Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-12-23
written for the Mineral Point Tribune I
Our State Charitable Institutiens-How They
are lnspected-How Appropriations are Sc
cured for Them and Amounts Arrived at.

MEssRs. EDITORS The following.
cut from the State Journal Of the 10th
lust. affords me text for brief
discourse:
THE LEGISLATIVE CouMlTrEE VIsIr TO
MILwAUKEE.-The Milwaukee papers publish
reports OF the visit of the Legislative Com
| mlttee, the Governor and number of citi-
zeEs of Milwaukee, to the benevolent Insti-
tutions there on Saturday. They visited the
following Institutions:
St Aary's Hospital the North Point under the
eharge OF the Sisters Of Charty, and well known all
Tor TIE benefits it has conferred the suffering no
containing go patients.
ST. Jeseph's Asylum near the Hospital, and under
girls.
Protestant Orphan Asylum, where they found IS
boys and IL girls
81 Rosa's Asylum, where they found 81 orpans-girls
home Tor the Friendless, where since ii opened
20 widows, Il deserted wives 12 married and single
persons together 18th IS Children have received aid
and encouragement
Seaman's Home, here building with 81 rooms ha.
nrsn comfortably fitted up for she Accommodation Of
sailors, and on which there is debt OF some So 600
81 'ary Institute in charge Of the Sisters of No
tire Dame the mother house the order in the United
states where there are now 50 sisters, 80 novices and
% postutants I" tn about $50 boarding pupils
The committee are reported to have ex-
pressed themselves well pleased with the
appearance of things After gong the
rounds the committee brought up at the
Newhall House, where an excellent dinner
was served. After dinner the Mayor toasted
Governor Fairchild and the benevolent in
situations of Milwaukee, to which the Gov
ernor handsomely responded, and speeches
followed by SAT-. Clark, Senator Hazelton,
Rev Mr.. Cundall, of the Orphans Home,
Messrs, Buxton, D. w. Maxon, Kellam, DR..
Baxter, of the committee. Lalor, John Black,
lab Teaa lJah I'll
Milwaukee,"
Seven benevolent institutions Wis.
tied in a single day, by seven members
of the State Committee, accompanied
by body guard of at least an equal
number of the solid men of Milwau-
kee.
Fancy if you please, the scope and
nature of that visitation :-Carriages,
pomp and circumstance to match. CT
CARS, niger drivers. Expected by
the masters and matrons in charge.
and everything swept and garnished'
for the occasion. Arrival, general in
PRODUCTION and hand-shaking rapid
procession of Com. through the wards
in single file, each member of same.
guarded and ''froze to" by one of the
solid men, and all preceded by officials.
very bland and exceedingly gracious.
'Everytling is lovely" The villain
Gus smells which often offend ones
olfactories in hospitals, voted all
around to rival 1.-The perfumes of Arabv
the blest." Ten minutes have been
consumed, the novelty of the thing
has worn off; profound observations
have been made, and there is a more
rapid return to the reception room.
Refreshments old Crow = compl-
ments exchanged, first by file firing,
then by general volley. Member of
the Committee, suggestively: GLOW
large an appropriation out Of the State
Treasury. viii this institution require
to carry it through another year p
Master or matron, modestly "Th on
sands" One Of the solid men, prompt
ly: "This sum, gentlement, you will
observe, would only meet its current
expenses but | beg to remind you
that the institution Is incumbered
with debt Of about-thousands :;
and also, that It's trustees contem-
plate adding wing to the building
during thd ensuing year. besides very
generally embellishing it's exterior
Its carpets and furniture in the rooms
occupied by the officials, are some
what worn. and should be removed
You perceive, gentlemen, that it is
not up to the mark in these things :;
| suggest, therefore, an addition to
To the sum named Of thousands.
for these purposes All the solid
men in chorus just so, Just so !;
these are our views, very happily ex-
pressed. Certainly let US have -
thousands, by all means" Committee
ali diIigent in making note of it
That larger sum IS to be recommended.
More "Old Crow" renewed shak-
ing of hands. and a general tja de
goa of compliments. Exit. Carriages
again; cigars, and niger drivers.
Another institution visited - the
st. Mary's perhaps, and the farce in
repeated with the addition, that
member or two of the committee not
vet fully subdued by divine grace, try
TO get peep under the bonnets and
to catch the eyes of the fairest Of
the Sisters of Charity" No go. dis
appointment, and a question enter
tanned whether they viii 90 for the
sam this institution wants,or no: which
IS, however forgotten amid the bland.
ishments ofthe reception room.
The grand sounds" have been made,
the suggestions Of the solid men. all
noted and favored with remarkable
unanimity by the Committee but the
great end of the parade remains to be-
ACCOMPLISHED The Na,rto1E II