r HATES OF ADVEllTISING. ln2rUon Htf' n ?f two ln"rtlon, ' lM it,Tm 18 PUBLIBIII5D KVKHY KMOAY StORNINO mTitit oof.uuntAw ntur-Dino witAnxni counT itoosis, nLooitsnttna, rA., nr CHARLES B. BROCKWAY, editor and rnorniETon, bpAc; 40,00 00,00 100,00 Torrns-Two Collars a Year payaMo In advanco. Kxecntor' or Administrator's Notice, 11,00 Andllor's or Aslueo'a Notloe, tlfl). JOB MIIITTING Of .illdescrlptfons executed with ncatnoss ana dispatch lit reasonable rates, Locsl notices, twenty cents a line. CardS lli 11, Kttn.ln... Til n rr tt VOLUME VI, ---NO 2. BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1872. UOL. DEM. - - VOL. XXXV NO. 47. 3,(lp per yea, for tho first lwo lines, nnd JI.OO tot each additional line. U. 1m. tit. Ssr. sm. lr. "no nch JM H.00 (,rti tifn IO,no Twolucncs , , SCO 7 00 Vfl) t.voo I hrco i inches n,m 7 ijo 900 tfm in 00 Four Inches.....-..,. 7,ort 0,00 11,00 17,6) 2i,i Qnntter column 10.110 12,(1) 14,00 an 01 WS Half column .,i.'i.M IB.00 20.00 ni.o) 4n.i Uno column .10.00 30.VJ D Ooluinbia Oountv Ofiloial Directory. VfMT!!.ll(7f-Wn.T.tAM KLWBIA. Anoclcitr JudgeiMAit menu, Isaac H. Mon "Svortonoan, .(e.-llcnot.vn II. IttNni.En. DlitriOi rffftirl7-JAMr.S.liIlYI0!, Jn. JCierlrt-AAtlON SMITH. WerW-IsAAO Dnwirr. 7WO.I..M--WI1.LIAM LAMOtt. Cttl.tllfJlXofteM CYKUS llOIIUIMt, lllllAlI J. llSMH II. WIM.MM HHAfFKK. fjiiini(M(onn-j' Clerk Wl I.I.I AH KlllcltnAUM. AUtllloriV, J. CAMMIKLL. DANIEIi LF.E, I'HAM.mCONNKIl Coroner (.lit Altl.KS 0. Sltinr-HY. Jurji Vommltitoncra Isaac SlnHiunn, John Ma A SAM.. CexnW A'l'l'cHiifcmloij Ciiaiii.es a, Baiiklky ltlii.ni JYr T)lttrM Directors, H, II. Mtti.En 11 i.iam Kiiami.1i, llloomsburir, nnd Joimsoil j Kr 1 1 1 urciuwoou, uiiai'.i.es i.o.NKn. bcc r. Bloomsburg Official Directory. lltoomtbura Hanking Co. John A. FUXSTON President, II, II. Oiiotz, Cashier. tint National Vlnn. C11A9. It. rAXTot,rros't , J, P, Ti-stin, Cashier. Q)tumMa Cvunty Mutual&u Ing 7iml arulfxxtnAt loefnMon E, II, I.1TTI.E, Preset., C. W. SlILtEB, r-.f ry. Jllocnnburg Jlutldtng and Saving Ftnd Atsocta f(t.n John Thomas, Prcs't., J. 11. RonisoN, Sec. Jllwmslurp Mutual Gating lvnd Aiioctatton J.J. HnowMi, President, 0. (1. Haiiklky, Sec'y. Bloomsbnrg Directory. pAPER HAOH Just received and for salo at the COI.UM1IIAN Olllce. STOVES AND TINWAP.E. JACOn S1ETZ, denier In stoves nnd tlnwnro Slain street, nbovo court house 0LOTUING, &c. DAVID LOWENHERO, McrchnntTallor.Maln St., 2d door nbovo American House. WM. SlOttltIS, Sterchant Tailor corner of Cen tre and Main st over Miller's store. DIIUGS, CHEMICALS, Ac. E, P. LUTZ, DrugsMand Apothccary.Maln St. below tho l'ost oillcc. MOYEIt 11U0S., DruKglKtu and Apothecaries, Ilrower's block Mafu st. CLOCKS, WATCHES, AO. rt K. BAVAOE, dealer In ClockB, Watches and U Jewelry, Main st Just below the American House. f 0U1S RKRNHARD, Watch and Clock maker U near southeast curlier Slain and Iron sts. R, CATIICAllT, Watch and Clock Maker.Mar. kct street, below Main. BOOTS AND SHOES. 1,1 M. KNOIllt, Dealer In Hoots and Shoes, latest J'j, and bst styles, corner Main and Market sueets, In tbo old l'ost Olllce. H M. HH0WN, Hoot anil BhocrmiKir, Main J, street, under llrowu's Hotel. I) AVID I1ETZ, Boot and Shoemaker, .Main st. ueiow iiarunairssioro,wesi oi AinrKct. HKNIlY KLEIM, Manufacturer mid dealer In Hoots and Hliocs, Urocerics, etc., Main street. East Hloonibbur. PROFESSIONAL. It. II. C. HOWEIt, Burgeon Dentist, Sluln St., uuuvu IIU lUlll l DU. WM. M. HKHEIt, Biircenn and Physician. Olllco over the Tlrst National l'onlt. ft (1. 1IARKLEY, Attorncy-at-I.aw. 0!I!co,2d J, lloorlu Exchange Hlock, near the "Exchange liolul." II. McKEI,VY,M. D.,Buri!ei.n and Physician , uoilhsldo Main St., below .Market. T C. IIUTTKH, M. 1). Hiirceon and I'liysiclan O . Mul kct street, above Alain. I II. ItOHISON, Attorncy-aH.aw, OtllcoIIartr i) . man's building, Main street. DU. H, F. KINNEY, Burt'eon Dentist. Teeth extracted without palu: Mulu st nearly op (isllu Kplseopul Cliuicli. T It. EVANH, M. D Burgeon and Thyslclan, t) south sldo Main stieet. below Market. MILLINERY & FANCY dOODS. IJ I'KTEKMAN, Millinery and Face Goods, ii. opposite Episcopal Church, Main st, 1KB LIZZIE HAKKLEY, Milliner, llamsey ijulldlng Mam street. MIHH M. DEIUllCKBON, Millinery and Fancy ill L Goods, Main St., below Market, ItH. E. KLINE. Millinery nud Fancy Goods Main street below Market. MHS. JULIA A. & BADE BAIIKLEV, Ladies Cloaks and Dress l'atteriu, southeast corner Main and West sts, riUIH MISSES IIAHMAN Millinery and Fancy I Goods, Main St., below American House, HOTELS AND SALOONS. '011KS HOTEL, by T. of Main street. Ilcnt. Taylor, east end MERCHANTS AND GROCERS. p C. MARK, Dry Goods and Notions, U west corner Main nnd Iron sts. 1). A. HECKLEY, Hoot nnd Shoe storo, books stationery, Slain St., below Markot. B. JACOHS, Confectionery, groceries etc., Main , below Iron 16x a WEllll, Confectionery nnd Bakery, ' wholesale and retail, Exchange Block, C.HOWEn, HatsondCnps.llootsandShoes, . Main St., above Court House. T II. MAIZE, Mammoth Grocery, flno Gro .J. ceries, Fruits, Nuts, l'rovlslon, &c Main mui iron mrecis. MKELVY, NEAL A CO., dealers In Dry Goods, Groceries, Flour, Feed, Halt, Fish, iron, Nails, i Ic.N, E. cor. Slain and Market sts. Q II. MILLEll fe BON, dealera In Dry Goods, k). Groceries, Queeuswnrc, Flour. Salt, Shoes, Notions, ctc.,Malust. MISCELLANEOUS. pONSTAHLES BLANKS for sale at tlio Coltjm. J 11IAN Oillcc, p SI, CI1U1STSIAN, Saddle, Trunk A Harness U. maker, Bhlvo's Block Slain Street, l W. nOBHlNS.llquordcalersecouddoorfrom L uoriuwesi corner jiaiu auu iron sis. ri J. TIIOHNTON. Wall l'nper. Window BUndes u, auu nxiurcs, uuperi uiotic, mam bt. W. COHELL, Furniture Rooms, thrco story brick, Slain Btreet, west of Slarket fit. ROSENBTOCK.Fhotogrnpher, over Robblun A Eyer's Store, Slain st. H I S, KU1IN, dealer In Sleat, Tallow, etc., Chcni 1' bcilln's alley, rear of American House, rjASUIEL JACORY, Starblo nnd Brown Htono OWorks, East Bloomsburg.llerwlck road. WM. I1ABI1, dealer lu furniture, tranka, cede! willow ware, near tho Forks Hotel, Ell. BIDLESIAN, Agent for Mnuson'B Copper Tubular Lightning Rod, 0 I- uoiKilv.UIIID 1UUU11, nini i , Tauner.BcoUown. t'AfjTl'll ni... nti.l UTtiltn Dtlfl Vfll1rV VTOTK1IOOKH, nod blank NOTEH, wllh or with ll out esoinpUoo.fur bale nt Uio L'oi.umuian onict. Light Street. II F. OMAN A Co., Wheelwrights, drat door above School House, JOHN A. OMAN, Manufacturer and dealer In Hoots and Shoes R. B. ENT, dealer In Stoves and Tin waro In all Its branches. l)l.TKIt F.NT. Miller, and denier In all kinds 01 1 (I10I11, Hour, ind, 4c All kinds of Grain puichsbttl. Eopy. 1 D. WERK11EIBKR, Boot and Shoo store and manufactory. Shop on Main Street op rollo the Steam Mill. l W, EDGAR, Busquelinunn Platilnn Mill I and Box Manufacturing, Oraugcvillo Diroctory. DIt. liEUItlNa & UIlOTlIEn.Cnrpcntcrsnnd , Builders, Slain St., below Flue, HOWEIt & IIEItltINO, dealer In Dry Goods Groceries, Lumber and general SIcrchandlso .,111111 Bit 11H1C1C HOTEL nud refreshment Saloon, by ll III If M'ltMirv nl Unln I ' ' Dtt. p. A.SIEOAltGEL.l'hyslcInn nnd Surgeon Slain st next door to Good's Hotel, nAVII) 1IEUUING. Flour nud Grist Mill, and II ll.nlA.ln ..n I.. ,t III ui.... ' U ..vw,va iniil) .l,u niltCl, (AMES 11. HAlt.MAN. Cabinet Slnko) nud Uu J del taker. Slain Bt bolow Pino. SCIIUYLEK A CO., Iron founners, Machinists and Slnuufncluiers of plows, Still St. QAS1UEL SII AltI'LESS, Slakcr of the lloyhure! O Orntn Cradle. Slnln St. ylLLIASI Dr.LONO Shoemakeraii't mnnufnc 11 lureroi itncu, iniu hi., wesi 01 i'i Catawissa, BY, DALLMAN, Slerchaut Tailor, Second St. . Ilobblus' Uulldlug. nil. J. K. ilOBDINS, Surgeon nud Physician U E3UCUUU 01,, uoiow iiaiu, pILHEHT & KLINE, dry noods, groceries, and vi Ki-uuini luercuuuuuie, lunin mreei J II. KI8TLEH, "CnttnwlBsa House," North , Corner Slain nnd Second Streets, IKKILEIt, Hlllard Saloon, Oysters, and Ico J. Cream In season Slain St. MSI. HKOHST. dealer In GenoralSIerchandlso . Dry Goods, Groceries &e, JSQUEIIANNA or Brick Hotel, S. Koslen bauder Pronrietor.sonth-rnst enrner Mnfu nnil Second Street. yM. H. ABBOTT, Attorney at law, Slain St. Buck Horn. G.A W.II. SHOEMAKEH, dealers in dry 111 Kiocerics snu ccnerai mcrcuanuise. r list, si store in Bouth end ot town. Philadelphia Directory. R ICIIARDSON L. WRIGHT, JR. ATTOItNEY AT LAW, NO. 123 SOUTH SIXTH STHEUT, I'lIII.ADKI.VUIA Jan. HI ly T M. KEPHEART, tf J WITH BARNKS, BRO. & HERRON, HATS, CArS, HTRAW GOODS A FUKS, No. 503 Slarkct Street, (Above Fifth,) PlIILAnELPHIA, "TAINWRIGIIT A CO., WHOLESALE GIIOCEHS, N, E. Corner Second and Arch Strcels, PlIII.AnELl'HlA, Dealers In TEAS, BVItUI'S, COFFEE, SUGAll, SlOIiASSES men, spices, m cAitn sonA, &c, c. 30rdcrs will reclve prompt f tlention. may 10,07-tf. Business Cards. c. B. BROCKWAY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, HI.OOMHIIUllO, PA. Okfhuc Court Houo Aller. in tho Co- i.umiiian building. (Jan4,'67. A. L. TURNER PIIYSICIAX AND SUItGKON, HLOOSISBUKO, PA. OFL'ifR over Lntz's DroE! Store. Resldeue Slaiket Street, 1st door below Htv. D. J. Waller. UCU1U ,u. Q W. MILLER, AliUUrJI AT LA1, Oinco Court Honso Alley, below tho Coldm- iiian Olllce, Bounties, Back-Pay and Pensions collected, Bloomsburg l'a. 8cp.20'7 R OBERT F. CLARK, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Ofllco Slain Btreet below the Court House. Bloomsburg Penn'a. E. II. LITTLE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Ofllco Court-nousn Alley. below the Cdluu bian Ofllco, Dlooinsbiirg Pa yETERINARY. Auuu&r r-iii.isi, luiu trim uci iiuiu uuiib ito 01. ,.1.10 - public as a celebrated HORSE AND COW DOCTOR, and all other animals, forwhich his charges are moderate. He can alwavs bo found east side ol Berwick road, ncurH.II, Jacoby's Slarblo laid. Bloonisburg, Slay 12. 1S71-1V. J. THORNTON nr.Mil.1 ntinnnncn In tlinrltlKcnsnf Hlooms- bury & and vleinllv. that he basiust received a full and complete assortment of WALL PAPKR, WINDOW SHADES, FIXTURES, COKDS, TASSEIJI, and all other goods In his line of business. All tlio newest anil most npproveu patterns in mu day aro always to bo found In his establishment, niar,5.'li9-tf Slain St, below Slarket, TOOTS AND SHOES. CLARK SI. BROWN, MAIH STREET, UKIlEIt BllOWN'H HOTEL, A lull and complete assortment of ready made boots and shoes lor men, women and children J ust received and for sale at reasonable rales. Varieties to suit nil classes of customers. The liestor work clone nisuori nonce, as ueieiuinru Olyc him 1108115 fjan I '71. TW-EW STOVE AND TIN SHOP. ISAIAH HAOENBUCH, Slain Street 0110 door above E, Steudeiiball's '?'? ,T. A IKIgU iuisuiuiicuv u, kiiuicn. .......cu Range constantly on hand, and for sale at the lowest raies. Tinning lu all Its brauehes carefully attended tfi, and satisfaction guaranteed, Tin work of all kinds wholesale aud retail. A ial Is rcouestcd. Jan HI N E W COAL YARD The undcrslgntd respectfully Inform tho citUens of Hloomsburg nnd Columbia county, Hint thev keen all tho dlllerent numbers ofstove coal and selected lump coal for smithing purpo ses, on their wunrf, adjoining Sl'Kelvy, NcalA Co's Furnace; with 11 good pair of HtilUlii scales on tho wharf, to weigh coal, bay. and straw Llkcwlso a horso nnd wngou, to deliver coal to thoso who deslro it. As they purchase a largo amount of eoal.they Intend tokcep a superior ur tlclc, and sell nt the very lowest prices. Pleaso call and examluo lor yourselves before pnrclias- lug elsewhere. J. W. HENDEllSHOT, " AUGUHTUS SiASON, mTTTO iiiHlorHleiicd Will ttlko ill OX JL change for Coal and Groceries, tho following named articles :-Wheat, Rye. Corn, Oats, Pota toes, Lard, Hani.Shoulder.aud side meat, Butter FggB, liny, Ac., at tho highest cash prices, at his Grocery Store, unjoining tneir coai ynru, J, W, HENDERSHOT nioorasburg Star. H).'B-ly, pURLINQ CREAM. By using Ibis artlclo ladles and Gentleineii eon liiiiitfrv 1 liftuwlvi h il llKiiisand fold, this Is tho only nrticlo that wlllciui straight hair, nnd nt the same tlmo rive to it a beautiful ap pi'arance. It abii luvlgornles, beauUBes nnd cleanses. It ran bo so uppllid as to cause tho hair In curl any length ul llnio desired. Sent uy man lor so els. a package. Address Sllddletown, Adams Co., l'a. C)lll Jl-UUl, R LOOMSBURQ m a 11 11 it v won k s. MAIN T1IKET, 11KI.OW UAIIUET, BLOOSISUUItO, I'A. Slonuments, Tombs, Headstones, Ac, Work neatly executed. Orders by mull will recelvo special attention, N, H, Work dellveied frcuol Charge. J , u uun iua, rropneior, octU71.tr. P.O.BOXVU7, . BUPlNliSS CARDS, VISITING CARDS, ETTKU HEADS, BILL HEADS, ritOGRASIMF-B, POSTERS, AH , AC, Neatly and Cheaply Trlutcil From Iht iJitestSlyleaofTypeatthe COLUMBIAN OFFICt, THE mum MESSA&E. 2b the Senatt and House of llenromltt. lives of the Commonwealth of Venn- tyivamu. Gentlesien : You hftve. for n soa son. Bopnrutcd yoursulvcs from privato misincss nun personal interests, ami eoino from tllirurcnt ficctlons of tho Stalo clothed with tho powers of more than thrco nnil n-linlf millions of frco, intelligent nnd Independent people, to servo them In your representative ca pacity j nnd to detorniino upon public aiiairs, 111 sucn mnuncr, it 13 unpen, ns may ucsorvo 1110 messniRs of uou nnu tho crntitudo of men. It is becomim?. therefore, to ndvanco to theso duties wiui minus untainted with party aca mony, unswayed by selfish or interest' ed motives, and with fervent nsnlrn. tlons of praiso nnd Rratitudo to tho urcnt l'rpservcr 01 nations, states and Individuals, and to mlnglo our hutnblo nnil iiovout supplications lor ills guid ance and approbation In tho accom plishment of tho task nsslgned. I am not Insensible to tho macnlhido and Iniportaiico of tho sublects beforo me, nor lo t no rcstionstiiiutics imnosed: ami approach them with dlffldcnco and inifuivitiL's, conscious that some of them niiulro morn extended research than tinio and epaco could be allotted to their elucidation. In comnllatico with tho duty nro- scribed by thu Constitution, I transmit, luryour iiiioriiuuiiiu auu unit 01 1110 iicoipIp. a statement of tho condition of tho finances, schools, military nnd other matters of interest, with recom mendations of such measures as nro dieincd of sufllclent imporlnneo to bo presented for your consideration. FINANCES. iVftcr thorough examination of tho leporls from tho accounting depart ments, tno lonowM'; statement is mi'i milled: KECHU'TS. Ilnlntmn l D'.nn.i.... Vm- HI IfiTll eiOrt.n.lul Or.lln.rry lecelpts during tho flical mr ciidliiir Nov , 1111 C.IS9 i3l 03 Extraordinary receipts fiom tho Unit. fu .