Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 9, 1875, Page 1

) 1 - 105 CLARKST, Melhoist Clureh 5 VOLUME 28. EINANGIAL, A AAAAAARAAA R 2 2 N RS A nAAn S HIBERNIAN Banking Assoclatien, Sonthwest cor, Clark and Lake-sls, SAVINGS DEPARTHENT. Doposits made betoro the 10th of this month will draw interest from the st instant at the rate of six per cent per o o) Chartered by the "é’g?‘}l} State of Tiinis. 3 Exolusively & K Savings Bank. B, Page Sz per cont componnd intorest on deposita, T A6y Tmam, worsan or ehild esn deporé, This rea. e Hrtutamed In snoourags savings, huwcret modest 1 amount: and attonds a3 choorfuliy to thoso having Samal] surns 2 to porsons of Iacger miean . RCOVI KKLSEY RI3 Korz-Deposita mado now are put Sirsh of noxt muath . monts. $50,000 Cash o invest in ronl ostate. Insidobus- inoss propertyonly. Sendlocations, size of lots, and bottom pricos. Or to loan, long time, roasonable rato, on first-class security. Addross X Y 2 Special, Tribune office. HIBERNIAN BANKING ASSOCIATION, e eent bas boen « .clarod on the A diidend of 1o, 2, <3l w101 Biock: Plne sl Nanap, i (i ot ‘St Tirrctorn: By order of tho Boat S 1ITON . DOX, Casher. Jan, 9, 1055, GWYNNE & DAY, Dankers, No. 16 Wallust., New York, (ESTABLIBUED 1834.) e racclva daparita subject to clicck at sight, and allow O balanccs. Wo b ferest c: y and soll oa commission B s Stocks, Bonds, Gold, etc., sither for cash or o ime. Wa mal 5 advances to our customere, OF carry Stocks op margins 10r loug ot shart periods. ~ $500, $1,350, And larger sume, TO Uhicago Re: inte: LOAN for three yoars st ¥ per Estate. Cash la hand FIRM CHANGES. A e A A A o A DISSOLUTION. Tha partaorship existing betwoon P. J. Tawle, Jobn * Reper,andJ. W. Doano, svecial partusr, under the gameot Towlo & Roper, has thisday expired by limlia- Oblcago, Deo. 81, 1674, P, J, TOWLE, JOLN ROPIH, J. W, DOANL! Bpeelal. Notlce of Limited Partuership. Totice fa hereby given that tho undaigned havo formed 2 limited pasta der the laws of the Btate af Lill; Buit, uudor thie frm of ‘Towle & Rupar fur tho purposs of fasiacting ioa wholmuln crocers busincas 1n Cilcees, ok Cennity, Tliinuis. sald pactnership 1 guthodlst diy of Decombee 16, Patrick ot ftaper, of Chicayo. Hitgols sve the Eonora) b aid firm, and Geutgo C. Rand, of Newton, M Abrabam Asery, of Buaton, Maw., are thospocial part- Bers, and havo contributed’and pald into 1o the firm iho Yeonty-iive thousand dolla "Chicae, dam. 1 1875 e e PATRICK J. TOWLE, JUHN RUFER. GEORGE C. RA’ ABRA DISSOLUTION. Tho firm of BLISS, 3IOURE & £O. is dimolved by matusl consent. Samuol 1iliss and William B, Toplul aro suthorized 1o szn in liquidar 3, and ta colloct and ad- Just all clatme dus tholxte ety oo Rzadei s ennn Omioane, Ja. 3, 1815, 3 P ‘The undersigned have formed a copartnerahip fc Y trausactionof & Wholorala Grucery businons it iicago, undor tiie namo and SAMULL G LA T TopLer, Onicano, Jan, 3. 1875, : s DISSOLUTION. The partnorsbip herotofura exiating botwoen the under oach. Spact; wignod as Koal Ketateand Loan Lrokars, undor tho atyla ol A Bage & Go, disativad by uminal o sonto; Ao o tgh Wil Do patd bas #vd Ma 1 Silfion assuined Ly, It A. P e e ¥. A. BRAGG, Chicago, Doc. 16, 1874, WM. BENTON, COPARTNERSIIIP. e undorsigned have tormed a copartnerah! B 3 T Ramo Ol in) ra Jo,, B A TR o CILE CK A, BRRAGG, P FITOH. NATH . Bragg, Chicago, Jan. 1, 1876, . DISSOLUTLION. The firm af Norton, Son & Co. 1s this day dirsalved e A R L g Aho busincss under the same TRWKESBURY, Jan, 1, 1875, PROFPObLALS. PROPOSALS. h‘o&nuh will bo seceived fur tho atoction of the La- Sulls Covaty Asylum Buliding at Ottawa, 1il., uotll the t lh’!dvnl.{nnulr". 1875, 2t o', land ail specifcatl buscou at (Lo oMee of tha arobitact, . U, Furn Vost-tlice Rluck, Otta- way Il Pruposals wdl bo recoived for tho whola 'or tho dideront parta of the work, ~Btono_Masan, Brick Masou, Garpontor and_Joluor,’ toam-lvating, ' Flumbini, lng, ote, Each projosal muai be placed in o seslod v Uipon whicl st bo bIAE0G fuina IoLLa br et~ nd accomps Iy ollarsl Witk fwa ox more. s tollars), wi wa or more suroties (which shall b - Beoved by tho Uy Negordors Curcut of Gantly L.y ounty in which the pariies my rosida), that ti ot b I B awaried m.l(h!m’. B A T A DA T "EM‘:;‘:I;-flzm ‘x:nhrm the n‘hxllg J-lm auy or all BT SRR, Obatrn, Arclitect, 4 % H. C. Funxu! o FOR SALE. WAREHOUSE SALE. CB1cA00, 3 3 The fallowiag property, now [t e g Tl Toraor & Co., 80kt £1 Wont. Haudolwiyest.s will b so1d o a" :.hnllg:l "l’: lllll Z]fi\lllfl llf’ Ji a'elock ot . 5 il,-_r;a‘;%&;.:éx«fiu.lu: oo seate ot Stors " K. o, pu . = b x Slughed to 3T W Depaa e ~ Alvo, 10" Hugy Bait DRAWING ~ INSTRUMENTS, Paper. snd Matorial, in _quantities to suit. :xmmn: Btock to be dlosed out at No. 83 A flad paie of India Dismonds, welghi toraalo dhaky| tioatis white nd of (o oy sud enuty. *dddrans b 59, il "A DECIDED BARGAIN. A Magnificent New Pianoforte, Coat, BT001 pric e, BESTDRICE, B FOR SALE. EIs wustis' Uckets to the 1loa'th 1, vl st bar Rl B Al BILVER AND PLATED W/ARE. Silver Bridal (Gifts. The Gorham Company, BryEnsMITA. No. 1 Bond-st,, N. Y. Farapsisues 191 Rich Dridal Gifts--“Testimoniul Picces.--Fam- ily Silver---Forks and Spoons- Serviceafor Tea, Dinner, Luneli, &e., &c., of Sterling Parity only. Thoto dortrons of obtalatox a ticles of Holid Silver, Uearing tho Goeliam Sterling Stamy (Lion, Anchor, and tholetter (3, wh ch 1a & positiva goarsnios of purity, may do so through the leading Jewalarn of this city upon terms a5 favarablo as if cbtainod from tho Gurbam Com- HOTEL. A AN A T0 THE PUBLIC. Having purchased the interest of GAGE & RICE in tho Grand Pagifls Hotel, I have this day assumeod its manage- ment, and shall give it my personal attention. ‘Wolcoming its former patrons, I will also bo happy to receive my old friends and tho public genorally. JGEN B. DRAKE. BUSINESS CARDS. T0 WATER & GAS COMPANIES. GLOUCESTER IRON WORKS, GLOHCESTER CITY, N. J, DAVID S, BROWN, Pras. JAMES P. MICRELLON, Bee. LENJ.CAEW, Treas. WAL SEXTORN, Supt. Oflice, Philadelpbia, 6North Soventtist. Caat Tron Gan sod Water Plpcs, Cest Iron Klangs Heat- fog aud Stoacs Pipes, St e for Walur or Uins, 8 e FIRE EYDRAONTS, Gaa Holdors, Toloscopic or Singlo, ‘\-'y’."fl" ‘and Wrought Iron Work of sli kinds, for Gas kst L g e Qur customers. Sond 1a gour orerduo clatms at ancs. ol rves to outluw them. Ropudiato curbstons fl!'ljlll;n .u“r,lflflSA)ollI' t‘n\l'!.":fl‘l'mm ’L“I’\lyl"‘:\l‘“ inflato e e S A F i thelr T anamaiilites RIS CoLL v, e FURNITURE. ?AFHi@NKEfM furmiToRE W. W. STRONG FURNITURE €O, 266 & 268 Wabash-av. " ARTISTIC TAILORING. 