The New York Herald Newspaper, January 4, 1860, Page 3

“ Yails which might reatily be government. moneys from the subsequent par wae were ap} terest upon their mortgage d2bts, and the delays /uterpos- u % PPTL the execution of the cantracts by the trat for under the head of *d To Tus LeeisiarrRE:— tng on the 80th September, 1868,” and vis:—The Ge jeterminations of ‘Jongita expense embraced in this rey followit million four hundred and one thousand three | ral Fund, the Genera) Sind Debt Soka Continuing 1,000 ew York arsena} celled. eount were fc While RNERAL FUND. me the twenty yeure from 1631 to" 1661 the popelation of | _ 18 is from this fund tier ans cones of the governm snt e Pres’ wnt constitu: tion’a debt was allowed to accumulate of and bas since been increased to the sum of ‘aoe = ry large orton of this debt bas bean incur ged p; oaning e credit eo lo railread corporat tire of the Inter, which they havo fal gin onset which the State bas been compelled to » ’ other portion of the debt has been incur great and increasipg one, which — demands a re- ly. most conversant with the gubject are of ihe lion that, although the existing laws are correct in incipie, there is an imperative neceszity for such legis- as shal! secure their more certain and prompt en- sundry dispensari The incorporated O} State of i minished during the past year. THR EXCISE LAW. ‘Tho Exciso law, in part through !ts own defects, and in and some restrictions shouh! be izeposad cs to the number [| last:— @f licenses that may Se granted. Jt 12 not improbable that other amendments are algo needed, Dut ! deem these two important. ~urplus on Ast October, 1359, “ nie ‘will be observed Gat all the ‘enpaid wppropriations, | ay Be a6 weil aa the deficiency of $15,399 Ol wnst'ng in the re- 5,071,402 21} venue, anc $850,000-for caval tax, ‘are Jieluded in tho | GENERAL FUSD—RE aewpp, Amount of warrants drawn on tb ¢ Dro: Year ending 30th September, 16f Amount transferred to the followir railroad companies, yiz>— COURT OF APPRATA, 196, laws of 1340, redeematte, etundstor stitution desigued to improve the e! ef the Court of Appo ‘one payable dering the current year,” tency and stability lest Legislature, ard arg the: Experience has shown that the rere made by the: re’ certain and 5 ‘Total + frequent es of the judges of that - ‘The moans to pay these expenses ‘wore alzo provided, | Tonawanda Railroad Company, per chap. 200, coat the Geapeh OF GenHEe with tie ea ae oe and are supplied ty tha permanent revenue anda, fixed |. laws of 1840, roscemable July 3°68, By Pre ct, fexawhion Rac nge been soresiens =u Bae Long Island Railroad Company, per chap. 193, Amount of warrants drawn + gm the a Sey ailgper tn eaptnelior ry treceury hes setimated $69,000 for miaceHancous iationss, Temaining unpaid on the 2 gb Sept., 2868... 664.18 | payable Maing me arreot year, in wddhion to taee en beeen Serna oa oa | ST zmY, nade, sad yet there will Ge a surplus on tho tot Balance ifthe treastry Ob he din Sopiena “ts i the Best instance or neat fare nai Gene. i aR ese eo pts $308 889 35 rai Fund reverse has beon in econdition to pay all” de- tainty that is imperatively demanded. The last Legisla- ture algo initiated another amendment of the constitution, shelabing the property qualification for men of color. Both of these proposed amendments must be adopted by rou before they can be submitted to the people, and by sanction become a part of the fundamen‘al law. ALBANY AND SUSQUEHANNA RAILROAD. Towards the close of the last scseion of the Legislature Schenectady ané Troy Railrdad Company. chap. 200, laws of 1640, redeemable aay 4, r ont..., ‘end Manufacturing “Gom: To the United States Deposit Fund :— enabledin revenue bills fall to provide for REGISTRY LAW. 4 ‘Lagislature of 1969 gave effect to that provision of the Capital... ++ ++ ++ 106;862 67 | them. A neglect of this plain duty has heretofore lar; comituten ‘which requires that ‘laws be made for } To the Mariners’ Fund:— contributed to produce the eae epee under whic aacertaining by-proper: citizens who shall be en- Capital Stisd to ne rp cleatbage” The Tetent Sao election cares awnofeinas fo 4,394 81 | p-ymen, or sek: temporary rele Uy. borrowiog, wouey ¢ bas shown that as awhol — ae payment, or see! rel Dg mone! Ser ane eres parpose, even smaid the ‘imcaltie tnt To the General Road Dee 20,026 00 Te iscbenye the ondiuery oxeenecs of the Heate. sf soparably ‘connected with ‘the introduction of a new law | To the Railroad Sipking Funds; viz:— 11a poealiar ‘appropriate and comparatively easy, ate this character, and notwithstanding the attempts in Auburn and Rochester. $983 time when the ay ceercerinte ans come is free aedt, fF 2 gome to embarrass its action. The great object Tonawanda. a that a precedent should be established such as has-been J From rent of surplus waters. or luding from the ballot box all votes has been ‘Tioga Qoal indicated, to prevent future embarrassments. Interest on current canal revenues, Ke, substantially attained, so that may be sure Long Istand, eee ‘The Comptroller has, during the past two years, felt the a ‘that he can exert his due influence in the choice of rulers. necessit this reform #0 keenly, having at times steng- . Some few amendments to the law are however needed. gled under the burden of nearly a million dollars defeiency be the basis of Tota)... Be TIE, SBE a Se ong -9723,666 08 | in the fund which should at all times be ample to pay ihe J To Superintendents for repairs. .