The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-01-03

odd number for the election cfrepresentaii-
ihrou2hou; all the States. they have already
appointed day for thu election Of electors
for President sni Wee President. snd this
measure has been approved by The country.
would again express MIST decided own
ION ~ favor q the cor>Jradicn Of I Pacific
railroad, for the reasons s.stsi IN my two last
annual messages When / pfect unon what
would b the de!euceless condition ef our
states Sni Territories west Of the Rocky
Mountains II case 81 e WAY WITH "a naval power
sufficiently strong 10 INTERRUPT sU Intercourse
with them by The routes scosS the lstha,us
I am SUI more convinced than ever O.. The
vast Importance Q. this railEEi. have never
doubted the constitutional competency q
Congress % provide for lis construction. bu.
TINS exclusively under the w.rmakiGg uover
Besides, TIE constitution expressly requires
as 81 Imperative DUTY, that the United States
snail! protect each 81 them l,e States against
INVASION. lam 81 2 loss u foaceive how this
protection can be afforded 10 California ana
Oregon against such snavsl Ipwer by any other
means. repeat the opiuionas in my last an
Uuai message, that il would " mex peiient for
the government ~ undertsk, Iii, great work
by agents Of its own appointment and under
its direct and exclusive contOl This would
increase the patronage ~ tie Executive 10 :
dangerous extent, aud wouH foster r system
| Of jobbing and corruption which no vigilance
on the par; of Federal siiic.S could prevent.
| The construction of this roa, ought, therefore
70 be entrusted 10 Incorporate companies or
| other agencies, VITO would exercise that Give
| AMI vigilant supervision ovC il which can be
| Inv
| 6ividual interest ven;ureto asser, that tie
| additional COS; Of transporting troops. muui-
tons OF war and necessary supplies for the
army across the vast intervening plains 10 or
possessions on the Pacific coast would re
greater in such war than he whole amour:
required 10 csnstruc, the rod. And vet this
resort would, after all, bs inadequate for their
defence and protection.
We have yet scarcely recovered from the
habits Of extravagant expenditure produced
by our overlooking treasury during several
wears prior 10 the commencement Of INV ad-
ministration. The financil reverses which
we have since experienced ought 10 teach Us
all TO scrutinize our Expenditures with the
greatest vigilance, and TO rsiuce them TO the
lowest possible point. Tie Executive De
partmeIts of the government have devoted
themselves 10 the Accomplishment of this oh
iect with considerable success, As will appea,
from their different reports and estimates
To these invite the SCRUTINY OF Congress, 70,
the purpose Of reducing then still lower, i
this be practicable, consisted with the grea
interests of the country. IL aid Of the polio,
OF retreDchment pledge myself 10 exsmin,
closely the bills appropriatng lands or money
81 that if any of these slDuld inadvertenIl,
pass both houses, as must sometimes be tn
case, may afford them an opportunity for re
consideration. Az the saue time we ough
never In forget that true public economy con
sis,s, not in Withholding thu means necesssr,
To accomplish important NATIONAL objects con
fided 10 Us by the constitution, but IN tskin,
care that the money appropriated for thes
purposes shall be faithfully and frugally ex
pended.
II will appear from the reIsrt Of tho secretsI
! Of the Treasury that il Is extremely doubtful Z
say the least whether We shill be able TO pas
| through the present and mex. fiscal year wIthou
providing additional revenue. This can only b
accomplished by strictly confinng the appropris
lions wi hin the estimates OF the different dopar,
men;s without making an ailo~anoe fer suy add
tonal expenditures which Congress may thin
proper in their discretion 10 authorize, ani with
/
the $50, 900 900 Of treasury notes which have nee
already issued. In the event Of deficiency who
] consider probable this ughi never 10 be supple
! by O resort to additional loans Il would De a III
| nous practice IN the day OF peace and pT0spesii
| 20 90 on Increasing the national debt 10 meet th
F., ordinary expenses of the government. THIS poi
! cy would cripple resources and impair gu
cre3i; il case the existence II wa7 should rende
I IL necessary 10 Dor ow msney. Should such def
cheney occur rs ] apprehend. would iecomncu'
the necessary revenue be raised by an increase O
| our present duties ou imports ! need not repes
the opinion. expressed in my last annual messag
a. TO the best mode and manner Of accomplishing
this object and shall now merely observe that th~s
have since undergone NJ change.
