The New York Herald Newspaper, January 4, 1860, Page 2

2 STATE AFFAIRS. ORGANIZATION OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. FINANCES OF THE STATE. | and'the tolls were three milton ono hundred and sixiy- two thousand one hundred and ninety dollars on the re- duced rates of 1852. At the rates of 1851 the tolle on the | tonnage would bave been four mitlions five bindred and two thousand seven hundred and sixteen doliars, In 1867 the tounge was. 344,001 And the toll were... . $2,631,804 Tn 1868 the tonnage Wa8.sss vse 8,865,192 And ihe tolls wer $21,131 $184,423 pter of 1853 thirty. Fcent on agricutural products, and tiga, 14 1859 here was a far cent on merchandise 1 nd thirty-threee ant one Lai ai pooducts. The tonnage f et beon ascertained. It will pr equal to that of 1857. The tlle for the fiseal year of ym, cighg Dundred aud twelve thou 4, two hundred aud eiguty dollars and eighiy counts oof IS5S, at the rate of tol! as fixed in > given a revenue of two million, seven fty-two thousand, nine hundred aud twen- “So that dis veen tho State bas lost over mn dollars in the reduction of tolls in 1858 and Gain.. three and one third p fifty per cent on ther reduction of be 1869 were one mill ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMPYROLLER, &e., &e &e, WEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Senate. Auiany, Jan. 8, 1860, pr at eleven o'clock by ‘The Senate was called to or 1569. ; Rawetenant Governor Campbel!, who made no remorke. The thoory advanced by sheep wie CaPoe the pedaition cae ‘senha aves js, that trapr't on the ean wast be cheapeued to retain the Wllowing in this the procedent of Lieutenant Governor | Hf thal want t on th race nory girth Where ori Belden. tion within the St may be true to Halted ex The lobbies were dens crowded. A prayer was made by Rev. Mr. Parker, of Troy. all were 3 to that extent th as complete power to feotual remecy, ‘The spirit of the consticution requires that auch rates of tol! soail be im- eld the largest amountof revenue. In 1858 nf the cauals Were oae million six thousand six huadred aod present . ath of office was administered to those in at ae seventy-four dollars less than the annual constitational tendance. b s upon them, an? in 1859 the deficiency will reach ‘The following officers wore then clectod by a vote 2 Million nine hundred and eighty thousand one han as we dred and tilty doliare, making three milion seven haudred ‘aud twenty-four , Supplied by loaas directed the through traitic. OF the freight carried on th there Is only one tou of th freight, and when the toll are reduced on one m tons of competing treight, the same reduction is mado on on of tons of non-competing freght, showing that the treasury does uot thereby receive the largest atuount of revenue, Is not the conclusion un- ayeidable that comp 1 has induced a imnch greater reduetion of tolls than was neccesary to retain the basi. nese of the lake countries to onr avenues of (rausit and ovr cominerctal metropolis? Lam of the opinion that the reductions of the years 1868 and 1869 were tnexpedient, and that the rates on mos! articles should be rased nearly to thone wlich existed prior to such redactions. ¥ J forty six tho James Terwilliger, Clerk Samer C, Clark, Se*zeant-at-Ar George H. Knapp, Assistant Peter Kilmer, Doorkeeper. J. ©. Jobneon and John H. France, Assistants, ‘The Governor's message and Comptroller's report wore presente rgeant-at-Arms, 4 THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. Do mr Sexave ane AseNLY — It is especially incumbent upon all who are engaged in Prdlic aflairs to acknowloc'ge their dependence upon the Author of a!) Good, and to supplicate His fayor and bles: Ang. Let us, therefore, in proceeding to the discharge» ef tho highly responsible trusts whieh have boon com mitted to us, invoke fis divine aid that He will crowa pre Fg = ‘with success ail the efforts that shall be made in any de | oom of! partment of the government for the material, intellectual J exc: and religious improvem: at of the people. Conforming my action to x requirement of oar writer eonatitution, I now proceed to communicate to the Logista tare the condition of the State, and to recommwead tt Noth: pfectualty increase the reye- canals as their entire and ep: which it is estimated there is 930, 540 87 which are also making the total sum necessary... Ol w b three handred and twe: hundred and seventy-one dollars is al the purpe ing @ balance to be provid wdoption of such measures as I deem expedicnt. pages = and fifty-eight th a nine hundred erate px and sixty-uine dollars and thirty seveut ecnts. Ite b d that there have been mistakes in th part from erronsoud esti¢nates, ta oon- ‘La larger debt than was necessary has | for the eulargement of tne canals, aud their been undaly postponed. The’ result has pose @ heavy burden upon the poople without ving thus far di ed all the beneiit which they pated. These mistakes are, however, matters of the pa ortant to ug only from the responsibilities and duties they impose upon us, 4 OF THE CANALS IXPOUTIC. to romain the property of tho State. iB the canal debt. The canat debt, paying intere 1, The debt referred to in article 7, section 1 of the eon atition, being the debi in exisience al the adoption of tia { & t wetrument, and to the payment of the principal avd interest of which the sirptus nos of the canals ta the amount of $1,700,000 annually are devoted..$11,605,003 2 The debt contrac of the amendment t jent ny time, even if pe iby the constitntic’ wo doubly 80 at @ poriod by 3. The debt conti a lied competiuon they reve~ gist been re their completion, now so soon to be realized, will enable us to reap the irutsof the sacrifices and ‘expenditures nitherto made, It is both practicable and advisabie to entirely complete them before the opening of navi S61, 1849, to meet ance of arlicle 7, section 20 of the new loan, contracted in pursuance of the vote of the people at the election in No- vember last, to pay the floating debt. 500,000 00 This joan of two imiilions five hundred diousand dollars has been or will be applied to the payment:— Of Canai Commiasic €anal Commissioners’ 642,595 4° ull water-way of seven fect in depth by feventy in width before the opening of navigation the preseot year. 1 wly urge that this be done, even if it should be ne- the opening for the passage of boats a 8 longer than ordinary. INTEREST ON STATE DENT. ‘on the dat which tho Logisla- y to provide is as follows:— nal debt of $12,000,000, contracted in +. 3710,000 00 je to the 354,608 10 34,629 23 2,169 00 281,191,395 38 f intere ary 1, 1869, for whici drafts bad not been given on & 69,595 57 genres par geal sinking fund if Be A On the Severe) loans contracted to meet caguai oricita for caval purposas...... : opel fund for Stockbridge In- @ucting amount for which drafis and cer- Bdeates have been given. ‘Me premium obtained on the loan, which is f 518 per cent for a six per cent stock, and which gmpounts, in the aggregate, to one hundred and twerty ded for by the Sia ee ee tel and thitks fear dutla ne; | surplur revenue ot ibe canals, but, under the constita mine thousand seven hundred and thirty foar 5 pg rie a agg eg tin eee By cents, will be sufficient, if so applied, to pay the ex tund for the redemptton of the 4 ss eees of indebtedness over the two mil ‘hich the recent joan of two ‘MWeousand dollars, and thus to extinguish eutirely Ub ing indebtedness of the State. POPULAR VOTE ON ‘The popular vote by which this new loan was author zod B such as wo show that while the people of New York have ever been prompt to meet all just obligations, n be kely again to sanction the payment of any debi n Buthorized by the consitution and the law#, no matt ‘what purpose or under what circumstances incurrett. The net of April 6, 1859, which prohibits the creation tmilar obligations in future, dowdtlees contributed mick Lo induce the people to authorize tt which existed. ‘Tne provisions of that epibion, properly be extended » the creation of any § i would effectnally carry out th and prevent the people of the s im tbe dilemma of paying an unay seemingly incurring the stain of repud ‘The Sntereet on the Canal Commissi: Deen paid to the first