Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-01-12

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the withdraw of the transportation lines
from the main line of canal. the aggregate
revenues of the past year have exceeded
those of 1854 by more than $4,000. The
| Delaware division shows nett revenue Tor
the year of $332,5I5 56. The revenues from
the main line do not equal the receipts OF the
previous years. Expenditures on that line
have been much diminished by the avoidance
oi some of the inclined planes on the Portage
Railroad. but the entire completion OF that
work has not been accomplished as had been
expected, and it will require an additional
appropriation OF Sl77,513 66. AS the Leg
islature has already appropriated all the
money called for by the engineers estimate.
the Governor very properly says that either
that estimate was u careless one, or there has
been extravagant waste in the expenditure
OF the money. The work on the North
Branch Canal is also incomplete, in -Nnse-
! quence of reconstruction rendered necessary
by the Imperfect and fraudulent construction
OF the old work and some Of the new In
lo49 the sum requisite to finish the work
was estimated ut 81 ,l06.037. but since then
there has been actually expended on it ST.
Sj7.3I1 50.
| No bids having been received at the public
sale of the main line, sealed proposals were
subsequently invited. and have been received
by the Governor and transmitted TO the
| Legislature. The Governor reiterateS his
| sentiments in favor of sale, and says that the
| late financial embarrassments of the country,
| the imperfect character of some of the pro-
visions of the bill authorizing the sale, to-
gether with the adverse influence Of inte-
rests, defeated the recent attempt. but that
these difficulties can be removed and sale
yet effected ON terms amply protective oil
the rights aud interests of the people, and at
the same time just and liberal to purchasers
In view o! the numerous applications for
bank charters, the Governor thinks that ne
! cesslty does not require that all oil them
| should be chartered, but adds that the III
| corporation of new banks, or the recharter OF
old and solvent ones. when clearly demanded
10y the actual business wants OF the cOmmn-
! nlty Interested, should not be refused. The
actual wants of legitimate trade should gov
ern action on the subject, and an unnecessary
expansion Of the currency avoided. pre-
MUM should be required from all banks or
savings institutions chartered or rechartered.
| The practice of using the names of members
Of the Legislature in charters for banks or
other companies, as corporators, is stigma
| tized as pernicious and ought To be Giscon-
! tinued The Governor recommends the eS-
tablshment of an agricultural bureau in con-
nection with the State government. The
Farmers High School has been duly organ
ized, and located in Centre county, on q
! tract of two hundred acres, donated 10y Gen
james Irwin. The citizens of that county
have secured to il an endowment OF SlO,OO0
An appropriation to the institution by The
State Is recommended.
a modification of the laws regulating man
utactnring and improvement companies /:
recommended. The Governor thinks thai
the time has now arrived for another etiectiv,
interposition Of legislative aid and authorit,
IN favor Of Common Schools, and that thI
system is now prepared for aud requires in
creased efficiency IN its general supervision
Increased qualification III its teachers, ant
increased means Of support. Wherever faith
fully carried out, the experiment OF count,
superintenGency has fully established it
ability by the improved condition of tn
Schools. The most marked improvement i
visible in the crops of teachers, owing to tn
establishment OF teachers institutes, aud tn
improvement thus effected points to tn
much greater reform which might be wOrke,
by the establishment Of normal schools b.
the State. Until these schools be provide
for. the Governor suggests that appropra
tons be made by the State or the countie
in aid of the teachers Institutes. lie ais
recommends n large addition TO the annuu
appropriations to Common Schools. and tina
the Buurd uf Control Of Philadelphia b
obliged To report to the State Superintendent
annually the condition OF the Phlladelphi
public schools.
\ new and entirely distinct western insan
hospital, for the western part of this STATE
is recommended, but i'll case that be not don'
he recommends an appropriation TO III
Western Pennsylvania Hospital, TO eXten
/ its operations to the care OF the insane. U
the subject OF the liquor law, the Governo
l., says that IL full return to the license system
: in operation prior to the passage Ut til
t present law is not demanded by public sent
4 mcnt, and would not promote the good ordt
: or happiness of the community. rs that sy
: TEN was imperfect, and failed 10 check I
: control intemperance. Local and specl
i legislation are denounced in strong term
I and the passage OF general laws, recommel
n ded. lie urges that action should be take
u to restrain the insurance companies with
:, Their pr, per limits. many Of them having n
qured by special legislation discountiT
: privileges, and nearly all the powers Of banl
2 without their guards. Where the Cour
+ have jurisdiction in relation TO real estat
It trusts, corporations, etc, it is recommends
q that the Legislature refuse to entertain Il
}. pIicationS. The Governor thinks that 1
It private laws should be repealed on whi'
l. the solvent tax has not been paid, Of whit
n there are large number. The remainder
the message is Of little general interest,"
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