The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-20

the object Of which was to secure the appoint
ment Of commissioners to investigate and re
port whether more advantageous place 70
| the location OF the State Prison could not
selected. I would recommend the passage
q resolution authorizing the appointment o
commissioners to investigate the advantage
of changing the location of the prison and tn
| employment of the conyicts
THE APpoRT1oNMENT.
It will be your duty to redivide the state III
TO Senate and Assembly districts, according II
the census taken during the past year. L
doing this, your aim should be to secure equal
ity in population, contiguity OF territory anc
identity of interests; and considerations OF
partisan advantage should not be permitted
to defeat these objects.
CENSUS AND IMMIGRATION.
The census, provided for by the last legisla
ture, has been completed, and is published Sc
an appendix to the report of the Secretary OF
State. From this, it appears that the popula.
ton of the state is /, 236, 729, an increase OF
1872, 059 since the last previous enumeration in
1870 The natural attractions which Wiscon-
sin possesses in so high degree are doubtless
the main influence that has operated to pro-
mote the growth of the state, but second only
to this is the policy Of encouraging immigrants
from other lands to find homes within our
limits. The question is commended to your
solution, whether any further legislation Is
desirable to realize this policy, and to attract
to our state the frugal and industrious men
and women, many thousands of whom are
yearly Landed upon the shores OF the new
world
THE STATE CANVASS.
The Secretary of State, State Treasurer and
Attorney General are made, by law, state
board OF canvassers, to receive, open and
count the certified statements of the votes
given in the different counties. When these
officers are themselves candidates, this pro-
vision devolves upon them very delicate
duty from which they would undoubtedly be
glad to be relieved. I therefore recommend
the passage of an act providing that, when
any member of the state board of canvassers
is candidate, he shall SO advice the Chief
Justice Of the Supreme Court, and the Chief
Justice shall thereupon designate judge OF
the circuit court to act in his stead
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
The improvements that have been under
taken by the federal government, on our har-
bors and within the territory of the state, are
works of great Importance, and you may wise
ly urge upon congress that liberal approprla-
lions be made for their completion. The
considerations that have been repeatedly pre-
sented in support of the Improvement that
will connect the Mississippi river with the
chain of lakes, and thereby greatly increase
the facilities for and reduce the cost OF trans
porting the products Of our soil to the sea-
board, are constantly increasing in force, and
it is greatly to be hoped that the national gov
eminent will not pause in the prosecution OF
the work in which the interests OF the north
west are so vitality involved.
RAILROADS
The present condition of the railway inter-
ests in the state, and the existing laws affect
ing that system, are earnestly recommended
to the consideration of the legislature. With
the exception of the line from Portage to Ste.
yens Point Ca portion of the line to aid which
the state received q land grant), which is now
in process of construction no railways are
being built within the limits Of the state
While the central and eastern portions of the
state are we'll supplied with these facilities,
the southwestern and northern portions are
almost wholly without them. None of the
companies ownings or operating lines within
the state have paid dividends to their stock
holders for the past two wears. The line from
Milwaukee to Manitowoc, and thence to APP
pleton, has recently been sold under judicial
proceedings growing out of failure to pay in
terest on their first mortgage bonds, those
citizens and municipal corporations of the
state who had contributed largely to its con-
struction, losing their investment.
With the exception Of the Chicago, Milwau~
kee and st. Panl, the Chicago ard Nnrtl'sFa-e-