New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-15

If which slOl2 10 remained il the Tressur, Dec. 81
By rieICnce 70 the last report Of the Treasurer sp-
II arr lst the amount outstanding thu l.. OF jan
usry, 1856 was s25 0js So. This sum had 10 be paid
from the receipts OF the past year. The special sppro
piaions and ordinary expenses ofts last session
large, ard the amount Of ursasfed appropriations is
greater than il was last year. as low amounts 20
SO, go q, beside the appropriations made for the
| purchase Of Websters Dictionary and Lippincott
Gazetteer for the public schools OF the State which
amount il not ascersined. The special loan OF 10000,
made id 1855, with the loans of 1916 and 1852 make
the indebtedness Of the Stste s9j GEO. and within
s. coo ofthe limit fixed by the Constitution as the sum
which the debt OF the State shal not exceed Against
this Indebtedness the State holds available assets
amoun,irg TO So ,6;1 II.
Tie msst:sied appropriations WI be paid from the
reyebues Of this year, but the action Of the Legsi
use VII be necessary to supply the deficiency Other.
wise the Treasury may be without the means TO meet
tie current expenses of the State before the expiration
Of the present year; ard for you determine how
70 provide for It.
Tie principal items q extraordinary expenditure have
been ibe appropriations fcr the Lunstc Asylum, Geo
logical Survey, State Normal school, ard State Prison
willie the ordinary expenditures have been augmented
by the legislative expenses, the increased number and
salaries of the Justices of the Supreme Court of
criminal convictions and transportation Of prisoners.
Tie Geological Survey Of tho state has been con:
tinued by DR.. Khchcl, superintendent Of the Survey
Prof. Geo. II. Cook, Assistant Geologist, and e. L.
yiele Typographical Engineer, who will await the
ability Of the State TO pay them. The Treasury could
not provide the s2 00O appropriated for that purpose
The great value Of this survey to the State is proved
by the discovery Of valuable mines of iron and deposits
of mari.
The fund for the support Of free schools has in
creased -, &C? -, ard now amounts to sE'S 10.
The report Of the Superintendent Of Schools furnishes
satisfactory evidence of increased interes on the
subject Of popular education and the progress of our
educational movement, manifested by the increased
humber Of children attending school, ad the increased
amount Of money voted by the people for their sup
port The great object Of making our public schools
better thar private ores viii soon be attained.
The state Normal School is successful Mr.. Paul
Fayrum Of Beverly has placed at the disposal OF the
Trustees Of the State Normal School fine building,
amply furnished and supplied with every requisite for
q frst-cass preparatory Normal School, the building
and furniture having cost him no less than $4,000.
The school il now successfully established, and Mr..
Faruum iS paying all the expenses attending 1t, and
las Obligated himielf to do 50 for one year. He in
tcrd, TO bcoucs,h II 10 the State with an endowment
IN ust, conditioned that the state shalkcGp pre-
raratorv Normal School for the education Of teachers,
as established
Tho cost for sustaining the Lursc Asylum the
mast wear was sl6l7s IS; Of which amount the
State paid so SIG "a, and the counties have paid
SO "a -; and the balance, sl2,6s! 81, has been
received from private patients. Tie entire cxpend-
ino Of tAo institution the pas, year has been s',lE"
more than he previous year, while The receipts from
;ynte patients have been increased S?,@OJ ~ and
from county patients, S., - -. The average nun
Der OF tste1s foT the past year being 49, make. the
cost Of sustaining them sis ~ per year for every pa
crt. without including the salaries Of the oficer~
Which are paid from the State Treasury This -
large sum- and beyond the cost Of similar Institutions
No revenue has been derived from the State Prison
indeed, II il becoming a heavy charge upon the State
The present yom Of prison discipline Is inhunan and
Las practically failed 10 the purposes OF It's es
t.bli.Lmcnt-the better Ia reform convlcts-besides
beirg more expensive than the old system OF work
shops The system should be changed. Solitary con-
fnement has q prciudicisl influence, mentally and
| physically.
The Governor approves OF the existence OF the
Court Of Pardon rather than the vctng of the pardon
! ing power in the hands Of Governors.
The Pilot Commissioners continue to give favor
able account Of our pilots, who maintain wholesome
and suCfet-iul flNhIl Win iApNS VI -'O"
On the subject Of the Quarantine, Governor Pnce
Gays;
wa, informed in the month Of s ,ptemher lat
that wee els with infectious disease board wero an.
cirred In Raritaa Bay nee- the Southwest spit, and
within the waters OF h.s Sts;e-ha' nS been ,ct ulere
by the Heath Officers Of TIE pusrantlce ihment
of Ne7y-Yerk 10 the alarm of our citizen. on The bay
shore TO ascertain precisely the facts OF this reported
hiring ment OF our boundary and jqrisdlcton Sp-
| = = avI
IN, nth Commissioner 20 investigate and report upon
the circumstances Of the case. Aiter visiting the ID
ctity aid making all proper inquiry they msGe re-
polt hat hey lourd tie iac-s e. stated wAeteupon
iotter wsa addressed 10 the Governor OF the State OF
Newl ok expressing the hope that 20 dsagreeaoe an
infringement OF the nights Of this state would no. S7an
| occur.
! the state Of Ncw-York thai the General Government
has conveyed Sepdy Hook 10 fee 70 that State and
that apc alton ill he made to you al this session, II
codo .dictol over tia; peninsula or 50 much there
! of as nil acc immediate he Quarantine ests0llslmen,
&C that Stste-it being desirable % remove II from
! lis preset location Staten Island. While yield
lg to zone il my desire 10 promote the eeaiin ana
! merely Of the commercial metropolis Of The nlon
eel cot gard ihis novel suggestion in any other Light
than IS an additional sttenp. to grrsp Iow Is por-
ton Of our tcrl'cry, too much OF which has slretty
Letn yielded. The application, j. granted wCull add
IN tn tit " OF NeE.loIk - the extent tcat Il would
3:uiDisl tie territory q New Jersey sni !: would
| lie an unprecedented cIsmple Of State yelling
Jurisdiction Of any portion OF her col 10 s1o'aer eH
! C>l by festive settlement OF bound ~ .hS ~
IIcatiy were accompanied by aproPos.tion - csde
! Staten leland 10 Ne8Jer-ey which, by - geograph.
cal position should be embraced within tho limits Of
Til state il would be deserving Of more consideration
| means Of Accommodating this question, ard SO
rtior 90 tie Stse Of New.l ork would be vs.lstle
70 rs A. Ssndy Hook csn be % l. i might be sdyisa'
lie with .uch desigr In view that joint com rtee
lie srponted 70 ,ettle the limit Jurisdiction and ooun
dsry oi tie States. Ii such coCISe were 70 resnl. III
cssior ~ NJ, IcrsaK OF that portion Of the Iel