The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-01-20

y. Frlnce, deputy -" s.s&" 5UO W
J: ": Heath, for warrant, No. u returned 500
Van Hamm, stationery for Treasurer Office : 90
Total So, 722 Is
The 6rst item that strikes our attention is the Attor.
ney Generals bill. The disproportion between his salary
and his extra services is great. The first is but $3.50
the last 81 1918 10. We would like to see a bill Of par.
ticulars for the extra services. If the Attorney Gen
erals services are extensive he should have q salary pro-
portionate. If not, be should have no fixed salary at
ell. If he is paid a salary for wearing the dignity Of
the Office and doing nothing, and we'll paid besides for
all his extra services We would for one object to the
arrangement.
We would ask in the second place who the tCommis-
sioners Of Emigration are, to whom 1915 is awarded
for one quarters salary. We have heard that some such
officer is to be found in the city Of New York,-but what
his duties are We know not. We certainly do know that
We have never in any way heard Of any advantage be-
ing derived to the Territory BY his existence. The Ter.
ri:ory needs no such assistants. Men of intelligence
and means find their way here Of themselves, and paup
ers We do not want. It il time that all such extraordi-
nary causes of outlay should be abated. Fifteen hun
~ uVIloIO y ySoI C8u U = 6dveO ny TUG 8UOlIuOu Oh I0JS
Office, and the interests Of the Territory served to that
amount.
We have also . total sum Of nearly $500 expended
in the translation of the Governor Message into differ
ent languages. This We consider an unnecessary outlay,
and more = matter Of qualification to his Excellence,
than Of advantage to the State. The language Of
this country is the English, and to this all e~migrants
should be taught sooner or later to conform. The re.
tention Of different languages in the community, and
their recognition BY our legislatures can only tend to es-
tablish lines Of difference among our people, who should
be a. one. Moreover where large bodies Of foreigners
exist in our State they have their own newspapers into
which any important public document finds its way
When our finances are, IS they are now, embarrassed.
every species Of unnecessary outlay should be Topped of.
We are struck BY the recital Of sums of money paid
for the public printing. This sums up an enormous
total; $i4,590 expended in one year for printing! That
sum it seems to w would buy out al the printing Offices
in St. Paul. The celebrated j. r. Brown gets about
one half Of the amount. We would much like to have
some information ~ to the details Of ell this outlay. 1t
will be noticed that the bills for printing make up near
" taco-shirds Of the sum total Of the amounts drawn
upon the Treasurer for the year. If this is an unneces-
sary leak in our financial Golfer It should be stopped at
once. 1t is certainly IN enormous one.
The Treasurer y Report shows . rather crippled state
Of tho public affairs. It must Be recollected that the
above sum Of 81, 1924 Vas not the amount PAIL on,
BY, but the sum ldresn o. the Treasurer. The real
amount paid out was o., 1915 leaving : balance due
on these drafts Of IA. 9S5l s. Besides this it seems
that the Treasurer cold the Bonds Of the State to the
amount Of 5000 with interest 1t the rate Of 20 per
cent per spsum 70 defray the expenses Of the extra
session Of the Legisisturej which sum makes with the
former amount total Of 81 1886 Is owing by the State.
" this smount $6. 100 comes due in May next. Add
TO this sun Of 81 1851 Is the expenses Of the presen,
session Of ths Legislature and the printing bill for the
year, make the 6rss $6,o0e, and the second $l4, O00,
and We have q total, independent Of the salaries Of the
different Offices Ct government, and other contingent ex-
penses Of $l7,SS5.l8. Apporton the salaries and con.
tingent expenses upsn the basis Of the statement Of
drafts Tor this year, nsaking m aggregate Of 81, $3.50 81,
which added; :: :: ne former amount makes . total Of
$54,026.l5. s,as.4. 81
II dcnst likewise b r~ecollected that hitherto We have
been in . state .. s.~aDil.ss or wsrdship and the United
States has paid msly Of our sa 1rAases' soc &c a the sa'a-
r'es Of our Governor, our Judges Of the Sup.~-1"e Vour'
90. Now. however, II addition to oil the foregoing vast
accumulation Of Indebtedness We will have to foot the
salaries Of that numerous lst Of officers we lately elect ted.
This viii odd q least $4,000 more to the amount above
mentioned, making . grasd total Of indebtedness at the
close Of the present year Of at least SIS, 1000.
What have We to pay this with? The sAoe amount
rscei0ed BY tAe Territory from tazes during lie year
1927 s0a' $S.746t We may therefore calculate upon
perhaps $s,746 At the end Of 1858 to pay an s-ccumula-
ted debt Of $4,000.
In Wow Of this state Of our finances there are two
things 20 b looked %. First, strict economy in the ad.
n.inistration Of the Government. Every unnecessary out.
lay shonld II discoantsusased. The IAeislatpre ahould