$465,911 92 From the 1 Dnited States Deposit Fund necessary expenses of the State, that he cannot too: ly } To Contractors for repairs 668 sveess $21,986 05 nor too earnestly recommend it to the attention of To Canal Commissieucrs, From the ,generai find, deficiency Fogislature He has adopted the rule of ying all legiti- PBITB, KOs. oss. cere “Up Pemmptiy as ihe f To-Collcctors for salaries, of reven Ue...... seseeserseccses 15899 mate demands upon the treasury as iptly a3 the clerk From the’ treasurer, for means at his command would allow, in the hope of béing § hire, pay of Assistant Col- the trea WIY.....csseeeeeseeee + 686,218 OF able to discharge all outstanding liabllitios bofore the close lectors, and expenses of Col- of his term, which has been substantially done. lectors' offices. . ‘To Weigh Masters do, ——— $723,564 From thi #6 statements it will be observed that the pe- of Auditor and cierk ceiptsof re renue from all sources, oes balance cf $808,539 35 in the treasury on the 30th of Sept. 1858, was The Siate ahovld always be in a condition to discharge y obligation and pay every appropriation upon its J For sal presentation. The respousibility of solecting from de- hige in Canal Department, sa- ev year, and the tirst.dey of October, was as follews : for any purpose which the Comptroller | may draw bis warrant for, “Sho Comptroller is of opinion that the public interests deapand an improvement in the ent of these funis, The General Yond, from which The expenses of the yoverntent are paid, should bo kept entirely sopa- ide of To meet acortios of this deficiency the sum si00,000 due from.ceunty treasurers for balances of State taxes will’e madeavailable during the current fiscal year, and Bok sopra: Ane, been Petree gy game. The fund is, therefore, rubetantally free frem debt, for outstanding ‘appropriations and will bave agurplus'at the close of the current fiscal No.1, under art. 7, g ae aus tion, and ment, whieh he hes no doubt would exert a salatary effect | of tolls, renders it impoesible that ing like upop the State, and that pg) all | that sum will ever again realized py ‘Saale; Saymante from the treasury, for cach Sear, to the | covsequently no part of the revenuen oan be a wo ay Od means provided sor Year,’ the paymeut of intercst of the new debt until the lg JANUARY 4, 1860.—TRIPLE - SHEET. a Bscal ye jear, com | for’ @ sbould ‘pro: | borrowed. fo of $600,000 | swelled to more ‘tee people would be promoted and tha time of the Legis- o dad tities, in dca 5 ER wind eccas A mot " gbctcally provided 10 bata) Legisiature had occasion at yarlons times to communicate to the | ty; Raving no ¢! to of af w Jest Legislature my vicws of the constitutional provision | tutions of the f 1Dg 10 9, 900.000 Loto an amount, Se SeNork of Rocia! wcin of Seperpeention fen Pores States in the prose mene’ 4 On the Te y moe ether than municipal. Further has strengthened le of New York, while Vi", onfy #2 000,009 63 ty at en erat a ccuassenetila portion four | vasrenior the Tabs we ote * ould remain uapaid unt? provision wae mace for (at ‘aupua) volumes of hg ‘They are filled minute de- | this or any other evil in specific deficiency, and it shou'd not be allowed to abstract ropriat- for the fiscal year end- 1 1 into theas- | money on the credit of sacks sipiking fund—a ‘* fund’ are only resource Sar pemipe 'a tie Geneenl Fund debt tg by Fund, the anal Pr! ‘Foes tho Sacand: t bal 2 taxation, The dalance of $29,000 appearing im th hundred and -one dollare and twenty-eight cents. | Fund, the Common School Fund,the United States Depa. | LTCSe2 ib aptrd troy i , wich’ hae tally oo Z t ‘ Forscompleting the north side out cana), Onon: 8,700 f treas to pay for ‘stock which has fallon due, but the Of those yd rty-one at cent were natives of this | Fund, the Ii terature Fund, and certain other trust funds, ADDF Pp! ‘onthe the Calrow in peloton to conttoden for whick have not been presented and van- : +, $6,606,654 | out the entire length, with the same amount of tax as was net been increased or di- ‘Tho apnual interest on this devt s'4954,606 10, beaides which there is chargeable for iaterst on tho gon¢ral find . red for cxponses On loam for Stockbridge Indiwns. 2,11 part through the action of those whose duty it should be | of the government. A ‘ticular statep for Sic ge soe $2,160 io cata has not produced tke good rani Uhat were | Will heFeafcr appear Uuter the appropr guzt, of thle debt oe asin ‘Sti : Se expe or which it is capable. eo time within 'ne following is & general statement: + TOMB ee evereveeedcceeuse erences sree ses , $50,000 in 949. 040 which for the grantieg cf Lcenaen may be held | and payments from tie fund of thos fan eie er ony ap neaaatinuaaiy <° . -) Ri inLtbna amaze alia santana 12000 should be ited, 80 that they may not be Prolonged and of balances due from and to the! seaary at the close | yt ehe rece atimales are. TZ8IS071 | “Making in all the sum of...........0.6.....9980,395 38 dhrough the year, 2s is now the cage in some localit of the last fiscal year, ending on the , gecn of September panes Wewes es sews 2,816,07) be ot LEE I e Amount of State stock tgsued and loaned to tho folew- Auburn and Rochesver Raitroad Company, per chap, $200,000 | Borrowed under the smenm et. 100,000 | Taxes... laws of 1840, redeemADie Aug: 1, °61, 6 por ct. 100,000" ++ $1,850,870 63 | te. $8,870,000. to the and principal of the canal debts; table No oxhiblta the maintain such proportions, that 1 do not feel at liberty to the Comptrolicr’s office, but the monoys belon, to it nay, ‘annual Message. It is not to be denied | Defci in reventie 28 above.... -$15,399 01 F them are itclecrimauately paid inte the treasery, eats: operation of the Sinking Fund, under section 1 of article =e determination Unpaid appropriatione inall,.... 