of July, 1859. Provision should be wmace for that which accrued from that dat» to the 26ta of Deeember, the day named by the auditor for the payment @f the principal 811,005 64 adres float, jon’ five he LOAN, Notion of the canali . For the payment of interest on the deur he Bay Het of ota é . For the expentes of g mated perma <1 21,053,069 87 not + 1,101,895 38 + 1,290,000 00 $3,200,364 76 ls, however, af can de atvantageongly expeaded yea auoting, therefore, eight handred and ne thousand tour bundred and eighty-four dol- pight cols from the ubove aggregate we a nuJlion one hundrea and thirty thousand ht hendret and eighty dollars and soven cents aa tho amount to do rated to meet the current expenses of the Seur, to which must de added such extravrdinary appro- ations, if any, a8 are wade by the prosent Legisiatare. he gonere] fi sand dollars at th Tt will also become your duty to provide for the repay- ment of advances by iy Manhattan Company for faterest on the stock issued ip S54, and for other amouats becom- ing due thereo ees the Comoniasioners of t Fund sival) mo: loan for the purpose. Th: y amount required will be seven huncred and ten thouaan’ dollars, ’ ROONOMY AND RETRENCINENT. ‘The system of economy and retrenctiment, which was vigorously entered upon by the Legislature of 1969, should be continued, and the expenses of every Drancu of the Total yd of the last dsesl yoar. ner’s drafta has CANAL RECENT, ‘The whole amount of receipts from tolls, rent of eurpins waters and interest on current canal revenaes dv ending September 30, 1859, was one million cig Rendred and dfty-nime thourand, eight’ hundred and seventy nine dollars and sixty-three cents, againnt two million seventy-two thousand, two bundred and two dol : rae ce. | kOvernment ‘reduced to che lowost point consistent with Jars and eighty eight conts the previous year. «Tae ex. | kovernMent reduced t penaea pees Cane Hendtel and wenignopens feemmend) | S008 Arhile jadieloms eppeoptmaiane 00k! betnade Pont bupdred and seventy-eight dollars ani ninevy ag | Jr the charities which usually depend in a measure upon against ous million, Seventy-ofght thousand, right | te aFsistance of the State, and whieh are not in a condi- Woncred and cight dollars and rinety-one coms | {00 to dispense with it at present, now objects of tue, aowever prop our canals are com rest ceases to be Drought inte @ beaith made to present a working balan: deficiency. But especial vare should be takon w incur no expense and make po apr 18 without proviting the money to pay them. The propriety cy must be maniiest Ww all. New York p and revenues, iadependently of taxation, wh quate to the payment of the interest and pr’ i lebt, if not to she support of her government, ! only requires a jusbana futhful administration of her alfairs to secure that result, the previous year. Receipts from t Erie caval... Champlain canol. oS sinking fund anu the general fund is » instead of a contiaued . $1,649,205 85 105,654 79 Orwego canal Cayoga and Se Chemung canal Crooked Lake cay Raléwinsviile conal Oneiia river | PRAIGHT GN RAILROADS. Seneca ri Prior to the year 1644 there were great differences in Cayuga inlet. the position of the rattroads with reference to the trans. portation of merchandise. some of them were al- Tota! lowed to carry it during th e year without limite. From rent of eury From interest ov on, others were permitted to do 80 only when (hy were closed end on payment of toll, while one, at least, Was absolutely forbidden to carry treicut at all. ’In 1844, however, en approach to a more ui by giving to all roads that did nr to wansport freight during th igation, roads along the in canais to pay the samo rates pew mile on freight transported) over them as it would have paid if carried on the canals. In 1847 all raitronas along the centra) line were permitind to carry fro.gbt the entire year apd required to pay tolls. In 1860 the same us were, by the zenesal railrood nct. ma repaire, ‘Se canal commissioners for re. cler hire, pay of assistant collectors and expenses of collectors’ officen,..... Po weightaster= a For salary of auditor and clerk hire in cana! departmert, sain freight carried over raiiroads, under the expectation that ry and extra clerk bire of State the revennes from the enlarged canals would prove ado- Engineer, refunding t quate to the paymont of the interest upon the canai debt, img avd miscellaneous During the tine that toils were imposed npon the rail- ments, roava, the ammount recotved from them by the State stea- ly increased from ten thousaad, four hundred and ‘ifty- igot dollarg and jorty-four cenw, in 1845,t0 cae ban. “Surplus Reveoues,”” 62,000 67 ] Cred and sixty-three thonsand, two hundred andi thirty By decreasing tho expenses of operating thom. and by | seven dollars and twenty cents, in 1851. On the Some advance in the rate of tolls, (he Gana'scaa beren- | through freight carried the whole leagth of the dered much more productive. line of the Contra} Railroad in 1857, she tolls, at two mil ‘The cost offsuperiatendence an has been as follows — pairs for the iasijive | ra san) would have been four nundred aad twelve thou no hundred and fifty-six dollars and fityseven $587,954 46 | cents, and in 1858 (our hundred and forty thousand four 669/406 16 | hundred and ninety five dotiats and twenty eght conte. 7,906 26 | On the through freiguts, carried over the New York and 945,505 18 } Frie Railroad in 1857, ghe tolls at the same rate would ‘784,546 30 | have been about three bondred and @fty thousand dollars. seese sees cove $4,106,898 88 Average fOr five FOArR..... eee sees ves 821,379 67 On the firet of “April, 1859, the contrasting board put under contract for repairs, all those portions of the cxaals which were ot so already. They were let at 2 sum | hundred and twalye thousand two handted and which makes the aggragate cost for repairs amount to two | dollars and etghty cents, the Amount in 1839, thoo. hundred and fifty-two thousand two bundred and ninoty- | tonnage baa remained’ aboot the having two dollars a year, and twenty thousand dollars for su- | three militon CREASE IN TOLLA Since 1861 the tolls received from the canals hy dily decreased from three millions seveo hui three thousand pine hundred and ainsty-alee dollars ant thirty-one ceots, the amount fo 1861, t ope million etght perintendence. This, it will be seen, a very great de. | seven hundred and thirty-three tone (u 1881, and thre erease, compared with thé expenses of the fee preceding { million stx bundred and sixty dy 4 one years. There is, however, reason to believe that several | hundred and ninety-two in 1389. The loss in tolls has f the sections have beon let for 4 joes sum than they bouid have been, to enable the contractors to ao perfect Justice to the State without loss to themeelves. After the eanals are completed I think there is no doubt that the Fepairs, which include lock-ten ing, may all de d ‘fvé hundred thoorand dollars a year, and tho water ways ares be maintaived in as good condition in respect as when the contracts are mado. CANAL TOXNAGY AND TOLL. ‘1861 the cana! tonnage was.3,592,733 Tolls the canal tonnage was.3,5¢3,441 Tolls. ‘ « 290,708 Loss. . $529,162 The tolls were reduced in the winter of 1862 to meet the ‘yailway competition anticipated from the release of the ‘tolls on railroads by the act of 1451. ‘The tonnage carried fm 1852 would, upon the ratee of toll aa they were in 1861, Rave given a revenue of four milhon dollars. The cans! tonnage has never been less than that of 1861, exeept in 1857, when it was three million three hundred und forty four thousand sixty-one dolsre, or two hundred and ‘thirty-eight thoosand six hundred and seventy dollars | been caused by the (liversion from the cauaia to th 1 roads of a large portion of those classes of formerly prid high tolls and which the hoary rely in+canal tolls failed to retain, while the tonnace of the canals has been mainta ned by the tuorease in those class es of heavy freight which the railroads cannot prodtebly transport. Examination shows that the tonnage of the rallronds is largely in exoess on all classes of frewht, ex- cept the products of the forest and vegetavle food, and that even in the latter ciacs Ue railroads are ga‘ pidly. cee pRCORENERDS A TAT OX RULROAD TOXKAGE. If, therefore, the constantly freight carried over the r sponding diminution of oa rest on the canal debt, formerty paid from thes» r bas row to be drawn by direct taxation from the peopt, is there not an imperative neoeawty for protective lepaintion ? f connot donb wesom or the justice of reimpnsing, ars. a moderate tol! per ton during the igation, upon jowest point, and then | the | tor pardon, at NEW YORK HER | October 2, 1859. | the time is not distant when the prisons will, as they | ww be readily adjusted. | Was presented for ove huodred and thre treasury. When the capala shall have been completed the railroads should be reiieved from @ burthen teapo- rarily imposed, so that commerce may have the aivan- tage of the quickest and cheapest meane of transit for Fad aud produce to and from the vast and boun- tiful West. STATE. PRISONS. ‘The number of convicw ta the prisons of the State on the Ist Jays of Oowber in the years 1859 and 1858, with the number of cells in each prison, was aa follows: 1863, Cols. Sing Sing, maies, 988 991 Sing Sing, females, wm = BL Aaburn, males... 