10 Pr Cent DISCOUNT on all Garments ordored of us during Jano- vary and February, 1810, EDWARD ELY & CO., Tmporting Tailors, Chicago, 1Nl (ESTABLISHED 1664.] STOCIHOLDERS MEETINGS. _ THE ANNUAL MEETING of tho Stocklolders of the North Chicago City Railway Comp'y, For the Elecrlon of Ofilcers, and for the transe action of suct ether buzinrss os may conie before them, will be Leld ot tho Company’s oftice, 430 North Clark street, ou TUCNDAY, JANUAILY 12, 1875, at 3 o’elock Do une ULRAM CRAWFORD, Sec’y. Stockholders’ Meeting. The anpast meetiog of the Stackhicldars of Thie Vossel. st o Conthaty, for tha eloction of Dirosiars for ihe enenint yoar. will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 15, at Loleloek b ) o Lar Lorinante Board of Trade, Ro. 258 % o-ai., O cigo, il Jou the_ rooms th W oLl Camnan tonal Bank o 1 mooting of S ¢ 155 Arnasl pooting of Stacktioliers of his Gorman Na 058 eicciing Dirnc.or tor tho g yent, will o held at the Lanking s Tuasdas ha Lt dap wt January, between tha hours of 3and b wolock. WERMANN SCHA RS Kit, Cashior, The Commereial National Bank OF CIIICAGO. Cicano, Des. 19, 1914, The snnual meeting of the stcknoldetn of ‘this Bank for the election of thictéon D) will ba held at ke banklnz-houss Tucsiaz, Jn. iz . OTIS, Cashisr. Hibernian Banking Association. The snousl meeting of the Stockbolders of this A tRe or the clectiun of Oficors and Diruators, ;1‘:“ ba hm‘ll 1. ”ul"’kml‘lx U'lp‘l-‘g "N::dl,, the 11th inst., \woon tbo houre of 121y and 1 b ine e YRRTLTOR B, pox, Caster. Jan_ 6, 1815, s MISCELLANEOUS, Cicago & Paife R 1, Is now open to Genon. DeKalb County, 58 milon wast of Chicago, and 18 prepared to re- coive troight and passengors for Elgin, Pin- &reo’s Grovo, Hampshire, and Genou. ¥or information 1ngquirs of Gentl Frossns and Trekn Arosts on’l ¥ro! an icko! EON s 40 Clari-at, ANNUAL MEETING. ‘The sunaal meatiog of the Eteet Unitartan Socioty ot Chicago wil]ba held o tho Sucets’s Chapol, corner of Michigan-av. and Twenty-third-st., on Saturdas oveniug, Jan. ¥, 1378, for the oluction of Ofticers and trausaction of such othec buslasss as ay como hefora the meotlog. By DODSON, Hecrotars. FUEL-SAVING DISCOVERY. ; [ coipt of 25 13 a nmal St oo, Yo blo stovo. (i Lo ulpuur at night ko 10 Luuso Ly startlig & firo, aud & sav e sabthy et A IS Nabary oS Wi bama Liost, e Chicagn Dailpy Teibune. —_— ; CHICAGO, SATBERDAY JANUARY 9, 1875.--TWELVE PAGES. ILLINOIS. Affairs at the State Capital Yesterday. Cov. Beveridge’'s Message Read to Both Houses. He Reports the State Practi- cally Out of Debt. And the Finances in a Satisfactory Condltion, Accomplishments of the Railroad and Warehonse Oommissioners. The Annual Estimates Reduccd«=- $3,000,000 Will Do for 1875. Spestal Dievateh te The Chicaao Tridune, SrarxorizeD, 1L, Jan, 8.—After the organiza- tion of the Senato hLiad boon offected this afier- noon, Gov. Boveridge's meebago was read. Itia = follows : THE MEBAGK. To Tnx BENATE AND Housk or RrpavsEwys- T1ves: Tho Constitution reguiren that the Gov- ernor, ot the commencement of each seasion, suall give to the Genoral Assembly information by mossago of the condition of tho Btate, and recommend such moasures as be shail doom ex- pedicnt; alao prosont eatimates of the amount of money 1equired Lo be ralsed by taxation for all purpases. 1t is vory gratifyiog to say that during the year moither want, pestilence, nor scourge hins Visitea the Btate; that plenly, prosperity, and health have prevailed. The peoplo have boon law-abiding, sad presont the grand spoc- taclo of self-govoroment through the forms of law, administered by oficers of their own choos- ing, without tho aid or intervention of milftary autlority, The judicial and executiso ofticers have beeu faithful and diligent in tho admiuistration of justice, Ozdos has been maintaived. 'Tliers bas beeu to geners! outdreak or disturbance of the public peaco. In some districts moro or leas un- eatinces has been felt, but, by prudence snd firmpeus, auy great damage ar ontrago Lus boen avoided. I entertain tho lore that smong all clasees wise counsels will prevail, sud that the peoplo, for their own good and hosor, will pro- sarys order, enforco Iaw, and protoct allin the en- joyment of their righta, BEPONTS. Tho reporta required by the Constitution and lawe will give full and detailed tnformation of the operation, condition, and wants of tho sever- al executive offlces, commissions, and pubtic institutions of the State, Theso reports will bo submitted to the Goneral Assembly sa soon as printed. FIEIUTIVE DEPARTMENT. The officers of tho Executivo Dopartment bave been lurmonious in thelr action. The reports of the Secrotary, Auditor, Treasurer, Atlorney- General, and Superintendent of Public Instruc- tion, evidonco tha severs labors and vaat responsibilitics dovolving upon theso officors. I my opinion thoy have faitbrully and honestly porformed {heit respective duties, and I con- gratulata the peoplo of the State in haviog such toithful and honest public sorvanta. 1t hes beon the effort of the execulive officera to leep tho exponses of tha Biato Goverawent Within tho appropriations. Soma expenscs in- curred iu pursuance of law, or under coutract autborized by law, s10 beyoud their control, "[ho appropristions lave nearly suiliced to meet all claims up to the close of Lio figc: ‘I'a meet claims unpaid, snd to defray the ordi- nary exponses of the Blute Govornment to July 1, 1475, 1 recommend tho following appropria- tions: For expenses of Btate Board of Equalization.