260,000 00 § posite. by tho Treasurer as one fund. The Treaguror does | 7, of the constitution; and statement No. 4 shows the not and cannot know the state of the ré tive funds, | progress of the canal debt from 1817 to the prosent time. Deficiency,........... $265, Wut ig obliged to pay from any inoneys in his RECAPITULATION OF STATE INDEBTEDIRES. or Annual interest. General fand debt,,......4.. cl Eg 37 $354,006 10 011,006 90 99 614,263 08 « 3 — ‘Ete tbo State treasury, resulted adversely a deaiion of the Court of Appeals, on the poet eae cou le until an execution Deen ed upgatisfied against the sureties. * ‘The county made an application to the last to be released from the payment of these taxes, that the people of the county had once paid the’ 3 and that, through the neglect of a former At’: sey Gene- ral, in npt opposing the application of the treasurer fer @ eanal and the general fund debt, amounting to more than cigbteen millions of dollars, i paid off, which wil require, taking tho two past a pears 6 eoriterion, nearly by which ize, {f money ie continued to de py the interest, tho new debt will have jan one hundred millions of dollars. ‘The constitution contemplates the payment of the prin- cipal within eighteen years alter the Jebt wax oreated and of course the Sinking Fund, on the credit of which it iS L i one gene- ed for other i hi 9 , pu I the ex- | is pr: to borrow money, can have no exist: discharge from imprisonment uy F act applicable 10 al cues, are o be provided for |“ Aisanr, January 8, 1660, penses of each flecs! year could be accurately known, and at Bente, ‘and prior to thas time it is cer! Stele, meade in 1857, and the ombaion ef Compt vee doubtless Recorsary in some cases. ) 6 amc es Cece sees ee meena the credit of the Sta 4 bn om fo fared ca ad iy yy x4 ; 7 Pe . amount actual! ma ary § i 4 § tno count nm inju and the contribue want et tea, Bie any inane i ebanit be THE FINANCES OF NEW YORE. each year forms no certain Trferion by which to deter- | be sustained under such & policy for one-half the peron } ted to the love sustained.” The plication resulted im the Ma 1 pDeroly — mine either the extra: or economy of the prev’ it would require to pay prior Mena upon the rev be yell passage of an chapter 233 of the Laws of 1869, authos change ‘RATLROADE, Annual Report of the Comptrelier. Legislature, i og i ree tex aneeeeaee iA ie only repaurae sam wenid.be, tha. apse ef frm fe ly Tota fontgped | Attorney General -— 2} on y p ‘iations > whi elon; 16 ‘uterest, wh oh woul, Ly increas ‘ol roller to settle ‘Con wih ‘The failure of sovoral railroad companies to pay the in- Stare oF New Yore, ct tear ih previous fiscal year, apd PeisRancald bave bess provides | sete vewscr the ‘imposition of taxes cmtlerable. and J county for the claim “of the. State, on'account of these yot it has Deen claimed that State offlcers should loan | taxes. In pursuance of this act, the Companies, the 17th day of December, instant, consummated @ = teed road to brane bgp tyres eae! Incompliance with the requirements of the etatute, the | =x count of that your, instead of appearing as it on dees, in hop Neealy deetitate of erties, Tyersal a8 Droep tS ve, ment wah bead bow pon the followin yee: The it to the Legislature th the expenses year. 6 adoption such @ for t6 the first d25 of July last the Comptroiler ad- y ie State the sum. ene- SF toenealea tas cacie slew ieuntag Goonies | flemagraert— co Dream etry mE precio | eran be are te wane Ss, | RN rr sar ant nt periti secured ‘ ay resources, an‘ 10 induce J 9 Git Yorks, statin; 1e slature ‘Ss rusioen in gccsion of tha Fond sod aii cppune: | _ 'i8 gratifying to beable to announce some improve 4,300 care and acouracy fn the management of tho finances of | made ao provision to weet tke tatorest falling “ice on that | twenty-eighth November last. “tue ie to have tha ances without delay. Such a law carrica’out the obvi. | ment imthe financial condition of the State during the past the State. day tnd subsequently, end asking whether tho institution J judgmont against the Treasurer, and also the sure- @us contract of the parties and {s perfectly Just to al. fiscal ry » Durthened with portation of convicts. 20,000 GEMMRAL FUND DEBT AINKING ¥OND. over which ba presided would not make the mocessary tes, end is to take charge. of the the time Yousmmend a similar enabtanout for this Sees j year. Although the people are with & Broxs fer the conyicts.,,.... 800 Amomt received isto the Treamary during Bavasce for that He promptly ausvorodn the | of tho setlement, withthe understanding thatthe county « "Sue past year has furnished ly evidence that | "8° Permanent debt and with heavy taxation, the wea. ff. tes | leew ening ee September, 1889... $2,100,681 7 mative, and that institution has paid the | ; authorities are to render all the ald tn their power t@ Sead beds 1 Jen do not always maintain thelr |. "vr? B¥F been to a considerable extent relieved from the en reawenge Lediowiawvate Meare ey ooh Soptern Bber SSB $088,074 47 ge eee tas wast arate Coho Comumlasionsee, srinont altailiog se uth of tbe aged bode in » condition tolneiso the safe, transportation | emberragsments and complications which havo for eoveral } Asylum for insane 201000 | Amount paid from the t RS id te 000 00 | allegations against tho Stato officers, and without conced- ‘wpon some officer to prevent the: tu Aw ‘of a wheel on | Y°*"8 existed. Neariy all the demands upon the Geners,, | Amount of five-cights of one prop during the iz ending 20th Sept., 1859. ing that guch allegations, it rue, commana in law a @e- ay road sehich is not in asa’e condition. I recommend | Fund have been paid, and the State, by the adoption P the | 'e¢ ier the-calargrment an0: completion Lace September, 1859, 776,182 24s1,284,856 1 | Required for Jan (nce 00, tao. claien, Geameed te eS olen ‘State mired, 4 epost on ae , 5 eee eager ee tarot! to ke, | cat 2% submitted to the people at the rooont electon, re. | Balance 4 Balanoo in the Treapury 30th Sept 1860. -629,028 00 | Tota _,.