Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-01-20

the support of Common Schools the present year
including the balance now appearing is S97 1891
80. Whine the Fund promises TO be large, from
the proceeds Of land only, and eventually supper
/ our Common Schools, without the aid Of taxation
yet there are sundry other resources provided b,
the constitution, which if not overlooked, will dc
much to augment the same.
i One Of the provisions of the Constitution, which
feel it my duty to press upon your attention. Is
that relating to fines, and is as follows -" Tit
clear proceeds Of all fines, collected in the several
| counties, for any breach of the penal laws, shall
| become part of the School Fund.- Provision
has been made by law, requiring these fines to b
paid into the State Treasury through the County
Treasurers. The amount paid into the Treasury
from this source is trifnig that it IL very appa
! rent that there has been n reckless disregard o.
this provision the part of county and town Off
GERS, into whose hands these fines have been paid
Many thousands of dollars, it Is believed arc
wrongfally and illegally withheld by those officers
which should long since have reached the Treasu
ry. nassgf ..,easat {.-
| Such enactment, rs will insure the correction Of
| the evils complained of, seems to be demanded al
! your hands. Regarding, rs / do, the School Fund
as a great and sacred trust committed to ouI
charge-onc that should be regarded BY every CT
tizcn with pride--I feel that ] cannot too strenu
ously urge upon You the propriety Of investigating
closely its true condition, and the making OF such
further provision, for the management thereof, as
may be found necessary.
| The absolute necessity of the accounts and re
! cords connected with both the School and Univer
site Funds being so kept as to insure ceaIness and
pcrmanency, cannot fail to be appreciated by you
and from some past personal knowledge of the ne
ccssty thereof, am induced in this connexion,
| to suggest that more ample provision be made for
that purpose. The Constitution invests the man
| agcmcnt of these funds in Board of Commission
ers, consisting of the Secretary of State, State
Treasurer, and Attorney General The ordinary
duties required of these officers are such to pre-.
clude their besowing of the necessary time and la
Dor upon such accounts and records. Again, &c
insure correctness and 10 facilitate business con-
nected with these funds, the accounts should be
KEPT entirely separate and distinct from any and
every other branch of the public accounts The
necessity Of this is SO apparent that recommend
that suitable provision be made for establishing a
separate Bureau, under the direction OF the Com
missioners, and that the necessary provision be
made for the expenses thereof. III 49,
At the June Session of the last Legislature an
act submitting 10 the electors of the State, the
questionofa Prohibitory Liquor Law, was passed.
The Sccreta,v Of State, in pursuance of require
mcnt Of that law, reports the whole vote cast, at
the late general election, upon that question, TO be
81 ,632 and that % ,5l9 votes were cast for, and
"A, lO9 against the law. The expression of public
opinion contemplated by the act referred to is be-
fore you, and it remains for you in your wisdom,
te determine what will best satisfy the sentiment
of the whole people, in relation to the subject
subserve their true interests, and be best adapted
to the actual condition of things in the State at
large
The annual report Of the Superintendent OF
Public Instruction will be laid before YOU at an
early day. l commend it TO your attention, ms
containing much of interest connected with orr
common schools. IL appears that there. has
been expended in the erection OF school houses
within the State, s2s9, 346 49, Of which sum s45.
OIL "a was expended during the past year. The
total amount expended III 1853 for the support of
common schools was Sl75,734 IL. BY rcsolu-
ton of the Legislature, passed in April last, the
Superintendent was directed TO "collect, codfy.
arrange, and simplify" the school laws. This
service has been performed, and the result will be
presented for your approval.
The State University has, in consequence OF
the rapid sale Of its lands during the past year,
overcome IN great measure its pecuniary embar-
easements. 1t has now a permanent fund amour
ting the first day of the present month, to the
| sum of Slo6, LIP O7, the annual incomefrom which
s7,427 81. Add to this the sum of So ,956 10
the balance of interest accumulated in the Trcasu
ry-making the total sum applicable to the sup
port Of that Institution for the present year. So
1888 81. The demand for University landslide
| increased quantity of the samc--by the addition
of the saline lands, nearly all selected, togc-
Their with the perseverance manifested on the part
of those having the Institution in charge, render
it morally certain that the original design of its
projectors will be fully realized. 5
| The Board of Trustees of the Wisconsin Insti-
tutc for the education of the Blind have transmit
ted their annual Report which will be laid before
you. Every reason exists for believing that this
Institution has been properly and ably conducted
and that the beneficial results, thus far to that
fortunate class of citizens have been all that
could be anticipated, and such as clearly demon
sfrate the propriety of continuing to extend thai
aid by the Legislature which may be found jus;
and necessary for its future prosperity. ~
call your attention TO the necessity of Ia
king the preliminary steps for the erection ,ol
an Asylum for the Insane. The number il
our State suffering from the effects of the ter
rible malady of insanity is, in my judgement
sufficient to demand that something should
be done for their relief. This iseasc requires
a treatment peculiar to itself; a treatment thu
afflicted can receive only in institutions estab
lished expressly for that purpose.
The Legislature, in 1851, commenced Tho
very praiseworhy work of providing for tn,
education Of the Deaf and Dumb, by incor
porating an Institute for that purpose, to b
| iOSotOA az DchtSttti, III tuc COuIty VI W al
worth, and appropriating thesum Of one thou
sand dollars per year for three years, toward:
the construction of buildings. and the sum 0
! five hundred dollars for the support Of the
deaf and dumb in said. Institute, for the yea
1852. At the following session, the further
sum Of $1,000 was appropriated in aid Of thu
same objects. The Report of the Board o
Trustees, which will be laid before you, set
forth the condition Of the Institution and it
prospective wants. Their petition forfurthe
aid towards the erection Of necessary build
ings, and support Of pupils, appears to me t
be deserving Of favor. m tae
In many, if not most of the States, grants
Of land for this purpose have been made BY
Congress, andin some instances, similar grants
have been made to aid in establishing Asyl
ums for the insane. Seeing no good reason
why Wisconsinis not as justly as other States
entitled to grants for snch purposes, am in
duced to recommend that you memorable
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