-mes governmein, uu aceuuui. or l'rliu'a v.ar claims, applied to tho pu lueutof the Stato debt 70?,710 07 Total In Treasury diirlu year ending .XUl.O'i, 10.1 11 l!lSmjISSl'.MENTS. Ordinary expenses paid uuriug year esuing o vcmber3i). 1871 t.ljns Ala 3", Loans. Ac., redeemed 'J.iyu.yii r.n Interest on loam I,7so,OJ.3 Ul total disbursements (7,021,079 85 Balanco lu Treasury Nov. 31. 1S71 81,I70,S08 69 i cni.iu Di.nr. Tho public debt on Nov. CO, lwo, was !31,I11.CH 00 x'i:iiiic-ii iiiiniiiiii. iiaiu iy Hluklng Fund Commis sioners tiurui! 1110 year undine Nov. 3J. 1S71 -SI 111 "'s CI Amount paid by stito Treasurer dur.u same lime IS ;'l,l 51 2,131,WJ 17 Tt tal public debt, Nov. SO, IS" I J 2S,OS0.071 7J Tho following statement shows tho naturo of tho indebtulnn-isof tho Com moiiwcalth, November !!0, 1871 : runded ilcbt, 1 1; Amount of over-duo lojus tl,CViflo: 16 Do... Do.. pnynuio in lS72iind IS77, Inter est a per cent 3.7 Ml 5W to payable In 1572 sud 1877, inter esi o per ceni oj Do...payablo in 1S77 and 1SU-', Inter est 0 per cent 7,9 l,.Vi) 00 l)o...payablo In ls77. Hit. 5 per cent 3,!TO,7in 1(1 Do lo IS7A, Int. 5 per cant 1111,101 () Do do 1K7H. Int. 11 percent 4U0.0U0 (iu Do do lssiand IS3J Intcr- e&t 0 pur cent . 0,1171.1.30 00 l)o...payalile In ISS2, Int. 5 per cent 1 IW.'j'iO lo Do do lbM, int. IJjperc'l 1I2.WO 00 Total funded debt Unfunded debt, xiz: ,.Si,Maiij iu Itellef notes In cireulntlon...S9a,1i7 09 liil. certlllcates outstanding 11.0-0 ol Int. certlllcates unclaimed... 1.1H :ts Domestic creditors certiays 41 07 t: i3,!0i 57 Public debt, Nov stated 30, 1S71. as beforo Sa,0si),071 73 Tho Commissioners of tlio Sinking Fund report assets remaining in their hands, as follows, viz : Bonds of tho Pennsylvania Railroad Company, secuied by lien on tho Philadelphia and Columbia It. It ... 1,000,1)01 W Thlrty.llvu bonds or tho Allegheny Valley Railroad Company, each for Siuo.ooo guaranteed by the Pennsyl vania Riillroad Company, Northern Ceuttai Hallway comen iiy. anu mo Philadelphia and Erlo Railroad Conipiiny, payable SlOO.iitOannnally, lagliiniiiK Jauuary, IMS, with 5 per cent. Interest Horn Jauuary l,l!s7J... 3,000,000 W Am'ouut of assets f'JIOO.OiX) U0 Amount of public debt 5,0.0,071 73 ueuuci aruoiuu 01 iihheis iy,iw,iiw uj CiirIi balance in theTieas- ,irw -,V' .'til 17 I. IT M.Slil ' : 10,S7C,S0S 69 llal.ol public debt unprovided for 18,103,20.1 11 In obedienco to U10 slxty-soventh sr clion of tlio appropriation bill, up- iirrivrl 3Iav "7. 1S71. tlio KlntO lias issu- id for tho relief of tho citizens of Chambcisburcr and vIUDity, for war (lninnuc'sadliidltatcd under lormer acts. ccrl llcatis 0 loan 10 tno amount 01 twn hundred nnd ninttv-nilio thousand seven hundred nnd forly-eiglit dollars nnd ninety-one cents, which sum bears Interest nt bix per cent., payauiu seiui minim v nt 1110 Hinto Treasury. Tho books of tho Auditor General nnd Stnto Treasurer show tho total in debtedncbs of tho Commonwealth, on tho first day or December, ibbii, was thirty-itven millions seven hundred and four thousand four hundred and nine dollars anu scveHiy-uven cents, bwcu then, and up to November !!(), 1871. tho turn of eight million seven hundred and tuenly-four thousand three minurca ana thirty-eight dollars and four cents has bien paid, 'J ho reduction during tho year ending November !!0, 1871, is two million onehundrcd and thhty-one thou sand five hundred and ninety dollars and seventeen cents, tho avei-dgo reduction (luriiiL' tho last flvo years is one million seven hundred and forta-four thousand eight hundred and sixty seven.dotturs ana seventy jive cents. it will Do observed, 111 tno lauio ex hlliitliiL' tlio naturo of tlio indebtedness of tlio Commonwealth, tho amount of tho loans now overdue is $i!,G0:2,G9o 10. Tills sum can, without douut, uu paid as rupidiy ns mo Holders win present it to tho Commissioners of tho Sinking Fund. Tho bonds pnyablo in 187-, and deinnnilanio lu Ib77, amount to $y.87!),100 00. Theso can also bo paid wlthiu tho flvo years prior to their ma turity, nt nu uvurago ot ?77u,8b0 00 per annum. For ninny years tho general npnroprl ation bills Iiavo been withheld from tho Uovernor until about tho tlmo of ad journinciit. when ho must cither sign mem without, proper investigation, suspend tlio means to defray tho opera tions 01 1110 government lor tno ensuing year, or call an extra session of tho Leg Mature It is earnestly desired that tho appropriation bill bo taken up. ills t'us-ed und passed nt an early period during tno Hussion, to cnanio 1110 Pixecu tlvo to givo It that thorough examina tion width its importance domauds. WAIl CLAISIH. Ill my messago of January 7th, 1808, I informed tlio Lcglslaturo that "tho balaneu in favor of tho General aovorn incut for Pennsylvania's quota of direct tax levied in tlio sovcral States for war purposes, and for casli from tho United Kintrw. ninnniitliiL' In all to nearly two 'millions of dollars, has been Bottled In full by tho nllowaneo oi claims lor ox traordinury expenses incurred by tho Stato during tho war. Iu conscquonco of tho lapso of tlmo slnco tho remain ing claims wero contracted, tho want of suillcicnt vouchers nnd explanation, and tho dlfllculty or finding tho parties, eomo of them being dead, by whom they should bo inndo, rondor their set tlement dlfllcult.iiiid In many Instances doubtful, tho nccompllslitnont of which, iiowovcr, will bo vigorously purauod, and tho result laid boforo tlio Lcglsla- lure." Latulv nubile attention has been nor slstcntly directed to tho subject of theso claims, and their collection from tho Nntlonal Governmont; nnd in view of 1110 action which it may no your tiuiy to talto In rcforeuco thereto, tho follow ing facts. showinL' what theso claiim consisted 01, 1110 measures taken oy tlio Stato for their recovery, nnd tho success resulting therefrom, nro submitted to aid you In your deliberations, By a statuto of Contrross. nnnrovod July 27th, 1801, entitled "An Act to Indemnify tho States for nxnonscs in curred by them In dofenso of tho Unit ed States," it is provided "That tho becretary of tho Treasury bo, and ho Is nercny mrcctcu, out 01 any money 111 tho Treasury not otherwlso ntinronrl. nted, to pay to tho Governor of any State, or to his duly authorized agents, tno costs, ennrges, aim oxpenses prop erly Incurred by such Stato for enroll ing, subsisting. clothliiL'. sunnlvinc. arming, equipping, paying and trans porting 11s iroopa- employed in aiding to suppress tho present insurrection ngnlnst tho United States, to bo settled upon proper voucnors, to do Hied anil passed upon by tho proper nccountlnir ofllcors of tho Treasury.'' iiy nnoincr act 01 uongrcss, npproveii August Cth. 1801. untitled "An Act to provltlo Increased rcvonuo from imports to pay interest onthe public debt,and for other purposes,1' thero was lovlod n di rect tax upon tho sovcral Statcj. Terri tories and tho District of Columbia, of twenty minion dollars, with tho priv llego to thoso Slates of collecting and paying tho quota of their lax into tho Treasury of tho United Slates, of a do ducllou or allowance of fifteen" per cent. as compensation for tho oxpenses at tending tno collection. Pennsylvania'!! portion of this tax amounted to $1,010,710 33, tho paymont of which tho Stato assumed. 