The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-01-22

animal, and fifty cents for each additional animal In
| same notice.
LEGAL NOTICES, atStatute RATS.
ADvERTIsEMENTs not accompanied with directions will
be inserted tilforbid, and charged for accordingly.
in their present state of efficiency and usefulness.
me humane policy OK the State, end its duty to-,
wards these unfortunate children who may thus
partake of the benefits of an education from which
they would otherwise be debarred, ia SO well un.
derstood and SO firmly settled that even in our
present embarrassments it seems harIy necessary
for me TO Recommend to you that all needfnl
appropriations for the continuation of those noble
institutions be promptly made.
The Board Of trustees of the Institution for the
education OF the Blind ask for an ap propriation of
ST. 500, of which &c., 900 are the estimated cur
rent expenses of 1868, 5000 for nm anticipated de-
hciency IA the expenses of 1862. And 81, 600 for
repairs ON heatlng apparatus, of the necessity of
which e visiting committee will probably become
satisfied after personal inspec ton. The number
of pupils in attendance during the past YEAR at
tho Institute is ftty,a larger number than ever be.
fore In ono year. In comparing the expenses of it
with that of the Deaf aud Dumb, 1t should be
borne in mind that the blind pupils require a lar
ger number of attendants, which must be hired
tor that purpose, while the deaf mutes are able 10
perform a great deal of manual labor about their
institution.
The number OF pupils in attendance at the ms
s%titution for the education of the Deaf and Dumb
during the past year, is eiEbtyStwo. The trustees
III their report asked Tor an appropriation Of $l2,S
O00 for the curTant expenses Of the ensuing year,
bus in a postscript they have reduced the amount
500, because the Instructor s OF the Institute have
voluntarily proposed a reduction in their salaries
10 'hat anGUusr, on account OF the large amount
ct taxes 10 be raised by the State, thus leaving
Sll $50 as estimated current expenses.
Hospital fer the Insane
About the first of June, last past, the west wing
Of the h0spit0! for the Insane was complated thus
giving 1t The much needed additional room, and
fitting it for tha reception of q larger number Of
those unfortunate persons, who, oereft Of the light
OF reason, are not deemed incurable., but Lave
tho hope that with proper treatment they may yet
be returned to soclsty as rational beings. By the
report of the Trustees it appears that I03 patients
were in the hospital on the fire. day of October,
1861 SO hsge been received IN addition up to OcS
fober let, 1862 of these 1872 persons, 25 were dis
charged as recovered,l8 as improved, 7 asInot im-
proved, aud q died. The first patient was admit.
ted on tho l4th OF July, 1860 sincelwhich time, up
to the LIST of Oc,ober, 1862, 234 had been received
in The Hospital, OF whom Al have recovered. Is
have been discharged as improved, and Is as un~
improved, and - have died. These results DO uot
appear very lettering, and are, as near az | have
been able 10 discover by examining the reports of
similar Institutions IN other Stated, below the ay-
erage resul It's there obtained, 1t should be borne
in mind that the object OF this institution is to
CURE insane persons, not simply TO furnish them q
place where they can be safely kept from society.
1t has always very strongly impressed itself up
on my mind, that, by making the principal physi>
can at the same time superintendent, and thus
compelling him to look aiter the entire manage
ment of the institution in all its details, too great
and to come extent, incoBgruous labor was thrown
upon him, preventing him FROM giving his entire
and undivided attention to the cure Of the persona
under his charge Is is self evident that the treat
ment Ut these persons requires the closest and most
constant study aud attention, and you do not al
ways find executive ability and business capacity,
which a superintendent or manager should have,
united with those studious habits ana deep inter-
esi IN scientific researches which should be repre-
scnted Ia tho physician. L cm well aware that the
| BtRu here aGentaH is the oua in nDpratiGf in other
States IN tho Union but that does not pfOye that
1t is the best one. In European Institutions OF this
kind Q different plan and division of labor in that
respect exists, and the results ofcure there obtains
ed ere. | am oredi5ly informed, much greater. We
should never he unwilling TO profit by the exam
pie OF others.
