Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-01-19

pUehensiyc to which any executive OF lnis
state ever attached his signature wy
exbausiiye explanation OF the state hscai
gvstefn n given Al the opening INC GOV
ernor saws hc Is "lmpclled 10 Suggest ~
though an innovation upon estabushed
practiCc-that IL would Dc an auNHulasr w
No iegisloturc md also 10 the incoming
pxeeutive IL IL were the duty OF thc rriIr-
Ipg governor 10 address TO inc iegis'at"i e
a message, covering fully me condition Oh
public business. with such recommends
lions as his experience and observation IN
Office might commend To his judgment
The experience ana observation 81 an "a
ecutiye who has served TWO or iou, Az ~ p,
and embodied IN such meesnge, couid nor
fail TO be .nnpHcla 10 the legislature anu
helpfnl ia Ms successor. rms WOMB not
In any Wise supersede the message Oh 'he
Incoming governor
The sources Of state revenue and the
channels of expenditure are next noted.
Wisconsin has no bonded Indebtedness
technically speaking. ana E'' I'M al"tt
owes on certificates Of Indebtedness H-'@1l,
600 This debt was contracted Tor war
purposes between 1861 and lNb". lhe
stnfe first raised money by Selling is
bonds later these bonds were redeemed
by money accumulated IN the tru't FUNDS
ana certificates OF Indebtedness given 10
me several trust funds representing the
amounts borrowed. The state pays thets-
fore, on certificates Of Indebtedness PACK
Into these funds, the sum OF Sl5t'Oo on,
nually. the interest being ~ tue rate "'
seven per cent
The governor fnyors the budget system
that u.s. II seems to him. In studying lhe te
eelptg aud disbursements OF the various ue
pattmcntB that " IS necessary ~ lhN
legislature is 10 vote intelligently upon ap
propriatinns. 10 have prepared LOT thch
legislative session such statement ile
hopes that IL viii become "a settled pr2Gt'ee
Of the state that all appropriations WIZ De
made upou the basis of estimates. ana De
binding to the extent that no cohsiIefablr
expenditures can De made IN any depart
mepf beyond the estimates FURNISHED az the
opeuing of each session Of me legislature.
The governor virtually proposes q hUuEcl
FOR thc rest of the present hiennlAl prrl9d
This allows the university the NibovOu 'oi
the years OF 1890 1900 that has already been
provided 81 500 600 for the common
schools for the same period ANA ~ 10" mas
been provided SGiOuuo Tor lht hnrluhl
schools already provided 81 .2oN lis Tor
tbs hoard Of control for general admins
trative purposes S211HTIG. for the courts
s22b GHS and for the legislature 81 l'-lh--
q total of SGbII3f@ Tor the present oiGu-
mini pcriOd A careful estimate or tue
probable total Income based upon the re-
reipts for the last few years nud Including
one years receipts from the sl"ciA l9N
levy made Co reimburse the general tuhu "
1897 aggregates Sd.N3uS1o IN tbiS
amount there ls not included the money sc
cctyed from counties for care Of their own
insane In other county INSTITUTIONS, rs luc
state Ia this particular acts mtteN az
clearing house Tor those counties, paying
eRch the amount due on ihiS account Dul
there Is included m amount ~ H%d' 600
which W ~ estimated WI ~ received pA
che treasurer from charitable ana penaI
institutions mud FROM counties Tor mann
trnancr of their insane iu the NurinUs state
institutions Thus there Va shown lo be- q
small probable deficit of SlGH22
There arc asked special appropriation
amounting 20 more than $500 600. These
arr $500. 600 hy ibr board OF control half
az which is asked FOR additional buildings
Tor the state rni"rmW"E N-"" "Vu Iu.