The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-01-22

| AZ. eXnlDltlU1 IL U6CGGdSG VI Vic productive zap
ital Of the school fund during the past fiscal
year of 1898 AS 90. This decrease shows the
wisdom of the law of last year authorizing the
investment of the school fund in the bonds of
this State.
While much and unavoidable occurs constant.
iy to this fund from loans made in small amounts
to private persons, no better and safer borrowr
er can certainly be found than the State ,dimin-
ishing at the same time the expenses ofmanage-
ment of The fund. Under this law 800 600 OF
the school fund have been invested in the bonds
of the State, but these investments were restrict
ed to bonds already issued at the time of the
passage of the aw.
l would respectfully recommend that the law
be so changed as to allow the investment of
this fund in any of the bonds issued by the
State of Wisconsin, and call your particular at
tention to the observations on that subject in
the reports of the Commissioner Of Schooland
University lands, aud of the Superintendent of
Public instruction.
The transactions in the School Fund Income
during the calendar year were as follows
Balance on hand Dec. 31st, 1861 s 24,860 IA
Receipts ISO,O27 81
Total sum 204 1897 II
Disbursements 166, $50 90
Balance in treasury Dec. 31st, 1862 $38.7o7 II
Scamp Land Fund.
The following are the transactions during the
calendar year in the swamp Land Fund income,
which consists OF the interest arising from the
swamp land Fund:
Balance Dec. 31st, 1861 $6.O14 10
Receipts 1886 5
Total receipts $4,000 60
Disbursements 1857 70
Balance in the Treasury Dec. 3lst,
1862 $4,753 35
OF this income there is by law appropriated
annually % per cent. to the School Fund, 25
per cent, to the Normal School Fund, and so
per cent. to Drainage Fund.
War Fund.
The following is a summary of the transac.
tions of the War Fund during the calendar
year.
Balance on hand Dec. 81, 1861, S50,227 %
Receipts, 776,7OO 80
Total amount, $S06 ,928 OF
Disbursements go, 929 II
Balance in Treasury, Dec.3l 1862 46, 993 30
The receipts in this fund are made up mains
Iy of money received on sales of State bonds
and advances made by the United States upon
the claims Of the State for war expenditures
The amount of these claims sent to the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury for examination and add
justinent is up to the present time 81 1875, 349>
81.
OF this amount there has been
furnished to the state and
passed 10 the war fund S577, 800 II
Applied in payment of the di-
rect tax due from the state All, 735 81
Total amount refunded ST., 0l9, $40 90
Leaving due the state the sum Of 1883 As
1t is a source of great qualification to me that,
in addition to the settlement of the direct tax
due from the State, and amounting originally
to the sum of $5l9, 68S.66, but reduced 10 per
cent. on account of having our vouchers filed
in proper time, / was enabled to obtain an ad-
vance sufficient from the general government
upon our unsettled claims to enable the state
20 discharge all its outstanding indebtedness on
account OF war expenses of last year.
Under the great pressure of business and the
vast transactions of the u. U. Treasury Depart
ment, the examination and settlement of these
State claims progress but very slowly, and great
embarrassment would have resulted to the State
and its creditors, had these liberal advances not
obviated the difficulties. NJ further advance
can, however, now be counted upon, as the
margin lief. for accounts that may not be allow
ca il aliSduS d NSlJ ShIdt OhG, duu do tHO hN
nancial embarrassment of the General Govern
ment would also prevent further advances.
The sources of income, then, to meet the ex~
penditures of thIs fund for the present year, will
be confined to the tax of $275, 900 provided at
the extra session of last year, and such other
provisions as may be made by you to meet the
demands upon this fund. These demands will
be large, and in addition to the necessary ex-
peuces of our military departments of State sur
- II nj -l = k.l-sn-
care OF our sick AID wounded soldiers, will
mainly consist of the extra pay of So per month
allowed to soldiers who have families dependent
upon them. 1t is estimated that this will re-
quire 1863, 600 per month.
The special tax of 1875, 00C will probably be
exhausted in the month ofMarcho or April. The
State of Wisconsin cannot permit the families
of her brave soldiers to suffer for want ofthis ad-
ditionai pay-it should not be discontinued; but
| know OF no way in which the money necessa-
rs for this purpose can be procured except by
an additional loan. This subject will undoubt-
edly receive your most careful consideration,
and YOU will adopt such measures as your wis.,
dom may dictate.
| will close this short financial review by
stating that on the 31st day December, 1862
there was in the treasury as the whole amount
| of balances on hand in all the different funds
the sum of 1921 ,424 65
Common Schools,
The very able and interesting report Of the
SUPERINTENDENT of Public Instruction will give
YOU much valuable information concerning the
e.! conditions Of our comman schools, and contains
many excellent suggestions in regard to the
proper management and future development OF
our free school system. Your attention is re
spectfully invited to a careful examination of
| this report, and especially to his recommends
tons concerning the establishment of high
schools as a part of the common school system.
| Education is one Of the chief corner stones of
free institutions, without it they cannot long
remain pure ignorance is a great enemy to
liberty.
If by some means attendance upon schools
could be enforced, if parents who often selish>
ly retain their children at home and permit them
to grow up in ignorance, could be compelled to
send them to school for a certain length Of time
as they are vigorously compelled to do in Prus-
STA and some other European States, | should
gladly advocate the passage OF the necessary
laws for that puspose. | do not consider
such laws Pm improper interference with IN
dividual liberty the child is not the property
of the parent, the State has a large interest IN
its education and may well make regulations
concerning it. Not entirely satisfied that such
a law could be carried into effect in our State,
leave this matter to your superior wisdom and
consideration.
The following are a few Of the statistics ta~
ken from the report Of the Superintendent
Total number of children between
four and twenty years of age 30S,O56
Whole number OF pupils attending
school during the year 1882
Of which there were uuder four
years of age 2,4&1
And over twenty years of age 2,O49
Number of male teachers employ
ed during tine winter term |'349
Number of female teachers eng
pIoyed during winter term A'olo
Number of male teachers employs