The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-01-17

many d ivate schools and the excellent academies,
colleges and universities which rectiYe no direct
assistance from the state.
STATE FEIsoS.
The number of convicts confined in the
Stat. Prison. September 81, 1877, 300
The average number in confinement during
the wear was also 2ee. The number in confinement
the frg. dsv Of January instant exceeded $50. The
reports of the warden and directors full and
explicit upon all points OF interest eonnectee with
has been made for the leasing of the labor of the
prisoners from which desirable results coma
dently anticipated.
For the frs. time in the history of that ins.itu-
tiou no appropriations are requf sted. urge thSt
the recommendation embodied in the d rec1ot
report may receive your favorable confederation
particularly those referring to the representation
of " consin in the International Prison Congress-
at Stockholm, in August next, and the furnishing
of transport alton to discharged ri one s. / ESQ
ali your attention TO the request Of the ward for
relief in the matter Of TIE occssioned by the
failure of the Corn Exchange Bank at WsuI I'D, and
the unexpected decision OF the United states CIR
cult Court in relation thereto. Some legislation
more accurately defining the WardeI's Liabilities
and his relation 10 the publ property and funds IL
his possession. is inperatiyely demanded.
| commend to your Garnet constellation the
remarks Of the Vatden, relative to the inequality
of sentences, and refer you to the report OF the
State Board of Charities and Reforms for the
years 1915, 1876 and 1871, where the sama subject
il further discus ed. The limits to which must
cor fine myself in this communication forbid any
review Of these discussions. Many very convinc-
term sentences; the most experienced prison off,
Gals are becoming the advocates of this theory,
and / believe its early adoption il Wisconsin
would conduce to the public welfare
INDUSTRIAL scHooI. ron s5ss.
The Industrial School for Boys, at Waukesha,
continues to meet all reasonable anticpstions,
The whole nun Der there during the year was All,
and the number remaining September so, ls77,
3f4 The average number for the year 3il.
The expenditures for the year amount to SI6 3Ll.Sl,
including s'99.34 for permanent improvements
An appropriation OF $50 900 Is required for the
rent year.
b SEvoLt Mt INSTITUTIONS.
The expenditures at the ], stitution for the Edu-
cation Of the Blind have been 9.6S5.s9, exclusive
OF the amount expended for building purposes,
which was s6i,S53.56. The number Of pupils IN
attendance during the year was 81, of whom 16
were present September 80, 1877.
I At the Institute for the Deaf and Dumb the
/ expenditures for current expenses have been
81, 1862, the whole number of pupils in attend
ance during the year $50, of whom III were
present at the close of the fiscal year. The
average attendance was 1855.
/ The report of the trustees of the Wisconsin
hos pita for the Insane, near Madison, shows that
there has been expended S9i, S23 ca in mainten-
snce of 498 patients, and that it closed the y ear
with 3S2 persons under treatment. The average
/ number under treatment was $40.
The rep TT of the trustees of the Northern Hos
pital for the Insane shows that 70i patients have
been cared for ct a CT st of Sl22,5:9. H. and the
number under treatment at the close of the year
537.
f The reports of these several benevolent insii-
tutiOns will be laid before you al an early day.
The suggestions and recommendations contained
in them are evidently the result of much de
liberation, and doubt not will receive the CON
sldeIation their importance demands
CHRONIC INSANE.
1t is unquestionall lie that the condition of TIE
chronic insane in jIis and poor houses is. in very
many instances, a reproach and disgrace to our
civll!z tior. 1t remains fer you to determine What
If anything shall be done for their better care and
maintenance. Certainly tn present hosp tai buid.
inGs should be utilized to their utmost capacity
ALI questions of local pers0r al pride JEALOUSY
should be ignored, and only the interests of the
unfortunate people for whose benefit these build
ings were constructed should determine AID drec
your action. II it shall appear tsat the present
buildings cannot BE- made to accommodate all who
need c5re, trust you will not hesitate to make
suitable provision for the erection OF such plain
substantial and comfortable buildings as may y,
required for that purpose.
STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES AND REFORM.
The gentlemen comprising the state board o
charities and reform have devoted very consid
cradle timc-SOme OF them for a series of years
to careful study of the various perplexing cues
tons connected with the subjects intrusted &c
their supervision and in the consideration of the
matter of providing for the chronic Insane, a.
well as all Other subjects connected with the ad
mlnlsTallon OF the several penal aud Charitable
institutions you will doubtless derive very ma
terial assistance from their forthcoming instruct
i've report.
\ II.
II cannot have escaped your notice, as citizen:
of Wisconsin, that the members of the STATE
board Of health have been active during the
past year in the discharge of their appropriatt
duties, thereby proving themselves public bene
factors. l an advised that the report of thil
board, among other things, will recommend
legislation, looking to more complete returns o
vital statistics and TO the publication of larger
edition OF Us annual reports Concurring in thes(
recommendations, l solicit for them your ia vor
able consideration.
The geological sur vey of the state fas been pros
tcuted with very satisfactory results curing the
year. The second volume of thu final reports has
teen published and reflects great credit upon ali
engaged in its production, from the explorer il
the fed TO the engravers and prin ers from whose
hands the book and accompanying atlas of maps
have been received.
In August last, Professor Moses Strong assistant
geologist, wSs accidentally drowned in the v iscon
sin river while in the prosecu ion of his official du
ties His death vas OF alone sad affection to his
family a d immediate friends, but great less &c
the state. 1t would be in accordance with the pre-
ccde nts in similar cases. and Dropar public racog
milton of his services for the legislature 10 provide
for the pawn Mt of his salary 70 his family, from
the tine OF his death to the erd of the year for
which he had been ap pointed.
ISL CULTURE
The fourth annual report of the commissioner.
/ Of fish shouDds in Interesting iuf,rrna,ior
relative 20 this branch of useful industry Will
very moderate expenditures, the commission 4
st king our lakes and rivers with different varieties
Of fish, and we may reasonably anticipate ample re
III que Inc comm 6SiOneT6 ask for
Appropriation of SS,0C0 to enable them to csrry Oh
their work TO SeteI Der 30, 1872
JUDICIAL CIRCUITS
The report of the commissioners appointed to
investigate to the relative amount of labor re-
qured of the several circuit judges and to ascer-
tain what changes, il any, desirable in the for
nation of the several judicial circuits, will be
made directly to the Legislature. Il cannot be ex.
pected. therefore, that should review or crticise
the work of this commission. | assume that its
members have performed their labor with coueci-
entlous th0roughues / esteem tn reports of all
slmlla" commissions great aids to iuiicious
legislation, and do not dDu5t that this rep1 will
receive proper consideration.
REVISION OF sTAUTEs
The completed lsbors of the learned gentlemen
appointed to revise statutes will be presented
to you at an carly Gay. The eminent ability OF
these gentlemen and the zeal aud thoroughuess
With which they have devoted themselves to the
work, render 1t qnite certain that the revision if
1t comes from their hands, will be as nearly per
feet as II is possible for such work II be-
therefore trust that all propositions to modify and
ciange 1t viii be carefully scrIti nv d and
adopted only after the most mature consideration
STATE historical SOCIETY
is with great pleasure that ply with re
quest of the State Historical Society and Law be
tore you summary of its operations for the pss
year The additions to it's library number Isl,
volumes, and 81 % pamphlets and documents
making the total present number of Volumes So
907; OF pamphlets and documents A. l07. or this
number, 2,eUi are bound newspaper files. The re-
ceipts into the general fund wers s5,O4i 25 ant
the expenditures Si,g97 II. The additions to TIE
binding fund were s795.10, making the total Of
that fund Sj,Ss5.5l, besides 6i0 acres Of land il
Texas, the gift of the late Hon. John Catn
INSURANCE SUPERVISION.
The 'cretary of state calls attention to the OK
tent and variety of the duties REQUIRED OF that
offc' r, sna il il quite manifest that the time has