§ 2,853.60 For appreberaion aud return of fugitives froi justice,. For printing pajer. Tor stationery.. For publi prioting. Lo publio binding. 5,000,00 For {natdontal expenises of ihe Twenty-uint General Assombl; 12,0090 Totak,.... . . $08,555,60 The noceasity for making these appropriations, and at an onrly day, 1s apparent. ‘Thioy arc anked for paymont of servicos of & Btate Board, of ex- ponses accrulng iu promoting publio juetice, of material furnisiied aud labor dono for the benefit of the Btato, and of the expenees of this Gou- oral Aasembly nacossarily incurred in the per- formauce of 1ta legslative duttes. INCONPOBATIONS. It appeara from tho Secretary's Teport that, under un_act concetning corporations, in foren July 1, 1872, up to Nov. 30, 1874, there had boen issuod D50 cextificates of orgavization, and un- der nn act (o pravide for incotporating railrund companies, in forcs July 1, 1872, up to the vame dato, 70 certificates had beou issucd. Ibese facts show Low readily persons and capital combina for corporate puruoses; how wall adapted the general incorporation laws sre to tho wants of suciety ; and bow much special logislation is avoided. DBy the combination and “incresso of capital and the number of stuck- holdars, soy ons of eaid corporations may be- coma & powerful inetitution; yet it 18 subject to Ievislative control, and Las no exclusive privie lezen o3COPL in ita corporate name. vEES. Undler the Constitution of 1848, the compen- eation of the Racrowry of Htate was £80U per annum and feos of ofiico, and of the Auditor, 21,000 and fees; and this compenration con- tinued until tho 13th of January, 1873, the com- mencomont of the present Adminiktration, all expouses of both otfices, then a8 now, being paitl by the State. Under the Constitution of 1370, sluco Jun, 13, 1878, the salary of tho Becrotary of State and Auditor, fixed by law, each ia 33,600 per anuum, and sll foes and smolumeuts of their respectiva oflicow aze paid into the Stato Treasury, From'Jan. 13, 1873, up to Oct. 1, 1874, tLe dey fized by law for the wemi-sunusl payment of foco, tho Hecrotary of State had roceived and paid into the Hiate Trassury foes to tho amount of $12,658.70, aud the Auditor bad roceived nod paid in fees to the amount of $33,900.20. Total, $45,648,80. s A part of the emoluments of the ecretary's offico, under the Copstitution of 1848, wera feos paid by the Btata for copying the laws sud jour- nals, ‘The former Becrotary of State received, in foes, for copying the laws aud jouruals of the 'Fwency-seventh General Assowmbly, the sum of €17,260.64, The laws and journals of the Pwenty-cighth General Assembly were copied under coutract, st & cost to tho Htate of 2,117.61, ‘Fo iho other executive ofiices no faes or emolumonts are attsched. It would seem thst, #0 far s tha Stale exccunive oflices a6 conceri~ od, the new Constitution has worked the reforn coutemplatod by its framers. 1 call the attontion of ghe Logislaturs to the ions and recommendations of the Becre« Lis report concerning the indeziog and arranging tho laws and Tocords of bin office ; supplying copies of original laws lost, aud of sl Territorial la: ffecting the Btate, trow the or- gabization of tho Northwestern Territory condition aud wanty of tho Biate Library; the consus returus ; weighta sud moasure, geologe ical specimeny { sud the distribution of tha Su- prome Courl reports. ‘Theso wattors ara of such public importauce au to dowsnd the scrious and candiil cousideration of tho General Assombly. FINANCIAL. The comprebensiva reports of the Auditor and Lo Treasurar givo detailed statoments of the re- ceipta aud u}mullimlu for the last two of the diffezent funds in the Btate Treasury; to which reports, for valuable information of the Ktate fnances, enpectal attention ia called The floancidl condition of the fitate 1a a nource of pride to every lilinoissn. Other Rtates, with far lcas resources, aro burdenod with debt, IHi- nols, with almort unhmited resources, snd & rnpltflrhlcrenlng popuiation, has compatative- 1y no Indebtedneas, The foliowing statement oxhibits ths saveral funds {n the Htats Tressnry, and balsnces on hand Dec. 1, 1872, sud Dec, 1, 1574, and the total receipts aud oxponditnres for (he two yonra: enrort. Nema of funds. G ey ooubled Tiavonun fund. Btate Deht fune Intaeat Tund. ... = $3I% 4543045 1,28 807, B ‘st fund, Totals, =" Nawms of Fund. -hool fund. kit D trondTind | e,7s1.48 ”g :: Thlaols Rivar Im| 5 yoment fud 154,231.91 198,668.34 1,30, 147.19, JRESTRLS st 667313 o =100 9,297,948.67] Amaunt on Tocelved to Agount p @, 1614 Total amount ot ey, Dec. 1, 15 The balauce of It nd Dec. 1, 1874, includes tho 7-3¢ Ststo tox, amouuting to £430,460.11, Under tho decision of tho Supreme Cout this sum could not bo travaferred lo the Local Bond Interest fued. e I was 23,0, 10,61 oc, 1, 14, wi g . Amoutt'paid from 813848 Amount Dee. 1, 1874.... Novuoterest bearing fndebtodnoss: S atocks callod 1a and mob pres Ton i in and not presented for agnan Now internal impravement stock.. 3 6,085.50 Improvemer Uno old " interast 2 1,600.60 b et 2,103.00 ——3 AN 06d..c.. Thirtcen canai goads, Twa bends of iaternsf atock. Interest beating indebtednos: Twenty-tbree Normal Univcrsiiy abc atter 187! $ 23,000.00 payable after 86,000.09 Fifiy-one War 21,60, pasable attor 51,(00.00 Ono’ hundred and ten War ‘bands at 330, payablo alter 1418, 53,000,00 Thros hundred and aixty-thees War loan bunds at £100, pasable 36,2000 450,35 231,000.00 35,900.00 230,000.68 Total iadobteduess. Tio 250 ** Revenn bouds, issued for the beuoiit of the City of Chicago to rdliovo tlo lien of said city upon the IMNmois & Michigan Canal. by viriue of auact passed immediately after the fire in 1871, n force Oct. 2, 1871, be- camo payablo after the tirst doy of tae present mouth. S In pursasnco of an act entitled “An’ act 16T Iation to tho payment of tho prucipal cug iuzer- oat of the State dobt,” approved Feb. 1330, T id, on tho 13th day of Novewber, 1574, issue my proclamation, ealling i ead *Revenuo Do- ficiv” bonds for payment, on the 4ih day of January, 1875, at tho American Excbango