State Reform Sc1sol.
The Board of Managers report that they had 10
inmates during the fiscal year ending September
Both. 1862. This school is certainly not the least
important among the benevolent institutions OF the
State. Children who, If they were sent to prison
for crimes for which they can hardly be held mor,
ally responsible, would soon be confirmed aud
hardened criminals, are there educated aud often
made useful members of sooiety. Itis a duty that
the State owes to it's citizens az we'll as these unr
fortunate children, whom circumstances general
ly made what they are, that they should be educs.
ted at the expense of the State. The managers
seem TO be OF opinion that the present law taxing
the counties for The support of The inmates respect
lively is impoiitic and ujCst impolitio because it
pltNSi's ne HcHulbB u many VIM NOutU OLIeI-
wise receive the benefit ofthe Institution unjust
because the whole State, not q particular locality,
owes the duty OF reforming and educating these
unfortunate children. The school should receive
the same liberal patronage that the other beneve7
lent State institutions enjoy, and | would there
fore Is repeal ofthe present law taxing
counties with the support Of the inmates. and that
the necessary appropriations be made for the sup.
port of the school during the current year.
State Prison
Your attention is particularly called to the
condition Of The State Prison. Under existing
laws the State Prison Commissioner is elected
every two years by the people he has the sole
management and control OF tho prison in all it's
various branches and details, is it's treasurer
and warden st the same time. No man with-
on. previous experience in the management Of
such an institution, can probably assume that
position without committing some errors Of
IF Judgment. We all have to learn By experts
cDce, and every Incumbent Of that Office will
probably agree with me that his first years. ex-
perieuce WIS Of great value TO him, aud enna>
DIed him during the second year to discharge
the diversified and mGnifold duties OF his office
better and with more advantage TO the State,
and more economically TO carry on the institu-
zion. Yet al ;he end of the second year the
the principle Of rotation in Office will generally
lead TO another years apprenticeship OF a new
incumbent. A large portion Of tha shnuaI cur
fthh tx pGiscS Oh tHS pflhOh lS pAVDboJ uac W
these frequent changes in the person uf the
commissioner. The report ofthe State Prison
Commissioner shows an stimate Indebtedness
on the LIST of January, 1868, over and above
the $50 600 appropriated for current expenses,
Of 5000, a discrepancy between the estimated
expenses on the basis of which the approprIa-
ton was made, and tie actual expenditure,
which is surprisingly large. Sound policy would
seem to dictate that the accounts and eGpeu~
.suraa If auoh ON fuatiiutinn uhOuld he Euhiant.
Ell to the scrutiny and approval Of Ri auditing
officer. Tn Secretary Of State is by the con
s~titutiOn exsoficio auditor, and these accounts.
as well as those u all other public Ciiicers, ex>
pending money, Of aud for the State, might
properly pass through bis hands.
While 1 with my present views On the sab
Ject, am not inclined TO favor any plan WHICH,
Tor the purpose If saving q few thousand dol
lars TO The o'ato would take the management
Of the prison substantially ont Of its control
and submit il 10 private persons for gain with
OUT sufficient guarantees Thai the treatment OF
the cOnvicts would be according to the prlncis
pie OF a humane policy, looking towards TgoTn5
Of he cTimina as well rs bis punishment, !
truat ,hat your wisdom will discover some
mode Of so amending tho present laws OF this
subject TO reduce the expenses Of the prison 70
8 less butdens0lne limit, and prevent the reguN
lllriiy returning annual indebtedness Of the in
sitution. You will And that the Commissioning
estimates the current expenses of the present
year at $4,000.
During the past year q female prison, being
a substaEtcial building Of cut stone and cOutain-
ing Is cells has been b uilt also q durable wall
around the female prison grounds, 80 rods long,
has been erected, aud 302 feet Of the front wall
left unfinished last year has been completed:
All this work has been done by convicts and
should be taken into account in estimating and
Judging Of the expenses OF the management OF
the prison.
The totsl number of convicts confined during
the wear from January 9Th to October lat ID l73
of which there have been discharged 81, leaving
Lis in the prison on the named date, OF whom