The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-03
GOV. R0BINSON'S MESSAGE.

To-. afternoon. Aft'r touching upon the means
Of pa,iug tie states funded dcut. and showing
tat i, WAS te1u'ed in the fiscal year ending
SEP, co 1870, Nv SjOi3.1s,Sj, leaving the total
furd debt at t. date at S2i3lj sos -. the
Governor iys that the securities ia the sinking
ftnd VIII sun furiacr reduce the debt TO sal2h-
0NlS. liut the Governor adds that the amount
IN the e,uer fund debt sinking fund cannot
all be apaii,d to Che payment Of the don't with
out len,insa iafec deficiency of mean for pay
ine the currcnt oSpenscs Of the Government.
The fun amount requifed Tor tho payment Of
the debt was contributes from the Surplus rove
uues Of the c,nals, rs directed by the CJnstitu-
ton. the last contribution having bean received
nlS,}. Bat Instead OF being applied to that
object. 1t was used to pay o,hcr appro priaiions
made by the L. 'isllturc, and not otherwise pro-
Vijcd fJr. and has never Deen fun rcs'orcd.
Tho ltbt, therefore, remains uncanceiled and. II
ever paid. il must ~ a iar-c extent, be id by
taxrtion. The whole OF i;--,xcept $500 Gao due
in 1873 and s30H376 due on demands paw
able at pleasure. and l. held h, tho state us an
Investment for the VARIOUS trLst funds.
Tho total income Of the canals WIS Sits
gf!s 81, ana their total expense t. the STATE
sili9iytGl. The Erie Csn,l produced a surplus
OF $ip'VjjH being the only canal whose row
enue exceeded Ia expenses. THE Governor
dwells upon the commercial deprc ssion that
marked the use lycar ending Sept. 20, 1875, aud
continues:
TIE effective meas Of reform which have
been enforced within the last two years. arrest
ing acknowledgement and fraud and r aucing cN-
penses. have saved the canals from total ram.
Small us he income Is, the expenses have been
reduced below II. aud yet the canals have been
keVt IN comu.ctc rcpair during the entire season.
The question Of high or low tolls IN tie pr,s-
ont condition and prospect Il canal iransporta-
ton Is one about which there would seem to he
no ground for any difereuce OF opinion. Under
the Constitution. now amended. no more
money can ue expended on the canm' III any
one year than the gross amount OF their rcve-
nurs for the precedinc wear 1t H.. tncrrfor', in.
ui.utrsahc for the flIwarders - pnN sucn tolls
are required 10 Keep tue canals In running or
der: ana NJ one can reasonably ask them - CAV
any more Wien trcN are ui' klng losses Instead
&C profits On every CARO- when theN carry. 1t
T. true III. Constitution requires 'hr can fdeut
10 rc provided for from the surplus canal rev.
enues. rui no Law can enforce Representatives,.
IL Is To he hoped tnat the doitession IA trade
will not toe II long continuance, ard that Pros
perlty MAY soon return othe can j.. II is be-
hrS"d that the raiiW ~ cannot continue pelma-
nrntlN lhcr unfct~ont'le cuwretiiion WI hout
iuNuiving then selves IN fuin. Mncn such "A
change shall Ike place mat for"arders en-
nran realize far income from their hustness.
they viii, al course. he required to pay such OILS
~ will provide for the can.l deut. Inul That
time u must inevitably ~" charge upon tue
taXp .ycr- If TIE ~ .tc. ith the L.. ual amount
p freight. AT fair prres. the present rates &C.
Will dountle-s be suucicnt for all purp' ,-cs. tsna
witn continued ecoupmN IN ,xpeuscs. they MAY
probably ue sili further reduced. since the
close Of Navigation tue r.iiiw " comp tuies h We
agreed upln nm Increase of freightr; out tn
pas history II such agreements H. ives u uncer-
in whether this one viii he 81 iouu duration.
II - uefh. ~. unnecessary To- add that any ex-
penuiturrs. under present circumstances. Tor
eilnre"tuents tr extraordinary rrp..irs. znuu.d
MT receive encourure uirnt from auy source.
