Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-01-18
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

Geiatlcs,ea of tie Senate AID j @se,a5'1
ID ealing he at entian Of the Legislatefe, at
lis last sess on TO the finances VI Ssafe re-
| tcrred 10 The nranner IA wnlea Iioatih5 deot
AGAINST the State hal bsen gradually ;lcctIrnlt-
ting for several years, o. over estiiaates OF the
| reyenu es and under estiniatesoi expenses from
year TO year by the Secsy of State. That officer
I IN his estimates for The year ending September
/ 30th, 1898, showed deficit of $Slb,343 o6. and
assumed in order 10 reduce the Indebtedness of
the State to that sum, that the taxes for tie ifs
cal wear ending Sept b 1888, would all be paid
aud that the agnount Of S32.255 81 due from Il.
ii. Jansen, former State Treasurer, would also
/ be paid during the year. Tie State taxes were
not al paid during the year The Secretary
report states that ON the Both of September,
1898, the arrearages due from counties for delin
quent taxes. aIuounted 20 the sum of : IS. 151 81
thus showing actual deficit, assuming The
Secretary estimate of the year before 10 be cor
rect, Of Si5i POI 81.
! The Secretary estimates the expenses to be
betrayed from the Treasury. at the sum Of SS446-
I l45 IS, for the year ending Sept. 30tli, lS59.-
/ This estimate IncIGdes SALARIES and permanent
/ appropriations, S63 ,025; Legislative expenses,
So, io0 aud miscellaneous, embracing statione-
~, POSTAGE eoinfitn sat of clerks contingent
expenses aud repairs laborers, County AgrieuI-
tuFal Societies, Benevolent Institutions, State
] Prison, wood, gas and lights, Interest on State
loan aud exchange, Revised Statutes and town
I laws sundrv expenses in finishing and furnish
Z
I not vet presented amount due individuals and
+ over payments from State Treasury, S333,5I0,
7 81. Tie resources Of the state 10 meet this in
I debteduess and these expenses much OF whic.l
should have been paid long ago, are estimated at
~stiG4 AS -, leaving an estimated balance ID
Tie Treasury OF S3l5.60J IL. This may
/ be decreased by the ordinary failure Ot some
counties to pay their taxes, and BY the certain
failure Of Jansen to pav what he owes the
State. Some portions of the revenues for The
Il. Il A,..- a
tie Secretary report was made. and some p,r-
tiou OF the expenses aud Indebtedness OF the
State paid and cancelled
] have obtained The Treasurers statement In
relation 10 the actual condition Of the General
Fund the Isl OF January, \. d. 1899, bring
Ing down the statement Of that officer 10 that
+ peint, so as 10 include tie transactions of the
+ year 1855. From his figures and estimates il
appears that the amount for which the Stale was
liable, including appropriations and audited ac
. counts. balance for Capitol enlargement 50
/ O15 Isl Revised Statutes. ISl6.400l, balance
for Town Laws I$3,650l, over payments from
General Fund, salaries due Jan. LIST, %, and All
other liabilities was Sl32,c96 IL
The total resources of tie State prior 10 the
time when the State tax is due and payable, are
given by the same officer rs follows
trrcaraees from counties, estate tax, Si3.5e2 "a
r. r. from Racine ana Miss. Railroad Z0S5 81
+ Balance of Bank Tax, due Jaa list, 1889, re
manning unpaid 3'O49 9
slsl97 =
Showing that tie amount Of past indebtedness
remaining to he pa!d from the incoming tax,
suppo>ing that ali srrearages due the State are
realized, Is SSi39S %
ne to''i TeetiS a.p 'I'S s5ee[ ''l. q lb
amount of the bank tax due january Isl. lo59,
~hish, th%psh l ne%rly all paid short 4 II, m, IN
revenue OF 1859. were Ss355,055 II. being largely
below the amount estimated by the Secretary OF
Stale in his last annual report, rs the resources
of that wear.
The total d sLursemcuts from the General
Fund for the calendar wear 1888 were Sii0,-
253 rs.
In order that just idea may be formed of the
actual and legitimate expenses Of the State
Cssyeran1ent Il IS proper that lie items which
make up this las, azgregiste shoula be aralyzed,
and have therefore obtained from the Ireasu-
i rer 4 statement which IS embodied IN the fol-
+ lowing tables:
p, ~. ,1.. f.l,,. ,-,-,,.rf,+t,,.s ,..,, in
1857.
Ter Insane Hospital S;9S46 %
t.aritof f1f1--z1I'ru- % a24 >
E.ia1 t,v.nna l0.lsl -
State Ptiseu, 300 =
De9l ala poiae A., ''u'' i'-''V 90
slu5552 81
Paid on appropriations 81 ISIS
Insane hospital, $4,000 90
bhld A. am I-'25o -
Stafe Friloa. 800 S
Cap.to! Enlargement, appropriation 10 SU- ,..-
re,intrl6eit 80 -
Count Sosi,.i.s. sG16 o.
state Historical Societies, 1900 90
49, :,
,,,ti,- ..l - -.;., 49,, ,,,s. S ~. =, :.
Of Slaa.aH8 50
ADD Interest On state ioan, 6ooJ %
-777 ~ ~
Ia addItIan To tie above items there have been
Paid ar ie;sst S2UGdU ct appropriations made, or
property chafgeahie 10 wears previous 10 1925,
making total H.uornt o. S@l9.3U5 30 to be de
ducttd from the amount above gwen as The DIS
bursemenIS "i lc'o which would leave as The
actual lesinIaie expenses OF carrying on the
State Government the very moderate sum OF
SlSb.4t' 60
The estimated income OF me General Fund
from ali sources loE the Seat le99 including AZ