1 he fifly-thlrd section of tho statuto 1st referred to nrovidea : "That tho amount of direct tax apportioned to nny stale, 'territory or tho District or Columbia, shall bo liable to bo paid anil satisfied, in wholo or in part, by tho rcieaso 01 sucn state, Territory or dis trict, duly executed to tho United States, of any liquidated and determined claim of such Htat, Territory or Dis trict of equal amount against tho Unit ed States : Provided, That in caso of such release, such State, Territory or District shall bo allowed tho samo abatement of tho amount of such tax ns would bo allowed in case of payment 01 1110 samo 111 money." unoer iuo ii"i 01 v ongres nrf.i ltier- rcu 10,01 juiy iin. ijiii, claims 011 tho pert of tho State ugiliikt tho Uulted stales wero nicil. amount inir in the aggregate lo 3.172 '213 19 Theso claims were llled In six dilltireut Instal ments ni follow, viz: l.t lllnl Jlnrch 1. 10 51.1S2.097 22 2d " June II, 85I,'I37 20 3d " February s,INJ1 Ml.o-it 01 till ' Slay 4, lMll 237,0,1.1 IS Sill " Juno iW. 1S70 71S.I27 01 Gth ' Slay 25, lk7l 33,737 77 51,172,2H 19 It was in rcforeuco to the first and second instalments of the claims so filed, that my predecessor, Governor Cnrtln, informed tho Legislature, Jan nary 7, 1803, that on tho Mth of June, 18(3:2, tnu quota or direct tax duu ty tlio Statu had bten "paid to thu United Stutea, partly by n relinquishment of a portion of tho sums claimed bv this State from tno government, nud partly in o.u-h, alter deducting tno niiceu per cent, allowed by act of Congiosi lor prompt payment," Tho settlement thus assumed to havo boen effected, .mil which, on tho Information reported to him, Govemof Curtin supposed to have been completa, was based upon nn arrangement, as understood by tho Slate authorities, shown by tho follow ing figures: Amount of direct (ax 51,015,719 31 Ddutt 15 per cent 21)2,007 9) l.Oil.711 41 Cash aid by tho Slato to tho United htiien, juueiw, i6u- w,wwnu Pioportlon of war claims set on" by uirtmaie - i,oui,ni i It suliscnuontlv transpired, howover. that at tho dato when Oovernor Curtin assumed tho abovo settlement to havo been completed. ?io nortion of tho Stale's claims had been ' liquidated and determined" by tho "proper account ing olllccrs oi tno Treasury oi tno United States, as required by tho stat utes or Congress, approved 27th July nnd oth of August, 1801, indeed, It was 1 ill I 101'". Il.nf ...... not until iuvi-'iiiuer imw, mat, iwy portion or tlio Stato's claims bad been "liquidated and determined" by tlio United States ofllcors, and even then tho only sum allowed amounted to one hundred and twelve dollars and fifty cents. Still, on September 20, 1801, tho United States made an advnnco to tho Stato on account of theso claims of iOOO.OOO, nnd for this cash advanco tho Stato stood debtor to tlio United Statoj until tho claims wero "liquidated and allowed." So that on tho books of tho National Government tho btato ap lionrnil debtor for. 1st, Quota of direct tax 51,010,719 33 2d. fash advanced by the United Staler to tho State. Sept. 20. 1S62 CjO.OuO 00 SJ.532.7.9 S3 Lots cash paid bv tbo Bla'o to tho UlUlt'U .MUU-S, UUIIO O', 4Cl, 330,000 00 32.202,719 33 while tho claims on tho part of tho Stato ngnlnst tho Unlled States were understood, 11 properly supporieu, to ho considerably in oxce.n of this ntnniint. To onablo tho State to iiavo secured tho benefit of tho rebatement of firtecii per cent, on tho quota oi tu rret tax. iimnuiitimr to $202,007 00. It u-ns iihsnhilelv nfceanrv. under the statutes or July 27, and August 0, 1801, that tho monoy bliotllii eimer oo paiti nut of tho Treasury to tho United States, or that tho clalim of tho Stato against tlio .National uovonuneui, Whlcn had been "disallowed and sus iimulnl" (extent tho credit of $112 00, nbovo explained,) for flvo years, should bo "liquidated and determined" by tho iiecniint ml' ofllcors of tlio government It was under theso circumstances that flirt T.pclslntiirn oft 10 State. In Ibb7. UV Joint resolution, authorized tho Qovcr- nnr in nimninr. "n Rlieeiui ULluiiL iu uui- lent, dis'iiiiuved nnd su-uiended claims atrainst tho United States," "whoso enmnniKiilliin for that nurposo shall not orconii tnu nnr centum of tho amounts thus collected, and shall bo paid out or such collections." As thus authorized, it became my duty to appoint a competent peison to attend specially to tho Interests of tho Commonwealth iu tlio collection and adjustment or these claims, and under tho authority confer red upon mo, I appointed Mr. Georgo O. Evans, of Philadelphia, whoso recommendations for cillclency and faithfulness wero so strong, that I had no hesitation to plnco in ills hands tho agency required by tho act of Congress of July 27, 1801, and tho Joint rcsolu. Uou of tho Legislature. It was not ox pected that lie would over succeed In paying off a debt which seemed to bo greater tlinn tho amount or tlio claims then on lllo i uor was It oxpocted that ho would succeed, under tho best or clr finiiRfnnces. In obtaining inoro than a row hundred thousand dollars out of vouchors, which had tot upwards or llvo years, nccn "uisauuwuu uuu sus pended," und deemed almost without Mr. Evans, upon his appointment, tmtnriillll fnlv rnvo his attention to tho duties nslgncd him, and through his success lu paying tho entire debt duo tho Genera Government, I was able to communlcato to tlio Leglslnturo of 1808, the partial settlement of tlio claims re ferred to. It ia duo to Mr. Evans to stato, that that rororenco was or too meagro n character to placo tho result of his services fairly and fully beforo the public. Through his labors, tho claims of tho Stato, which had for years been "suspended nnd disallow ed," wero "liquidated nnd determined" by tho nccounting officers of tho Na tional Govorrimont. nnd belnrr thus "liquidated nnd allowed," tho Stato for tho llrst time becamo entitled, under tno provisions or tho act or August o, 1801, to tho nbovo sum of $202,007 00, ns tho rebatement on tho quota or tho United States tax. Tho credit thus secured to the Stato, deducted from her quoin of tho direct tax, left n balanco thereon ngnlnst tho Stato of $1,051,711 13, and ?rom tills sum thero was to bo deducted tlio pay ment mado by tho Stnto on account of tins tax on j uno uu. ibb', oi foviu.uuu uu reducing llio liability of tho Stato for direct tax to $1,301,711 '13. This In debtcdness, ns nlso tlio cash ndvnnced to tho Stato on September 20, 1801, six months boforo tho first instalment of claims had been lllcd on tho p.nrt of tho State, or $GOO,000 00, wero paid by Mr. Evans by tho collections Which ho suc ceeded in making upon tho claims "liq uidated and determined" in favor of tlio Stato as already explained, By net of Congress, tho Stnto was en titled to a rebatement of fifteen per cent, on iicr quota or tho United States tax, provided It was paid boforo tho llrst day of June. 1802, nnd or ten per cent.. provided it was paid bororo the first or ocpicniner oi tnatyoar. tho Biaio nan torioiicil both or theso proposed reduc tions for prompt paymont by her de linquency in not paying tno tax lor uvo years. But, notwithstanding nil this Mr. Evans not only obtained ror tho benefit or tho State, tho rebatement or tlio firteen per cent, on tho amount or tlio tux, but a releaso of tho interest which might havo accrued on tho en tiro claim of tho United Stntcs. Tho claims collected by tho Stato from tho Uulted 8tates, nro as follow : 1st. November 1, 1803 112 50 2d. Slav "2. 