Na- tional Bank, inthe City of New York, "All of said bonda not presented for payment will cense drawing wterest from tlat data. Tt is estimated that tno eomi-amnual receipts from the lllinois Central Railrond Company, which aro sat apart by Jaw for the payment of tho public indebtodncss, will L suflicient to mect tho iutcreet on the school, callego, and semiuary fuuds, tho Intercat on tbo State iudebteduesr, and 80 pay the said indeblodness as fast 2s it becomas_payublo, and that on the fust of tho vear 1839, when ail of tho outstanding obligations of tho State shall bave become payable and be paid, thero will bo o surplus of tho Iliinois Central Itailrosd Fund of over Lalf a mullion dellars. it is belioved that tho bonded indobtsdness of tho counties, towunliips, citice, and towns. con- sisting of yailroad Londs, war bonds, court-houso Londs, and bouds ieauod for other corporate pur- sngregate tho ouormous mum of 235,000,000}, comvared to which the indebtedness of tho State ia 8 mera trifle. ‘Iaxen are levied by the Stato for supporting tha public schools, for constructing public build~ ings and other improvements, for msiutainiog the public institutions, and fof defraving the ordinary exponves ol tho Stafe Goveinment. For scliool purposes thero was lovied, in 1674, 1,000,000, aud for other purposes S1,600,000. T awount is ¥mall for the whola Stute, com- pared with tho lovy in ouo city in 1874, for Inupicipal purposes, of over $1.000,000, If auy tox-payer will ook at his tax-receipt, ho with find that bis district echool tax, voted by his owa district, coustitulcs a very farge part of ths ssnual burden of tsxation. ~TLoro is no tax so froely puid as tho district school tax, sud per- baps tloro is no tax B0 wisely and judiciously expendod, Whilo it is weil for the peopls to waten closoly aud guard sacredly the Guances of the State, 10 exact of Stato wilicinls 1ho stricteat honeaty aud the most rigid economy, to iusist on the lowest amount of taxatiun pecessary 1o meot the public obligations aud perform tue functious of Btate guverument, and io demand that all ex- penditurcs of the public funds shall bo for their benetit, and not for the bencti: of the ofticer or agent cxpendiug them, it may bo well for tho people to watch closely, snd aven je: ouely, county, town, city, and_ school district or- gauizationn, which raiso aud spend aunually over 215,000,000, and whouo aggregato iudebiodness 1 twenty times that of the Staty, tho annual fn- terest on wiich ia 41,000,000 more than the principal of the Htato dovt, With no sourco ol payment of intereat or priucipal but direct taxa- tion. LAW DEPARTMENT. The Attornev-Goucral, in tho discharge of bis duties, has given an unpreccilentod number (233) of written opinions, aud the uumber of suits demaoding Lis sorvices Lus boen unusaally large., Under his adumistration sevelal im- portant and mined. i In the Bupreme Conrt of the United States he haw pusbiod to final adjudication aud catablistied the right of the Btate to tax the shares of stock of National Bauks, and, in the Bupreie Court of the Btate. s obtained decisious sustainipg tho sction of the State Board of Equalization iu he arsessment cf the capital stock of corporstions, and tho power of the Legislaturato fix mazimum raton for the storage wnd handhvg of g in publio warebouses. PUBLIC 82800LS, I submit s few facts, collated from tle report of the Buperiatendeut of Public lustruction, to show tho magnitude, importsuce, sud cost of our system of fiee echoold for the two yoard ending Bept. 80, 1874 ¢ voxod questions lave boen detor- 187, 19, Number of childrea under 31 years.. LAUL Number of ‘¢hildren’ bet snd 3 yea Number of 1,390,634) 999,99 weals § Number of public free e Number of teachers. 20,715 0 Numbar of puplls eurcio. Gaws 671118 Number of daye’ stlendaiic 8,507,007) 84,3467 Nuwmber of months’ #cliool, a¥. P e i 61| es Number of pullly Bigh-ck il 1o 1 Compsnsation of County Bu- pertutcudents I #104,930.08] $63,853.01 Average compn 10| ua00k WECELITS OB SCHOOL FUKPOSES, 1873, Balanoe ou band Oct. 1, 1873, \81,340,118.85 o 990,345.73 1577, 644,540.00 Bacstved Alatriot school H4: Bacetved from all otber sOurCes..vevvesess 003,688.50 Total recelpts, . $2,054,106.00 Expenditores for i85 AR ev 7,655,208.83 Balance 1,368, Balanco on hiamd, Tiecelved from Btat Tiecever intarest on towns| Tteceived dinteict achool tax. Teceived from all other sourc Totat recelpta, Zpenditures for Ji Balance oo hand Oct. 1, 1874, » TS 64118 OORT PER SCHOLAR. For tuttion ! Upou schoo] census. 5 4.00] 24.01 Uton earolment. ... ... )8 B Upon nrollment. ... .. |2 3o 1jpon oarolment... Upan aversge daily For tution ana’ incudentals ; Upon eusalment, : Upon average daily atfendance. Seveuty-two por cent of our population of achino! age wero instructed 10 tha public schools. A large iejority of theso bad no other advan- tago. Eloven thoussnd six hundred and forty- woven kchools were kept open st an average of six and seven-tenths mouths por vear, Theso schools were maintained in 1873 at a cost of £7,056,268.32, and iu 1874 of $7,865,682.12, total 215,320,950.50. Of this amount 32,000,000 wera raised by State tax, and $11,342,568 by dintrict school tax, making $13,322,763—over thires times the smount raised in the same time Dy taxation for State purgoses. ‘The aggrezato cost of the public achool is large ; yot the cost per pupil for six aud eovou- tenths months schiooling each year averages ouly £14.14,0r £2.11 per month, shewing that the sya fem is comparatively choap, It 18 the only sys- tem coextepsive with the Btate. It opens the nchiool-houso door to every child of proper aze for publie instruction, regardisss of race or re- ligton : and sfTords him the opporiunity of fual- ifving himself for the responsibilities aud duties of the citizen. 