+.4086,000 00 | smonnt above assumed by tho county wil, goubters, be eve tt necessary, to oxamine the road bed and bridges | “ved trom the disgrace of a floating debt accuy.uiated in | Canal Fund paid to the; In the present condition of the finances of the State it's | A coy xed to this report. | punctually paid, whilo it is hoped that #6 balance, a b ny hte) and if in his opinion they are not aafe, | violation of the constitution, Seow Fund, from the Canal Fund, in 1863. and == Sone to nolo thas ns! ee BRS a praise capnot be svene wv et oe sme be Ceres fa, pty, a ‘Se iosnps © say 2ude) Fe Aer are ee A strict adherence to the principle of limiting appropria- | For the continuing of the determinations of longi- 3 tion fo the interest upon —_ oy Fond Debt, and | terest, and! is oxving the State the discredit of not Tt was stated in the last annual report that a juigmen Pes Ja proper condition. " tions to means actually provided, of promptly faulting | , do... sisarecsecceereseesseeseces ses 1,000 f the a1 of deficiency loans, which aro i fulfilling {ts obligations. And the Comptroller wil! uot | had been obtained jn favor of tho State, against the city PAUPRRISM. every financial engagement, ther With an honcet «: For dcticiency im the Gener paki for stock By the provisions of the con- permit himect, to doubt that the Legislature will not only | of New York, for $168,688 76, being five per cent “ a Tappears from the report of the Secrotary of State | cise of economy itrevery branch Of eeenan on’ exert Fund to pay tho interest on the State debt..... 964,000 | stitution it was that the Sinking Fund provide for pr reimbursing the adyance, but for } collecting, and ten per cent treasurer’s fas, © shat during the year 1858 relief was granted by sees Yeut future embarrassments, and in cod redore the og - sini at ™ 21,003 athe fe ater: week he ond cond debt, to pay th Se Ae barnod tha the Routing debt to the extent Peib 10 1880" ey ie ses eee phe Mc in two hundred and sixty thousand one bi State to its former high character and standing. seek nea ae ene eeetter se tesen ye aceeen sate ol ‘ 1° ‘Will be obgerved that the CS 5 on wa d e -five cases, 7 A Draining of Cayuga marshes, balance of appropri- interest and ipal debt; but as those revenues | of has been legalized by a vote of the people at | the sum thus retained. ‘The judgment was obtained im ee Te ee wee ier Sk an cuet onlin per | Thoceneral funds of the Slate, an. sccount of whi toh pue age bn cw dere ay heh ride Prati | the rine aicction, aporea law passed by the last Logis: | September, 1868, upon an /z parte hearing, for tbe whole amount claimod; but upon Hon with the Attorney General, in connection with the Comptrolicr and Corporation Coungel of New York, it was agreed that the sum received for treasurer's fees, being one-sixth of the amougt of the judgment, should be released upon tho lature submitting the question whether @ loan should be made to pay the same. ‘There were many reason? of an equitable character which rightiully operated to induce the peop? to assume and pay this dadt. A Balad ha Ms oP falling wet prompt payment of the balance. The arran; nt wee ereased only one “4 © paid. mount appropriat g FUND DEBT. \derance mtiment in favor even “ ase png arog ne ‘and six ee fs roplenished Greta yond priscipaity by direc et b=} bey sang York. ft The principal of the General Pend debt ts payable as Poubeeul obliged : yet with no organined or omausible eal irl he ae General ana re . apd dumb, Ni 4 foliows:— ti e inst it, out . “ Sendred and pray dete habia, im 181 oe 19 | reven Jor which together Tt 8 98 & fem tho | Biied, Now York. cr. : sreeate vote of 3, SO, wil itis bepod, ‘bave in eatutary Comptroller whether that portion of the judgment could ‘every thirty-nine; ip 1851 one to 7 atl den teeemamune With the auction and ‘alt du. | Sheet by way of admonition’ in preventing a repetition of | bo sustained, The balance of the jadgment, amounting to pe Ee tp ad gn Tp algpelbang few gerry ote t was Supported. Jn, 1817 the suction yum . the experinent j $146,903 6, was paid into the treasury on the 18th day Goabtiese received relict in more than one piade, aud | reslored to the peeuret heck avenge the canal fr md, and | i Rotuze, West ‘The'canals are 20 nearly finished that no question will | of May, 1859. : Wrerefore appear repeatedly in the returns, abd th Es pen gs ana in 1886. Portionsof the capi- (ft Juvenile deliuquerts, Ni probably be raised as to ‘the propricty of promptly pro: | © lt was suppored, prior to 1886, that the city of many of the persons relieved were uot pangers in thea. | the goverementnnd tee ‘Rieck ‘until thee eet Off Howpital, New York. ‘ding means fully to complete tho me en only be | New York was ‘entited to, retain, not only | the eense of the word, :t is still clear ih i as of Moepkals is Rtate, other done, however, by taxation, but it will not be neceseary H 5 ps lear that the evil is a foie org Sp om oar, ee Was oxhausied. of New York....... to im the Ay moun! ina single year. It is be- | collection, upon all sums paid to State treasury for State taxcs. Such had nthe law throughcut be State, prior to 1845; but the act of that year which re- exiled the provision in question, exempted the city of New York from its operation. In the various amendments, however, which be! beew made in relation to the collection of taxes in the city of ew York, it seems that by an act which took effect im Weved that seven feet of water may be oblaine? through- i .4 for this punpose by tho last Legislature fhe Compérolier, in his fast annual report, ted the oxpense of comploting the canals, including the pay- ment of land damages, at $3,200,000." Since that ume, t estimated avails of the Sire eighth mil} tax, tess $125,000, ; in ‘Grafs, has been expended | 1844, the’ original chapter of Revised Statutes, which 3 | Seetopriates Cor seman will leave the sume $253 "000. | authorized the retention of collectors’ fees, was Ueclared co this Sem, $1,000,000 Is included for lant and other da- J inapplicable to the city of New York. The peculiar kod vo mages, which Will not be needed more rapidly than atthe ¥ dition of the statutes were well calculated to ma's = rate of $260,000 a year, that being avout the amount of | officers, both of the city Ag State and the ¢ Comptretier s 38 } appraisals. ' The Dalance, $1,475,000, can be raised in two J informc« that the State is inde’ sae y Pho)ps, Feq., Deputy Com It is deemed but an act of justice to this able and vigi- lant public officer, to state that he has occupied a position in this department, with the exception of two years, for more than bea | years, during which period he has eare, Which will make thd annual tax comparatively Hight.’ Others have estimated the cost of completion at a lesrsum, but the Comptroller is gatistied that the above amount will all be required, and if there is any vai the amount will be increased rather than diminish 7 r y ; , | aud 1 accounts and demands amountog to ‘The Vegiéisture of 1859, by the of interest on mol foregomy-catimate of-expenses, and it ic belioved that the | 533 per cent, August 2, 1860, $260,000 ‘The amount expended upon and required for Cana! pur- f audited and ° veselations, iailatel en Inpeataclateenltoen| Stee ce SBOE eT ne Meee: my daring rowcnie 18 not overestimated. The tegular appropria-.| 5/2 per cent, Jan. 1, 180)... 200; pores ainen the adoption of the amendment of the consti- | millions of dollars, without incurring the snghtert rug clon from apy source against his uprightness and ye instance above mentioned, which up to to the State of about ich might be named, the State kas tution in 1854, is as follow “$0,000,000 00 | integrity. °"1.759,701 07 | thie time has resulted in a savin 2 2,883,667 66 | $400,000, is but one of many wi 2,500,000 00 | Where by his industry and wat 2 2/475,000 00 | been largely benelited. ese: BIATE PRISONS. ‘The accounts with the State prison for the past year, exhibit tho following results:— Bing prison, fe se Sing i pri 01 es Wo. Yo.” for bukding. Premiums on loans: Loan to pay floating debt. Required to complete... Total... se newens eerveewee eres If to this sum be added the amount bor- rowed under the ¢ ‘utional amend ment, to pay for revenue certificates i gued under a previous act, wi 8,618,208 7 " ° “ my : ‘mbxnds upon it and leave a su in the treasury. clared unconstitution 000 60 | auburn prison, for suy 77834 16 Nloa- \ Wate > osestruion ef Gio Alsanyand Sesqse, | 0 Soptembers 186065, 8 ney 266 a4 ‘As satitactory a8 tho conditicn of this fund ‘now ap- ait On do. for buildin 9,326 08 ae tt bade ca ee ee 34 a : Peat bxperkemcy, that ine ‘vapiblatare Log ee CANAL DEUT. webs: cnditure of more than twenty mil- | C!nton prison, for sui aS two hundred thousand dollars from t@e treasury. Tue | . Fund for bonds forl: nds... #37 80 Fe I eG cumas Der. Fee tein expen tar caimated to cost oniy nine | , 22, do. ” for bailding 1680 68 CL tay ey ped Pog nifaware of any” neon wich wi (Under ate pect ot wo constr | ee eee enna areatare | easy iS ac! the ao te i lations "boyond tho esti prea ++ 1401807 -05 | After tho completion works, it is believed that 3 4 through which that road isto rune somted, and tes not | palgonthe Sob Sept, 1899.. 424 4d -} fisnowwes expected tattee. Logusiatsrs of 1 "gabe 34 | goneral plant superintendence might be adopted, which | Transportation of convicts oa directly participated in the liberal expenditures for im- 5,0° @688 08 f be oxempt from the importenitics to which + 134,362 00 | would effect an important saving in the expenses of ro- } ROUT DOr the Ste O° Me Sone en, for way ‘ provementz, by means of which other portions of the i ulus —> ———— | bodies tanve been subjected. It is 9 be hoped, however, 18 1/365 12 | pairs, Tolle thould be adjusted with ‘tirict reference to | 4#¥!um for insane conv! 9 F e311 Stato have boen solargely benetited. The reasons which | Peficieuoy of rev enue on Goth Sept., 1859.. § J6,990 01 J and tha-Ge-rptroller Would ecrnestly recommend, that me | Genesco cas 2,62 8,268 68 | revenue. The constitution the revenues of the | Prt, building, &c......... sete neen 4063 2ea me to withhold my approval from the bill were con- Oe wrnsaelinel wal vowel approprintions able during the current year § Oncida river ‘improv: 119,843 56 | canals to the payment of the debt contracted for their } yy, $970,000 60 clusive to my mind, and under similar circumstances meonie a we reg Ang mete ypc ¥ 565,959 42 | boyomt ts means ied. The means cannot be in- § To pay debts due bi 10 - 190,000 00 | construction, and to féduce them below the largest reve- otal... ‘« ‘ ov would teed to the same action. This meagure:has been —- ae i“ Treasury on account , | creased, cand if extraordinsry Khe are made [| To provide for deficiencies «+ 7,239,094 76 | noc standard-is not only a violation of ‘the spirit of that presented to the people avcompanied by my objections, } ——— Is during the year ending for mu , let thent be payable after the “rst of —- ———— | inmrumont, but an act of manifest injustice to the tax- Earnings of the prison Zadmay return for reconsideration. It may be proper, | 90th September, 1850.......-.0+...+0-.-..! 5782874 | October ext, in order tmt i Sei the Paying interest......... $11,665,083 99 | payers of the State. Sing Sig prison... .. 208 71 therefore, In this changed aspect of the quettion, to say | mount of warrants drawn on the Treasur; vision may be made for'them. The Comptrofercen find No. 2. tne ‘Comptroller fully appreciates the difficul- | Auburn prison... 76,017 62 at this time, that if the imi representatives of the remaining unpaid on the 30th Sept. , 1859... 426-44} no warrant in the ing approp: (Under article 7, section 3, of the Constitut! om.) ties of adjusting tho tolls on every article go } Clinton prison... ia people, chosen as the entire Legislature has born since my « o ; ‘beyond ancans B provided. It im mode For anc completion of the-canals..