The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-01-21

vancement Of our manufacturing interests during
the past few year, the preference manifested for
creasing demand for cheaper fuel particularly in I
the sparsely timbered portion. OF the State. rem
der the encouragement Of increased facilities in !
teal consequence to a large proportion OF |
our most enterprising population. The |
number of tons OF coal imported into Wisconsin |
by rail the past year, as shown By the reports OF
railroad companies nearly equaled one-third the |
weight OF al our mel chandise BY rail, and repre-
of even an appropriate estimate. Any legitimate |
action On your part to cheaper this valuable prod
6e ,res Il. N
maud the general appreciation OF the people
Roads that will add so much 10 the convenience,
| the comfort and to the material prosperity OF
orr State are entitled to great encouragement a.
| your hands.
ADJUDICATION OF EXECUTIVE DUTIES.
In the administration Of the Executive Depart
meBt of the Government legal questions of grave
character frequently arse demanding prompt and
the Wisconsin Central Railway Company last
| year sad recent demand for patents Of land by
1 the North Wisconsin Company strongly contest
| problems which the Executive i often called
upon TO determine under circumstances which in
/ fesi an erroneous or dllalofy conclusion win
grave consequences to ali the interests involved.
| submit IN you the propriety OF pro-
| yiding for such an amendment OF our laws as
I snail be necessary 20 permit the direct reference
of intricate legal and clearly exceptional ques
tions of this character to the supreme Cour; for
| immediate and final adjudication. While the
/ proceeding suggested would apparently coufiict
in respect with the interests OF the public. il
| would be likely 10 prove an important safeguard
| against error or partially on the part of The
| Executive. and this practice Is sanctioned by the
| example Of several other sts.es-
| FOREIGN iMAIGRATIoS-LIBERAL LEGISLATION.
! 1T remains with you to determine whether fur
| Their legislation is now required for the encoHr-
| agement of immigration 10 this State from for
eign countries and the protection of imm grants
, on their arrival at our lake ports. 4 very large
| proportion Of our most prosperous and inielii-
| gent reputation came here from foreign lands
under the encouragement afforded by our liberal
| GARD has contributed in a very marked degree to
| the general welfare. The continuance of this
| liberal policy in future legislation. both with
| reference to immigration and the social inter
| course Of the people, IL encouraged by the expe-
| rience of all the Western States, and especially
| by that of Wisconsin.
oUR PUBLIC INSTITUTION
The able and exhaustive reports of the several
| boards having charge OF onr State educational,
charitable and penal Institutions deservedly COM
fnsnd your careful perusal and earnest consioera-
ton. During the past year the institution for
the education of the blind at GAINESVILLE was IN
| fortunately destroyed by FIRE, and / recommend
an early appropriation for its reconstruction up
on such plans and in such manner as will most
practically serve the wants and necessities Of the
| Institution. Under the operation of time and
! law the home provided at Madison for the
orphans OF soldiers has become vacant, and |
suggest your careful attention to the propuety
of devOting the building hereafter either 10 the
support of reiormatory school for girls, similar
to that now maintained at Wauke>ha for boys,
or TO the care of the incurablc insane occu-
pying valuable room in State hospitals or
enduring lives of lingering and unpitied suffering
in our county jails and poor houses. The
progress already made in the construction of the
Northern Hospital for the Insane deserves the
highest CONNIE ndatlon. The work has been
economically and substantially performed. upon
the most approved and meritorious plan of the
times, and recommend your special attention to
he .4fgfIt INN
LOCAL INSTITUTIONS OF CHARITY.
Among the appropriations of the past year was
the sum of 81, o. contributed by the State toward
the support OF benevolent institutions in or near
the city of Milwaukee. Too much cannot be said
in praise of The many noble charities literally be-
slowed through the active instrumentality of
these and kindred organizations elsewhere.
Located in portions of the State which contrib
ute very largely and always punctually TO the
support OF the State Government, and which
have never been awarded any of the benefits in
cidcnt TO the location of any State institu-
lister generously 10 the relief of the sick. the
friendlcss and the poor. and thus serve in an i'm
portant degree TO tighten the burdens of the pub
he | know Of no reason why any organized
effort of this kind manifesty consistent with
the better feelings of the human heart, should be
denied on merely technical grounds. the bare
pfttance hitherto granted by way of encourage
ment and support. With due care 10 avoid re
ligtous or local parflality sincerely trust that
policy so clearly dictated by the two-fold consid
eratiOns of profit and humanity will not be has
lilly rejected.
THE STATE PRISON.
