St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-01-17

He says that the efforts of the former
Legislature In cutting down the number
of members almost one-half, and the adop-
ton of the amendment limiting Legislative
sessions to 60 days, have decreased the
expenses of the Legislature about $27 900.
1t has also diminished the expenses Of the
State in tho new system of Town and
County organization and other ways. lie
remarks:
81 believe We have every reason to an
ticipate continuance of growth and pros
perity, if the various departments of GOV
eminent, in legislation and administration,
as we'll as the people IN individual effort,
bear ever in mind the bright future, the
glorious destiny of our State, easy Of &C.
complishmcnt, if not inevitable, while ac-
ting always with due regard to the present
narrower and more straitened circumstan-
Cos Of the commonwealth. We may con-
6dently, within the next decade, expect to
equal if not surpass the increase in popu-
]ation of any other State in the correspon-
ding period of its history. We lack no
induccment which could aid to encourage
settlement. Indeed we claim advantages
over any other, the most favored. Let us
be liberal and comprehensive in our de-
signs, as becomes our expected develop
ment, but prudent and economical in ad-
ADMINISTRATION, as COMFORTS with our existing
condition."
The receipts of the Treasury from all
sources, from the LIST of December, 1859,
to the LIST of January, 1861, were as fol-
laws:
Balance in Treasury S 1,O14,16
From tax of 1859 1O5, go
From tax of previous years S,475,27
From U. S. Treasury (by approp.) "a, 805. 90
90 Is y cent fund.- 81, so
From grass on School Lands sold 1000
Total $ls9, 522, go
During the same period the total dis
bursements were as follows:
Scrip cancelled and returned to Au-
ditor $l3S,O6l, 80
Discount on deprecated Minneso-
ia currency returned to Audi
tor 795, As
Total slas, SAG, "a
Balance on hand Jan. LIST, 1861 $675,7S
The amount received from Congress un-
drawn from former appropriation, was
S24, $4,000, which was used to pay the TO-
tercst on the Minnesota per cent. bonds.
The floating debt of the State may be
stated as follows, including warrants issued
in payment of the interest due, January
LIST 1851, on the per cent loan:
Outstanding warrants $5l ,314, Al
Indebtedness for which warrants
ore not yet issued about 100000
Total SIS, al4, IA
The floating debt due January, lst,
1860, was then estimated by him at $780,
OOO; more particular calculation by the
Treasurer has found the amount to have
been somewhat over $4,000. From this
it happens that the floating debt has been
reduced within twelvemonth by the sum
of $4,000.
The Treasurer had prepared careful
estimate of the expenses for 1851, consid.
erably in detail, of which he presents the
aggregated:
Executive Department $1s,50C
Judicial Department 19,4OC
Legislative Department l9,oOt
Printing $4,000
State Prison 5,OOt
Total $74, ZOO
He recommends them to keep the ordi.
nary expenses within that limit.
The aggregate demands on the Treasu'
ry during the fiscal year may be, then, he
thinks, quite accurately stated as follows
Ordinary Expenses $74,7O(
July interest 7P cent. 10000
Floating debt $4,000
Prison accommodations 5000
Railroads 1900
Total s152,7oc
} To meet this we have the tax Of
} 1860, due March 10Th, 1861,
, amounting to $147,O13, ga
1851 ~ ~ 21e,594,22
i Total $393, 6O7, rs
/ With the increased ability of our people
to pay, he remarks, I believe it is not toe
much to hope that the receipts Of taxes
a.