{$9,000,000 | as to yield the greatest amount of revenue, but 199,449 27 wbjections were made public, deem the aid of the State sf Total... .... 6.0... seese sree sees geese se $ $7,086 j008 60 ede) Neh is es much within the Spirit of the | For the iption of canal revenue certificates. 1,600,000 | he is qnite satiehed on some articles the rate enemy “ing to s sequestered Sec and Gia perets topes Uy Amount of warrants drawn on the clauses of tion as if dono directly. | ‘fo provide for deficiencies (to pay interost). 1,600,000 | has been reduced below the truo-standard. But even at | Delicioncy..... Sanne se seen eres es «167,610 68 a ‘constita Vote - bill for that object, providing -{ om account of the several funds, during the: failures of revenues and unlooked for conti = resent rates itis reasonable to suppose, thal with the oa- In pursuance of an act of the last Legislature, therein, by tax or otherwise, the money to pay whatever:| year ending 30th Sept. , 1869. $6,358,789 45. oeccsionally and inevitably produce a emall-deficien- Paying interest, ..... 0.00. .s5..s+4 +++ ++++$%2,000,000 | nals fully enlarged, an increase of ‘business and cense- Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Com: on ig made, I shall yield my own opinions to;| Amount of warrants drawn on cy ‘the general fund; ‘out no valid oxcuse can- bo urged No. 3. quent revenue ‘may be anticipated, and if the annual | visited, during the past summer, the several prisons of Of the people thus expressed. the Treasury, remaining un- for pretucing such s result by a deliborate act of ‘The interest‘on the following loans is paid by the Gene- { income is:faithfuily applied according to the constitu- the Stato, for the purpose of detérmining whethor avy, or ‘THE LORRY. paid on the 30th Scpt., 1868... 054 7 8 Legivlate-e. Tt is as ummecessary as it is unconetitutional | ral Funds tion, and all deficiencies of interest on the new debt aro | all, and which of them should bo enlarged, for which, by No efforts should be omitted to maintain“he dignity and | ———— — 6,350 045 63 | and pernicious. supplicd by taxation until the old debt is so reduced that | the act aforesaid, an appropriation was made. purity of logisiation, uninfluenced by the importunities of : . pp ————nmmmme | Tho estimates for tho moxt fiscal year, oommenc- $192,885 49 f the surplus revenues will cover tho interest at least of the | They caused plans and entimates to be maio for the “sone who resort to brproper means to affect it. 1 deem Bajance in the Treasury on 80th Sept. ,18' 59. $686,216 97 | ing on the first day of October, 1860, 2ro de- | To provi . ‘whole , and no further expenditures made without | enlargement of each of the prisons, and after carefully mnecessary to repeat. views: im my first } STATEMENT OF KALANCES DUP FROM AND TO 1B & TREASURY, ON | signed: to cover for 50,000 00 f} providing raoney to pay them, we: may look forward with | investigating the uujecd dotormined to enlarge the pricon ual upon this subject, but it is my intention Tak 20TH SKYTEMBER, 1859. the support of the « yreraneey; interest upon considerable confidence to a period when taxation will not | &t Clinton, and neither of the others, except to dirret an -.do eve my to pat an-end to the abuses | To the Schoo! Fund. the General Fund ‘and other debts tho interest 200,000 00 ¥ be needod der canal purposer. improvement in the female prison at Sing Bing, st » small which ‘chose dutice aro ata distance from | Capital........ $9947: 63 71 of whieh is payable from’ tho General Fund, and aleo the From the. facts fore presented and reterred to, | expense, by which additional room ja furnished for the should not leave their end make it a bus. 63 OL from the School, Litereture and chap, 363, vec. 4, Laws ‘the Comptaoller estimates that tee follo' Sums are ne- meas 10 procure of prevent im whe FIT Is aes. There av previved Mavary us satesecqees ees 200,000 OU f° cresury turbo raised by the Legislature for The addition made at Clinton will add 166 celle, and of their official duties Sy pet emo the laws, pct tna yee » “i a ‘and the mae eae Se ANE OY UIA, SO eee Oe eae ee ee they was righttuliy pots! Be, cee emer cnerns amout finance committees ‘or the ordinary support of the government for the fisc: prigon labor yyed in construction. Among the ‘tees, but to do more is misconduct, end will be regarded + 14, 19613 shoukikeep an acearate account of all appropriations ear on the Int day ef October next, in- | reasons which influenced the commissioners in enlarg'x, ‘as safficient ground of removal from office. — ——- 101,660 25 | made -by the Legislature from time to timo, s0 a8 to be = + the Clinton prison instead of the others are the follow: commencing £960,286 38. insterest ou the General Fund Bebt RET er ee ee | Site nc). dened sits ix Sea 0 he or we more a than from 800 to 1,000 convicts at one prison. There were, on the Ist of T, at Sing Sing, in the male prison, 1,092; at Auburn 811, and st Clinton 441 ‘con. Vincts, and ot neither place were the sccommo- dations sufficient for the number confined. binding the prison at Sin; as ot Auburn would increase 1) tne aoerient ‘at Clinton would be to enlargemen would be to equalize the num- ber, which can be done by coavicns from the other prisons. Another reason the addition at Clinton conld be made cheaper and with greater facility a piroller has no doubt but the tax for genoral | 2u¢ much less inconvenience than at either of the other Purpaes may be reduced \ with safety to one mill on the | Places. dollar, a8 there wili be no outstanding Habilitics (unless But an important consideration withgthe commissioners created by the present Legia \aturey to absorb any portion | Was the belief on their