81 500 0o0 leaving TO be derived non
other sources interest on the sum OF 80 f32,so9
The Sinking Fund holds of this debt s3,a2o ,4s 80
of which amount there was purchased during the f.se
two wears $3.50 CAS- a. and there has been called IN or
reSenntion and paid for out Of the surpluses IN the
Treasury for those two years, the ameun, OF ssiI-
1873 81 so that during the last two years there has oen
ahsorb,d Of the Public Debt HDsouteiy, W S"nsona-
ton and redemption, the sum of s2ll 4?3 81 and VIZ
tnalIy by purchase for the Sinking Fuo the turtle,
sum Of s556O45 "a, making an ABSORPTION, actua anu
Virtual, of s767 AIS IS within that period.
The Governor speaks encouragingly OF the Bait
more and Ohio Road and presses the Importance oil
the Northern Central Railway and tsfuture connectons
upon the attention of the Legislature. Some informal
ton in advance Of the publication Of its annual re-
port is given Of the operations OF this road dunng inc
mast wear showing that it's revenue has exceeded the
estimate made and that it will be in a condition DOT
only 10 discharge it's current obligations but also TO ex
tingush the floating debt Of the old Susquehanna ka
road, which the present company ngntly deems II u
duy TO paw The quarterly nstallments OF the state
annuity of 800, 900 have been promptly paid oy the
The subject of public education receives az extended
NOTICE rom lie Governor aud he forcby presses upon
ne eislature the duty OF giving to the state Well
dgested and competent public school system Out OF
Baltimore lie says, the system OF pubic instruction ID
in state of utter and hopeless prostration The Gov
nor recommends the introduction OF systematic MILL
tary instruction into all the schools and colleges sus-
tail ed in whole or in part by the State.
Tic labors of the State Agricultural society are
acknowledged, and the project of establishing an
Agricultural College is pressed upon the favorable
consideration of the Legislature.
In conclusion the Governor pitches into the hnow'
Nothngs, and makes a lame attempt to justify the
repeal of the Missouri Compromise.