, 1876-01-11
Inauguration Of tho New State
Government ut C0lum.
bus, o.
Inaugural Message Of Gov. Hayes..-
Municipal Debt and Taxation.
Latest Phase Of The Senatorial Contest
In Iona.
An Exciting Fight for the spsakctshp Of The
Wisconsin Assembly.


GoF. HAfEH ISACutHh'"
CoIrxpCs, O., Jan. 10.-Thc Inauguration OF |
R. .. Hayes a. Governor occurred to-day In tue
State CAPITOL In the presouce Of 4 vaet crovl Of
spscsators from all parts Of Ohso. Military COM
papies wero present from Cleveland. Springfield,
aud Columbus, aud braas bands from nua1ber
Of points. Tbe Rtreot-pfocesaton was very a.
tractIre oas. At 2::0 y. na., tbs doFotnol aha
Lieutenant 0ovotuor. accomplished w tue hov-
esnor And Lieutenant Governor oloet. acco'n-
panied b. logielativs committees, appeared 70
tho rosuuda IT tho Ettto-flous0, whtEe both
branches Of the General Astembly, Btase oHlcefsr
aud c,t!zcns had a,sernblod. Afsor prayas'
Cor. Allen, without anY formal speech. present.
ID Gen. usyea TO tho audeuco, who thou took
tho oath aud delivered his
ISAuau1A1 ADphEss.
Of which the following il . very fnll abstract:
The Governor called tho attention Of tue
General Assembly TO the largo iucIoase Of local
taxation and indebtedness. found mainly In
oislas aud large town.. ~ remarked that this
IL certainly gIes: sT; Low 20 Ko'sfm slGs
OF popular goscrnnont, ts cue Of tho tnost I'M"
po:tant AMI difficult problems Of OUT time:
1'rolligate expenditures Ia tho fruitful cauae Q!
| found Which will Keep municipal oxrenses fro1n
largely exceeding public nectbeites, Ito Adoption
will 10 far toward ACQUIRING honesty and oticle1i.
cv IN city Affairs. In cities larGs debts sud bad
| government 20 together.
The Governor called attention to tho state
paent, the salient poln.B In which Arc tint III
four years the rata OF municipal ta1aton iha ill.,
cscAscd almost IS per cent. Tho total amount OF
| and municipal indebtedness has Increased about
1870 per cent, Of more than S13, 600. 900. in view
| Of these figures, tie Governor declares that l!o
docs not think that experience jusiitles the az
| pectation that Au ndequa:o remedy Tor these
| owls il found in tho lava ~ they eslHt. lie
thinks that on tho subject Of local indebtedness
the GcncrAl Assembly should apply tho p:in.
ciples Of slo state Constitution On tho subject 81
So s.4EE fn,1ra
says 1t Il not onough to require in sEory EFtn:
Of special authority TO incur debt as condi.Ion
! precedent thu. the people interested alh!t .p'
provo 1t. By their votes. It Is we'll known how
easy auch elections are Carried under the 'n-
| fucncs Of local excitement and local 1i1alElc8.
II tho tulo of tho State Constitution, which !Lr-
bids all debts except in sueel1ed ene er.encics
is doomed too stringent to be applied to local
afrairs, tue Legislature should at lcast ac-
company tho authority to contract debt with
au imperative requirement that q tax sufficient to
pay off tho indebtedness tn briet shall hs ina-
| ined1ntcly levied, and thua compel every cisixtn
who votes piucreaao debts to vote At tie Baue tu
for N ,mmcdasa Increase Of taxes Bufictnt to
discharge thanl. Tho wisdom Of the pol!cv long
since adopted hy p!scing judtcio,ia Limitation
! on tho poxer Of municipal authorities to levy
taxeb, has been vludicated by experience. Ii
must bowsyeg. ultimately tall to accomplish lta
oo}ect. If Increase Of municpa! indebtedness IL
allownt to 60 On. To authorize town TO COLI
trac. debt wlere the expenditures already IT,
quito taxation up to tic limit slt,wed ly iaw.
is In it's necessary effect, taotanoant 10 AZ n2-
pcsl OF tho limitation. .
Al important part Of our constitutional pro-
, | yiso,la which haye boen 80 hucccsBfui III State
finances Ia the SECTION which re1uircs tho crca-
tion Of q ainking fund ard annual payment Of
n constantly increasing susn OIL ths rlinc!pal Of
the State debt; Lat requirement aual9son', &c
tlebtednens. Let judlcious Limitation Of tns
rate Of taxation which tho local authorities maj
levy be strictly adhered to. and allo" III