696 = T70 Clinton, males,,, 358-380 ‘erage nusiber of convicts per day in ¢ach prison Curing the past year, haa Deen, at Sing Sing, males, one thoveand and fifty five; females, one bundred ana twonty- three; Auburn, seven hundred and elgbty:seyen; Clatoa, about four bunvred and threo, Tbe average nimbor of recommitments at Sing Sing, for seven yeare past, hae been twelve per cent of males, and five aad a bait per cent of females; indicating that our prisons are to a grester extent reformatory institutions than has beeo suppored. pe expenses for the year ending September 30, 1859, were: — Sing Sing, males. $119,416 07 do” females. 9,023 87 do wtal, . $128,439 94 Auburn . T8715 07 Clinton, . T1118 67 Total expenses. seeeeeer nee eceees oe. S27, G33 05 Of this sum (theg$ were expended for buildiage aud re- irs, nine th seven hundred aud inety nine doi jena and sixty ‘o cents at Sing Sug ; seven thousand two huncred and thirty reven dollars and forty-six ceats at Auburn, and three thonaand pine hundred and fifty-six dollars and thirty-six cents at Clinton. ‘The carnings during the same period were :— Sing Sing...» $28,319 13 72,683 33, 21,579 66 Total. me <ivhdestehl on ALOT SX Making an penditares over earnings at Sing Sing. wie $31,709 8t at Auburn, TAO 74 at Clinton, 49,439 61 OF SGA. osaainabas vgainat $224,290.41 in 1858. The average cost of maintenance of each courict par morth, ing everything but building and repairs, is, at Sing Sing, eight dollars aud thircy-one conte; Aahara, seven dollars and eixty-clght centa; Chuton, thirteen dol six cents. It affords tae gratileation to marked improvement in the mannge- on, the effects of which will be even een during the fiscal year commencing ludeea, there {8 reason to believe that ment of th more obvien! should, cease to be a drain upon the treasury. The salary of the agents and wardens is wholly disproportioned to the services rendered by them and the responsibility imposed upon them, and I recommend that it be in- creased. Sing Sing is the only prison where femalss are received, and the average expense of that prison is therefore neces sartiy increased, It is worthy of your coueideration whether it wonli not be proper 80 to change tho law as to provice that females convicted of crimes involving imprisonment for brief periods should be sent to the pen}. tentiaries instead of the State prison. W! Js not done, there is an obvious propriety keeping the expenses and receipts of the female prisun by themselves, PRISON AT CHINTON. The disproportionate cost of maintaining the prison at Danuemora, in Ciinton county, shows that its original de- fign and jocation there was ag error. It wag constructe t ‘under the expectation that convict labor conld be protit ably employed in the mining of ore and the manafactura of ‘iren; and thia bas been almost the only branch of manufacture pursued there. Experience has shown that it is impossible to excile — suffi- cient competition among contractors in this business io procure a just price for convict labor, and thet the labor iteelf 18 of necessity hard, repulsive, and uuinstructive to the convict and not remunerative to the State. The ouly possible remedies are to remove or abandon the prigon, or to introduce more productive branches of manutactare. Deeming the former course entirely inexpedient, the Com missioners appointed ander the act of April 18, 1859, to preside, additional accommodations for coavicts (consist & of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Comp- troller), uvanimously decided after mature consideration and a careful examination of the several prisons, o ea- large Clinton prison by the extension of the present building, f0 as to give one hundred and fifty six new ceils. This eplargement is now nearly completed and will cost about thirteen thousand dollars. It enables the Sate to introduce other branches of business, while continaing Curing the existence of the present contracts the maau- facture of iron. Contracts have already been made for the emoloyment in other branches of manufacture of ail the convicts that the State can furnish at that prison. It was hoped that it would be upnecesgary to provide fur- ther prison accommodations at preseat, but the constantly increasing number of convicts Dow renders {¢ necessary that ope or both of the other prisons should be eniarged, or a new prison corstructed withia a short time. Under the act of April 18, 1859, about fifty acres of farm connected with the prison at Sivg Sing baye been sold for the sum of thirty- four thousand two bundred and thirty three dol- jars and eleven cents, which sum has been paid into the treasury; but by the law authoriziag the sale it can be used only for buildings and improvements at that prison. That portion of the tarm through which the Crotya aqne- duct passed was, by request of he Aquednct Board, with- held from sale, that some arrapgement might be made ia reference to it. AUDURY INSANE ASYM. ‘The asylum for insane convicts at Auburn is now sub- staptially completed and in full operation. Fifty-nine Patients have been received during the year, aad six Ciscbarged. The expenses for the year ending October 81, 1859, were seventeen thoueand afght handred und dfty- nine dollars avd eight-five cents, of which fige thousaud ‘hree hundred and pinety-four dollars and forty-one cents, were for buildings, repairs and miscellaneous itams not Nkely w occur again. The asytnm hag room for sixty: four inmates. The establishment of a separate inaticution for insane convicts is to @ certain extent an experiment, but there is reason to believe it will prove successful, ‘The excellence and completeness of the accommo tations make the support oi its inmates a source of considerably increased expens: ‘ CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATES, The Commissioners nawed in the ac? of April 18, 1859, to settle the account of Jacob D. Kingsiand agaiust thd Cimton prison, met to enter upon the duties assigned them, supporing that the claim was of a uature and amount They, 4s well as the agent and warden of the prison, were surprised to flod that a claim thousand eight hundred dollars, wiich involved matters of evidence aud | detail that couid not be properly examined ta the brief period then allowed by law. Under thea» circumstances the agent and warden, acting under we atvice of the Attorney General, very properly revoked the submis s10n entered into for the settlement of the claims. Aftor Unt one of the Commissioners dectis vet with his ages. As tho law expressly required that all the Mistiouers Should meet, there was no power in the retmuiping two to act. The two, bowever, awarded that the State should pay Mr. Kingsland fifty-nice thousand two bundyed and thirty niue dofiars and I believe the award 12 doth excessive that the whole matter should be again pus Legislature. The Commissioners appointed by the Governor in pur- suance of the act of April 16, 1859, referring the claim of ii Chittenden and otters, known as fhe Averill ore dot claim, bave algo met and acted upon