Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-01-14

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'ome millions greater than the pre-
,eding wear. A tax Of one mill on =
iolIar on the real value of all the
property in the State, in addition to
he tax on railway and insurance
companies, would give all the reve-
lue necessary to meet the expenses
If the State government.
The State taxes are not high and
he burdensome taxes paid by the
people are such az are imposed di
rectly by themselves for county
town, sch )ol roat and other purpos.
IS Immediately under their own con.
.rOl.
NATIONAL BANK TAX.
10 my last annual message, | rec
ommended the passage of y law to
enforce the collection Of delinquent
taxes against certain national banks
The law was passed. and soon there
4fter. the amount delinquent, being
The sum of S45 1877 was paid into
be State Treasury.
! call special attention 10 the
REPORTS OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
AND STATE TREASURER
in regard to the practice that has
here ofore prevailed OF appropriat-
ing money TO be paid out Of the
General Fund in excess of the
amount in the Treasury, thus com
pelling the Treasurer either to al
low the credit Of the State to be dis
honored Or to pay the drafts upon
him from the trusts funds.
This practice should be abandoned
At the earliest practicable moment.
The Secretary estimates the
amount to be provided by the Leg
islature to meet the expenses Of the
Safe government for 1874, at 1921
$50, but this does not contemplate
the erection Of any public bail iings
Should it be deemed advisable to
c. mplete the Northern Hospital tor
the Insane, and enlarge the ludus
trial School ut Wtnke-ha. tax oil
from $500 900 to $3.50 900 will have
TO be levied. The recon mendati0u
of the Secretary of State in REGARD
TO taxing the gross earoings of teie
graph and express companies, viii
no doubt meet with your approval
IS also his suggestion in regard t.
providing by law for securing q
m ore prompt collection OF the take,
due from corporations.
STATE WAR CLAIMS.
Ga the 2 inst | received Motif
cation from the Third Auditor oil
the Treasury d ,partm -ut At Wash
ington, that u further iustallment oI
The war claims of this State, amount
ing TO S42 SCI ~. had been allowed
aud carried 10 the credit Of the State
on account of her quota Of the di.
rect tax levied daring the war.
UNITED STATES SENATOR.
The duty will devolve upon you tC
elect Z $. Senator for six ears to
80 cceed Hon. Timothy o. Howe
whose term of service will expire or
The 4 b of March mex.
The manner ofpr oceeding is defn.
ed by act of Congress, approved July
25th. 1866.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
The last legislature passed q join
resolution tor an amendment to tn,
constitution, prohibiting counties,
towns, villages, school districts OF
other municipal corporations from
becoming indebted for any purpose
10 any amount exceeding five per
centum of the value Of the taxable
property therein. / recommend thai
said resolution be again passed tia
the question may be submitted to &
vote Of the people at the next gener
al election.
The sooner the power Of running
in debt beyond the fair means o.
paying is taken away from counties
towns, etc, the better.
PROPERTY BY DESCENT.
In 1868, the law relating to proT.
erty by descent was material 8
changed, 80 as TO give the entlr,
property Of an intestste leaving &
widow without children, TO the wild.
ow.
| consider this as calculated tC
operate oftentimes very harshly, anc
unjustly towards the parents of The
| believe that there is no Other
instance in the United States where
estates are disposed of in this man.
ner. | cannot find that there wa,
any discussion over the bill when il
was passed. or that any reason wa,
assigned tor il.
The law as it stood prior 10 1868
was very liberal to the widow. CIV
ing all the estate OF her h sband Il
her during her natural life, and after
her drcease Ia his father.
| recommend that the law be =,
amended ss To give the widow 81
absolute fee simple title TO such
portion of her husbands estate, a.
rou may deem just and equitable
and the remainder. in the absence
of children, to the father of the in.
testste, or there being 10 father, e
the mother, or in the absence Of
either father or mother, to the broth.
ers aud sisters of the deceased in
equal shares.
GAMBLING
The laws of the Stats "a spplica
bic TO professional gamblers, are
doubtless all sufficient, and only
require to be enforced But some
aw seems TO be required to break
up the schools where gamblers are
N sde. These are every where.
Even the Church (unwittingly,
40 doub. is sometimes found dong