Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-19

nifty.
The efforts to secure final settle
ment of the claim against the Fede-
raj government on account of ex~
pensvs incurred in connection with
the war, have not ceased. Explain
atoms have been made. answering
the objections Of the auditing officers
at Washington, so far as is now pos
sible, and it is confidently expected
thai a large portion of the claim will
be allowed during this year
The State Treasurer calls atten-
ton to the fact that but $1,075.7S
were paid into the treasury last year,
as the clear proceeds of all fines for
violations of the penal laws Sever
al Of the most populous counties
made no payments of this character
1t is believed that full returns have
not been made in all cases.
TAXATION.
Your attention is called to the
views presented by the Secretary OF
State in his report, relative to pro-
posed amendments to tho laws relu>
ting to the assessment and collection
of taxes. The frequent amendment
of these laws in past years has been
source OF very great embarrass-
ment to the people. Before they
could possibly become conversant
with the general workings of law,
important changes have been made.
rendering those who are affected
thereby uncertain as to their duties
and responsibilities. Any important
amendment which may seem neces-
sary ought to be very carefully cons
sidered before enacted, lest we again
fall into the same trouble The val
uation of real and personal property,
as equalized for 1867, was $166 851,
1907. Valuation as established by
State Board Of Assessors for 1868.
S244 440,774 90. Increase in vaIua
ton SAT $50 613 03. The actual val
ne is probably not less than 1910, 600,
600 90, as appears from returns made
to the Secretary of State.
BANKS.
The amendment to the barking
law, abolishing the Office OF Ban K
Comptroller, and devolving the du.
ties thereof upon the State Treasnr-
err, was ratified by the people at the
last general election. At the same
election there were submitted ten
charters, authorizing the establish
ment of savings banks, which were
not ratified. The necessity for sa-
wings banks is not denied by any one,
ana if u general law, providing for
undoubjed security to deposits, uo-
der which snch institutions can or
ganize, shall be by you submitted TO
the people, there will DO little or no
opposition TO it.
The report of the Bank Comptrol-
Ter shows that but sixteen banks are
now doing business under the banks
| ing law. with an aggregate capital OF
S525. 900 and SIS, 453 circulation out
standing. Thirty>eight banks, with
an aggregate circulation of SCOOPS
are being wound up: and their affairs
finally settled. The State Treasurer
reports that the sum of 100000 will
probably be realized by the State on
account of the tax on Natioaal banks
under the provisions of chapter 40C
of the general laws Of 1865. that aw
having been declared constitutional
| by the Supreme Court of this State
EDUCATIONAL.
The people look at the close o
each year, with peculiar interest, fol
the results of our educational sys
tenn, and no one doubts that those re
suits fully vindicate the wisdom o
that system, which offers to every
child in tho land ample facilities fol
acquiring knowledge. Those who
have during the past year been en-
trusted with the immediate charge o
our educational affairs, school off
GERS and teachers, have not grown
weary in we'll doing, but have labor
cd with unfagging zeal for the ben
eft of the youth committed to THEN
care. Wisconsin is making common
dable progress in this direction. Our
common schools are each year stead
lily improving our University it
now an object Of just pride to tbs
people, and the various private inati
tutiOns of learning are efficiently coz
operating with the State schools for
the general good.
The cause Of education must not
languish in this state for want Of
hearty support, and our efforts must
not be relaxed until we occupy q
foremost position among the states
| famed for successful educational en-
| deavors.
The report of the Superintendent
Of Public instruction, always an IN
teresting and valuable document. is
very full and complete | especially
call your attention to bis recommen
| dalton for change from the distrIc;
TO the township system of school
government, in which | concur, be-
lieving that it will secure more eff
ticienJ and economical management
of schools. Statistics show that du 4
ring the past year $4,000 children OF
the proper age did not attend school.
Those who have the guardianship of
our youth have no right to allow
them 10 grow up in ignorance
There is no good reason for thus
neglecting one of the most impor-
tant and sacred duties of the citizen.
By SO doing they are indictiug a
positive and lasting injury upon the
State and nation. As one means Of
correcting this great evil, | concur
in the suggestion of the Superinten,
dent, tdat at least one half of the in
come Of the school fund be apportion
ed upon the basis of attendance upon
school. Wherever such system has
been adopted the attendance has
greatly increased There was ex.
pended by the people during the last
year for public school purposes 81,
791 ,940.52, being $719 for each pu
pill registered as having attended
school,
Total uroduetiva sehoolshund 80 ens .ss %