Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-01-21
THE MESSAGE.
Delivered at Madison, Thurs
day, January IA, 1875.

cCHtoty
Thanking God for Ill His moroies,
| Congratulate you that order and
peace reig0 throughout the length
aud bTcdth II cur state. Oar ma
te!ial prosperity has u, faihl ed our
anucipations. But let a. remeil Der,
that wc o4ar no burden Of financial
depression not common 10 all the
states, ana hat the penalties OF FOLLY
are the foundation Of wisdom.
You have been permitted topeace-
ally assemble in our beautiful capi-
~. aud - organize the legislature
Of Wisconsin, with none 70 dispute
your au hority Or question your
choice. You are the juGges Of the
quail Fl a ions of members. and from
your determination there is no APP
peal. u der our state constitution
and laws, The executive department
may summon the III try forces Of
the state to euf3sce your DEGREES.
Uader the e4ii1ual constitution, the
federal government is bound to
guarantee our republican ins titu'ions
against invasion, and on the appllca
tion If The | legislature, or Of tho gov
erBor when the legislature cannot be
convened, to protect Us from domes>
tic violence Within the rcstric-
tons | have named, III the powers Of
the state aud federa! government sre
the servants OF the evil authority
and tho right arm Of our power
But | know Of no p:suciple of free
government by vlrJQe Of which our
state may bo assigned - military
department and it's laws subordinate
cd to the will of 81 Off or Of the fed
eraI army, or by which i.s citizens
may be subjected to the DEGREES f
a military commission, in a time Ct
peace. Nor do know y any rule
of law under which arg por,ion OF
the federal army may be EhrGot into
your presence by the executive aU-
thcrity of the state or Of the UnIted
States to revise your proceedings
aud determine the validity Of your
organization By the unreasaping ar
duration of the bayonet and the
sword. | do not wish to pr Judge
the facts, but if authority exists iu
any branch of tho federal govern
ment, for wba. appears TO be assum-
ed by the &c ut proceedings IN the
state OF Louisiana and in the extra
ordinary proposals OF the lieutenant
general Of the Uaited States army
IN his dispatches from New Orleans,
[ believe the time has come for all OF
ls To bury partisan spirit, ia com
non eff r. t3r tho preservation of our
constitutional sovereignty and the
Inherited lior rites of the American
PEG 9le.
Complete statistics furnished you
in the abe aud conscientious reports
# the Treasurer and Secretary Of
State, and by representatives OF 9th
er state departments, affirm the
gratifying truth, that during the
past ear I'll forms Of state tax have
been promptly paid ; that cur state
iebt, mostly due to the state itself
js If comparative insiQnificance n
proportion 70 orr resources and pop
ulution; that the cause o! popular
education has rapidly progressed
hat our insti; utions ofpubllc charity
aud benevoieuco have been conduct.
ID with mark 81 ffieency ard econ
1my; that our PIT lie lands have been
watchfully protected from encroach-
ment; that IN nearly every depart
ment the expenses Of The state have
been considerably reductod; that
Agricultural production has been 9nf-
ficient for the necessities of the year;
hat our business men have been free
from the more serious consequences
If financial depression, and that the
burden Of taxation fJr all state pur-
poses Is both actually and relatively
less than at any previous period dur
ing many years.
GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS AND Dis
BURsEMENTs.
The total receipts of tho general
fund during th fiscal year were 81 =
23I.158 II. The total disburse-
men;s were s1,038,703 81. The de
dciency in the general fund at the
commencement of the fiscal year was
s66.923 so, and the excess Of total
receipts over total expenditures dur
the year was s192 455 10, thus lcav
ing in tho treasury to The credit OF
he general fund, on the 30.h day OF
September, 1874, the sum of Sl25-
531 20.
THE TRUST FUNDS.
During the past fiscal year the to-
I'll increase Ct trust funds was Sl25
942 80 divided rs f5IIows: School
s55 ,64l Ga; University, 81 313 68
Agricultural College, S10,824 "a;
Normal School, $50, 1872 Sc. The to-
tai amounts belonging to the trust
funds At the close of the fiscal year
wa So 900 500 % divided a follows;
School. S2,565 So &c; University,
1926, 1913 06; Agricultural Coltge,
1896 l34 OF; Normal School. 1878
500 "a The total sbursements of
income for the year were 5000 l2o IS
divided as FLOWS Schools, sl86
272 "a; University, $4,000 IL;
Agricultural College, s.8,642 08;
Normal School SCI is 20
GROSS RECEIPTS AND DIsBURs EMENTs
The total receipts into the treas
ury during the f cal year. including
II sources of income were 81 1929 :
S57 43. The total di~burs mente.
for all purposes'.were 81, 1867, l56 81.
| The balance ii the treasury at the
commencement Of the fiscal year,
on account OF sll funds, was $685.
GIL 50. The excess of total receipts
over total Disbursements during the
year. was sl62,700 &c, thus leaving
il the treasury. To the credit Of al
funds, on the 50 dsv of Sep mber,
1874, the sum of s37S 344 50
! STATE TAXEs.
For tbs year 1873 the state tax
Amounted to S67l5S2 80. For the