, 1865-01-05
FROM ST. PAUL.
Le:t.!atiyc-1sov. mi1lcr's Message.


Especial uIFpafcn 10 the Chicago Tribunn7
ST. PAUL, Wednesday, Jan. +.
The Legislature met in Joint convention at II d,
m. to-day, and Gov. Miller delivered his annual
message. 1t wa. quite lengthy snl m hons
and ten minutes WIS occupied In Its delivery. The
Governor announces that State scrip is no longer
needed, ard says for the first time in her hiato +
as State the treasurer Of Minnesota pays the cash
upon presentation Of oil authenticated evidences
OF indehtedness. 'in view Of this auspicIoas re-
my cordial congratulations. I1c balance In lie
tIeaeury December lst, IsGs, Wis $50 So, and the
amount OF Stale scrip outstanding $13,5si. Cur
Icetcd last year amounted to S1y5,415. During tho
year GG5 s50 acres were entered at the land Offices
n she STATE: This Is az increase Of more than
Logs In three districts report Is feet mar
EuIea last ycar-. The fales Of schoo! lands We q
41,51o acres, bringing <7S,675. The number OF
are "a an increase j over 10, 90 since lssa
The subject OF education ia elaborate. und the
opening Of the agricultural college, incorporated
tho deaf, dutt,b cna blind, is nouced. and IN M
precipitation OF swamp lands for that purpose i'd
Railroads are noticed in detail. lie says the
difficulties Of navigation, and the scarcity oflabor
hayc seriously delayed the construction Of our
saiiraads during The year WHICH has just closed
tpcctiSe companies raw haze completed, within
the State about 600 miles Of railroad, aud near
y S0o aditlon:l miles Of road arc graded, and will
can be transferred. The last Legislature provided
for geological survey Of our Territory pu LAX:
superior, and though only portion Of. the
rich beds Of copper md iron ore and slate Of good
quality, hare been diecorercd, as we'll, within q
1cw mies Of tho hike shore, a. further In the In
tc1or: 1he Gr95ectet[lire ofthc Lake superlo: and
mississippi lailroad pa through part Of this
mineral district. Noud and lime STONE are a!un-
dant, and will furnish facilities for the nanulac-
turing Of iron.
In regard to Indian affairs he Bays: Tho com
faraifye security Of our DorGcr cihz:ns from the
tneareions Of the easages vas temporarily disturb
cd hy the appearance OF few hostile Sioux on tho
blue EARTH county. The Sisscton, and a part Of
the fanktonfas' bands OF Sioux, combined to on
poee the march Of the forces under Brig. General
we're defeated by him, With heavy loss III WEI
MRS, and Q! large stores OF subsistence. clothing
s1t 3t camp ea,lipaEe i s believed that this blow
on the hostile Sioux, will expedite cessation Of
hosultics On their part. as eeycrnl Of the chiefs
have already sgnl1ed to ,Gcn-: sully and slbley,
with tile Government.
lie thiaks his the {;s,a,sst obstacle to immediate
gresa Re also indorses Gen. sibley's plan Of col
ltc1irg the 1ndians az fast as possible ut some
poi.t ? 1eaE Devils Lake and kecpins them under
tertuined that continuance Of the war and a f.
ture call for troops would lind tic Statc unable to
furnish nio1e t!snu one or at most two thousand
To that gloomy prediction he presents tho follow.
iag patriotic response. The statement in
ciudea the eleven months ending gu TIC lit |
utt: Reci iults, 4,s4o; reenlfstcd Veterans lab;
substitutes. 1l; total voluntary cnlistments, s93
Add drafted men credited, 1,aO8 making in ali |
5,c@. Number Of men furnished previous to Jun |
uary 1et 1sG4. i, 2,1DS; total number contributed
bF tile State from the commencement Of the 1yar |
to Dec. 1st, 1874, a0,4M. The aggregate indobted-
ness Of the State upon all the calls Of the pcsf-
dent to Dec. lat, 1e4 is 2, 1,41e leaving an appa-
rent deficiency previous to the late cali Ut 1V43
This deficit Is cbargablc to the default or deser.
lion Of about 11Go consc1Ipta IN July last md at
present pertains to suspended account which |
States Of The Union. ihute IL paid to our oiii-
GERS and men VIII. hare ELLEN IN the field Of bat
tic. The reelection Of Abraham Lincoln ia en-
dorsed, md the obstruction Of slavery hailed with