The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-01-11

In First National Bank. %. .$45,397 50
In Second National Bank. 25,y 73 10
In Merchants National Bank ,165 10
In German American Bank, ,127 20
-- $ll6,264 70
For tull presentation OF transactions in
detail, showing all receipts and disburs-
ements, you are referred to the Treasurers
report. His suggestions are worth considera-
ton.
The amioab!e suit brought by the State
Railroad Company, to test the amount due
the State in lieu OF taxation, having been
finally decided i'll our favor, the treasury has
been already benefited to an additional
amount exceeding 5000, and will eventually
receive sum estimated at about $50, 900 from
this company alone, in consequence OF this
decision. Other companies in view of this
the basis thus required. To the vigilance Of
the State Treasurer and the Rail Road Com
missioner, and the prompt action OF the At
tornev General, are due the contamination oi
the effort to this end, originally made by Cen
eral A. J. Edgerton, former Railroad Com
missioner.
SECRETARY OF Stair.
From the report OF the Secretary OF State, it
will be seen that there were sixty six inetru-
ments filed during the year for the creation Of
new corporations and modification Of prior
articles, list OF which is therein given The
recommendations Of the Secretary for an in
crease OF the number Of general laws, and for
an amendment Of the law regulating the dis
tribntion Ct Special Laws, are worthy OF at
Of the public printing for 1876, and gives a
schedule Of proposals and awards Tor the
coming year, as well as Tor the paper OF the
same. In addition to the usual lists Of county
officers, and other information condensed into
convenient form, it embraces the report Of
the State Inspector Of oils, under the act
which took effect on the LIST day OF April last.
The latter report states that no serious acci-
dent resulting from the use Of illuminating
oils has been reported in this State during the
past six months, a result; compared with, for
mer experience. which is ascribed to the pre-
cautions enforced by thenew law.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
ny reference to the report OF the Attorney
General 1t will be observed that a number OF
which the State is a marty, have been before
the courts the past year, among which may
be named a suit in which the constitutional
ity Of the law for the maintenance of an inc.
briate asylum has been reafirmed; suit by
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway
Company against VIM. Pfaender, State Treas
urer, relative to the amount due the State in
lieu Of taxes, by the success OF which the State
secures an increased per centage of railroad
earnings, which will ultimately aggregate
large amonnt and suit brought ~ the
State against Seymour, Sabin Il Co., for I'M
paid rent of State prison grounds and for con-
Wet labor, which il still pending.
It will also be seen that the cases in which
the State brought suit against two OF her for
mer officers, have passed to final adjudication
Although in both OF these the State was un-
successful, l am constrained to believe it af-
fords an occasion rather for concentration
than regret. In the case of MIR. MUNICH, for
mer State Treasurer, while no purpose to de-
fraud the State at any time appeared, and no
loss was sustained by it, the safeguards which
In consequence Of conceded abuses, displaced
public funds, are recognized as gain to the
public service.
In the case of MIR. Mcllrath, former State
Auditor, simple justice toward an officer
whose long official career was marked by val
liable public services during the most con-
structive ,period, of our existence, demands
that his honorable acquittal OF the offences
charged against him, should receive fitting
recognition.
ADJuTANT GENERAL.
The Adjutant General has given constant
personal attention to the affairs under his
charge and exhibited prompt efficiency in the
discharge OF his duties. The Office, as claim
agency, continues to aid those to whom the
national bounty is due, the number Of claims
allowed IS, and the amount collected el5,-
TOO. 81. The total number of claims prepared
and filed In this Office since January i, 1866, ID
G, 1893; the number allowed, 1893 and the
amount collected through it's agency, $685.
366.26.
suggest that room might be found and it,
ted at q trifing expense in the basement OF
the Capitol building, that would Ike sufficient
for the storage Of guns and ammunition, upon
a purely peace footing, which would save the
amount annually paid as rent for arsenal pur-
poses.
STATISTICAL BUREAU.
The report OF the Commissioner of Statistics