The fret annual report of the Directors of the
State Prison deserves and will undoubtedly COM
mand more than ordinary attention IL appears
from this report that the internal affairs of the
prison the past year have been administered with
intelligence and fidelity, and that important i'm
provements have been made for the purpose OF
economizing labor and decreasing expenditure.
The recommendations OF the Directors with
annual cost of the prison commend them
selves TO your approval suggest the
propriety of further inquiry, in conjunction
with the Board OF Directors and the Warden, as
TO the possibility of more effectively utilizing the
labor OF the prison by partial total change in
the character OF the work TO which the prisoners
are assigned. Evidently the great amount OF raw
material required in the class of work now engaged
in at the prison materially diminishes the reve-
nue. which ought TO be derived from the convict
labor of the State. Under the circumstances,
seems to me apparent that the most profitable prod
uct OF prison labor would be that the value Of
which mostly consists of the labor performed Its
production, rather than in the cost OF transporta-
tion and the material used.
RELIGIOUS PRIVILEGES.
Complaints are made that portion of the in
males or the Industrial School Waukesha are
denied the religious freedom accorded in other
institutions of this and other States II such be
the fact the present statutes should be promptly
amended in such n manner as 10 enforce in ali
our public institutions full and undoubted com
pllanCe with the letter and spirit of those wise
provisions of our Constitution which assert that
of conscience shall never be infringed. This
privilege is as dear TO the inmates OF our penal
! INSTITUTIONS as 10 any other class OF people, and
Is entitled to special guardianship in the of
children Of tender age, deprived of the whole
some influences Of intelligent home intercourse
and parental protection.
THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES.
| The State of Wisconsin has never failed to
recognize agriculture as the foundation of all our
industries and the prime source of our material
prosperity. Without reasonable doubt, all the
interests of labor have been wisely promoted
through the agency of the State and county agri-
cultural societies, partially organized and sus-
I tanned by means of legislative aid. m
chanical and manufacturing interests largely
participate in the benefits 80 conferred, and a
wholesome spirit of competition and enterprise
| is promoted at trlfiing cost in comparison with
the advantages derived from the expenditure
| The annual report of the Secretary of the State
Agricultural Society furnishes abundant proof
OF the continued efficiency and utility of this
| benehcent organization, and cordially recon-
mend the usual appropriation for the encourage
ment of this and the county associations the en-
| suing year.
The State Historical Society is steadily adyape
! Northwestern history and forming a great histor-
lcal and general library; Ii has published several
| volumes of history, and now numbers over co. COO
hound and unbound volumes in its library; being
thus early the third in importance among the
| historical societies of the United States
The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts and
| Letters, also provided with rooms in the Capitol
| has during the year, published second volume
! of valuable scientific papers; and emhracing in
| its membership many Of the most learned men
OF the State and country, it has already gained an
! honorable rank among philosophical societies
ness.
Both of these institutions well deserve a con-
| uhuance oil the fostering care of the State.
PRINTING AND PUBLISHING
| The total amount paid from the general fund
FOR printing and publishing during the fiscal
year ending Sept 30 1873, S95,5l6.5l The
total amount paid for the same pun poses for the
fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1874, was 1855 $50 Os
or this sum the amount of S55327 OF was paid for
printing under contract which expired on the
Isl OF January inst, and 81 80 for legislative
| printing and the advertisement of laws in the
| newspapers of The State. Under the legislation
OF last winter a new contract has been made for
printing after the LIST inst. and material reduc-
lion Il anticipated 1t is believed that this reduc.
! ton for the ensuing year. under the terms of the
! new contracts for printing and paper VIII amount
| 10 at least $4,000.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The faithful admins tration of the Department
| OF Pubhc Instruction the past year furnishes a
| sufntlent assurance of due progress in our COM
! mon schools. Important facts and suggestions
| are embodied i'll the annual report of the Super
| intendent- An impression prevails that a con
| siderable number of our children of school age
are destitute OF the benefits of education Han
ply THIS assumption Is not fully justified by any
| statement OF facts reliably ascertained The
school census of each year shows the attendance
for the year only of sl children between the aces
| OF four and twenty years. | suggest to Won such
with all speculation to the actual number of
children growing up in ignorance by requiring AT
each school census hereafter an enumeration of
the number of children of school age who have
never attended school or otherwise acquired
knowledge OF the rudimentary studies taught in
the public schools. Statistics thus eheaply OBJ
tanned would prove valuable data for future con-
sideration.
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
The Trainers of our Constitution wisely enacted !