Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-01-20


! each statement; and the aggregate amount
thus stated, FOR each thrct, shall DO held
| to be the amount now due thereon to the
! Commonwealth, which Shall bear interest
at the rate OF twelve per cent. per anulm,
/ till paid, and shall continue to he the iyst
lien on the land, ill paid and shall not
be divcsted 10y any judicial or other sale
Shatcvcr | also recommend the adop-
tion of a suggestion contained il the Sur
veyor Generals report, that a specific tax
be laid OF all unpatented lands.
3. BY existing laws municipal corpora
! tions are required to conduct and pay in
! tracted by them. 1t is believed that q
large addition would accrue to the reye-
! nue. by the extension of this provision to
ali counties, and to all corporations, pri-
vate or public. recommend that it be
! so extended.
t. A tax on the gross receipts of all
railroad and canal companies would, it is
believed, be productive and not Cypress
i've.
Upon satisfactory reports, according 10
I law, made by Colonel John A. Wright,
have drawn my warrants for the delivery
to tho Philadelphia and Erie railroad
company of another million OF the bonds
deposited in the State Treasury. -Four
millions Of said bonds have therefore been
now delivered. There can be no reason,
able d)uht of the early completion Of the
WORK, and, when completed il is conf
IDENTITY expected that the bonds held by
the State, secured on the road for 50 SEQ
,,l i1,f, . t,fV ~
curilics.
| renew most earnestly the yecommen
dalion made in my last annual message
Of revision of the militia laws. They are
at present shameful,y defective. Indeed
if by militia law is meant Law intended
to provide for so enrolling and organizing
the military force of the State tina, it may
be put into service when required, We
may be said TO have no militia low. In
each OF the last two years ! have been
obliged to call out the militia, but in fact
those who obeyed the call were volun
tecrs, and, with few exceptions, were
wholly unorcoui2od. 50 that almost in face
of the enemy, time had to he consumed
in distributing the IN n into conranies
and regiments, in eleclinF oiiio rs, and il
other preparations for. effective organiza
ton.
In the report of the Adjutant Genera
will be found a list Of the Pennsylvania
,, :...,..,. ,..,sI r'''s, ''',"U 7Iv"InE t"'
several armies and departments IN whlci
they are now serving. In this conncc
ton ! suggest the propricty o! Legislative
authority being given for the preparation
of history of each of our regiments anC
other organizations, 70 he preserved among
our archives. The necessary document
are now accessible, and as they may il
time be lost or destroyed, the making o
such q record as propose should not b'
deferred. 1t is due alike to the l.yin!
and the dead that this subject .shouli Ot
! promptly acted on.
! recommend that the proposed amend
ments to the Constitution, giving to Gill
zens in The public service out Of the Sta' e
the right to vote, be passed promptly an'
submitted to vote Of the people q. a
early a day rs possible, SO that such citi
? zens may exercise their right OF sutirag.
at all future elections. This would be on
, ly doing Justice 10 the brave men who az
. perilug their lives in our defence.
r is highly important that we shoul,
.
g the field and supply the places Of thos
r. volunteers whose terms viii soon eXpir
e AID who may decline further service.
am happy to say that n large proportion
e of our regiments are rc-cnlisling. ENot
70 arc making by myself and 10y the pcopl
/ in yarious portions OF the State to prOCur
a sufficient number Of volunteers, an,
Y with promise Of success, provided a reC
@ sonable time be allowed for the purpose
J.. Moanwhile persons protesting to be of
e GERS and agents from some other States ar
! most improperly endeavoring to seduc
/ our citizens into their service by eXtra'
n agant boUnics and promises.
y The twelfth section OF the act OF lot
+ May. 1861. prohibits any volunteers fror
leaving the State without the authority {
. the Governor, and ] now recommend tn
e massage of law imposing penalties b
e fine and imprisonment on ell individual
who shall endeavor TO procure or aid, an
q assist in procuring any person in tn
Z State to enlist in the volunteer service {
: anv other State. Many of our countit
j. and townships have filed their Quotas &
r q large expense and in others they ~
Sc in course Of doing the same by oilers {
Il liberal bonnties and provisions fer th
vt families Of volunteers. and it is not rigt
n that these patriotic efforts should be en-
/ barrassed ty interference from beyond OF
J. borders, especially as we cannot in thes
IS circumstances offer bounties by the Stat
IS without the injustice Of compelling ii
e counties and townships which have a
d, read contributed largely in that way,
f assist in paying by taxation, for the j
liciency Of others.
J. feel it to be my duty to call your q
r tention to the pernicious rraclice of lea
e ing many bills to be hurried through
T. the close Of the session. During the Ia
is ten days OF the last session, three hundr,
10 and ninety bills were presented for n
D. signature, many of them Of the most it
10 porrant character. The whole number
a. bills presented to me during the se,sio
Iy was seven hundred and fifteen. In co
n sequence Of this habit, not only are bill
. passed without an opportunity to eth
al House for a proper consideration Of the
h provisions, but the Executive Is compe