1t Is & wise provision in the Constitution that requires the Geoeral Assembly to provide a thorough system of free achovie, wherehy sll the children of tho Stats may receive » pood nd efficiept common &chool cducation. The com- ‘man school ia the friend of liberty and the hope of tho Btate, and I recommend tho moat liberal policy toward this system of public instruction. MILITABT. The organized militia of the State consists of one battalion and fitteen detached companies sgrrogating 1,112 oflicers and oulisted men, 974 of whom are upiformed. ‘This 15 the only orgavized force that csu be called upon by “tho , Executivo to enforce the lawn in case of sn emergency. Iam aware that our peuple ave jedlota of military pawar, but under our_goveroment tho military is subeerr- fent to civil auchority, aud can ouly be nsed in support of that suthiority. In my opinion a few regimonts composod of companies represeuting .nfnm of the Btato, well organized and dis- ciplined, would not endanzer tho livertics of the yeople, but would tend 10 preserve oidor, and to Rive to our citizens & groater feeling of sccurity, Stilitary organizations cannoty bo mainzsiued without &n expenso whicl most of the members are unable to bes?. I call the attention of the Logislature to tbis subjoct, and recommend leg- islation i aid and encouragewent of wuch or- ganizations, The Adjntant-General's roport records the names of tho bravo men of Iflinois buried ‘Audareonville, Ga., in 1364 and 1865, and of the gallant ofticera in tho last war with Great Bri- uin, aud of the war with ti:o Repiblic of Mexi- co. ‘The valua of the records of the Adjutant- Gonoral'a office to llinoin soldiers, their widows and Lcirs, is appaient from this report, Con- stant applicatious are made to eaid office for information to aid 1n securing back pay, unpaid bounts, peusions, and homeateads under the act ‘of Congrers. Tho perfecting the miliary rec- ords and presetvivg tha flags and memeatoos of war, is worthy of the serions consideration of s patriotio Legislature. BAILEOAD AXD WALEHOUAE COMMISSION. +*Tho ivancction and registration dopartments of the Railroad and Warehouso Comuuiusion nave Fivon geaerul satisfaction and renowed confi- denoe. ‘Warchonse receipta ars accepted by bankers and capitalists, 08 collatersls, with & feelivg of security that said receipts are genuine, and that the prain represeutod Ly them,'in guantity and qualily, is in store. The system of Btate imapoc- tiou w growing in favor with tho trade and with tho peoplo, and is fast acquiring & national repu- \ation. 'To give uniformity, it bas Leon advised to extend tho system o other citios and grain- contres of the Btate, and I submit this propo: tion to the caroful cousideration of the Legis- Istura. Tho Iaw to prevent extortion snd unjust dis- crimination in the rates chiarged for the trans- portation of passengers aud freights on the rail- ronds in this State has been in force about eizbtecs months, aud the schedules vrepared by the Railroad and Warchones Commissioners, i parsustce of said law, hava been in force little lous than one yest, The policy of State intorfering with private enterprise, or undertaking 1o manae the alfaus of ita citizens, is controseried. 'Tho law makes nosuch interference, and undertakes no such management. 1t only seeks to correct abuges by preveuting extortion and unjust discrimina- tion, Framed in accordanco with the decision of the Suprewo Court, 1t toilows the principlos of tio common law. 1t does mot declaro muy ‘nnlwhr act to bo an unjust discrimination, hut it doclares cortain acts to be prima facio ovidonco of unjust discrimmation. 1t doos not prescribo any rate to bo charged, or dectaro any rato unreasonablo or extoitionate, but makes the schedulen proparcd by tho Commistioners prima facie ovideiico of what la a teasonablo mazimum rate of charges, It does not contro- vort a aingie principlo of the common law, ex- cept to chiango the rula of evidonce, aud to throw the burdep of rroof upon tho defoudant, snd tho question whother such an act 15 8n unjust discrimuation, or euch charge is extortionate, ia to be determiped by a court and jury, upon the facts proves under the law. Ttepeul Lhis act, and every principle of tho law- remains, savo that tho burdon of proof would ba wpon the plaintiff, sod there would be oo statutory penalties afixed to a verdict of guilty of extortion or unjust discrimination. 1In deference to the law and publie opinion, the railrord cosporations of the Stats lave, in the main, coased their unjust discriminatione : least but fow complaiuis have been hoard, and few bave been mada to the Commissionora ; and on somo liucs the ratos of charges conform {nnrly to ths schedulea prepared aua publisied y the Commissioners, and on other hines the Tates have been materislly lessened. tireater Courtesy atd & botter spint of accommodstion, on the part of railrond ofticials and employes, have tonded to créate a kindlier footing betwesn the producieg classes and the transporiation lines, Railroada have doveloped the resources of the Btate, have incroased our populstion, have add- ed to onr weaith, have brought sections of country distant from markets into closo prox- imity with tho markets of tho world, and they ase indisponeable to the wolfaro o our commoi- oisl, manafaoturing, snd farming intereats. No Jepioistion should bo had to ombarrsss rallroad companies in opurating their roads, to impose upou them unoecossary burdens, to cripplo thiciz energios, $0 provent thom from charging aud collecting reasonsble ratcs, and receiving full remuueration for proper repairs autl cost of econvmical operation, and a reasons 2blo compenuticn upou a fair yajuation of thoir propergy and for the risk run, On the othor bisud, they should bo subject to Jeginlative control, s 1ar as o submit to proper polica regulstions, to pay their proportion of tazes, to affora eafe asd reasounblo facilities in tho trausportation of persons aud property, to secure cconomny in sdmistration, to prohibit wasteful expeuditures and cotrupt managemont, and to prevent uijust discrimiuations and un- rassonable or extortionsto rates of cuargea, Entortaining those viows, I approve of tho railrond logulation of tho State, aud of the con- twwuance ot the Board of Nailroad and Ware- houss Commussioners, represcnting the Btate, and