Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-01-18

opening OF tna IeglS atIv2 session, to cal
the special attention of your predecessors
70 our agricultural, mining, manrfactur-
ing and commercial interests | desire TO
ilaprcss.unon von, also, the necessity Of
fostering these imp 3rtant interests, rs on
them largely depends the suhstatiai wealth
II the State bat YOU 100 well understand
their Importance to require further notice
from me VII only refer you 10 MY re-
mar x pom tlese subjects II ny last an
nuai message.
The condition Of our State Prison has
been greatly improved during the last
year and IL expenses largely reduced
Tie present efficient Commissioner Is
entitled 10 great credit for bringing about
this reSu I am OF the opinion that still
greater reduction in the expenses Of the
prison may lie effected by Il change in our
system. While in many other States the
prisons are seit-supporting, AID in some
instances pToiuce a revenue 10 the State,
Wisconsin has been paying from twenty
70 iortY thousand dollars 4 year for the
support 0! her convicts am aware that
this great difference in expense may he
accounted trs, in part, by the fact that our
prison : nav. and 4 great part OF the Ia
Dor has been necessarily employed IN er
eN'+'' 1911 tliLtiit>
a careful examination Of the prisons In
several Of the older States. am satisfied
that the difficulty lies, in part. in the svs-
teTn We have adopted Instead Of buying
I'd" ma eril :. manufacturing and sc ling
the manufactured articles. experience has
tauGht other States that il is much more
profitable to ct the labor Of the conflicts
by contract to individuals. (rhe labor To he
ssrepaf
The control Of the Prison Commissioner
these ind iduals furnishing the raw ma
terra, taking the articles manufactured,
ami paying the Safe Tor the ahor hcstow-
81 upon them: thus relieving the State OF
the outlay for raw material the labor in
obtaining It. keeping accounts Of purcha-
ses and sales, and Of expenses necessarily
attending tie 81 c of the manufactured ar
tieles. Whether the la or Of our convictS
NAV not be so organized and syStematized
rs u make 1t pay the expenses OF the pris-
on i 4 Suhi ecE worthy of vonr careful con
SidcrLticn, and as such | commend it to
Won
The number afprisoncrs confined in the
State Prison since It's organization Is 900
number DISCHARGED from prison since its
organization. $50: number in prison Oct
lSt 1864, l2o. For further details Won
are respectfully referred 60 the report of
the Commissioner. herewith presented
Your attention Is invited To the allie :nd
interesting report Of the Superintendent f
Public Instruction. This report contains
many valuable Suggestions concerning the
mana@cmentofour schools and is evident
" the result ot much care and thought
And especially would I call YOUR attention
70 the views expressed therein o. the sub
iect Of Normal Sclo0I<. Our system of
common schools i. perhaps, nor surpassed
by any: hat common schno' systems can
have but little Vitality without competent
teachers - carry them into execution
Many who have heretofore been engaged
IN teaching eur common schools are now
IN the military service oF the tr0yprnrn ant
Other. have sought employment in differ
eu5 directions AMI there seems TO hn at
this time. Il special necessity for the adnp-
ton o. some means 10 eunpiv their places
The measure proposed Nv the State Su-
perintendcnt Of cSt,b ishine a State Nor
nal School, ut which advanced nupi in
oar common schools may he further edu~
Gated anal fitted for teachers i worthy of
voHr careful consideration There Is no
subject 81 more vital inheritance ~ the in
trrrSJs Of the state and nation than the
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