the matter submitted to them. They deciced that a purchase of property claim- ed to have been made by the State in april, 1856, for one hundred thousand dollara, was invatid, and awardad that the State pay to the claimants thirty Uve thousand dollars, ‘The claim presente? was for the purchase money with interest, or for damages, ainounting to ne handred and sixty five thousand dollars, while the State admitted a usiderable indebtedness. The award is by its terms biacing and final upon all parties. It is bet ved wo be lust w the claimants and atvantageous to tae State, ag it ex: ies @ large Claim aud lerminates a long protracted controversy, CONT OP ADMINISTERING JUBTICR. Most of the expense of aumioistering jusuce im criminal eases 18 DoW borne by the conniis withic which the erias ie committed and the conviction ba, but the expense of Ivapsporting couviots to the State prisous, of bringing back critninals from other States on requisitions, and. ofeem- pleying counsel to assist ube district attorneys in the trial of crimipals, has remained a charge upon the treasury of th State. The transportation of convicts cost the State annoally about twenty-Qve thousand dolla: centres of joted hon and trade, while ihe expeuss of traps im fs charged equaily upon the people of the enure te, It would be nutticult to aseign any reason why y should not pay the es pena of transporting its + 48 well as the cost of arresting and detaining them Sefore trial. If this expense was made to fail upoa the counties, there can be no doubt that it would bot di- minish the aggregate cost and reform esisiing abuses. ‘The practice T bave atoptad of ‘ordinarily granting requi- Filons only at tbe expense of the county or the complain- © much lessened the oost of reclaiming fugitives tice. Some amendment of the law is noeced, the counties have uxcally beco willing to assume © expens Appheations have been made to me from tims to time require the altendance of the Attorney General at crimi- nal trials, which I have felt compelled to refuse, Tha du- tes of that officer de not usually permit bim to attend in person, and he must employ some one in his piace. Con- siderable expense is thus imposed upou the State which properly belongs to the counties. The power to require the attendance of the Attorney General on important occasions should: remain, but it should be placed under stricter limitations than at accompanied by the right to impose the county. It is worthy of consideration wher the power which the Attorney General possesses of employiag counsel at the expouse of the State does not require some limitahon. PARDONS. The examination of the very numorons applications for con is one of the most onerous and embarrassiay Cuties of the Executive Evtertaining a profound sonee of the responsibility impoged upon me, diacharge this duty understandingly and faithfully, and have taken more than usual palus to ascertain the merits of each application, but [ have granted pardops in the cases of two or three convicts,fn which subsequcat information hes satistied me that ‘he ends of justice would bave been better answered by their coutinoaise it prison. In no case has a pardon becn granted without previously communicating with the Dietriet Attorney of the cousty in which the conviction was had, and obtafuiog a fall know: ledge of the evidence given ou the trial, as well as his bave cudeavored to ) views of the case, though the necessity of awaiting the re- pies citen entails great delay, jug the past summer, visited ali the State pri fons, and epent two or theee days at each ia per- ng conyicts who had pew ¥ appliod nting w one bupered aod #ixtT aloe To cl one about Afteen mioutes were «ooh waa ai to enable the p 5 @ tell bis own Story bave, dur. und Ful ALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1880. cited in each cage wae placed on file in the Exeentive | Department. Besides those who had previously applied for perdon I examined at the prisons in tae same way | two hundred aud three convicts, who from want f friends or the proper opporwuoity bad not previously sought elemepcy, paying particular atiention to those whose length of sentence and good conduet in prison com: menaed ther to notice. The total pamber examined at the prisone was three hundred and seventy two. Oa enter'ng upon the duties cf my office I found three hundred and ten applications for pardon await- ing decision, There bayo since been received four hundred and seventy-seven, Five hundred and thirty. pine cases bave been decided, including all but fourteen of the cases jound there on January l. I bave grauted Dbty-feur pardons and eight commutations, besiies four reprie’ Ihave refured pardons tn four hundred and forty two cases, and the sentences of one hundred and thirty expired before any decision wae made, while eight died, escaped or were discharged by legal process. Of the pardons granted, forty-four were cages of new appli- cations; thirty-nine were cases found on file ou January 1, lexamined the prisoners personally in the cases of fifty-two of the pardons grapted, being nearly all there granted to” convicts in State prison. Tho convicts in two hundred and thirty-seven the cases where pardon, was denied were also exsmived personally, Thero now remain uade- cided one hundred apd eighteen applications, awaiting the Tepiies of Ube district attorneys, which are in some cases unwart er slayed. The T portion of these are cases where the &unvinction took place in the city 0? Now York, One person bas been executed during the past year,and the punishment of two has been commuted rom death to imprisonment for life, solely on the ground of insanity, Five persons are now under sentence of death, To seven cases a restoration to the rights of citi- zevsbip has been granted, The report required by tho constitution will be submitted to you, and to that I refer you for further information, Tp examining applications for pardon T have been muh embarrassed trom inability to procure the requisite safor- mation. I bave the power to call upon district aitorueys for a etatement of the facts proved on the trim!, but in many cases the offlcer weo procured the conviction is out of office, bas Jeft the State or is dead, and no miautes of the teetimony have been preserved. Prosacatiug officers shonid be required to file in the County Clerk's office the minutes of evidence taken by them, CRIMINAL LAW NERDS AMENDMENT, The experience acquired in performing this portion of my duties bas given ne abundant evidence that our crim- inul law greatly needs amendment. As concerns tae length of the sentences and the place of punishment far more discretion ebould be given to the jniges. The coun, ty prisons and penitentiaries should, in many cases, be selected rather than the State Prisons. The punishments the law impores upon technica! offences are often far be- yond that which the actual crime merita, ane ag a general thing the terms should be shortened aud more retiance be place’ upon the certainty than the duration of punisb- ment. Tu capital cases applications for pardon or commutation are sometimes based upon the alieged insanity of the con- vict, apd it is then desirable tbat some disioterested per- son, skilled in detecting the various forms of that disease, should be commissioned to visit the prison and make a careful examination of the mental condition of the crim nal. For this, and other pnrposes counected with the | exercise of the pardoning power, @ small annual appro- priauion should be made. BANKING SYSTEM. The report of the Soperintendent of the Banking De- partment, which will goon be presented to you, will ex- iit in dAtai! the operation of our banking system during the past year. It appears that during the fiscal year three associations and three individual bankers have commenced. and one individual banker has discontinued, the busivess of bapking. The total amount of securities held in trust for banking associations and individual bankers on the thirtieth day of Seprember, 1859, was twenty-eight million, sixty eight thousand, three hundred and thirty six dollats and ninety-two cents:— Consisting of bonds and mortgages. + 86,176,912 79 New York State stocks. +19,262,035 93, United State Stocks, 1;864100 00 Other State sstocks, 686,733 34 Cash on deposit «78,554 86 | On the fai bean issued a circulauon of, 26,490,632 00 ‘The amount of circ: } doing business und 10,090,644 00 Total cireniation.. +++, $36,581,276 00 The total amount of i capital employed is one hundred and tn millions, nine bundred and niuety-seven thousand snd forty dollars, being an increase of one miition and four hundred and ninety dollars daring the year. PeRUG 18. ‘The school system of the State continues, under the di- rection of the present Superintendent of Public Iustruc. on, to increase ip value and efficiency. The expenditures for the year ending September 30, 1859, were » For teacher?’ wage, $2,443,184 9@ For I'brartes ava school appar 156,326 37 For colored schools. 24,364 00 | For schoo! houses, Fites and repairs. 724,202 47 | For jucidental expenses... ......esuee 316,449 95 j Total......+. csecsss cess sees vee, 88,004,617 57 | The amount go expended was raised'as folloan:— | Ralance unexpended from the previous year, $422,921 54. From common school fund and State tax.... 1,822,683 33 | From Gospel aad schoo! lands, 9,334 64 Fre m gchowt oistrict tax . 1,921,464 05 From sebool district rate 414,062 72 | From ail other sources 86,227 80 | ! Ainount remaining unexpende: Number of school districts in the State. s821 | Number of school bouses............... 11,576 Number of cbildren between 4acd 21... . 1,262,486 Number of chidrep attending the public schools, '851,533 | Number of teachers employed within the year.. 26,411 NORMAL SCHOOT.. ‘The whole number of pupils in attendance at the Normal School during the past year bas been three hundred and twelve, of which sixty-three have graduated. The whole umber of pupils who have been in the school since its ¢3- tablishment ig tree thousand two hundred and eighty- | eight. The number now in attendance is two hundred and fifty three, a The ackcemies constitute an important part of the elu- | cational system of the State. Thoy are eatabiished by | private coutributions for buildings, apparatus and libra- | ries which at the date of the last report amounted to | $2,222,207. They receive from the Literature and United | ‘Staves Deposit Fun 1s $40,000 annually. STATE MUITIA. The militia of the State, it is e timated, comprises in the aggregate four hundred and eighteen thousand eight hun- dred men. The organized portion of this force consists of eighteen thousand eight hundred officers, non-commis- sicued officers, musicians and privates, and is divided into eight divisions, twenty-ayx brigades and sixty four re- giments. The force, which i conmantty proving in diecipine and effectiv: }, constitutes \y of citizen roldiery to which the people of New York may point with a just’ pride, ana upon which they may rely with confi- depee that it will prove equal to any emergency in the fy- ture as it has done in the past TATE ARSENALA, Under the laws of 1857 and 1859, providing for the erec- tion of arsenals and armories, arsenuls have been erected and are now completed at New York, Brooklyn, Corning, Albany and Boflalo ; and armories have been erected or purcbared at Dunkirk, Syracuse, Auburn, Ballston Spa Schoharie and Ogdensburg, though some of thout are not yet finished. Lote and buildings bave aiso been purchased fof armories at Kingston and Rochester. Tho referee ap- pointed in the act of April 13, 1859, to inquire into the cause of the fall of the New York Arsenal, and to ascer- tain the amount, if apy, due from tbe State to the contras- | tor, has awarded that the State pay to him fourteen thou- sand two hundred and sixty-five dollars and seven cents, The act permits either party t appeal from the award. The commissioners named in the act of April 8, 1859, to examine apd adjust the claims for the servises of tho mi- | litia tu the war of 1812, have found thelr labors more ar- dcous than was expected. There have been presented to | them fifteen thoveand one hundred and twenty-seven | claims, nearly all of which have been passed upoa. Tae | amount involved ano for which a claim is to be presented | to the general government, is about eight hundred thou- | sand collars, BTATE ASSESSORS, The State assessors, appowted under the act of April | 34,1859, bave obtaived much information, acting upon | which the Board of Equalization, constituted by that act baye made many cl in the valuation of estate in the several counties, retaining, as the law | obliged them to Jo, the same aggregate valuation for the ebure State. It appears that the law of 1850, re- quiring assessors to attwch an affidavit to their Valuation. led to an immediate increase of over three hun- dred williop collars in the vamation of real estate. There ‘wus a subeequent sicady increase of over three hundred Millions more in real eMate “own to 1856, siace which time there has been a decrease of more than a hundred mill- song, Thid is believed to be owing to the practice adopt- ed by some counties of systematically undervaluing the proper; example which the other counties are con- Imitating, 80 96 0 counteract the injustice which ‘otherwise be dove them. Another year it is pro- bable tha the aggregate valuation of the State will be in- creased. ‘The pate assessors, however, have no control over personal property, a very large portion of which OW cecapes taxation ONONDAGA SALT SPRINGS. ‘The amount of salt mswufacturod on the Onondaga Seit Sprivgs Reservation during the year ending Kept. 30, ‘1869, is within @ traction of seven million bushels. the ouiy upon hich is seventy thousand dollars. The ex- penditures bave been about forty ve thousand dollars, leaving @ profit of about twenty Gve thousand dollars of whieh fifteen thousand bave deen expended in im- provements designed to increase the facilities for manu- rivg. The present suppiies of brine, and facilities for reiting and distributing ihe same, are adequate ta the production of ten milliou bushels a year, an amount which Will probably be atiamed within atew years. Too very gevers) use of coal has put an end to the apprebensions once feit that the bigh price of fuel wonld necessarily’ di- Minish the amount of salt manufactured. LUNATIC AS\LUI AT UTICA, ‘There were in the Sate Lunatic Asylum at Utiea, at the commencement of the jast f=cal year, two hundred aad Bixty Male aud two hundres and forty two female patients, There were received durivug the year one hundred and wry, maica and one hundred and forty tivo females. ‘The whole number treaved was four hundred and thirty mt nd three hun‘red aud eighty-four females. The daily average nomber under treatment was five hundred apd pine. The whole number ou! ‘was two hun- dred auc pinety five, of whicu one huncred and fourgeen were recovered, and fifty eight improved, while A gerd were Uitebarged unimproved, aad Ubirty -live died. remained in the asy lim on November 30, 1850, two hun- | dred and seventy-four males aad two hundred and forty- ; five females. The amount appropriated by the last Legs. Jatore for thir ineticauen was dve chousand Ove hundred dollars for salaries, All other expenses, except for burid- | 10 COURS. wber of pupils inthe Now York Asylum for idiots at Syracuse during the past year has been on: uneredt and thirteen, Of these ninety-thres wera the bencficiaries of the State 1 the fall amovot of the cost of their board and instrogtion, while eight receired only half the cort, and twelve were paying pupils, There are how one bundred and thirty seven in the asylum, of whom one bundred and twenty are the Deveiloiaries o the Staie. The amount appropriated by the Logisuature of 1850 was ‘\pbteen thousaud doliare AGHICULIORE, | Fear the | Deeded to complete the buildings. —TRIPLE SHEET. A agai: “oie ot AEE ee frosts of autumn. Lying, as this great interest does, at the base of our prosperty, you will not omit to extend to it all reasonable care and protection. Its security cepends upon anfequitable developement of allthe re- sources of the State, coupled with a just and economical tavon of the government. The moderate agnual appropriation for the encouragement of agricniture in the counties and in support of the Btate Agricultaral Society bus been fully retarned to the treasury in the enbanced