1S(17...... 1.9S9.U5 82 3d. October 2', 1WH 10.1 031 4d 1111. AllgUSl U, liU , 1W.S1U CO Stn. April 11, 1871 187,822 (i'l 6th, May 15, 1871 212,107 57 IU. JUUO'J, loll lUS.Iixi 03 S2.010.1G9 11 Theso collections the special ngent ac counts for as follow: 1st. Slay 2 . 1SG7, paid debt due by the state to tho unlled states, being liftlmicH of imnt.fi nf direct Iili St.301.711 11 Slay 2: 1SG7, ro-p.ild casli advanced to mo iie uy mo unucu iaioi,ep- tember 20. 1SGI C08.O00 00 2d. Paid Into Stato Treasury as follow: April 20, 1871, cash Si:i7,sj! 59 Slav 10. 1871. cash 2I2.167 57 June 27, 1871, ensh 203,7m OS July 21, 1S71, cash S9.007 5.1 7i 8,710 77 3d. UU commission of ten per cent. on inoaniouni couecieu, iciaiueu from tlio collections 291.C1G 01 S2.010.4t9 11 From theso lesults it will bo seen that tho present condition of the claims against tho National Government stands thus: Amount of claims filed ns beforo shown $3,172,218. lfl Of which (hero have been allowed nnd collected 2 010,11,0 11 Tho bal meo at present in suspenso ii mourns to , Further cUlms on the pin of the 201,719 OS niaitican, l am luiorineu, oo iiuriy rmulo.wlta ifwd prospect of colloc' lion, v the amount i ui... 100,0(0 (XI outhtutiuruTalTiiryetTirbeoVec'- ted $31)1 719 03 CREDIT StOHILlER OF AMERICA. By tho fourth section of tlio act ap proved May 1st, 1S03, taxing corpora tions it is declared: lhat tho capital stuck of all compa nies whatever, incorporated by or under any law or this Commonwealth, shall bo subject to pay a tax into the Treasury ot tho uominonwcaitu annu ally, at tho rate of ono-half mill ror each oao per cent, of dividends mado ordtclared by such company." Tlio taxes received during tno last rour years from corporation stocks havo annually exceeded one million dollars, and aro now about tho one sixth part of tno revenue or tno ataiu. 'Tho Credit Mobllier of America" Is n corporation created by tho Legislature or Pennsylvania; and under tlio vast powers conferred by its cnarter, it un dertook tlio construction of that great national work, tho Union Paclilc rail road. The first contract was mado witli n Mr. ltoxlufor two hundred und rorty- seven miles, at tho eastern terminus ef tho road, nnu east oi me otie-nuniircdin meridian, for tho consideration of fifty thousand dollars per milo. This con- tract was assigned uy noxio lo uio Credit Mobllier, and the road was built bv that company, in tno execution or tho contract certain prollb wero mado and dividends divided by tho corpora tion ; nud tlio taxes duo tiiereou lo tno Stato of Pennsylvania wero voluuturily paid into tho Treasury. Soon after wards anouicr contract was mauo witn Mr. Oakes Ames, for tho construction of six hundred and slxty-soven miles or said road west or tho one-hundredth meridian, ror an nggregato considera tion or forty soven million nine hun dred and fifteen thousand dollars. This part or tho road was constructed under tho latter contract; and out of tho profits arising therelrom about tho sum of nine million dollars was deeland as"; dividends, and paid to the stockholders of tho Credit Mobllier. But when tho Stato demanded her taxes on these im mense profits, payment was reftiscd by the corporation, on tlio grounds that tho dividends though paid to, and re ceived by, tho stockholders or tho cor poration, and in the preciso amounts and proportions in which they several ly held stock iu tlio company, wero yet paid lo tiiem as individuals, ami not as btockholders. To mako good this do leneo sundry papers, agreements nnd contracts wero produced, and especially a tripartlto agreement betweeu OaUes Ames or tho tlrst part, sundry trustees therein appointed or thu second part, and thu Credit Mobllier or the third part, by which, and tlio accompanying parulo ovldenco, it was contended the corporation was not responsible for tho taxes claimed amounting to about one million dollars. Thoaccountlug olllccrs of the State, with counsel employed by tho Auditor General, associated with tho Attorney General, prosecuted the claim with zeal and ability, nud on the two separate inais in tno court oi com mon pleas of Dauphin county recovered verdicts nndjudgnieuta ngalust the cor poration, Tho first was obtained November 25, 1609, for $107,183 39, and tho second, December 23, 1870, for $010,391 03. Tho defendant took writs of error ; and tho Supremo Court roversed tliojudgments, and In tho opinion or n majority or tho Judgos certain principles aro declared which nro considered fatal to n recov ery by tho Stato, If this corporation, created bv tlio laws of Pennsylvania. by tho legerdemain or a tripartlto agreement, and oilier contracts and proceedings to which tho Common wealth was not n party, can thus ovado taxation upon Its capital stock, I can linaglno no good reason why overy other corporation may not by n resort to tho same Ingenious coutrlvunco. ca- capo tho payment or taxation on their capital KtucU, und thus over a million dollars annually be lost to tho Stato Treasury. In view of this Impending dunger, I earnestly invoke your prompt and careful consideration of this whole subect, and rccouiuiond sucli action as will In tlio ftituro effectually protect the interests oi tnu uominouwcniiii, CO.SRTITUTIOffAT, UKFORSl. The people at tho last election having proclaimed unmistakably In favor of n convention to rovlso tho Constitution! it will doubtless bo tho pleasure or tho Licgisimuro to provido tno necessary legal machinery to carry out tho popU' lar will on this important subject. 