The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-20

512.24 leaving balance in the Treasury of
$3, DO. The Fifteenth General Assembly
passed an act to establish reasonable maximum
rates of charges for the transportation of
freight and passengers on the different rail-
roads of tie State, the provisions of which have
generally been complied with by the companies
without resistance. In the cases of those COR
porations which refus to conform their
schedules of charges to the provisions of the
law complaints were made and suits COM
menced one of which--that of the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company-has
been carried to the United States Supreme
Court where it awaits decision.
California. Irwin, in his inaugural
message, discusses the currency and school
questions at considerable length. AS to the
currency question, he declares himself in favor
OF hard money-Or paper possessing 1.-The char
acter of interchangeabiity with gold at the will
of the holder" He holds it to be the duty of
the State to see that the rising generation are
provided with the elements of a good education,
which must be secular and of universal accept
ance and consent, and which alone the State
can fairly prescribe as necessary to enable the
young to grow up into self-supporting and in
tellgent citizens such education to be paid for
from taxes levied upon citizens of every class.
Utdh-Gov Geo. w. Emery informed the
Territorial Legis' ature in his message that the
value of the various ores mined in Utah during
the past year amount, in value, to So, 000 coo.
He also advises q geological survey and the
establishment of a Geological and Mineralog-
ical Museum. The marking of q voters name
upon ticket he considers Objectionable. and
urges the repeal of the law wherein such mark
ing and numbering is provided for, as it is in
the interest of the church so potent in Utah.
The question of polygamy is met openly and
fairly, the Governor regarding that system of
marriage as crime prohibited by the laws of
the country and blot upon our civilization.
Virgi7td-Gov Kempers message shows the
receipts for the year ending Sept. 80, to be
So. 648, 900 disbursements, So, 812, 900 balance
on hand, $4,000 interest paid on the State
debt, 81, All, 000 annual aggregate on State
debt and other accounts, So 035 600; showing
deficit of over 100000 to be provided for
The Governor declares that Virginia will not
possibly ever pay that portion of the public debt
which has been assigned to West Virginia.
Wasconsin.-Gov. Ludington, in his address
to the Wisconsin Legislature, recommends the
repeal of important portions Of the Potter Rail
road Tariff law, the effect of which he claims
has impaired the credit of the State The State
debt is 80, 252,057.
KansaS-Gov. Osborn, of Kansas, in his
annual message informs us that the total bond
cd Indebtedness of the State is 81, 385, 775 and
the resources belonging to the various funds
in the Treasury are 1923, 745.O1 bonds 81, 4O3,-
5000, and taxes due from the various counties,
$416, 49,. 39-a total of ST. 843, 687.43. The Gull
tivated area of the State was 8, $685. 789 acres in
1774, against 4, 749, 900 in 1875 the taxable
acres, 1896, TAG acres, against 1852, 1877 in
1875 the value of farm products $29 800, 734,
against $43, $40, 494 in 1875; bushels of wheat,
1881, 1888, against 10, 900 4O3 in 1875; of corn,
Is, 699078, against 80, 1893, 769 in 1875 of fax,
ia, $50, against AT, 1853 in 1875. The Governor
notes the cheering fact that within the past
year the manufacturing establishments of the
State have increased in number from 305 to 604,
or about 100 per cent.
The CeSatenniaz.-All the Governors recon-
mend liberal appropriations for proper repre-
sentation of State products at the approaching
Centennial Exposition.
Go0e,'mors of the States-The following is
list of the Governors of the thirty-seven States
of the Union-Democrats in italics, Republi-