valvation of property and an bundred fold in the general prorperity. The State, county and town societies, at once A source of usefulness and @ sallefaction to the public, owe their prosperity, perbapa their existence, to the co: operation of the State. The more general participation in these organizations by many of the best members of the community, the increased tntercet felt in the pursuit as manifest in the angmeptation of the agricultural press, apd the renewed desire for the highest institutions for agricultural instruction are in part we fruits of this fos- tering care. OVID AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. The New York State Agricultural College at Ovid, to which the State baa loaned forty thousand dollars for iwenty-one years witbout interest, is rapidly progressing toward completion anc usefulness. The farm ol seven hundred acres embraces & great variety of soils and cha acteristics, which eminently adapt it to the purposes of esperimental us well us of productive farming. Two large Duilaiugs are vow approuching completion. They are built in the best manner, heated by furnaces, lighted by gas and eupplied throughout with water. It is the inten Uon of the trustees to have them in readiness to receive one hundred ana fifty students carly next spring. When fully completed there will be accommozations for three hundred students. Forty one thousand dotlare, besides donations of stock and implements; bave been thus far contributed by the friends of the enterprise. The institu: tion is under the direction and contrat of some of the best men in the . ts usefulness will not fail to be en- joyed by the large class for whom it 18 designed. PROPLE'S COLLEGE. Tho People’s College, now in process of construction at Havana, in Schuyler county, is intended to combine poe and general education with daily manual labor. he site selected ts healthy and oomman te, the coilege edifice will be well adapted to its purpose, while two hun- dred acres of adjacent land, of the highest character for fertility, afford ample feld for the developement of the fystem. The builcmegs, when ted, will have cost nearly two hnodred thousand dollars. ’ It 1s expected they will be ready for students in September. The spirit which animated the enlightened ana liberal rs of this college, if suitably responded to by the philanthropic and wealtby, will produce most beneficial results to the cavse of education and to the agricuitural interests of the NEW YORK HOUSE OF REFUCR. There bave been received into the House of Refuge, New York, in the eleven months ‘ing November 30, 1859, two hunured and forty-two boys and reventy girle. Duribg the same period there have been discharged two hundred and fifty-nine boys and seventy-five girls. ‘There were remaining at the latter date four hundred and fifty-nive boys and seventy-one girls The total number of children received into the Houre of Refuge since 1925 is. seven thousand six hundred and fifty-one. The expenses for the year 1850 will be about forty-nine thousand doi- lars. ‘The girls’ house, for the erection of which the Le- ‘slature of 1869 appropriated twenty-five thovsaud dol- lars, will, it is hoped, be ready for occupation very early jn the pregent year, ‘When it is completed the institution will accommodate five hundred ang sixty boys and two hundred and forty girls, separated and classitied so as to make the discipline effective and thorough. Each county is entitled to end to this institution girls under sixtoen years of age, and as by a recent law the supervisors are Authorized-to fx the compensation to be paid for convey. ing children frora their respective counties, it is hoped that this right will be more generally exercised. WESTERN HOUSE OF REFUGE. ‘The number of tpinates in the Weatern House of Refuge at Rochester was, on January 1, 1859, three hundred and eigbty-six; since that time and down to Novemher 23, one hundred and fifty-three have been received, and one hundred and twenty-five discharged and put to service, Jeaving at tho latter date four bundred and fourteen in- mates. The highest number in the institution during the past year bas been four beodred and twenty-seven, and the average number four hundred and five. The previous erage number was three hundred and sixty- five: The average cost of support was in 1858, eighty-six dollars and fifty seven cents; in 1859, ninety dollars. The appropriation of tive thousund dollars made by the last Legislature bas been expended in extending the wall 80 as to give more room for shops, and thus promote discipline. An additional appropriation of seven thousand doilars should be made to pay a balance sttll due, and to rebuild the workshops. The regular eppropriation for the support of the institution is twenty-five thousand dollars. DEAF AND DUMM AND BLIND. ‘The New York Institution for the Instruction of the | Deaf and Dumb contained, on the let of January, 1859, three hundred and five inmates. There have been ad- mitted during the year, down to December 1, 1859, fifty. There have been withdrawn er Joaving tn the in- stitution, at the latter date, two handrod and ninety-seven. dco Caper and thirty ifs _ ae a8 te pupils, though the appropriation by Legiala- ture, amounting to thirty tures thousand dollars, provided for only two hupdred and twenty, at the rate of one hun- dred and Bfty dollars per pupil. ‘Besides this, there wero iated twenty-five dollars for buildings. New York Institution for the Blind now contains two hundred and five pupils. Twenty-five have been dis- charged and thirty received during the year. The appro: priauon made by the ‘ast Legislature was twenty-seven thousand dollars for the support and education of one | hundred and eighty pupiis. INEBRLATE ASYLUM. ‘The New York State Incbriate Asylum, at Binghamton is not yet completed. The maron work is finished ani paid for, but about seventy-five thousand dollars are The amount of money actually received under the law of April 15, 1859, which granted to.this institution ten per cent of the excise mo- | Beys, bas been twelve thousand six hundred and ninety- ix dollars and twenty-one cents, and it is estimated that three thovsand and {fifty-four doliars more will be receiv- ed. The fect that over three thousand [ng ed for admission have already been made shows that, though the Inebriate Asyluin is an experiment, it is one worthy of en- couragement. = METROPOLITAN POLICE. The discipline, conduct and efficiency of the police of New York fully vindicate the wisdom and propriety of the Metropolitan Police law. Even those who spent its enactment now admit that New York never had so good a police, and citizens of other States propose the in- troduction into their larger cities of a system similarly con- | ducted. There are seventeen hundred and ten employed”vunder the Board of Police, besides three hun- dred and twepty -one special policemen who hold commis- sions but draw no pay from the Board. Th regulariy authorized number of patrolmen is, in New York four- teen hundred, and in Brooklyn one hundred and nincty- eight; m both cases, exclusive of officers ana doormen. ‘The House of Detention for witnessos is one of the most humane provisions of the Metropolitan Police act. Dur- ing the year, four hundred and nine witnesses have been detained there who,under the old aan? would have been confined in jail? The receipts of the Hoard during the past year have been one million one hundred and sixty seven thousand three hundred and thirty-six dollars and sixty-four cents, and the expenses one million one hundred fifty-nine thousand four hundred and fifty-three dollars and thirty- twocents. Of the expenres thirty thousand and five hun- dred dollars are apportioned to the general offica, five thousand eight hundred and twenty-five dollars to the Houee of Detenuon, one million two hundred and fifteen thoveand five huncred and eixty dollars to New York and two hundred and eleven thousand one hundred and seventy dollars to Brooklyn. The life and health fund DOW amounts to five thousand eight hundred and seventy- one doliars and twenty-nine cents, and pays pensions to the widows of three policemen. One ‘and Reven- ty lots of stolen property, varying in value from