Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-01-15


as a covert source Of revenue to the zen
eral Fund, ! determined to make no pro
vision beyond the income Of that tax for
the purpose Of paying interest
The Legislature must therefore, Of ns-
cessity, accept and take measures to pro
vide for a certain deficiency Of not less
than 80, 513 2l-to which should be adj
ded for unavailable resources at least to
equal the present amount Of arrearagcs
due from counties, viz So, $50. 2S-ma-
king a total OF S56, ,453 ~ which the
probable receipts Of the year viii lack
Of meeting the anticipated calls upon the
Treasury for the same period.
The most obvious sources of relief are
first, a loan to equal the amount of bonds
maturing in 1862; or, second placing to
account Of the General Fund the proceeds
Of tbs l-l0 mill tax, now amounting to
S53. 800. 20 which has been levied from
year to year for the object of providing
township hbraries-a project which has
not hitherto found sufficient favor with the
Legislature to induce the appropriation of
the money therefor Hence a large AMI
yearly increasing fund has remained in
the treasury uncI&ployed, except as the
action Of the last Legislature permitted
its temporary use for war purposes
In estimating the expenses of the next
Legislature, calculation IS made for a ses
sion of only sixty DAYS. In the present
condition of the finances OF the State and
with the great burdens of unavoidable
taxation weighing upon the people, it Is
! confidently hoped that the patriotism Of
our representatives can be relied upon to
bring about this coming winter that long
desired and much needed reform. n short
ecoR0micaL 3corhitg Session Of the Legts-
lafare
JTay Erpeuscs and liabilities.
The expenses for enlistinc. organizing
and fitting out the several regiments fur
nished bv Wisconsin to the defense Of the
Government, have been managed by the
proper N liJary officers, acting by appoint
mcnt and under direction of the Governor;
and all accounts therefor have been audit
ed, allowed and paid by and through such
officers For detailed statements of trans
actions in the War Fund. and fall infor-
nation of the liability Of the State on
account OF such fund. the Legislature is
referred 10 the report which viii be sub
mitted to them by the Governor, and by
the Adjutant General, Quarter Master
General, aud COmmissary General Of the
State
No estimate is therefore attempted Of
The liabilities existing against the State
for expenses arising out Of the war
Whatever may be the amount Of such liza
hilitiee it is to be hoped that the Govern
ment, in aid Of whose protection and de
fcn~e they were incurred, viii promptly
reimburse the State therefor.
It'd Of ToI,atecrs
BY chapter s of the General Laws
PASSED at the late Extra Session Of the
Legislature, it was provided that
The nOu-commjssioued officers, musi-
clans and Privates mustered into the ser
wee of the United states or oil TINS State
in pursuance of any law Of tins state,
shall receive from tue time cf being so
mustered, in addition to the pay provided
for like uOn-commis5ioned officers, musi-
clans and priyata5 in the army of the Cni-
ted states the sum OF five dollars per
month 10 all volunteers hayin- families
dependent upon them for their support
All claims Tor aid, as provided BY this
act, are, by further provisions OF the same
act, presented to the Secretary Of State.
20 be by him examined and auLIted. and
warran drawn upon the treasury in pay
ment, as for other audited accounts Ine
duties devolved upon this office IN eonse-
quencc of the passage OF this act have
proved exceedingly luborious-while with
all the Watchiduess and care it has been
found practicable to exercise 1t Is le red
the State has not been entirely protected
against abuse OF its muniGcence
In passing upon claims for aid under
the provision Of this law. | have from
time to time adopted constructions Of its
meaning and intent, as follows
lst Only volunteers in the infantry
service are included by the terms Of the
act. Those cnisting in cavalry or artil-
lcrv companies. not being mustered into
service IN pursuance ~ auy tar u this
state. cannot receive the extra pay with
out further legislation
2d The term volunteers having fami-
lies dependent upon them for their sup
port. is held to incluJe, married men
and such others as have INDECENT and aged
or invalid parents, or orphan AM depend
ent brothers and sisters actually relying
upon them for support But the depend
ence must be actual as upon the head Of
a family
Sd But one individual can be entitled
TO the extra pay by reason of the depend
cnce 0t the same family
4th Volunteers cnlistinE in companies
or regiments uf other States are not cnti-
tied to the extra pay provided exclusively
for soldiers mustered into service under
the provisions of the law of this State 7
9TH. Volunteers from other States en-
listing in the Wisconsin regiments, are
not entitled to extra pay for dependent
families residing in other States
BY the first day of January next. it j.
anticipated that Wisconsin Will have
eighteen iul regiments of Infantry mus
tered into the service OF the United states.
under the provisions Of THE laws Of this
state. Equity and justice demand that
provisions made by law for the aid of vol
untcerS in the Infantry service. when In
fautry were the only troops called for bv
government. should lie extended 10 all vol
unt1erS from this state who have respond
ei t5 the subsequent calls Of the govern
menJ for cavalry and artillerymyn This
demand VIII, without doubt, De cordially
acceded to lr the Legislatures
Three regiments Of cavalry and one of
artillery IRE now hein- organized in the
STATE. These in the field. the whole num-
beT Of volunteers from Wisconsin. serving
as non commissioned officers. musicians
and pr Yates viii not he less than $4,000
It is safe TO estimate that not less than
5000 Of these viii te entitled u the five