Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-08-15

Few people not professional accountants
can. we imagine. derive IL particularly
lucid idea of the finances of the State from
the official documents and these docu-
ments give of course no comparative state
ment. For the benefit of our readers,
therefore, we give Il few figures and com
parisonS. the former collated from the full
and trustworthy report of Hon. w. H.
Dubois our excellent State Treasurer
For the convenience of the thing we will
take biennial periods. Omitting all pay
ments on account of loans. savings banks
taxes, United States deposit fund.
soldiers and trust fuuds all of
which are not taken into &C
count as part of the current
expenses of the State, the disbursements
for the two years ending August l. 1852
We're S1l9.11l. For the two years ending
August |, 1854, the disbursements were
s6i6, 060-thus showing IA decrease of eX-
penses in the period mentioned of S,3,
| Ill. Now for the taxes. The taxes on
the grand list collected for the two years
ending August l. 1852, were S46s, 392 For
the two years ending August |. 1884. the
taxes were 1852 .92S-thuS showing Il de
crease in taxation of the very large sum
of S305, 46i The taxes on corporations
savings banks, foreign insurance com
panies, etc, collected for the two years
ending August /, 1852. were S93,64S. For
the two years ending August |, 1884
they were S267, 100-showing an increase of
taxes on corporations of 1854 052. In ref
erence to these taxes, ii should be remem-
bered that while the law was enacted in
1882, but two payments have been made
under il. in August, 1883, and February,
| 1854 ; and during the next two fiscal years
| there will be four such payments, if no
change is made in the law by the next
Legislature. 1t should be said also. that
up to 1882 "A portion of the savings banks
taxes were refunded to towns, and from
1873 to 1882 the railroads except the Yer
mont CentraD paid tax in the towns
through which they passed, on small
valuation. To this extent therefore,
town taxation has been increased.
Summing up, we find by comparing the
biennial period ended August |. 1854, with
that ended August l. 1882, that there has
been decrease in expenses of S73,1ll a
decrease in taxation of the people of 500
4G4 and an increase in the taxation OF
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are certainly gratifying in the highest de
gree. They make an exhibit in which the
people of the State may well take satisfac
ton. They show, too, II careful, economi-
cal and able management of the affairs of
the State by the officers to whom they
have been entrusted by the people.
The left hind foot of II graveyard rab
bit. which has potent influence among
the Southern negroes, has been presented
to Gov. Cleveland rs Il talisman in the
campaign by some of his Alabama shot.
gun supporters The rabbit was shot on
the grave of Jesse James, the outlaw, and
Coy. Cleveland acknowledged it in Il note
in which he says:
II have received to-day the rabbit foot.
thank You for the gift, and am ready 10 con.
tess that such thing with such II history
ought to accomplish great results. Yours
sincerely RONEttLENE LAND.
When GOV. Cleveland comes to foot NJ
the results of his national campaign, W,
fancy he will lose faith in his negro charm
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