Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-01-31

Total amount required to be raised by
tax or tbs real and personal property
Of the State as returned by the assessor
for the year 1866, S352, 4 70
In this shape the Report was unanimously con
CURED in and signed by the committee, and the
BILL reported, providing for state tax OF $3.50
go passed by the Senate by an unanimous vote.
may have thought at the time, of the tight
ness IL Which the treasurer. the majority o{ the
committee, and ether devoted friends of the ad-
ministratlon among the majority Of Tie Senate re-
g"Tdcd TIE petty elechoncerng hunbug got up
by the Executive and Secretary of State at the
opening Of the session, that we were to have
surplus in the treasury of over }5, 900, instead
OF a debt Of $l76 G55. l must acknowledge a
little surprise at the facility with which my assoc
GATES on the committee certified to a statement
that their fayorite model administration would
eXpend a state tax Of 1926 600, levied the year
prevlOus-eXhausted all other resources Of the
State, stated by the Secretary of State PIP. 43
OF appendix to Senate Journal for 1853, at s 3d.
S25,Sl and he same year run TIE st. te in debt SO
Tar as to call more taxation, by about SlU0 600
to pay past Indebtedness, than they were willing
to estimate for the entire expenses of the State
government for the following year. Bevond this
no word or thought OF partizan interest or effect
influenced my action IN the matter; and the idea
OF providing tax greater by single dollar than
necessity and constitutional obligation demanded
single Senator who voted for this bill
IL the Assembly, at the recommendation the
Committee of that House, mt the head of which
was Hon. Morgan l.. Martin; $25 ,000 was added
to the h;!l-the Senate refused to coucur-the
Assembly reccded from its amendment, and the
bill became law, ToceiriHg tie GpgrorG! # MI
lam 4. BdrStO,r, Governor.
From this plain statement facts, VIC have bat
4 very narrow range for conclusion. Either tie
State Treasurer and his deputy knew nothing of
tie condition and accounts of the department
under their charge or they, Il violation of duty
and good faith deceived and nnsled the Commit
tee OF the Senate, and thro' them, the entire Leg.
isiature, or that committee played upon me con-
idence Of the Senate n base game OF forgery aud
trcachcIy or else no such state OF facts exists IN
reference to the finances Of the State rs set forth
in the message. Which conclusion is the most
'pI0|ab.c,' those 'convcrsant with the history o.
politics in this State during the past year, can
determine fer themselves. For nv own par. !
have no faith in this alleged surplus in the treas
ury-.ike that promised at the opening of the last
sessiUn,it viii have been scattered before the close
Of the year, and greatly fear an ugly amount Of
Indebtedness, calling for greater taxation, lie
found instead As for the mean Insulation that
he last Legislature levied a burden Of SlU0,HGU
unnecessary taxation upon the people Of this
State to secure political ends, il quite be fits the
dignity Of His Frauddiencv, VIM. A. Barstow,
but is far below the prophecies OF official inter
course Of rigEtfu! Governor, with an cgra. and
-a-urdinatc branch OF the government.