part that an increase of the number payment 0 Seepage of the Canal Fund, due July 1, 200,000 ‘T bis does not include a: \ything for proceeding with work @ntite canals. If the sam ¢ amount as was last year levied shall De raised (@£50,000), it will inorease the above sum i. of convicts at Clinton would ultimately lessen the compar- Acmill tax will ydeld, in round mumbers, $1,400,000, | ative expense of ba ori at that place, and Jargely increase which, with the revent es of the General Fund, of | the revenues from that prison. Of the 447 convicis, about about ‘$200,000, will conatitnt. >a fund of $2,600,000’ for | 260 were omployed in the manufacture of iron, and no other businces was carried en, except about 50 men were engaged upon a shoe contract, leaving from 76 to 100 men (besides the necessary waiters) unemployed. general purposes. Of this, nea, Sy $400,000 is required for foterest on, the Genera! Fund debt. The. balance of $1,200,000 is ‘believed to be am ‘ple for all tho necessary expenses of , Yeeds the estimates here- ‘The expense of supporting thore en; im mini ges 090,684 (13, and the paymentc $5,106,083 04, showing | wands equally obligatory ought uot to be devolved upon lary and extra clerk hire ef Wilh presmated noawe teeasioo th W. So that if enh: manufacterinn tron i. much greater iS any einer sure that ‘by ‘ts quict, effectual and inexpensive operation | adeficlency in the rovonue of only $15,399 O1. There: | the Comptrolior. ‘ State Engineer, rofunding tolls, priations payable the next tical year should ex: the | business. The expense of clothing must be three or jeur the system Will commend itself to all. Every effert should | ceipts excee:t those of the year only $284,266 55, From the woing statement of the condition of the printing and miscellaneous estimates with presented $50, leaving $50,000 for { times larger, ‘de made to encourage avd, perbapa, compel the legal | while the payments oxcoed those of the ye treasury, it wi be observed that there was a balance of Payments. tees thogupply bill of 1861, the avails of a tax and the ‘Tho consequence of this increased expengo. and of the ‘voters to exercise the right of voting, which is at once a | $608,203 91. . money in treasury at the close of the fiscal year of 897,878 96 | other revenues of the General Fand © Will Ming 3 mect them, | large number remaining uemployed, has been to make ivilege and a duty. An effectual means of contributing ‘Although there was an ent balance of rovenne in J $68,278 97, which exceeds tho amount of the previous (Horo follows a long « vindication of the last report of | that prison bapa 2 burdensome upon the treasury, Ras desirable end would be to make the day of all | the treesury cm the 20th of Sept. 1868, yet the actual defi- J cur’ by 120,290.55, and of 1857, by $233,60843. But | Surplus rovenues........... 2 tee Comptrolier from the attack of the late Canal Com- J and to induce a belief, which is quite general, that ao genoral clections a legal beliday. ciency, after providing for unpaid appropriations, was J tho whole uf this balance belongs to the school, literature, | Deticiency to be supplied by taxcs 0: 7,999 33 | misvioner Ruggles.” other business but making tron could be snocossfully in- SU AVERY. 6053, 27. At that time the unpaid spPropriations, and other trnst funds, as will be seen by the statement _ ihe past is gonc snd cannot be rec, Wed. The question | troduced there, and that the large amount annually re- Tuo raning we sve we imprans ts eh | Pra tics at en pal try te pam | gate una tffae We | TAL sah i cs PRS Raa | (etnies june aromas of eam | vei ovr ered as ats ox yh! \ for so many yeare count ri fury, and uo part of it to the geseral fum oper. jo. 1 an 16 Con uy to future rely 1 ited location of See ee 0 ey yee oe peeiuea th coannear fictual condition of the General Fond, ot f The accounts of all theso {suds aro uocurately kept in J Funds cstabiished by tho constitution Sliedy ate chem tinces me iaieeee ‘wall vibwn t policy? Are expenditures to be kept ws thin available re- ficken eg the Babe of the Stato to b. ? may ier i nf sl we ‘ow money an a eecehodt | all we boszow movey an \ SnD er eetign: | gar tute believed thar thete We ae oonenens iMcuity in tions and public faith to be ssarediy.falRil oar contracting the nervices of men at other trades at nearly It is a great mistake to suppose thes 2.questiona arc | 88 good prices as at either of the other prison’, pro- of a temporary character, or that they w» lever fail to vars the number of convicts are increased go ag to far. bo practical aud vitally important. Many ba Tel0oked tor. | nish & suflcient inducement to contractors. to establish ward to the completion of the public work: ‘98 ® period wines at that point. As an evidence of this, it ie enly when expenditure was to cease, and when . ‘bere would | hecessary to state that since the en! of that be no further occasion for extraor app: ‘opriations; — has been determined uponithe inspectors havo but no such period will ever arrive. r obj Setwofex- | made & contract for two hundred men, and as many ‘The Comptroller believes there views to Although the location was probably an ener, and fe net & desirable ove for other than the ‘irom a business, ve ear, as ff rato ticm the school, literture and othor specific fu constitution + 12,000,000 09 7: ‘ho atten. | more as can be furnished, to work shoe business appease ey the lowing eatinate of Foupi and exon. J the rine. tet ore phased tho Const tion 10 No, Sy under ai. "7, "see i, pagina acid ten mg tye ana ee wal if far prone. on : sah des bed ec ecr, are hel ‘poser, consti 1S Petofe en the enlargement is completed, memari ee a = gee tied td seed i ud “ ‘nero “i Guiget a i ay ander a 7, to pay ee A aes OF ESS aseser a hig t casted “ “ geal ‘mpioyod, as tbey wi be, it Heo Sacer ow