1 cordially sympathise with this move ment, nnd in my last nntiunl mesengc presented my views incrcon so ittiiy mat n repetition or mem is deemed tin necessary, but lo which special refer onco Is mado. A careful rovlslon of our fundamental law, by men quniiflod for that duly, is Imperatively demanded by tlio highest considerations or public wenaro. Connected with this, in a consldera bio decree, nro tho nitrations of tho es tnbtlshnicnt of n "Court of Appeals," and tho appointment of n commission to rovlso tho tax laws and to equalize taxation. Both or these measures nro Important, nnd nro urged upon my con sideration by Intelligent men from dif ferent parts of tho Stnto. But, .inas much ns the constitutional convention may, with propriety, underlnko tho re organization of our Judicial system. and ns taxation should bo based upon and made cotuormaiiio to tno require ments of tho Constitution, I inclino to tho opinion that general legislation on these subjects had better be postponed until thu notion of tlio proposed con vention shall bo known, CONGRESSIONAL AFPORTION.MENT. The second section of tho first arficlo of tho Constitution of tlio United States as modified by tho second section or tho fourteenth amendment thereto, defines the principles and basis or congressional representation : nnd imposes upon each Stato the duty of dividing tho same, overy ten years, into Congressional districts, each containing us nearly as posslblo tlio ratio of iuhabltatnts adopt ed by Congress, based upon tho enu meration of tno JNationni census oi 1S7U. No moro Important duty than this apportionment of tho Stato Into Con gressional districts is likely to devolve upon tho present iiogisiaturo ; anu I hesneak ror It that careful and patriotic consideration which is required by the magnitiiuo oi tno interests involved. EDUCATION. Every citizen Is deeply interested in tlio management und welfare or our common schools, nnd in tho cause or general education, and should rejoice that In tho prosperity or so great a trust lie is charircd with nn npproprlato share of responsibility. In proportion ns tlio character of public instruction is elevat ed, tho vaSt multitudes who emerge rrom our schools will oo properly pro pared for tho nctlvo duties or life, nnd "tho weighty responsibilities or Amer ican citizenship." Thirty-seven years havo elapsed sinco tlio common school system was intro duced into Pennsylvania, and tho gen eral prosperity or tho Stato lias, ever since, been commensurato with tho ad vantages flint havo been afforded to Its rapidly increasing population. Thoso who wero instrumental in its introduc tion, nnd thoso who hnvo devoted them- selves to perfecting its operations as to nicmous oi teaciiuig, tnu adaptation oi buildings, and all other means er edu cation, nro rully appreciated and com pensated by tno graiituuo oi an goou and intelligent people. But much yet remains to do uono to periect its ulti mate purposes, and it must not bo said or us, now upon the field or action,that wo are permitting tiiegood work to lan- TUffi It. M. iS'uJiul UIUI 'ftllfll - should bo allowed us to its efiieiency,or that Its great nnd important onus nro not being accomplished. It was certainly tlio purpose or the rounders or our common school system to give every child in tho Common wealth, without resrard tolls pecuniary or social condition, the advantages or sufficient education to cnablo him or her to engage In tho successful transac tion of tho ordinary brandies or busi ness, and to obtain and maintain n re spectabllity which Ignorance can novo? acquire. Thus Tar this lias not been luuy accomplished ; ior i am lniormcu thero aro at least soventy-flvo thousand children in the Stato who attend no schools of nny kind whatover. It is unnecessary to inquire Into the reasons for this shameful neglect. The evil ex; ists and demands an efficient remedy. That remedy may probably bo found either In compelling, or in holding out inducements to parents and others hav ing children in charge, whether rich or poor, to afford them tho benefits, for lit least a reasonable term of years, of our public schools. Thoso who neglect tills duty are un fit guardians and deserving or sovero reprehension. Parents are not tho sole ownersor their children. The hitler aro tho property of tho Stale, the prosper ity or which materially depends upon their futuro usefulness. They aro em phatically her children, ami have an in defeasible right to demand her protec tion in their youth, that iu advanced life they may, in turn, In eomo her pro tectors. Let them bo properly reared, trained and cultivated, and they will grow up to maturity loving tho hand that fostered them, and reeling a deep and lasting interest in ils welhtro Air tlio paternal care they received. And thus many who would otherwise be neglect ed may become an honor to themselves nnd bright and t-hlning lights in tho moral, social, religious and political fir moment of tho Commonwealth. But let these bo neglected, nnd what are tho adverso results? Idlencts und ignor ance are tho prollfio sources of vice nnd crimo. Tlioy will 1111 our nlnis-houscs with youthful vagrants, our prisons with convicted criminals, houses of In famy with dlssoluto wretches, tho pur Ileus of our cities with drunken, mis ernblo and half starved vagabonds and cover our "l'ottei's ileitis" wun tno craves of those who might havo been, with proper instruction, oriiaiueuiH to society and serviceable to their country. T hese statements aro luuy sustutiieu uy tho reports of prison inspectors, war dens, physicians nnd philanthropists who havo given tnosunject careiui con sideration ; and It has been clearly de monstrated that an exceedingly small perceutago of tho suffering beings who crowd our prisons und poor houses hnvo recoiveu oven tno rudiments oi uu or dinary education, or moral instruction durlni? their childhood. This condi tion of thliiL'siulinonlslies thoio having chiirL'p.nf thu nubile Interests of a great responsibility, and that tho application or effectual remedies admits ot no delay Therororo, such legislation is recom mended ns will remedy any derects In our school system that havo hitherto railed to make it thorough, comprehen sive and universal. I would advise a moro liberal policy to bo adopted In regard to tho compen sation or teachers in tho public schools, that tho highest order oi talent and the best qualifications for thu responsible and important duties of Instruction may always bo eo euitd. On this occaslou I havo omitted tho statistical statements exhibiting tho condltlou of tho different branches of tho School Department, and respectful. ly Invito i-our attention to tho carefully prepared reports of tho Superintendent for a detailed nccount ol tho Normal. Agricultural, Common nnd Soldiers' Orphans' schools and colleges, nud to tho suggestions nnd recommendations contained therein. Ills long and sue cossful career its an educator eminently entitles them to your attentlvo consid eration. 