Iho~r VINO nave suffered most .eNereiV ly the
loss Of bushes upon the canais are the too 1.
men, nj although It may nos TIE in the power
OF the l. g-iature To relieve them. n Is pO~~i
rt of fltf i
IN onr sense InrtnVrr Of the state. HEY d. the
WORK which tr0duces the revenue - keen the
canai- IN rp Their labor Il 7evere. ana their
eXp'-ure gre :. In many distances their nj
lies live ur'n "a" n't's m order 70 reduce their
expen-es to tine lowest puiuf. NJ pnr' of the
pluud which utt ers have Received has yer
gone to them; Ola tao contrary. tue> hay suffer
ed fem T. 10y payiu- toll which nav. been mis-
applied Bur win AL thcir bur and economy
they have r.en uu bic during he past cas- n 10
thcm ~ the present depressed conduon +
trad" 1t mus, come from IA irthcr .avin- IN the
further reduction IN tolls. Even this viii not,
PROBABLY. oe nirient II carry them safely
they have encounter d curing theIost N-ur
l he state pusons have tep on their way from
priso sept. 30, 1870 w1s Us follows:
auburn ........ ] 81
CLINTON d.5
Fins sing Looj
Total.......................
The excess Of advances from the Treasury
ov.r receipts ifpn earnings wls $,ot;i.aN1 uis
futthcN J. lu-tF 10y more u 81 elUiNh thtu
Wa ever before "h'wh' II i que 10 lue pres
tut INSPECTORS to STATE that tnev clam he in
~ s'i "'"V.ct'cN ~ mc l-'-'.s ,Nil- l" en-
rumhrauces which tell upon them from their
Ireuec So o..
he Govenor gives a paragraph TO the unHn-
tsh'd rei"rmaiofy 10 il.n MIRA. which has already
received 10 couyIct- frun Aunurn ana slus
sing PRISONS. ana inr wh.' t.e -uperuten men.
Asia an apururr-ti'n ni Sls5'vjfot ths uirent
yt .. re Governor aId,:
IN ls,l the Governor IN his annual message
.siim Ted the wnoie cost Of the nuildin.s At
t,.pf.ip. Assn uiu- he estimate ~ the
s..MIn.eudent 10 De correct. tney Vii be COM
81 TED httie more th7n ono-hdif OF tnat
tuf- I'd pted 1t the outset. the cost would have
/, uncn less tnan slNU.VJ0.
il, dc-i-n 81 tue lei rmatory Was the refor-
mail"i, as we'd "s punishment. Of Young con
tr.- "hp uad not tccome hardened Ia crime.
NDnlnH OH oct ~ view IL was ORIGINALLY en-
AciNd thai no convict. should b. sentenced 70 II
g 90, .Uen ~ wee over IA, cen aud .lndel
~ ncc
,ue people OF the state a. the last election
ng ptrI O., an linHlcn-e MAJORITY the constitu-
u.fil amendments which naI been upr we'd
tstNo ti,Nou- l. gi-ia,ures, ana which nave
tNf- ter ga ri II tue Institution 81 a.,
4tN. hef D. Nide Tor TIE auguintu cnt. by
~ " r.,r ana maze. OF a Sui rfiuteuue 4
J. .fo & sectors. ana Il Superiu euaeut ul
w. W. ..s.. VIA ~ tn- powcis of tue c.ull
~ lr u..n. cement bDtn 81 Tao pr-pns md eli
''' % b.. n r.en -e az power "nd rest ON
O.. pi"sA 10 t"e hands OF ohe control
"'..rl "in 40. frauds. me wa-teiul aud I
N' n ''- ",'gn 40 ' l',,d l''' "a
D.. ,- d rrm. ed TO make tic .tri
Nt cr-f mat tue amendments b,
I.h l..' 'u q u. -t"rdIN a. ND..iDie.
nI.. ...fri re. tl.l 900 .a. D l.-..u
l' d, ''l i'N 10 70 h"i t.'
si fH o. iraron'Nr ouu'iIn. Hn.s, a"o
lr DO. .u. ui.' ,i = rurt' 10 nrs Do 70, eacu
u r'f' iu1i+ use -ini 500 s-iom
vUl fr u'rs--ir, noI.le ll,l.ut
'nn' % "nie. q IH oitnhug n~u, B.
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