American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-01-06
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3 ST. LoUIT, Dec. 2e.--The legislature
wss permanently organized yesterday by
the election OF Mr.. ColFsy. Democrat o.
Speaker, aud Mr.. Mosely as Clerk Of the
House, and Mr.. Hughes Secretary Of the
Senaie.s
The Governors Message says that the
smount received into alle Treasury Tor two
years ending October let, was 8 l 20 900
and the. expenditures for the same time
were 81, l32 900. fs @,s'
Z. Speaking Of railroads., the Governor says
that the amount loaned by the State 10 va
rious companies is $94, $50, 900; bonds is
sued $f9, 9,056, 900; amount due S5,894,-
600.
The Hannibal and St. Joseph road has
exhausted the all granted, but asks NJ fnr-
ther assistance from the State. The CON-
pietion Of the, Pacific road to Kansas City
demands additional aid, which the Gov
eTnOr hopes will not,be withheld. :.
The North Missouri and lion Mountsih
roads have declared their inability 10 pay
the interest on the State bonds on the Ist
OF January. This failure inVolVesithe sale
of those roads at auction; but the cossid
GRAFTON of the early completiUh Of the North
Missouri road TO the intersection Of the
Hannibal and St. Joseph road, which will
place it upsn paying basis, and tho lin
tied business OF the Iron Mountain road,
and tbe inability Of the Company 10 derive
benefit from The balance due from the
State under the restriction act Of the last
Legislature until the lst OF March, the
Governor advises instead Of selling the de-
faultiug roads, measures he taken 70 as
sure the State of faithful application Of
the receipts OF those companies to their le>
climate purposes, and they be allowed 10
go on until a fairopportuniiy for them to
test thelr, ability to pay. 4
Isea The geological survey is progressing
rapidly, aud IS disclosing exhnuslless guam
Titles Of iron. lead, copper and coal. 3
Some additional Legislation - suggested
in order to. baTmpnize the different interests
growing out Of The banking IgF.. y. /.
As an evidence Of the advancement ol
the cause ofeducation, the Governor says
that the number Of public school houses
has increased, in three years, from fifteen
hundred aud iOrty-six 10 thirty.three hun
dred and eighty, and the amount Of money
raised for building school houses from
thirty thousand TO one hundred and thir'
~ thousand dollais. ,.s.. lt,-,4 sA
| The establishment ef an agriculture
college is urged; is seasn g;tac,-f
The Governor congratulates the Legis'
kture and the people Of the STATE upon tbt
results Of the recent dangerous and trea
sonabIe efforts TO engender discord ant
/ dissatisfaction relative 10 our domestic in
stitutions; and speaking Of the amily be
Tween the States, he says that he has reso
lutions from the Legislatures of Maine
/ Massachusetts and New Hampshire, in ref
ference TO slavery, but as their spirit does
not accord with the liberality which char
characterizes the bond Of union whicl
makes the several States one people, ant
disregard the rights recognized in the fed
eral compact he says that he has not tho
proper to acknowledge their receipt, ant
shall not furnish them to the Assembly un
less specially called for. He also says.
the States would perpetuate general gov
ernment, and secure toits citizens the goo
il was intended to confer upon them, the
should not iptermeddle with their respeC
tive rights for protection which were con
sideraliops for entering into the origint
compact. a diversity of sentimepts an
| opipiops must NEG essarily exist, but sue
4 differsnoes should be kept in subsection I
/ the spirit Of liberation. bgs 1ag sqf
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