Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-01-06
TIE GovERNoR,s MEssAeE-Tbe mes

THE GOVERNORS MEssAaE.-The mes
snge of Governor Geary, which is furnished
10 our subscribes in an extra is quite lengthy
and all who read it will be favorably i'm
pressed as being an able document. The
Governor starts out by reminding the
Legislators that having for time separa-
ted themselves from private business and
personal interests to &C. in legislative
capacity for the interests gilmore than three
and half millions of people, it becomes
| them to advance to the discharge of their
duties with minds untainted with party
acrimony, unswayed by selfish or interested
motives, and with fervent aspirations of
praise and gratitude to the Great Preserver
of nations, State and individuals" to i'm
plere ellis guidance and appreciation in
the accomplishment of the task assigned. :"
The finances are represented as in good
condition. The receipts into the Treasury
during the year ending November 30, 1871,
! were SO, 500, 1888 A disbursements, 81
024, 4,079 IS leaving balance Of 81 ,476,-
sos SO in the Treasury at the close of the
fiscal year.
The public debt, November 30, 1871,
amounted to S29, ,9S0,O71 SO ; the funded
debt being $2S.s66, las 1G, and the un-
funded, S113, 926 81.
Deduct amount in Sinking Fund, S9,-
400. 1000, and balance in Treasury 81 ,467, :
S0s 50, making Sl0,S76, sos 59,and there
remains of the public debt unprovided for
S4s, ,103,273 II. .-...
The State has issued certificates of loan
amounting TO S299,74S OF for relief OF
citizens of fChambersburga and vicinity, &C.,
which certificates bear six per cent, inter-
est, payable at the Treasury semi-annual-
ly.
Since the LIST of December, 1866, there
has been paid of the public debt the sum OF
So, T24, 33S "a, and during the year ending
30th November last, the amount of debt
redeemed was 50, 131 800 II.
The amount of loans now overdue is
S2,592, Cos 16, which can be paid as rapid.
ly as presented to the Commissioners Of
the Sinking Fund. There are $3.50, ,4OC
90 of the debt payable in 1872, and de.
mandabe in 1877, which can be paid with.
in the five years previous to their maturity,
at an annual average eff &775,SS0.
1t is earnestly desired that the Legisla.
ture take up and pass the appropriation bill
at an early period in the session. so as tc
give the Executive ample time to thorough
ly examine it.
A considerable portion of the message is
devoted to q" War Claims" the appoint
ment and transactions of George o. Evans
special agent, &c, and the Credit Mobi
lier.n
In regard to Congressional Apportion
ment, duty which will devolve on the
present Legislature, the Governor ''be
speaks for it that careful ard patriotic
consideration which is required by the
manitude of the interests involved"
The balance of the message is devoted tc
the Milford and Matamoras railroad Com
pany, Education, National Guard Writs
/ of Error in Criminal Cases, Proclamations
for Elections, Railroad Consultations
Capitol and Capitol Grounds, Coditcatior
of the Laws, Coal Mines, Compulsory
Vaccination, A State Board of Health
Removal of the Quarantine, The Powder
Magazine, Public Charities, in Memoriau
lin which he renders a proper tribute tC
the memory of Hon. George Council, Hon
David Stanton and j. w. Dckerson, Esq. J
Pardons, Communication Of Imprisonment
and General Remarks. Under the las
| head the Governor takes occasion to reiter
ate his hostility to the obnoxious doctrine
of free trade'' and his unchanged scnti
ments in favor of protection to American
industry.