, 1879-01-11
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roa1 Commissioners, anu many nthcF etatcH nEc
likely eoon tn do 80. | think the neoplt nf thu
cs,inlry arc cot.ssnced ct the lnioortnnec nl
a,,cll eon,r,.ston, snd hat cor
rera:tnrH crras"l IY ti;e Sta:e mus: he eubnr-
hinntG 10 lis A'l;trrf..n::.
rrtrunnncna thas he tn:y crcatimy the oE!fco
nf isatltoah nnt Warcilo,lsn Commissioners 10
amended 20 That the term Ut ntf!ec he f01r vtars
instead Of two.
This Grs!n 1nsrec.inn Department, under the
cnntrol NJ tl.c Railroad ami Warehouse tnni-
rnsstoucrs. Is r,os administered with yrry Erf,-
no. nso 10 u, r. I
speGtor. for 1878. s!tnw m cnnrn'o'ts gain Oyer
1s7, md tho fact that tie business IT inspec-
tton il eu well managed IA increasing tho public
confidence in tho wIs,ton, Ut Slate Inspection.
STATE n0AHD t,r HEALTH.
Tho act to create and establish State li0arIl
Of Jle;.'ttl went Into fottc july |, lsss, and very
snou nfaer that tIntc tho Bnsrti Was 0tganixetl
Mt"t cntercd u,r,n It's ,luttcs. THO blanks anu
tsstructiol,s fur rcclssra, noi births, narrnrre
and lien. IA wcre prcpArcf, aud the system WIS
inaug,lratct1 IN ta1, with results tint nrc scsy
satisfactory Tor a bccsnnlng, and which will be
placed btforr rust Ms euOu m they rhtl be col
Tho tsoarl of Ifcnith has performed with
great s,,lccas Tic in,pnr,at woris imposed upon
It by the Medical Prnctica act. IL contains 4
WHO llavc worked III c.htfs harmony, and ''ava
sOuQhe to sccGre for tle ceoptc Of tic Statc the
Grcat ongantapcs which 1lc LAM intended to
rive, By the elevation Of tic standard OF nuat-
trat'ons fir the practice Of medicine: Many
tlc'ie,,tc questions have arisen In tho ds7tar9e
uf this brnncho Vi their duties. and willis they
l,ava afElcll 10 faithfully execute the 1n~, they
llave also been cnscful mot 10 makc u means
Of oppression VI persecution. siotc than 5,U00
persons pFacttcinE medicine 1t, this State have
complied with tho law, aud rcecivcd certificates,
anil It is estimated that 1,4Uo persons who had
ssen .rracticing medicine, and were unab's to
E,ari OF flcaltl, recommend thut provision ba
tlade for the publication, In book form, pf Tho
irrstcr OF practitioners who havo complied
With the Daw.
Owing 10 tho pressure Of the work tmpotci, tv
the Medical Practice nit, tho l}bard has not done
much II. tt,e wny III sanitary Investigation, but
they have prepared fc,,eme for cs'npletH
tantary anti toGozrapIisa. survey Of tue state,
stlen,tiun. during the yrl!ow-fcver ct'dcmfe
In III. nutumu Of 1873, they did good service In
a,sisttng n'untcipal authorities, ard ain salts
te{i l,at thc artlal uqt,a,'tn;c estabsaed +; At
t!"n and spread of the disease, and 10 alInyfnR
cxeitencnt and preventing panlc In the nragf'-
boring towns. -
srArr-HorsE.
The report OF the Ntate-iiousc Commissioners
gives juil financial statement, inc1u,Iing tho
date aud amount of every appropriation for tho
building, antl aIsu rcclles IN detail wlnt remains
to bs dune for Ita completion. The ThfrtIeth
Ge1fernt Assembly passed nn act appFops!hting
ah3l, ,7l2.18 for The completion and furnishing
uf the INV 8tate-llOusc," subject tu ratification
by the n:opio Mt tho ourcectlnR general cleo.
tton., The nppropsaton was submitted, aiid
voted down hy the people BY large majority.
Little reFnmns to bc duno tu which the usefll.
HESS or practical features OF the building arc In
vo1ycd, but am co,slnced, rs tslink you VIII
bc when So's have giyca u personal cxah,sa'
tiu, TINT the interests Ut tho State desnaud It's
early completion tn all It's parts.
COMMISSIONERS 70 rAhIs EXPOSITION.