The report of the Secretary OF the Treasury
will explain ia detail the operations ofthst de
partment Of the government
shS roOoip,, sn;.. the Tr.ssaa-s - =
sources during the fiscal year ending 5Oii
June 1889. including the loan Authorized b,
the act Of l4th June, 1855 and the issues o
treasury notss authorized by existing laws
were eighty -one million SIX hundred and nine
tv-tvo thousand four hundred and seventy
one dollars and ono cent (s-l t32 AL Oh
which sum- with the balance OF SIX miliiol
three hundred and ninety eight thousand tire,
/ hundred and sixteen dollars and ten cent,
/ (a6. 3gs .3l6 l0) remaining in the treasury a
1 the commencement of tina, fiscal year, made
/ an aggregate for the service 81 the year o
( eighty eight million ninety thousand sever
| hundred and eighty seven dollars AMI Glover
/ cents (ss9 O90 7s7 IL.
The public Expenditures during the fiscal yea
ending 30th June. ls59, amounted ~ eighty-thret
| million seven hundred and tiiy-one thousand I've
I hundred and eleven dol ars AMI hly-seyen cent
L IL rraHNN IT,
four hundred and five thousand tao hundred ald
eighty-ave dollars and forty-f0ur cent, (sl7 iOo-
2S5 ia) we're applied TO the payment d interest q
the public debt and the retoaita0a OF the iss1-s u
treasury no,es The expenditures for all the 9th.
e- branches Of the pubic service during int hscA
wear were theref5re sixty n iiiCns time hun
drei and fsny-six thousand two HUNDRED and
tweuty-sx dollars and thirteeC cents (s,5, 3i6, =
226 49,
The balance rena ming ia the treasury On ae
Lat JULY 1859 being the me2oement Q. The
r-es.ri fiscal year was four million three hundred
and thirty nine thousand two hundred aud seven
ty-fye dollars and fity -four cent. 81 539 rs
The receipts into the treasury durDs the
first quarter Of the present isca. yea, com
rnencing July J., 1883, were twenty -ir billion
SIX hundred and eighteen thousand ey,ii nun
dred and sixty-fiye dollar. end eglty i've
cent? 81, Gle, c65 IS OF tins srpJini three
million eight hundred ana twenty-five tnou-
sand three hundred dollars -, -2iJVO) was
received on account OF the loan an. the Issue
Of treasury notes.-the amount o. 'x,een mi
lion seven hundred and nine.y-sevn thousand
FIVE hundred and sixty five dollarpnd equity
five cents ZIG 7g7 SIS - hsvinPbe'.n recelv
I'd during the quarter from the ciinary sour
ces OF uubic revenue The estiaated receipts
for the remaining three-quaEersoi the present
fiscal year TO June Both, l,6s, are fifty million
four hundred and twen.v-sx thousand four
hundred dollar. (s50i26, 40.
OF this amount il is estimaed that five NIL
lio, seven hundred and fity-ix Thousand four
hundred dollars (s5,75s, ie0,wil be received
FOR treasury notes which ma ne issued under
the fri section Of the act 81 March last, and
one million one hundred and seventy thousand
dollars CLIO 600 OF account u tie loan
authorized By the &C. OF bne l4.h, l-55--
making six million zine huntrei and twenty
six.housand four hundred GcisT. g. $50 400
from these ertrsorii,s-v soarces, and io'ty-
.hrss million i've hundred thousand collars
/ (s43 500. COO from the Ordinary sources O.
lie public reyenue-makin. AZ sgsi e9ste,
with the balance il the .r.sary on the Isl
July, 1859. Of serenity five million three nun
dred and eiahty-four thousand five HUNDRED
I and forty-one dollars and si9hty-nino cents
| fs75.3s4.54l So .o- the es1EIa;ed means o.
! The pre.en, fiscal year, endinz3oth June, 1850.
/ The expenditures during the first quarter 81
| the present fiscal year were twenty millions
/ sever thousand one hundred and seventv-fou'
81 feta an Ia ~