1 also recommend an impro priation or tlvo hundred nnd twenty thousaud dollars In aid of tho common Boiinnin mul four hundred ami eighty thousand dollara for tho coutlnuanco of tho soldiers' orphans schools, for tho school year terminating Mny 01, 1873. NATIONAL ClUAIU). The nccompnnylng report of tho Ad Jutnnt General will bo found nn Inter esflnc document. It Is renlntn with valunblo Information in regard to which overy citizen of tlio Commonwenlth Is lefWy concerned. Tlio present condi tion nnti eiucieney oi tno military or ganization or tno Htato, recognized ns tho "Nntlonal Quard." Is In most in. stances such ns to givo general satisfac tion. From n very 3mall beginning, at thcclosoof tho war. thov havonssnm. od an attltudo most crcdllablu to tho patriotic ardor of ouryoung men, somo of whom during tho past year havo been enabled to avail themselves of nu opportunity to provo their usefulness in tno lieid, Tho clfcctivo forco of tho Notional Guard Is at present nineteen regiments, nnd threo battalions, comprising, with unattached organizations, threo hun dred nnd clghty-two companies, vizi Eight artillery, twenty cavalry, and threo hundred nnd fifty-four infantry. Of tlio regimental organizations, thir teen nro In. tho First division, ono In tho Second, threo in tho Elchloeiith. and two in tho Ninth. Tho ntrtrrernto of enlisted men Is sixteen thousand soven hundred und thirty-four, and the commissioned oincers number one hundred nnd forty-two. Tho Fifth bri- gado of'tho First division, organized In accoruanco with nn net or tho last Leg islature. Is composed or thrco regiments of colored troops. lio enllro forco Is handsomely rnulp- ped. and cenerallv well drilled and dis ciplined, and prepared to meet any or dinary emergency In which its services may ho required or demanded bv tho constituted authorities. Tho riotous condition of affairs in Luzerno county during tlio months of April nud May last, demonstrato tho uecessfly far and cillclency of theso vol untary military organizations. For a full account of theso disturbances of tlio peace, and tho operations of the volun teers ordered Into servico, you are referred to tho report of tho Adlutant General Edwin S. Osborne, command ing tho Ninth division of tho National Guard, which will bo found lu tho re port of tlio Adjutant General. From this document and other facts daily communicated to mo during tho ex istence of tho Scranton troubles, it Is evident that our citizen soldiery cannot bo too highly esteemed for their services on that occasion : and their usefulness is demonstrated should similar, or any othor civil disturbances, hereafter occur. nut ror tho prompt and judicious management of tho National Guard on the occasion of thefo riots, ono of our most prosperous cities might havo been reduced to ashes, millions of property destroyed, many valuable lives sacri ficed, nnd scenes of general ruin and devastation produced. By act of tho Legislature provision was mado for the expenses necessary for tho suppression of tho disturbances in Luzerno county. They amounted to thirty seven thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven dollars and thirty-six cents. Tho various items comprising this sum, properly audited, nnd paid by tlio Stato Treasurer, will bo found in detail in tho report of tho Adjutant uenerai. Tho history of tho voluntecra in tho lato war is completed nnd ready for distribution. It embraces flvo royal octavo voltimrs. nnd lr"r.'"-,-,- oBing it wors oi much labor nnd re search. Aecompnnylng this you will receive tho final report of tho Historian. WRITS OF ERROR IN CRIMINAL CASES At tho session of 1870, the Legislature passed an act entitled "An net to allow writs of error in cases of murder and voluntary manslaughter," tho first sec tion of which provides that a writ of error "shall bo of right, and maybe sued out upon tho oath of tho defendant or ucienuanis, as tn cwu cases," The second section makes It tho duty or tho Judges of tho Supremo Court, in all such cases, to review uotn tno law ami the evidence. The imnortanco of thl sub Ject, and the neglect of tho Legislature to act upon it in respont-e to tno request iu my la-t minimi missaco. makes It inciinr-cut upon me to repeat my re eomtii udation. Before tliis enactment tho law rcqutitd tho defendant to allego mat fomo error had been committed by tho court on tho trial, and to show cause, within thirty days, why tho writ of error should bo grunted; but this law gives a writ, whether any error is al leged or not, nud allows tno ucienuant seven years in which to issuo it, accord ing 10 ite practice in civil cases, liero- toioru mo jsxecuiivouiu not ordinarily issuo tlio warrant ror execution or tiny criminal until tho expiration or the thirty days within which ho was per mitted lo apply for his writ of error. That limitation of thirty days being now virtually repealed, and soven years substituted therefor, is it expected the warrant snail bo withheld lor tho soven years? If not, when may it properly issuo ? And if Issued nt nny tlmo with in tlio seven venrs. mnv not tho crim inal supersedo it nt any timo ho pleases by his writ of error? And may it not bo reasonably expected that this will lo tho practical result In many cases? This would seem like trilling with very serious matters; nnu ircspeciiuuysuu in It whether tho act should not bo re pealed, or very materially modified, without delay. In my met-sngo or 10th February, 1870, returning tlio bill with my objections, I gavo sundry reasons why it should not bo approved, and tno viows tuereiu expressed remnin un changed. COAL SIINES. During tho session of 1870 tho Legis lature passed a law " providing for tho health and safety of persons employed In coal mines." which has been produc tive of beneficial results. Yet there aro deficiencies to bo supplied in order to fully accomplish tho desired objects. In u previous mcssago I endeavored to mnko It appear that no extensive coal in I no could bo pnfo without moro than ono outlet, and not even then unless secured by incoin- bustlblo material. Tho recommenda tion that at least two openings should bo required has been incorporated in tho law, but that regarding tho uso or woou in tueir construction was unnccd ed. It Is comparatively or llttlo im portance how many means of exit thero may no ir thoso nro choked up with tno flames and smoke of burning- timbers. This was demonstrated In September last In tho terrlblo calamity at Fltts'toii. which followed so soon after that of Avondale, and was liss horriblo only becauso loss oxtensivo, by whichtho lives or eighteen miners wero sacrificed, and which, with tlio proper precau tion against fire, might probably havo been saved. A still moro recent casualty suggests another amendment to tlio act referred to. By tho reprehcnslblo iiractlce of robbing iuo supporting columns, tno roofs of tho mines, tho overlaying sur faces of which aro In somo place cov ered with houses, sink Into the vacuum, causing tho destruction of many thous ands!' dollars worth of property, as at Scranton. H.vdo Park, and Wilkes- barro. It should, therefore, bo mado unlawful to removo tho coul supports without supplying their plnco with others of substantial masonry, or some thing cfiulvnlent. Tho roports of Inspectors of Mines furnish much statistical Information and other valuable and Interesting mat tor. exhibition- their usefulness and vindicating tho propriety of their op poiniment. COMPULSORY VACCINATION. Tho small-pox has, during tho p-ist year, mado Ita nppcaranco In the cities and populous districts of tho Stalo In July last It assumed nn epidemic char acter, and Its ravages still eoi