twenty- five cents to three thousand dollars each, have been re- coived by the Property Clerk, and six hundred and eighty- four lots of the aggregate value of thirtyone thousand three hundred and thirty dolars were restored to their owners, There have been sent from and received at tho central office of the police telegraph, during the year, ninety eight thousand , and by its means two thousand eight bundred and four lost children have been restored to their friends, four hundred and gixty-nine fires reported, and one bundred and sixty six emissions of counterfeit bills notified. The increased efficiency of the police is shown by the fact that the number of arrests for burglary, a crime, the detection of which depends greatly on efficient patrolling, is constantly increasing, arc bas doubled within the four years. Moreover, the arrests for offenoes against property have largely in creaged Sivee 1554; while the reported losses have de- creased nearly fifty per cent. AMENDMENTS RECOMMENDED. But thovgh the law is thus shown to be wise and judi- cious, some amendments are needed to give the systetn its {nil developement. The comparatively email salary al- lowed by law to the General Superintendent is a great obstacle in the way of kecuring the servicce of @ compe- lent person as executive head of the force. The restriction should be so far mocitied as to allow the payment of a sa jary to that oflicer at least equal to that paid to other functionaries of similar !mportance. The Supervisors of the counties ot Westchester, Richmond and Kings (Brook- lyn excepted) have now so long neglected te authorize the appoimtment of # patrol force ia those counties, that it is worthy of consideration whether they shouid not be compelled to carry out the intent of the law. Amendments should also be made giving power to pay a8 well x to ap- pout rpecial Jtrolmen om election days, and, providing more effectually for the furnishing of proper station houses. Tam also of the opinion that, now that the force bas been fuccersfully organized, the’ time has come for the reduc- Von of the bumber of commissioners from seven to three. ‘This wonld save cousiderable expense, without In any degree impairing the efficiency of the organization. CENTRAL PARK. ‘The very general favor that has been manifested to- wards the Central Park of the city of New York demon- strates that it will more than realize the bigh expectations of iis projectors. Though it is an undertaking of the mu- bicipality with which it is situated, the fame of its at- traction’ and of the fidelity of its management, have marked it throughout the country not only as pre-emi- neptiy the foremost work of its kiud, but as a standard of taste apd skill im all the arts that bave been so inteili- enuy combined ip its construetion. The commissioners having obtained the approval of the Common Conncil 0 the city of New York, will apply to the Legisiature for further meavs to complete this work, and 1 the myre cheerfully commend their application to you, because j appears from official sources that the amount to accrye to the treasery of the city by reason of an increase in the value of property, ob account of the opening of the Park, will probably more than afford means fur the payment of the interest on the vebt incurred for its pu and im- ]Tovement, without any inerease in the genéral rate of wxation, The fidelity hitherto shown by the Commission- ert, Who it may be mentioned receive no remuneratioa, fords a guaranty that the money will be carefully ex- pended, NEW YORK QUARANTINE. ‘Tho Jegislature of 1859 made an appropriation of fifty thourand collars to provide ‘temporary accommodations tor persove arriving in the port of New York sick with yellow lever or other pestiential disease,’’ and introduced ® prevision into the bill requiring the commissioners to remove the sick from the Marine on Staten Island. Under this jast provision thirty-eight persoor were remot on Jone 27 tw Ward's and Diackweil’s chored it in the lower bay about three miles from the bearest land, where it remained until the end of Sepiem- ber, when it was removed ond aachored off the old Qaa. ravine station, The Commissionrs for the Removal of Quarantine tendered the contro! snd manngement of the floatfig bospital to the Commissioners of Emigration, who refused to accept it or to pay the expenses con. neciod with t The Quarantine Commissionors then proceeded to provide it with a proper medical and other staf’, Under their charge it has proved emi- nently succeseful, and in the opinion of the commis- siovers has ehown tbat “ floating hospitals arc well ted for the treatment of quarantine ciseases and are ‘as safe jor the patients apd the public as any hospital om land can be, and that théy may be relied on as temporary accommodations until 2 new quarantine location can be secured and proper buildings prepared,’ The commis- sioners have drawn from the treasury twenty nine thou- sepd four hundred and five dollars, of which twenty- three thousand three hundred und seventy-seven dollars and thirty seven cents were fur the purchase, tinisbing, furnishing and anchoring of the floating hospital. A con- siderable portion of the expeusa of maintaining it haw not been paid because the Comptroller aid not deem self authorized to pay it, The came experience which has. shown that floating Lospitais may be relied upon for tem- porary purposes teaches that ‘in point of economy and convenience, they are not as weil adapted to the purpose: fa permanent quarantine establishment as hospitals on. and.” Ffiorts for procuring a location for s permanent hoepital on laud will be contitued, aud an apjropriation. should be made to meet the probable cost of the lagd and necessary Duildings; ag also for the support of ths tempo- rary hospital during the past sanimer and till the perma- veut one is prepared. Authority should be given the commiseiorers to sel] the land and buildings at Stateu Is- laud, the proceeds of which will bs more than sufficient to pay the cost@f the pow establishment. The experience of the past year has shown that the cx- actions end annoyances to which the commeres of New York has for several years Leen subjected ot Quarantine, aroce principally from the mode of entorciog the rogala- tions there. But I recommend that the Chamber of Com- merce of that city be empowered t establish a rate of charges for stevedores and lightermon omployed id dis- charging apd tra.sporting iniected cargoes. Steps have been taken to procure the requisite information prepara- tory to suggesting a revision of the health laws, AND PILOT COMMISSIONERS. No appropriation was made last year for the Commis. sioners of Yilots of the Harbor of New York; not, as E beleve, because the Legislature did not recognise the im portance and value of their services, but becaase jt was . regarded as a local matter belonging to the city, rather than to the State, and yet the whoie State is interested in preserving and improving the barbor ef New York, upon. which so much of the prosperity, pot only of the eity, bat of the State depends. JY recommend that a sum not ex- ceeding five thousand dollars should be appropriated to be expended under the direction of the Pict Commision ers for the protection of the harbor. The act of April 13, 1857, entitled “An act to re; the use of elips and wharves of tue city of New York, be- tween piers No. 2 and No. 10, East river,” aa well ag all other special acts of this character, should be repealed. These laws, instead of protecting Gnd facilitating oom- merce, sacrifice the general public good to benefit private interests. In pursuance of a concurrent reaolution April 17; 1858, the drawings of the map known as the harbor commissioners’ map of the harbor of New York, have. been continued, and are now nearly completed, The ex- lee was, by the resolution, limited to five thousand five undred doilars, but @ con‘zact has been made for five thousand one hundred dollars, w appropriated. The physical surv: he barbor of New York been completed. Anexveuse of two thousand five hundred dollars hag been incurred beyond former ap~ propriations which should aleo «provi DEKENCE OF NEW YORK Cry. My attention has been called during the