Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-01-16

stocking our lakes and rivers with dierenl varie-
| ties Of hsh, and we may reaaonably anticipate
ample returns In due time: The Commissioners
to carry ON their work to September 80, 1879.
JUDICIAL CIRcUrTr
The report ofthe commissioners appointed to
invcstig ate o the relative amount Of labor
quired Of the several circuit judges and to ascer
tain what changes. II any, are desirable In the for
nation of the several judicial circuits will be
made directly to the legislature. 1t cannot be
pected. therefore. that should review or crticise
members have performed their labor with con.
scientiOus thorOughness. esteem the reports of
all similar commissions az great aids to judicious
legislation and do not doubt this report viii. re-
| ceivc proper consideration.
REVISION OF srArurEs
| The completed labors OF the learned gentlemen
appointed to revise the statutes will be presented
to you at an early day. The eminent ability of
| these gentlemen and the zeal and thoroughness
with with which they have devoted themselves 10 the
work, renders It quite certain that the revision,
as it comes from their hands, will be rs nearly
fore trust that all propositions to modify and
change 1t will be carefully scrutinized and adopt.
ed only after the most mature consideration.
STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
| It is with great pleasure that comply with
request of the State Historical Society. and lay
before you a summary OF its operations fer the
past year. The additions to its library number
| 1873 Volumes and 5000 pamphlets and documents,
making the total present number OF volumes, 81
957; of pamphlets and documents, 40.l07. OF this
number 1904 are bound newspaper dies, The
receipts into the general fund were $5044 %, and
the expenditures "A 9N 81. The additions to the
binding fund were x795 10, making the total of
that fund $685. 81, besides $40 acres of land in
Texas, the gift OF the late Hon John Catn.
INSURANCE SUPERVISION.
The Secretary of State calls attention to the
o0cer and il ia quite manifest that The time has
arrived when the public good requires that he
81 ali be in some manner relieved. Various meth
among them constitutional amendment creating
the Office OF Auditor of Public Accounts / am
constrained to doubt the expediency of thus
changing the constitution. In NV Judgment
cha in our fundamental law should be made
only in cases of extreme necessity, and a multi.
plication of offices shonld be studiously avoided
as long as possible l. therefore, recommendation
the duties az COmmi ssioner of Insurance be trans
ferrcd from the Secretary OF State to the Railroad
Commissioners l see no reason why the last
named officer may not have ample time to attend
to them without in the least ncrlectinp the duties
any comsuer"oe eA'r" expense lor c'erk h're or
once o"l"''
RAILROADS,
| The rcport of the rai,rood commissioners ia No,
vet mn hiishcd and am therefore without in
formation "A to the details OF the work of that Of
flcer for the past wear 1t has not come to nv
knowiedpc TINT any serious complains have bcen
made AGAINST any Of the railway comnames doin"
business in this state II il now cnnclnsivclS
settled that the state has the right to regulate
- . "au onrn sa ~, ~ ; i
Hast .ndeavors - nve tho iaas, noss;h g .e
for the state to exercise this right '''''
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| MILITIA.
There has been expended during the past fiscal
year for military purposes the sum Of 81. a67 90,
and of this amount IS 10000 was paid to the state
militia for rent of armories. being at the rate Of
1900 to each company | consider a well repu.
lated and properly disciplined militia as very e.
sential for the protection Of life and property.
comnsn;e. and their "roan,1st;"n ;nto remima",s
snI hrinodos sh"rIa ~ sod"in,s, arns,a
that WIEN Tins nro.niyeJ thav .boniT ha tnr
hT a,,h . ,h Ny ~ dney snua'" uo TUT
nm;rod :" mat sor dill anS im.nac.;nm anu ~
W. iue ~ ,h a amu ,us "'.O .
tho cv;, authnrt;.s ~ Will h MEL
W coil ror ,niI,srw ..sistsn"" NM hn no. So
or,;"n ost Hnorohi" ~son nmWu ih. uay
SUIT u ansfc Mere not Wen discipSa ana prop
thsrefnrs hasnasL vorr ""rnes, cnnna'",,c, IN
This n,stt.r ' w e "
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SUPREME COURT.
| The adoption OF the constitutional amendment
increasing the number of associate Justices OF the
supreme court, VIII impose upon you the duty Of
hos hanns smrrastna 20 w., ILL nv h a .pI ~
crease in the number Of instirc. the nrn.cnt ac
com modstons for this cont vviII no anita too ,iw
tied II unon nronor irnuirv Won ard such 10 n.
the case trnst vn, will not nevicct r. nrvide the
necessary Additional room
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STURGEON DAY AND LAKE MICHIGAN CANAL.
The work OF connecting the waters OF Green
Bav and Lake n chipan by n shin canal and
| there by very materially decreasinr the dintance
between the principal ports on Green Bay and the
| rorts on Lake Nichiran IA we'll M creating n
! much needed and most available harhor NJ refIve
| has been carried r,rward with enerov dnring ihs
past wear. Already more than one.Rnlf Of he en-
tire work IL complcted and the Sineer IN charoe
assures me that the Remaining noriion will h. A.
| ishcd within two wears
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| FEEBLE MINDED AMI iMbhcihE'
The last legislature directed the State Board of
Charities and Reform to make certain investigH
tons in regard to the necessity and practcability
OF providing for the education OF the feeble