standivg betwoen the people aud these mam- woth corporstions. Tho duties imposed upon the Commission cau- not well bo perforined Dy ant executive or other ofiicer of thio Btate, nor tau tho citizen afford to carry on & contost With any oue of thesa corpo- ations. Tue questions involred are of the ligbiost importance to all clauses sud 1nterosts, aud must eventually be determined by the courts, and 1o ouo can ro well aud so_properly bring thow to & inad wdjudication as the State, reprosouted by tho Hailroad sud Warebouse Comuiselane! Undor the upervision varigus iuits have ‘been commenced. Every legal obatacle has been thrown in the way of thlr prosecution, Heveral dociniona have beon obtained, sad all iu favor of the penéfle, snd sustaining the present logisla- tion, Cavon are now pending in thie Supreme Court of tho State—one in pending in the Bu- prems Court of the United Btates—to determina 1he question whether, under an act of Congress asned to protect freedmen, known as the ** Ku- .I:x 1(--. '“:l r;llxlr:x:!d suroHtion can tranafor a cate_from tho juriediction of a Hiate court in tbe United Htates Conrt. e Tho suits inetituted should be pusbed to an early termivation, and other enita phould be iustituted, to raise every poseibla quention under the law, and have tho namo scttled by the higheat Judicial aothority iu the land. Tuo contest is uot ono of legal {ntarference— not oneof oppression—not ouo of direct autagon- ism: it is ope for tho wacertsinment of mutual righte, in which all classes arc interosted. "The' abolition of the Doatd would be an sbandonment of all that has been accomplivhed, at & tino when these mattera aro being pressed toa flual adjulication: aud would loavo thoso rights undatermined ; thene questions uusettled; and be a tacit adminsion tat corporatioon. crea- tures of tho State, caunat b coutrolled by ap- propriate legisiation aud judicial decizionn, Otper railroad olficials, liceoned by this sdmie- rion, unrestraiued by law, pursuiog an unwi: policy, snd _prompted by ‘gain, would practico extortions and unjust discriminations, Whon tho evils becamo unendurable thero would be ancther ousburat of putlic indignation, depreci- ating railroad bonds, deteriorating raliroad prop- erty, aud damagiog all the industries of tho coun- try. In my opinion, the soonor the rights of corporations and of 'the peoplo are determined Ly legislativo and judicial suthority, and thevo conflictiog questiona forever settled, the botter for all concerned. CANAL. The report of the Canal Commissioners gives 2 verv fall etatemeunt of the operations, recetpts, aod exponditures of the Illinois & Michigan Canal. and lock at Henry, of the ropaira and ox- penditures of tho Little Wabaah improvewment, and of the construction of the lock sad dam near Copperas Croek, The total receipts from all sources for tho year suding Nov. 30, 1874, wore C170.380.85. The ordinary expenses of tho canal, ood lock at Henry. for the year, were 249,139, and the ex- traordinary oxpanssn $24.659. On tho 26th day of Decomber, 1873, tha Ayditor of Publie Accounts made final sottle- m¥nt with the City of Chicago, and drew his warrant on the Trossurer 1u payment for the full amount dne the said city, under an act en- titled **An act to relieve tho liow of the City of Cbicago upon the Illinois & Michigan Canal. and Tevenuer, etc.,” approved and in force Oct. 2, 1971 aai thereupon the said City of Chicago executed and delivered to tho State of Illinois s proper telease of naid lion, which rolesse, being approved by ms. was filed in the offics of the Secretary of State. Early io the sesson the Calumet dam, nesr Blue Jeland, in Cook County, was removed by tho Commiesiopers, in purkuance of an act of the last Gieneral Assombly, approved and in force March 27,1874, The removal of ths dam has drained a large amount of wet lands, Aud has given grest satisfaction to ti citizons of In- diuna. ‘Tho repaira suthorized on the Litile T: h improvement have been made. at s cost of $362.73 in oxcess of the amount appropriated for that purpose. which excess will bo paid out of futuro water rents snd tolir. I call tho stteution of tho Genoral Assembly to the legislation recommend- ed by the Commussioners relative to thia im- provement. By the act approved April 17, 1873, and in foree July 1873, suthorizing the construction of & Jock and dam &t or near Copperas Creek, the cosi of the work was limited to £430,000. The epgincer's esti- mato of t ho cont was_€427,493. Out of sn ap- propriation made by Gongreas for the imprave- ment of the Iliinois River, the United Statt Government expendod, ia putting in the fouuds tion of said lock, $62,368.90, exclusive of engi- neering and incidental exponses. Tho founda- tion, by contract, was to havo been completed Juue 1, 1874, High water preveuted, and, after the .x.P"‘d uro of the sbove amount, about Sept. 41, 1874, the United States suthorities turned over the eame, incomplete, to tho Com- missiopers, 6iuce which time the work on the lock and foundat on_has been pushed with re- markable esergy, The Commissioners paid the additional sum’ of £11,867.33 to complete tho foundation, The estimated cort of construction of lock abova foundation and dam was £315.810, and the work was contractod for $267,219, being 43,601 below the estimate. The estimated cost 1o the Btate of the entire work, lock, dam, cmbapkment, zod all incidental expenses, 18 $133.451.81, being £00,546.16 lese than thoe limit ixed by the set of the Legiela- ture. ’To meet this expenditure thero bas been paid $72.505.09 1 cash in hands of State Tressurer, wainst which no orders are drawn, £17,800.75 ; :?uiw:\ States boude in handa of State Tress- urer, £90,000: estunsted accumulated inter- eat and premiums, £11.500 estimatod amount to be apared from canal fund on bnd, £10,000 ; estimated not totla for 1675, & part of which only has been appropriated, 260,000 ; leaving a bai- anco of §71,652 to bo appropriated out of the revenne tund. . 