tlnue. During tho last six months, In Phila delphia nlono, ovor eight thousnnd cases wero reported, of which eighteen hundred nnd sovcnty-nlno proved fatal. On this point tho Port Physician nnd tho Health Olllcer of that city, In tin Ir renortof December 11th. sav "It Is n doplornbto sliamo that ten hundred and eighteen lives (tho number report ed up to that dote) havo been sacrificed mis year, which couiti nnu snouiu navo been preserved bv tho known mentis or prevention." From this statement It appears that moro than ono per cent, of tno population oi mat city was smitten With tho Infection, and Hint, the. mnrlnl. lty exceeded tweuty-thrco per cent, of tlio cases rcnorted. Tho epidemic, has spread widely over tho State, and many neighborhoods havo greatly suffered. Tho causo ovidentlv exists nmonr ourselves, nud It becomes our duty to dovlso menns to nrrcst Its progress,' nnd to enact such legislation as win protect our peoplo against ils recurrence. This Is n delicalo subject, but It is ono which so deeply affects tho welfaro of our citi zens!, anu tno general interests oi tno State, that ll Is my duty to speak frank ly nnu to the point. Aim it is also ono in which every member of tho General Assembly I? equally concerned. Emi nent medical men unhesitatingly do- chiro that thousands of lives havo been sacrificed ror want of proper sanitary laws. Theronro nonesuch in thoStitle: and if they aro not speedily enacted 'n weighty responsibility will rest upon whom tho duty dovolves. I auoto from n recent work by Dr. P. II. Chovosse, nn eminent English sur geon, nnd Dr. F. II. Gctcholl. lecturer, Jefferson Medical College, tlio follow ing paragraph : amaii-nox is n pe3t. it is worso ban tho placuo: for if not kent In sub jection it is moro general sparing nei ther young nor old, rien nor poor, nnu commits greater ravages than tueplaguo over did. Small-pox is it disgraco to any civilized land, as thero is no neces sity for its presence If vaccination were frequently and properly perrorin- ed, small-pox would bo unknown. Cow- pox is a weapon to conquer smau pox, and drlvo It ignominously from tho field. My firm belier, then, is that if overy person were, overy soven years, duly and properly vaccinated, small pox might bo utterly exterminated. But as long as thero aro 6uch lax no tions on tho subject, and such gross negligence, tho disease will always bo rampant; for tho poison of small pox novcr slumbers nor sleeps, but requires Uio utmost dlligcnco to eradicate it. Tho great Dr. Jenncr, tho discoverer of cow-pox cs a preventive for .small pox, strongly advocated tho nbsoluto necessity of overy person being vnccin ated onco every seven years or oftoner, if thero was nn epidemic of smull pox in tho neighborhood." Theso eminent physicians also aver that very few fatal cases aro recorded as occurring nftor vaccination, and theso may considered as only exceptions to tho general rule, and somo of them might bo traced to tho vaccination not having taken effect. They moreover say that persons who tako small-pox after vaccination arc seldom pitted, and tho diseaso assumes a comparatively mild form. Tho ncces .etijT, ,j..o,iix-, rur a compulsory vac cination law and its utility, is also de monstrated py unanswerable statistics, contained in the report of tho Port l'iiysicion, herewith submitted, and to which you nro most respectfully ro rerred. PARDONS. Among tho most embarrassing and responsiblo duties or tho Executive is the exerciso of tho pardoning power. There is scarcely a petition for pardon mauo, upon wnicn strong conuicting interests and opinions aro not brought to bear, all of which must receive close and unprejudiced scrutiny in order that mercy anu justice may aiiuo bo satis fied. This demands much tlmo and no small amount of patience. Tho plead- 1128 or relatives, mends and lwnianlta- rhuis must bo heard and dulvconsidorcd on tlio one hand, and on tlio other the action and decision of the courts, and in many cases tho earnest protests oi either sincere or malicious prosecutors. And after his decision is fairly given in favor of an unfortunato convict, tho lixccuuvo must, in nunost every case, bopiepared to encounter ncrlmonlous criticism from parties who havo never given tno subject ono moment's con sideration. During tho past year the applications for pardons numbered ono thousand and twenty-three. Of these, sixty wero granted, less than six per cent, of iho entlro number, being about ono to eveiy sixty thousand inhabitants or tlio Slate, anu lar ueiow tno a"erago in nny biaie, in proportion to the population, iu which committets aie appointed to tx erciso tliis power. Accompanying tins mesiago win oo found n pardon report, in conformity with n plan adopted tho first year of my administration. Theso reporls nro mado for tho purpose of thowing that uo secrecy adheres to the exercise of the prerogative in question, nnu to iniorm tho Legislature nnd the people, evtry nnn nf whom has an interest in tlio sub ject, what reasons havo been nddueid lor me-liberation oi pertons convicieu of crime, and what personal Influences have been employe u lur tno ncccm pllshment of that object. COMSIUTATION8 OP IMPRISON SI ENT, Tho act approved Mny 21, 1609, au thorizing commutations upon tho terms of prisoners convicted or crime, bus prouueeu a ueciueuiy saiuiury mm. Tho discipline of tho prisons Is reported as being greatly Improved by tho vol untary good conduct or all desirous of availing themselves of Iho mfrciful provisions of the law ; at.d refoiuiau ry influences havo been maniftst in many cases by thu good behavior of thoso wl o havo been the fortunutd reelnlentB of Its benefits. Tho improved habits of prisoners dining tlielrtoufinemeut havo gono with them inlo privato life, and tho wisdom or tlio Legislature In pars ing tho Jaw has thus been signally con firmed. In nccordnneo with tlio tct referred to, commendable conduct on tho nnrt or a prisoner, such as will merit and recelvo a favorable certificate from tlio warden of a prison, witn tno ap proval of its board of Inspectors, st cuii s tho rollowiugdeductlons from tho tern, s of sentence, viz: uno uioniii on eacn oi uio nrsi ivo years ; two months on each succeeding year to tno nun year ; mreo juuhiub uu each following year to tho tenth ; atid four months on each remaining yiur of tho term of sentence." Tho number of convicts directed to bo discharged, under this act, Lefoio their terms of tenlcneo had expired, from tho Stato penitentiaries aiuletuu ty prisons, during tho post year, amounts to flvo hundred nud fifty three, and It Is a gratifying fait H at thus fur 1 havo not heard of nny one of them returning to habits or crime, 1 conclude with a tincero nnd earnest deslro that your session may be charac terized by universal kindness and geno roslty, whllo on my port 1 wljl t.o pleased to givo a cordlul concurrence In every meusuro calculated to advanco tlio iutcrebts of our common constitu ents and tbo gcutrul prospcilly of iho Commonwealth. . JNO. W. GEAKY. FxT-ciiTivH Chamber. 1 II nrrlsburg, January U, 1871. j