Under the provisions Of the act u congress
states appointed, .lohn 1t. Gregory and Osborn
II. Kelth o. hc,nurlry Commissioners to repre-
sent tire Statc Of I'..inois ut thv international
1nlilstrfai Exposition held IN Tarls In 1878.
printed, pamphlet tn the French language,
containing sketches Of tho history, geography,
| geology, mud other patnral features of tho
Statc, It's agriculture commerce, manufactures,
It's chief ron,nlelca' clsy, aud otI,er lntsrtstln
facts Tits was freely titstrfhuscd ut tho Expo
stioa, and hays ubundat't evldcura That IL WIZ
| highly appreciated, not only rs description of
eral character Ut American states and Instit,l-
| tf0ns. Tha Commissioners have prGpareu a re-
port, which will be plarea before you, In Which
| they have embodied the Results vi q careful
study Ut tho leaIlng exhibits, selecting tlloAo
which give information most vaiuabu to the
citlzens Of Illinois.
recommend that m appropriation of $500 be
made to Dr.. ~. GrtRnrr tor lis aerylcea In
| EEE{UlllNE Hill AApEE11LEuIluE klG uuDtGHlioI1
Of the plmpllsi III Frcl'ch, nnd tn Fefn,bnrsu
him for gicra.hi.T and other expenscs connected
with tue preparation OF tho report.
COMMISSIONER 70 sToCKHOtM.
| fuppulnteI Frcsl u. Wislta, Secretary Of Tho
State Board OF Charities. . Commissioner u
nttc1n1 tho lnternatinnal Prison C.ngscss, held
nt Stockholm. III August, 1813. Ills report Ha
Commissioner, which ts Incorporated In tt,u
gives, ln addition to ii report Ut tho Congress,
mueh valuable Information concerning punal
anu charitable Institutions which hu Visited.
| rEN1rEsr1AniEs.
The full and explicit reports ut tho Coumla
sIot,csa untl Warden Ut thu lllinots Statc I'cpf
tcntlary ut Jo}ies furnish all thu facts and tnulta
needed to clahe you to haye II complete knowi
eage OF the alfalrs OF the prison lustnr tho Last
two ycars. IT. expcnses, its eurnlngs the antounI
Of Its tndcbtedurss. tho hcatl, OF the cunyirts,
mud, gcneray thu discipline vi t'rn prison. The
inaobtcunefs On tho 30th III September, is1d
WIS $:a), ,5pt:t3, Which amount should be nppro
prated, and tile debts patd without delay. TIL:
prisuu i!ax been sclt-suppuFttng since the Garly
part OF last FnI1'lner, but WErn The present
Board ot Commissioners took control. utia for
Senr attrEHaEtls, Il Wns oycrcrOwdcd with run
vtcts, ind In the guneral tlepresstun Ut bls!tlrss
1t was impossible to secure work OF any klud, vi
any price, ior seyerul Mlntrct uf them.
/ call yoltr csptt}al attention to the sugges
tion nf thr Commissioners aud War,lcn in fayo,
VI iurtier appropsas'oti, 10 nc drawn upon b,
thu prison, tU nYold the necessity OF usil,l
credit, unA the consequent cKtHuse IN interest,"
mn! iiic higher prlces paid Tor SUBSISTENCE aut
clothing rhcsu suggestions cotnu With cGua
lnrru from both prisons, 4lu whuteyer you mn,
.icen, propcr to tlo IN response to them Hlsoult
App'y II both.
ll'e net patsed by the Ti1irtteth t;eneral As
sculbly to lneatu, eonstruct, and carry TN tn
Southern Illinois penltenttary csule fn fore
july |, 1877. TITS Commissioners appointed TN
der tf}s Inv entered nt dtec upou tIicar dr,tIrs
uati allur very i.sil consideration they nnall,
agreed upon 4 sits for
THE PNlsoN AT CHESTER.
This erlertfon ot locality anu site WINS n
proved BY the Governor, Audtnr of ruhIic.Ae
counts, aud Attorncy-Genrral. The tt1lct put
chase.! Tor site tolltains la..11 xrree, With anpl
ffontago On tho Mississippi River. Tbs Cou
lnls>ioticrs found great 4iIltc1itY In selecting
place l.aylnA Ill the prtqni.tte4 sce!ttst III tn
tuw, Viz; convenience tt aecess. elevator
drainage, nesef-fAiling watur privilege, rouyell
tcncu to both quantity nnl;tiuuii.y 1l stone a1,
timber" with loo acres OF lalml I'll ono body, u
q rust mt 10 exrretl e2u GU. Many 1ucuiitir
offered possessed sotne VI these qualities. Th
| difficulty wak inhNilng one which combine
| them ali. Tue iosaltty ut chester comrs nearr
, to couipleto compliance with the law than u,l
other point which tho Commissioners examiner
Alter tlu iotasion tho Commissioners urt
currd sai1sfsetury plans for Wardcn's hous'