Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-01-20

1891. 1875, SOL 16l CAV, Soo 80 1-3. DO.
1865. 944'4aO7I4 644, $50 10 22l.1o0. :. do. .
1863. 2a2,64l ,l2i 5l5,96l 10 2 l-S.... do :.
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The assessed valuation of the real and
personal property, as returned by the as
SCISSOR, for 1869, is $427,627356.
1t will be observed that this is large
increase upon previous assessments.
Had the state tax for 1869 been levied
upon the assessed valuation of that year,
the ratio of taxation would have been
but little over one mill on the dollar.
BANKING.
By an amendment to the state banking
law the Office of Bank Comptroller ter
minated on the Sd of this month, and
the duties of the Office have been assum.
ed by the State Treasurer The final
report of the Comptroller gives very
satisfactory statement of the condition
of the few state banks now doing busi>
ness
While the evils and disadvantages of
the old system Of state bank currency
are fresh in the minds Of the people, !
hope Congress will present to the states
for ratification an amendme at to the fed.
eral constitution prohibiting the issue of
any kind of paper currency by banks
under state authority. Among the good
results Of the late war, was the healthy
change wrought in giving us well se>
cured national paper currency Few
men of the present generation desire to
see the old system revived.
LIBRARIES.
The State Library now mum ers ~
0S6 volumes, classified as 70 lows: Law
books, 6,S0l: miscellaneous, l,606, du-
plicates, 4,674. The collection is rapid
~ increasing, by exchange and purchase,
and is very creditabe. The appropria,
ton of 5000 per year for the:purchase Of
law reports and digests TO supply defic-
ianeies, should be continued.
The library OF the State Historical So
cietv now contains $4,000 Volumes and
documents, being an increase of 1000
volumes during the past year. it also
contains |, 532 bound newspaper files
The society, in its annual report, ask for
an increase Of its yearly appropriation
for the purchase Of books, and binding,
and for the publication of a catalogue to
facilitate historical investigation AS
the state reaps the benefits of the valua>
bic labors and acquisitions of this socie-
ty, it should receive at your hands n lib
eral measure Of aid and encouragement,
REVISED STATUTES.
But 393 copies of the revised statutes
remain in the hands cf the Secretary OF
State The demand for them, from prop.
err sources, requires ut least 200 each
year II supplied another edition must
be published Immediately, in which event
the laws should he revised or codfed -.
The public necessities seem to demand
legislation Of this subject
STATE CAPITOL.
The dome of the state Capitol has
been completed at u cost of $50 $500,
exclusive OF architects compensation.
Great commentator is due to the con
tractors, Messrs. G. : Rankin a. 60, of
Cincinnati, for the manner in which they
have prosecuted the wors. The building
commissioners are entirely satisfied with
the structure, both % 10 beauty OF urchi-
tectural design, and Ms to the character
of material and workmanship. The CON
tractors have valid claim against the
State for extra expense incurred in ele-
yn,ing the materials for HE dome orr the
outside of the building, instead of rais-
I'M il up through the rotunda.
The committee rooms in the south at
tic, provided Tor ny your predecessors,
are completed and ready for your occn>
pancy. Should those be found inade>
uua,e. additional rooms can easily be
provided in the north attic, at a email ex-
pense,
There remains in the treasury an mn
expended balance of the appropriation
for the completion Of the dune, amont-
I'M. IN s929 20, whirl, >uu, | think, the
commissioners should he authorized 10
vNpend in constructing n coal ,ant or
CON ,heting the basement, 50 FAR Ms il
will cover snch expense.
The cost of the Capitol, ct the present
time, is Sj4 ,4il.9@,
s. MILITIA,
Beyond the organization OF Few vol.
unteer companies, but little has haen
done under tn. militia law since the
CLOSE ol lhe war A correct rhtuliW en'
81 the citizens sui icct 10 milirry duly
,ansnt hr kept up Without great expense
10 Ito State, n,r tsn tai effective Aenni'