YMRNMENT § Frecal OBC: be ye Log! ire, Or ublic officer, lobt..., oo & @0 150,000 s icles com uch — “ partion special those which are ——— ‘will never cease. Nor are A are One and one-eighth mil! for the support of go- subject to be drawn for general and miscellancous objocta, | | Total dobt............... 908,883, protect the people against latio, 8 of | pable of sustaining themeel Pacers agian be J = ond uae se sapes cs to uge <a as co nay Ys ae fat the wer ee Tevenue of the canals fer he abt. es we etary provision pas font Doce mea 7 bo tained whenever ro NA eid niargement letion 'o ny trust exists ture, but to fiscal yoar was........... $2,800. create: violation « b d convicts, ‘daty...... ‘N18,000 ure ene Oe Soe ea es of Kovernment, hed Expenco of dopa collection, &e. Sacoulocte: opted is “ahh whee eee oe Bs Remi case say the ‘ext Comptroller belie most, ©. the Comptro! . 116,000 | one which is’ not st?epxthened hy allowing interest ‘upon insidioun aryl dangerous caetay ofS tres goReraMont; at, W the Bate to engage’ in the Varinees of ‘tokens New York yields to none balaners in the treasury. in retiring from the public service, he ita ftocea: ) Sing Sing, and Lo — mak devotion fodie Union. She reveres there are other serione objections to this practice. sion to express his hostility toany in| ‘omatCiinton. The eon wisely abandoneds Jong protracted contest for 4,000 | The existence of a large sum of money in the treasury, crease of the debt of the State for say object or ; Wad the mapufscture of iron at Clinton should not de a! dence, and she cherishes it for which might be drawn upon, bas, it is believed, often in- whatever, unless it becomes necessary to repel iveasn 1c “wed to provent the introduction of other business. and its guatanteos for the future. duced the Legiclature to make appropriations beyond the or suppress insurrection; and if he haa, in the discharge | _ . ‘ti8 Dut justice to the officers to state that the prisens at a very carly period that ately available for their payment; and of his officin duties, succeeded to any extent in impress- | wer © si! clcanly and in excellent condition, and their gene- and and considerate county troa- ‘are quite as t0 act under like in- Ing this sentiment upon the people of tho Btate, his high. | raln agement highly satisfactory. Stion, the ether members of the confederacy’ had too‘ Surern on tne POR Sept, 1068, or State tan.» 100R00 J foenees. an legairy should bo ay the oral co ebony re end a er portant bangs it 5 r —— 0 in a condition to pay the ord!- r ¢ bas been no ogee it; but we newer claimed that we} Tofad.............. Dary expenses of the funds properly ap- ‘The Comptrotier as been engaged from tho commence racter o tthe [oo oemny a salegd sd interfere, directly or indirectly, | .eamMATED EXPENSES OF GOTKRNMENT FOR THE PINOAL YRAR plicable to them, it would bo found thatthe proportion of ment of bis term in 1868 in for sale of lands oa swith slavery 23,it oxisted in the other States of the Union. COMMENCING ON THE lst OCTOBER, 1869. Ume for a en period—say would be retarned to this Ndopartasent "or the ace of 1802, 1868, ja Mt annual report of the Legislature of the ‘We were satisfied with the solemn and earnest declaration { Salarics of tbe officers of government and of the ‘amal). ‘that occasions when this could be done 1864 and 1856, and of certain reservation lands in the | condition Of tho fire ipsurance companies, for the maa eetsaasial and wocieh evi, at een of the Judges of f of Ree and Warieat tres (te | dees or mee ee equally it ioe ore f°'New York sul! maintains the pie ne AK Been mmploed ts broeperons tous thea wan the preceding yout, which those ea ese vr a Rs 0:3 aac pd 2 hae cn” two ae rerun tad ‘cation, have in the past, of the Logislature Tina weru enarged , calculase Seacon, cabarets ta toseetie ace the pub. ‘ic officors..... moneys may, come andone Of her biter Staten. x the pub te ofloers throngh fear i A of | of the' sale, ‘That tho offenders in the recent im . sed, oF nds exprcased ta. the report oF the timority ot tho | pretense by ni pegged sabi epcisingn oan gs consti tution, Fjpance Commies of the Sento, and ie roport othe Sere mi he weary Justice avd equal rights, is not certain ri The Comptroller bas no coubt of the: the Eon of the ‘ands . ‘%o liberate and arm the’ slaves of that 5,600 Leguiniore of 1851, unier the trae of fans, ap vicws cxpreteed in the reporte referred ior Ama ques, | Seneclcn tande Befarey 8 large amount of the Fund to incorpo- | tion ing | counties. ren ed + 9,200 | rated academies, when it was mearolly corte at cay after year to pay interest ia so abhorrent to } tion since 1848, w! 760 | could not, and probably never to repay them. so of impend. | the Comptroller and too these eppreytienious, und. dhe, was not then % Comptroller {s inclined to yore um, : : money ears eh Ginger, of envy comme sabesod fo the Wonspie: pte tax. fr ash “4 Soom ie eben ‘Decessa | 7” 4000 ioe wuic errond tpi hal fasten apon the Beate | of the State, thas deéldiog that the Isada'were. liable to 8,000 Lg ed ‘and easily adopted, by the which practically overrides | taxation. ‘tho case bas, however been }, and 3,000 Paraage of, requiring separation in fat, of the Ge- the constita- | some timo will ‘before « inal can¥ be 1500 Gopumte seen hoon a fvarrer in proabng lies lg at ae 3 weil tne pe IT pe a - 14,000 the uso of the latter for any seep ‘objects most convinee every one of the , from the lands themeeiyes; if adverse, from the for whieh they are designed. “Provision be made counties in whieh they are located. eurer. cotered the treasurer, ay Seer ees arenes Seas mates upon elber judgment, the iatter being still pending in the jums Tecetved exceed the laaeg in courts. in the meantime, an attempt on ‘of the State, to compel the county to levy the amount and pay if a tet