1f tho funda aro provided, the ontire work can bo ccmplated as per coutract, Jau. 1, 1876, For this purposs 1 join tho Commissioners in rec- ommending tho appropriation of ths not pro- ceeds of tho revenue dorived from the canal aud lock at lenry, for tho vear 1875, snd of the ad- ditiona} sum of 371.522, Tha importaucs of this improvement, in my opinion, warrants the appropriation. I hope the day i not far distant when the Iilinols River im- provoment, by Stato and Natlonsl aid, will be complosed } when the domands of commerce will widen and deepen the THlinois & Micligan Caval, and extend tho coval from the Illineis River wertward to the Mississippi ; and when the nayi- gation of tho Mueissippt wall e improved by the removal of every obstructiou. Tuis will bedone when the \West and Woetern memibers of Con- Srons demand for the improvement of Western rivers and harbora the samo expsnditures as are mado tor the advancement of navigation upon Eastorn rivers and on the Atlantic soaboard. Aud, when dong, Illinois and the Nortbwess will havo two grand water routes to the ocesn, cheap- ening trabsportation, incressing our commerce, dimivishing~ the coat of onr imposts, aud addivg value to our productious. BTATE-HOUSE. The following are tho appropristions and ex- penditures on account of the new Stato-Houso : ATPROTRIATION Feb, 23, 1877, Mareh 11, 186).. Juns 14, 16710 March 19, 173, Total.oiiuenns yxrenprrenes, To Nov, 30, 1873, From last date to Nov, i, 187 Balunce unexponded Nov, 30, The Commissiouers contidently expect to con- atruet, comploto and furaish tho new Siate- Yiouse and improvo tho Capitol grounds with tho smount (§3,500,000) limicod by tho Conntitu- tion, aud toluve tho various oflices roady for becupaucy noxt duve, anid the entire bulding ou o bofore tho meating of tha next Legislature. For Llis purpase thoy ask sn appropriation of §B00,000; 2300,000 payablo out of the levy of 1874, and £300,000 out of tho levy of 1875, 1t was intended to have rooms 1n readiness for the State ofticers and for tho svesion of this Genoral Assembly; but, considering tho dsmp- news of the walis, the inside work In progresd durivg the winter mouths, and the unfinished atate of tho building aud_grounds, the Commis- sloners and Exceutive officers doemed tho otd Quate-11ouzo more comfortable for tiao prosent. It is, however, importunt that the vew Btate-Houss should be compisted at an early day. ‘ho pres- out accommodationa for Siato otticery, logislas tivo, judicial, aud_executive, aro incouvenlent uade Flie Logistaturo should con- eider tuat ¥he expenso of heating and lighting the naw Btate-House will bo much greator thau heatiog and light! the old Siate-Liouse, und mako suitable provision therefor. NTATE INSTITUTIONS, ‘Mo mausgemout of tho public institutions of tho Btato hes been very satisfactory. I recom- mend s hiboral pulicy 1owards all needing pecu- pisry sid, Moku geucrous sppropriations, and oxact the most Figid ecanomy in expouditures. PLNITENTIABY, Tho Penitentinry is self-sustsining and re- quvs o sppropriations. The report of the Commissionors makes ap excelleat flnsncial ex- hitnt 1 Cust on Band Nov, 30, 1874 Supplics in sioro. Dus by coutracto Bills recelvablo~gao $ 1282083 Lrant 4 a1 890424 Totel HabiliAB covorsenmsnonserssrrand T,880.08 NUMBER 140, Total casa recelpts frowm Dec, 1, 1872, to Dee, 1 i ,841.00 1574 . Net profiun aiace May 0, 1373 R Undoar,the present system and proper ma ment, tfo Peitentiary necd uever be a burden upon tho ktate; yet tha **doflar" should not ba tue only or chiet consideration. Tne mstitution shonld be reformatory, and to tho roformatory measnres ndopted, mild yot*firm discipline, strict atiention to health, cloauliness of porson anl cella. an abundanco of wholenome food, com. fortabic clothing, religious acrvices on tise Babe bath, ovening schools, books and papers, is Iargely auributable tuo fluancial success of tho inatitation. In us management and apooint- nta, it is & mcdel of neatness, thrift, and semiy, i ince the oponing of the fall terms of courtn, tho number_of couvicta hss up.m,'fé‘-‘ creascd. Bhould tho present hard timos~salways productivo of crime—cantinuc, it will soon be a quention to bo considored by tho Legislatura wwhat other sccommodations Ruall bo provided for tho punishment and reformution of crimi- nals. BETORM BCHOOL. Doys between 10 aod 16 yesrs of age, con- victed of crime, aro sent to tfl! Teform Behool 1t w botter for tuem and for society that the subject to 1ta restrainty, than bo confined in jail or in the Tenttentiery, The Reform Kchool was not established for punishment, but for tha confinemont, discipline, 0, cmplovient, and reformation of ’\I}fln aofleudsfl!. recommend & liberal policy, to enable ih Trustess to caITy out the nb‘;eczuy of the m: m‘- tion ; not only to confine, but to discipline, edu. cate, emloy, and reform its lumates. The Trastors have expendod the appropriation mado Ly tho last General Assembly Jor tho erection of » workabop, which gives enlarged accommoda~ tions 1n the waiu building. Other imorovements upon the farm and grounds, and 1 out-buildings, aranccded tomake the institution moro of » reform_school and less & penitentiary, more of & homo and less 8 prison. PUBLIC CHAMITIZS. The wor' ;> Hhoard of Btato Commissionere of Public. J'/f1; ‘sat two yoara has noi been an exi’75y,, ~~ars, nor could it bardly ba expecwi) Jo povsation. The Comwiei!itr, porsovally the Btate institutiodsd Ui their supervision, and their vory ofticient Becréwary has visited mibny of tho jails and alma-houses. 