The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-01-02

parts, terrltorlly convenient as far as NAV e
) Gus interests. The Senatorial districts are &c
by the Constitution, to thirty-two, and the Efo
tatlves must consist of "not less than sixty.fhl
one hundred members" ae
1.-The Act further to preserve the purity Z,
guard against abuses Of the elective franchi
ton OF electors" passed by the last Lepis
subjected to the test Of exI erience, and foun
to the object in view. The elections under il !.
ful and orderly in very unusual degree -
rendered well nigh impossible and the co.
people IN the fairness of elections. has been p
The inconvenience of registration which were
the time OF the passage of the law, have bed
wholly Imaginary, and trust tie act may ndwl
4 permanent regulation of the State In ohe|
lars, perhaps the law nigh, be rendered m6r(
| amendment There seems no very good Id
eector should be required To register his "vl
tismal name" III full Some mistakes have b
res ect by which electors have been rejected u
recommend you Ia consider whether the q
might not be- well attained by allowing tn
lister his name as he usually writes il, | also 4
to consider whether in ursuance of the puri
preserve the purity of elections il would not b
a law Tor tc sup rcssion Of the baleful practice
elections. II seems to me that the highest right
freeman is No, proper subject for gambling.
The financial condition of the State will necg
your earnest and careful consideration The q
OF the State must be preserved and this ca
prompt payment of its debts, and full perfo
legations Prudence and economy are the
government, rashly mourning debt is tn
ruptcy We should at once adopt a perma
TO the steady reduction and final payment
debt. The Constitution, very wisely as | til
policy, and required the Legislature 10 car
early as 1892 By article IA, section l. the
es except those from the mining companies
nnsula) are applied to the payment of thd
Primary School, University and other educ
the interest and principal of the State de
punishment Of the State debt other than the
vocational funds and after that such specific
and constitute part Of the Primary School
Legislature were also required "to provide
sufficient with the other resources ito pay
penses of the State Government, the inters
and such deficiency may occur in the
Of the same article required the Legislat,
sinking fund OF al least twenty THOUSAND
an annual increase Of at least five per cent
IL 10 the extinguishment Of the principal
other than the amounts due to educational
Unfortunately for the best interests Of tt
tme Immediately following the adoption
disregarded these plain requirements Of
had sworn to support and subsequent Legid
ed that bad precedent The sinking fund bal
and the annual tax has rarely if ever been
The State debt, funded and fundable NJ
was S2,0Il ,962 90 This debt November
5i5 40 The funded and fnndabe debt is
But this is not by any means, the entire deb
have been rapidly making another, likely Sd
amount, unless our policy is changed The
tional funds was, in the year 1919, Dec. lsf
1884, Nov, 80, S6sl ,699 73 The debt to tho
is now as follows
Primary School, Co.,. ...................
University, ........-..........-.
Normal School ... .......
Total, ........ ...................
The yearly interest upon the funded al
Sal 900 Upon the debt 10 the educational
This debt to the educational funds account
amount equal 10 the whole amount of pay
monies for the purchase of lands which ar
the funds. In other words the State bor
fast as received, and stands debtor to the
for the amount | think it is time that
cease. and therefore recommend to YOU thu
requiring the relnvestment Of the principe
funds, whenever any considerable amour
moneies shall be in the Treasury Such I'M
well be made in the bonds of the State
conveniently be purchased, some other sa
found In order to be prepared for this re
resources, it will be necessary to fix I'd
mencement. also recommend You to pu
fund, in accordance with the requirement.
10 commence as soon as practicable SCI
port of the Auditor General, contains a
basis Of forty thousand dollars wear
annual increase, which would at tive
interest, pay the entire debt in twenty
material that the yearly amount should
fund should be in process of steady incre
that the entire debt will certainly be paid
day Perhaps the amount fixed by the Constit,
with al annual increase of five per cent, VI
recommend also, that you provide for q
tax OF sufficient amount to pay the entire
Government, over and above the resouro
sinking fund, without any resort TO borroy
educational funds or from any other gu
resources of the State will be abundant
its necessary expenses, and meet all its
without borrowing and without being at al
people.
| You will observe III the report Of the Az
mates of the expenses and revenues for Z
which it appears that the revenues are ik
bly, short Of the expenses This deficit sect
from a variety Of causes, but chiefly from
large appropriations made by the last Legl
Asylums and other State Institutions.
| To relieve the finances from this emba1
General recommends the Issue OF stocks
our outstanding Indebtedness, falling DUG
ary, 1862, and some other State indebte
to about one hundred and fifty thousand,
pleasure Of the State any time after tw