The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-01-12

all checks, issued By the state treasurer
.b.u h. connter.i.u usd by the Auditor
General. before tbey are u-eGi-and tha'
6,;iv a.rouut, oil tue c. oDeys received, de-
,.o.,t.J anS disbur-ed, shall b" kept 10 the
Office Of the Auditor General as we'll as
IN roe Treasury Department; aud that
Serhl; slatcments OF the balances 10 the
Treasury and the places anj mounts oil
deposits, shall be kept in book TO he
provided Tor TIA; Purpo Id each de-
partmcnt-
The Commissioners appointed IN Pur-
suauce Of the resolutions OF the l9th o.
AtriI, l~5-. to revise the Penal Codc o
This CoDmonaeaih, have pre'eutcd to
rue their Gnai report, which - hereTitb
transo.i ist.d to tie General Assem- y -
IL, Importance TO oar whole Goa 1mdnity'
and the great lator devoted to Its P epa
ration, commend il to jour early aud
rarne-t attention The manner IN which
the duties OF the com5uI-slon have been
performed cannot fail. 10 ny opinion, to
receive your appreciation
commend to your fostering care tn
State Luuatic Asylum, at iiaTrIs"uT<-
the Western Penns, ,lvanIa Hospital Tor
the insane, at Pttshurg-thc Asylum for
the Bind, at ilad,lpbia-tbe A-y luw
for the d af aud Dat, at P5i!adel phia
the Penns ylvania Training Schoo! for
idiotic and feeble minded children, at
Media-thc House of Refuge. at Pblls
dclphia--and tie Western Hou>e OF Re
fu ge. at Pitt~burg. These eScells Mt. char
itsble aud rrtor On atory State institutions
have done, and are doing, almost iucslcu
liable good. In the relief OF suffering bu
maDity, and 10 the reclamation and re-
form of the erring young. They bav'
strong claims upon the continued bounty
of the Comuonwcath The annual re
port of these noble charities will be laid
hclore you, aud will exhibit. in detail,
their operations during the past year.
refrain from rreom ueudin2, a. prop
er OH cts for the bounty Of the State,
numher of beneeolent and charitable a.
sociations, equally humane aud tene 6cent
10 their operations; because they are en-
tirely local in their character, and bow
ever meritcriou> their claims may be, aud
uuquestionably are, upon the respective
communities for vs. hose particular use they
are founded and conducted, ID my opiu
ion, they have 10 claims upon the Treas
ury OF the State, which can be rcco. Dized
with a just regard to the interests and
rights of other sections of tue Common
wealth.
The editor of the Colonial Record and
Penns! !lyauia Archieves has prepared a
coriou> index 10 the whole work, which
will be laId before the Ls- -i-laturr, at u
rarlE day of the session. This putliea
ton is now conplrted. and it j. sati>
faction to knor, that the records OF the
colony. as we'll a. those OF the State, pre-
ceding the adoption of the Con-titntlon o.
1890, are Bow of easy access to the pub /
lie, aud in condition shigh render, their
entire destruction impossible. | recon
men that suitable sum be paid, by the |
Commonwealth. to the editor OF the r. /
cords aud Archieees, for the work per !
formed ny him since the discoblinuauce
OF bis salary.
bsge so repeatedly presented ny
e
rising from local and class legislation,
that it is not necessary again to repeat
them. | desire. however. to call the at I
tenron Of tie General Assembly to the
fac: that We ha~e, 90 our statute book,
geneTa providing for the beincorPoration
OF railroad turnpike brIds plank road,
gas. water. Insurance ans other slDIiar
companies. and that all corporate power
GRANTED by the Legislature. to such com
panie-, should be under these general
Laws, 20 that there may be uDiioraIty ~
the provisions OF siuiIar association, aud /
ibst the time of the General Assembly |
mag not be occupied in passing bills OF
great length. wben a siulplc reference to
the details OF the general Jaws would an
ever every purpose.
TIE praetice OF sending to the Execu
tive large nunher OF bll!s iDmediatei. /
prec, ding the final adjournment OF tb,
Lrsi,l is highly objectionable, and
ou. BIT, as far a. practlcabIr, to be di-cou-
tinued. Its necessary con quenoe l.,
either to con pei the Exocutive to appro.
bill. " hicb be has not full, examInrd. TO
sign the u after the 6ual adjournment. or,
if he di-afprove them. to return them to
the Dext General Assembly, with bis OBJ
jccions Thus imposink upon a succeed
lng Legislature the 6ual disposition OF
bills, with the origin aud passage Of which
it bad no connection 10 illustrate the
evils resulting from this practice, it is on
ly necessary to inform you. that, of the
large number of bills presented for my
approval. within day or two Of the ad
journment of the last Legislature, | an
con-traiOed By sense OF duty to return
with my objections, Weoty-three to the
present Legislature, for re consideration
1t is apparent from the exhibit of the |
6uancia eouii.ion Of the General Co.
ernment, recently made public. thst the
wants of the Federal Treasury will de |
msnd revision of the existing tariff
laws of the United States, with view to
an increase of the revenue derivable fro
imports. VII O this revision shall take