The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-01-05
.-.YsLEsvRo.. JANUARY 8, 1874
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

mand tho highest premium 10 the
marker. A sta'en ut is given. show
log that there wls balunce in the
Treasury November 30. 1869, of al.
4OO,SG2 70 that the ordinary receipt.
during the iis'al year en- Ing Novem-
Der 30, 1870. am,un,ci tn sG.336 :
OO3.2l that the total Disbursements
anrln. the same gear, irclu lin, loans
&c, redeemed and interest paid IN
loan, we're Sc i}i.j229l and rha,
thsrsF r', there was lett in the Trea,-
nry. November 80, 1870, balance Of
Sl,3J2,9i2s2 Anmhcr statement
presented shows that the whole pubic
dtb, remaining November 80. 1870
was s3l,lll 66l00. total of sl.7 :
SI9 t5 having been redeemed dur:ny
the preceding year.
The Governor state. furthc-. that
hom January 10. 1857, o. November
u 1870, tho reiuct"ns in the deb,
aggregated sG,So2Ii7s, maxim,
oil average reduction pr unaual OF
sl,Gio, Isl. He submits u plain by
winch tic whulc debt. less the assets
which amount Ia $4,000, nav h,
l"Id IN about eight years. uui il TIN.
shouId be deemed ton Oppressive. .uy.
g'''s an attentive prop sill n. ouk
l"S TO the decrcas. oi tiNa;ion and A
more graiua layr ut OF the delt
Than IS now beins mt!c. 10 this con-
u ction lie sd,i>c, iha, IN distribute
ing the taxes, mere liDcrd policy
should b. adopted toward those en-
gagged in mercantile. Manufacturing
railroad and mining p"rsui,..
II At part Of the nts,Jge relative e.
'h' proposed Constitutional C1ny,p
ton echoes very 'ully aad accurately
the sentiment oI tho pcople and q.
the leading journals of tie Common.
wealth as frequently and cnphatical
~ expressed. The Governor ARMS.
That during the thir,y-iwo wears winch
have rlasrci since the las, convention
The State has ou,grown it. tundam
tai law. Among the specific reasons
urged by him for the calling of new
convention are the flllowin.
IN" fact that the individual am,ud-
men'S which have been aided to the
eon''i'u'ion give to that instrument
pa'c""ork sni incongruous charge
ter
Ihe m'nif!i evils Of special legi.'a-
ton when demand consii,1,ion.,
prohibition.
lie rroprety Of confirming H.,
state constitution to Ihit Of the Uuj,et
states, US m'diiei by recent amend.
mems.
Ihe Importance Of Incorporating ia
tho con''i'n'ion the priucp!c .: mi
noriiy representation.
The advisablty Of incrca.inr the
number IT members comprising th,
House of Representatives.
The need ola iunl.mcatal limifsti,o
OF the powers Of corporations.
The aivisshiIi,y of ius,itu,inp IN.
Once of Lieu'euan, Governor. mad Of
making the Offices Of Sta,e Treasure
and Superintendent, of Schools elect
tive Instead u a,poin,iye.
The proprieiy of changing the ds
toi STATE elections TO tbe second I, es.
Jay In November, to avoid incursion.
oi repea'crs from othe" States.
tn" Governor rsn.ws his objection,
- 'h' law passed last session relative,
10 vrlts OF error in cfminsl cases onJ
urges It's repeal or mobilization. Ue
s"ldcs to the porlionment rs an im-
p'rtant duty devolvins upon the Leo.
.'a'ure, aud 'ru'ts j. vii tc impartial
Is performed.
ihe common schools, the s,llicrs
orphans, sehao's aud the Agricul,uroI
'oII'S', are all represented to Le in I.
prosperous and highly satisfactory con-
d''Ion, The condi'i.n of the orpbu,
schools especially Is dselt uplu as re-
Hsctlns great credit unon the Cam.
monwe'l'h sn! the Oliscr. hayin.
them in oharcr.
Ihc attention Of tho Legislature /,
directed o til, question of the assrmp
tlon OF tao control oi the TELEGRAPH lioe.
hni tde eharter'rg ofraIlrusd compun
les w'Ibin the Sta,e by the General
uo'srument, The Governor consider,
The subject one OF vast importance, in-
volving the sovereign power of the
State,
4 geological and mineralogical sur
vey oi the State Is advocated at some
length, with Il view to developing
more completely sud .intelligsn,ly irs
vast mineral wealth.
The LSecutive alluaes 10 the com
rletIeu Of Rotbermels painting OF the
sRltt Ia pf Eot,vsl,,o .na ..