3 visltation snd judicious action of the Board since it organization havo proved beneticial to the State and to tho mstitations. Unloss oxpondie tures have been cut off ; greater economy ha been practiced managemant Las bean improved ; rocords aud sccowts are better kent, and the funds more judiciously expended. ‘1he work of the Cumimnission Las beon valuable to tho State, to thenstitations, and to the recipionta of their benefits, 3loney has boeu raved; public charities have beeu moro faithfully ade ministered, and tho improved management of the Btate insticutions has given them iucreased con- Tideuce among tho psopla. o my aplawon the Commissiansts should havo sume compeneation for their time and sorvices, and bave amthority to visit all alws-houscs, poor-houses, houses of corecction, jails, aay Places where the insano or other unfortunstes are confined, and all tne public inatitutions of the Btate. ‘The report of the Commisaioners gives {n- formation of the institutions undes thetr visitgr- ial caro, and their recommendations, to which the atteotion of the Legisiature is especially in< vited. lu revisiug the laws, tho revision of the laws relativg o tho oducational and chartable 1ustitutions was omitted. Theso laws are numer- ousi, and_scattored through the seasion lsws from 1839 to 1473, I cccommend o revision, iv one general act, 8poci{ying pasticulsrly the obe jects and parposes of esch institution, sud what persons ehall racotve its bonofits, and tpon what terms and conditions ; fiziug the pumber of trustoos in each edncational institation, uof “a_com. 1sitod excosding mive, snd in esch chasitable institution, not exceeding thren; pro. viding & uniform torm of _ofics mad time and manne: of appointment ; dofining their powers snd datles; prohibiting any trustee from scting & treaaurer ; directing truatees of educa~ tional institutions to meet quarterly or somi-an- nually, sud of charitablo 10atitutions monthly or qusrterly; raquuri f ali bills to be audited be- fore pasmeut, and duplicate vouchers to be taken,—ono set of vouchers to bo ratained by tho institntion, and ous eet, with s statement ot receipta and disbursemonta kince last auditing, to be forwarded to tho loard of State Commis- sioners of Publie Charities ior exsmination and approval; prescrbing one mothod for arawing fuuds from the Stato Tressury, allomng na monby to be drawn except upon fue order of the Board of Trustees. approved by the Governor, and oot until the vouchers and statoment for the preceding mopth or quarter have been fled and duty spproved; and establishing uniform rula 88 to maaner and time of making the reports re- quired by Secs. 20 sad 21, Art. b of the Coussitue tiop. EDUCATIONAL. The Industrir) University asks appropriations for taxes. farm experimenty, jmprovernents, fur- pitare, library, laboratory, and museum, less than horetofors grunted, ‘Flio State Normal, for all expenses, asks lesn than two years ago, “I'he Sonthern Normal, being & now institution, noceesarily nsks for wmore, but not for alargo amount, The Scouthern Narmal University building was comploted and turned over by the Commissioners to the Trustoes on tho Uih of June last, aud oa July 1 the University was for. maily opened. Departmonts and classos have boen organized, and the ingsitulion is in success- ful operation, ‘Phees institations are meoting_the expecta- tiona of tho friends of induatrial and normal oducation, Their halls aro filled with earnest, ndustrious stndents, comiag from the rural dis- tricts and the laboring classes. ’ la the Industrial Cniversity they are taught the sciences as upplicablo to the 1pdustrial pur- suits of life, In the Normal Universities thoy are sramed in tho ure of teaching, snd aro quali- fled to talo charge of our commou schools, ''he entira cort of maintaining tho three inntitn- trons the next two ycars will be abont 350,000 per anauwa. Thoir success, their charactor, snd ihoir influence, inmy opinion, warrant this ox- penditure. ‘They marit the eupsart and foster- [ earo of ilio State. A failars o maintain and apiate theso institutions would be rogarded by all the lovers of education and the friends of in- dustrial and normal ustruction as o stop backs ward to our civilization toward barbarism. ROLDIERS' ORPIANH NUXE. Tho Boldiors® Orphans’ liowe is the aot. gronth of patriotism; foundod to roward thoss who fell in defenue of thetr country, or died of wounds received or Giseaso contracied fn serv- ico, by providing a homo for thuir children. It is & liomo ramarkatle for its nestnoss, order, comfort, and good ijoiuences, It 18 bot oaly & bome, 1t is & #chool. Its tnmatos aro iustructod in branches suitabio to their ago. Ono of its former 1vmates 14 1n thepNaval Academy at Aon- apolly, and neveral aroin advanced clueaes in the Normal Upiversity. 1 commend tho Soldiers' Orplinng’ Homa, not to the chasity, but to the patriotism aud gratitude of » gensrouy peoyle. DEAF AND DUSD. Tho 'Twenty-eighth Genoral Aseembly, at its wado sn appropriation for the ereo- , dinivg-roum, end #chool-build- ings for the Lastitution for tho Education of the Deafl und Dumb. From tho action taken 1o rof- erenco to tho samo by the said Genera] Assem- Dly, a% its adjourned Besmion, the new Bosrd of Directors of suid iustitution appointed i Apnl last, wore pliced in a very delicato and peculiar porition, For s statemont of their action in the prowises I respeetfully refer tho Logialataro to their report. Undor tlio civcumistancea, 1 sm of tua opiniou they acted as prudent men would sct mr llhwuolm, and for the bost {utorests of the State, ‘Ca com?lete, hieat and furnish the ohapet and schiool buildings, I recommond tha appropriation of cortain balsuces in the hands of tho Treas- urer of (he institution, and an sdditional sum payable ont of tho Stata Troasury, to e uther l{l ropriationa asked by the Dircctorw, I respectfully submit them to the cousideration of tho Gousral Assombly. ULIND, The term of offico of tho Trustoes for the Education of tho Blind having expired, in May 1a & new Loard was sppointed. 'he Twenty-cighth General Assembty appro~ rintod §72,000 to erect, and £5,000 to hieat, a main wilding far tis education of tha blid. ‘Thesa Tprovspients worg contructed and made cliely under tke sdminisiration of the old Board. Ttappents from the Teport af tho preseny Board that the cont of the buildisg excceded the appropristion &1,880.65, and of heating #145,69, hiich amounty remsin uopaid. ‘i excemn of osbenditures over approotia- tions ia nat large, snd thy experience of buildors is that the cosd of building generally sxcecds tho oetimates, For this excess tho proseut Board disclasim all resposaibllity, yed beliove W