past year to the defences of New York, and I have availed myself of 8n invitation from the — ofticor in charge to ingpect- the fortifications at the Narrows. Itis obvious that the opproach to New York by water is not now Acequately defended. Its defensive aystem has not yet received the full developement contem- plated by the able Board of Engineers, whieb imme- diately after the war of 1812 devised it. Since that date, nd particularly within the period commencing with the plication of steam to ocean navigation, the means of maritime attack have assumed a ter aud power ied unant when the oxisting system was <e- vised, ‘The port of New York has become the great om; of coi the pation. Three-fourths of ripe revenues, in shape of duties upon imports, are cel- lected there. Ts perfect defensibility, therefore, is @ matter of national importance. But itis of especial in- terest to the people of this State, and as their representa- tives you are invited to consider’ whether some action of yourown may not aid in procuring from Congress the. means for the prompt completion of our defensive works. WARDENS’ OFFICE. ee of vessels surveyed b; pointed un e “‘act to reorganize the Warden’s of the port of New York,” passed April 14, tebT, wan, during the first elcven months of the year 1859, three thousand two hundred and sixty-eight, against two thoveand three hundred and thirty-vight surveyed during the entire year of 1858. The number of surveys made during the eleven months of 1859 was ten thousand three hundred and thirty seven; during the entire year of 1858, eeven thousand and twenty-two. The gross recvipts of the office during the eleven months of 1859 were thirty thou- sand two bundred and thirty-four doliars and seven cents, and the expenses four thousand two hundred Daring ct amount should be the wardens ap- = ree ret aoe and sixteen cents. year rece 7. iar “aoe ate” ali "Sri “eg and e ree cents, :. expenses -five thousand. natoral revival of commercial depression of 1667 and 1868; to the decision of the Court of A; affirming ‘he con- stitutionality of the law, and to increasing conidence. of the public in its wisdom and propriety. WARBOR MASTERS. ‘The gross amount of fees received by the Harbor Mas- ters of the port of New York during the eleyon montha from January 1 to November 80, 1859, was thirty-one thousand two hundred and fifty’ dollars ana forty-Ave cents. The number of vessels that arrived daring that period was eleven thourand eight hundred ana ‘orty-+ix, of which seven thousand five hundred were under a coasting license, and therefore paid no fees. The law re- lating to harbor regulations requires amendment. The} piers and wharves of New York and Brooklyn are divided Into eleven districts, each assigned ies akbar master, who has entire control over his dist and acte upon bis own construction of the law. fherethou be established an officer corresponding to the captain of the port of most European cities, who should have a central office, where a list of all vacant berths should be kept, ‘and who should establish a general and uniform system of regulations. The harbor masters should be under bus supervision. ‘MIGRANTS. passengers who arrived at the of New York during the year 1869, and for whom oan tation money bas been paid, was seventy-seven ‘Ubousand, six hundred and fifty, against seventy-eight thousand five hundred and sixty-two in 1868. Comuiasioners of Emigration bave refunded to the several counties, on ac count of advances by them, twenty-three thousand, five hundred and thirty-fivo dollars and seventy-five conts, which leaves a balance due the counties of forty-five thou: sand eight bundred and fifieen dollars aud seventy-threa cents. ig Amount the commissioners hope to pay in full within a few weeks. The number of emigrants remaini in the institutions on Ward’s Island is saven hundred and thirty-sevem, against one thousand one hundred and nine- teen last year. The expenses of these institutions wera fifty-three thousand, six bundred and forty-eight doliars and forty cents in 1859, and seventy eight thousand five hundred and eighty-six doliars and thirty-eight cents in 1858. The expenditures.of thejoommissioners, ex- clusive of the amount refunded to counties, were one buns dred and sixty-three thousand two hundred and forty- four dollars and twelve cents in 1859, and two hundred: thousand nine hundred and seventy-five dollars and nine cents in 1858, NEW YORK CTIY TO MR CARED FOR, The continued and unexampied growth of the city of ew York has brought with it tho necessity of providing more means of access to the upper part Pry Island. J recommend, therefore, that the nuinber of rail- roads in the upper part of the city of New York be in creased. In aoing this, however, cate should be takea, while limiting and equalizing the Fates of fare on al rail Toads ip thatcity, to rencer the valuable franchise & source of income w the city. It is believed that the State is the owner of valuable property in and around the city of New York, now in the of others, in relation to which the rights of the should be maintained by prompt and vigorous mea- sures. I recommend to your careful attention the highly im- Portant subject of the public health, especially in the city Of New York. A considerable personal experience, ob- tained in an offic capacity during the prevalence of ep demic cholera in 1849, convinced me that the absenes of scientific sanitary supervision was even then a great de- fect in its municipal organization. ‘ ‘The number of alien DEPUTED LOUNDARY. Having been officiaily informed by the Governor of Can- necticut that he had appointed a new commission for the purpose of getting the disputed boundary boiween that State and our own, and determined to meet this action on the partof our sister State in a proper spirit, £ appointed commissioners on the part of this State. The represeuta- tives of the two States have met and formed a joint board and have examined the disputed territory, but after seve- ral meetings have been ticable to agree pos a basis for Fettlement. Testill hope thet tue matters in dispute will be etetunboray adjusted, bat should this not be done, some action on your part may become neoessary during the preeent session. m % The act of April 12, 1888, ‘to provide for the care and instruction ot idle and trasnt chitdren,” has remained al- most a dead letter upon our statute book. The law cone ‘sing & general prvision making it the daty of aii police oflicers to enforce it, but this end would be mucu better plished if cach city and town were reqaired make it the especial duty of some officer. Breaches of trust in various form, b reaches of trust in various forms, by persons acting in fiduciary capacities, bave been so frequent as to reader Deceseary # revision of the laws applicable to such cases, aud the enactment of provisions more adequate to the prevention of this increasing e+ il than now exist. Thess provisiens should be broad enough to include defalcations by pubue officers, by the directors and agents of corpora tions, and by persons Invested with private trusts, aud iwelude all Giier acts and omissions with fracdutent if- tent whereby the trust should be endangered; all such offences shoold be punighed crimiually. Power should be given to the Govgsnor to suspend for, mitbebavior, during the recess of the Senate, ail ofticors! — removal or Suspension is not otherwise provaiod) or. ALIENS TO HOLD REAL RSTATE. Tthink it both desirable and just that all resident ali should be erepowered to acyuire, hold and conve: estate at tbeir pleasure. To refuse this right is and proseriptive policy which the State of New sub thould not sanction. fa SPECIAL LGELATION. i There ts a tendency to seek specie! legislation for accomplishment of of jects attamable wader general ~ 4 7 i ro ’ PA ‘ i i R jomés. After su@h removal po sick person could kegaly de sent to the Marine Hospital. The com- piss" ere, pot snecerefal in procuring “ temporary » one’? on land, purchased hull of an Rew York, long since, wisely decided that euch legis! tion shonla'not be encouraged. and incorporated thie p ciple into the constitution of 1:46, T recomment that policy uf general laws be <dhorad to. By extendlog th