, 1879-01-11

repOffa, anl tct'osuneuA k1tch appropriations a.
WI secure completion during tho years , ts.s anu anu
vs!fi, ne will enable tin toHtnfstEnncrs 70 lake
care ot thu prisoners without sn,,trrng .fcbf.
On the first tsar Of this mouth .'nll"f nr1'"n
held 1.54S cnnyicts nf wlnm sEs were niest anu
Is women. aud tIr Chester prison l,cl.l 3l5 con
victs-Af men nnaf ! wumcn.
rARtONa.
The pardoninR power Of tho Governor In
wolves lat,oriosl+ line of lutfcH which arc very
rosc1v nltct t, bis obligation to take care that
the tnws hr fait thftity executed. Every pardon
!nprnptF1y granted is not only in such narfscll-
Jar case III, omission 10 faithfully execute tho
rent influence which, IA onc Of thu ohlccts Of The
punishment Ut crime. tn avoid thu danger of
tGlnK misfcA ty cx rartc statements, have
tcnttun To nnpls for tarsion sl1nIl be Eivcn hy
three weeks' advertisement III tho county IN
whch lo ottentc VIZ" committed. md TINT all
Implications shall first be tur.nftteh to tho
s'latu'a Attorney wlln prosecuted. for such Htate
incnt or recommendation, II my, "a they ,nRy
Seq proper to n,nke. Experience has shown tho
uses Of st,cl' atlycrtl:cnent wnerc tle appl1ca,
tEon docs not fully Or iairlv state The tarts. snl
am satisfied TINT the operation Of tho rllle ,as
been to reduce tho number OF frivolous appltca-
tluns.
HOARD or CHARITIES.
The State Charitable, Educational, and Pdnal
Institutions nf Illinois may be divided Into two
classes. those which nrc, and thosc which arc not
subject to the inspection OF tho Board Of
State Commissioners Of Public Charities. Tho
aru tho UniycEitlcs attl the PcnltentiartGs. VI
the ten ihatt:utions cUnncc.cd with tue Boars',
uflsa nrc In actual opcrattun. viz: fllc thrco IT.
ea1.e Hospitals, m Institution Iof the Deal anu
Dumb, and one for Tic Blind, ~ Asylu1n for
Fccblc-,iin.lcd Children, the SoEdicrs' Orphans
Home, tho State Reform sclool, md tho char
table Eyc and Ear lnflrnary al Chicago. fhe
Tie use of these ninu institutions, for all pur-
poses, ft,t twu yenrs IRON July l, 1877, tho auin
OF $1.Er,? ,?75, portion Of whIch Was for their
snla1genens t. ersassr
tSons Ss nre..ns s:k ensta s s
amount of little over 81, ,4o3,tso. Tho Com
under tho statute, TO rcylsr these requests, nre
OF the opinion tlat an appropriation Of about
1,:0, ,0. or 600 for each OF THO two years,
will Dn sufficient to meet the actual, necessities
70 below this figure, in view Of the 'arge in.
crease tn tic number Of inmates, especially OF
insane patients in our hospitals. This Board
has been vigorous In tho cxerelse OF its iunc-
tlons. feaFleaa ia tho expression nf it, OPINIONS
and has tplli. from It's organization. n pretty
| evun middle course between pArsinony and ex-
trnvagancc. therefore coInmcnd tho report Of
tho Buard IN which you VII and detailed estl,
mutea aud tho reasons for thcnl to yuur careful
attention. | atn substantially In accoru With
the views therein expressed. ......
4 xrntsfytng evidence Of tho prudent manage
| mcnt which our Stats charitable institutions
| have Ind Is found IA thu fact TINT that they
have kept within their appropriations, aud that
every one rarrIrs over balance of appropriation.
uncxpcndel. lhc rcpofts Of tho Trustees al'd
| officers Ut tho several institutions Will repay
| your careful consideration. which yoa Should
| bestow to enable you to nuke ade0uate pFoyls-
! lou for their necessities. .,....
Al this polnt taks sha opportunity OF say
cnuu1ssIOyEns or ruuf1c CHARITIES,
to tho Trustees ol the statc institutions, and 10
nll other unpaid oitleiats 10 tho State, . heavy
debt et obligation Is due. OH the part Of tho
Commonwealth, for largo amount Vi, valuable
service of the bdst description voluntarily re1l-
dercd, w'tllnut feward or the expectation Of any
Other than the consctousncss OF duty faithfully
performed and the gratituic Of tho public, to
| wci, they Urn certainly untitled.
The last Legislature provided for the con-
etruction ofa fourth Hospital for tir Insane, nt
SOME palrt tu Ue determined by Commissioners
Tue Commission appointcd by rue collected
farm of ri acscs noar the City OF Ku,,kukcc.
An appropriation OF S20o, co was l1a1u foI the
purchase VI land Ahl tho erection of buildings,
the Trustees III the construction ut thosa parta
of the general plan esAentia! to the running Of
tue Hospital, no that any portion which mar bo
at auv time completed and really Tor occ,pat,cY
by patients may bu put IN ust Immediately.
7'lie working lui,arfmelt l,as been planned Tor
| III institntton Of sufficient capactty to care for
at least s0D patients, many Of whom viii, OF
COURSE bo chronic eascs Of insanity. ana for
these thc hospital will be also IN asyluEl. Tho
Trustees estiInnte tho totAt eost Ut the hUsptal
ut KanIakcc for 600 inmates, on tue plats sll.:-
gcsted by thn architect. At about eGoo,ooO,
Of which SotN, GOO i,as altcudy spntopstated. !
recommend thu appropriation OF durh I'LL amount
~ lnay bc hecn,ett advisable fur tha prosecution
ut the work II e,llarging tho capaeity of ths
hospital. on sscl. plan a4 your wlstlon may de-
tate, ~ that tho tt,saue III our State n'ay te
nearly nlI cared for. OF tho necessity for thfs
lluspltat thuse Is no doubt and, that being nd
nt.tcd, tho inoru enesEetIc:ly the work e pllall'
tho bcucllt Of tho Investment already nude, and
flls mnre vhcap'y MD sat!*tactnrily Is ine Whole
work ltst,y to be accomplished. 1t wilt DO ncr.
rssarg, bIso tn appropriate nil amount sufficient
pat!cntA the hospital will arronniodate, until
Tho tin.s ut tho iaasting OF the next Gcnera'
You viii flnl In tim reports Of tho Hospitals
for the Insaue some Suggestions as 10 tho
Change Ia tlr law lor the commitment ot Insane
perhnns to tls hospitals. aud naao ns to the
scpnrat!on OF tho criminal froEu tie lon.cEtni
nal ilsulle, which Htu important and SHOULD re-
cc!yc consideration at your haHas. The que&
tfun ot tu treatment af iueahe Gonriets Is nlst
discussed In tilt report Of TIC Joliet Penitcn
tiaryt
The report Of the Canal Commissioners ts &C
r0np1nIcl bv the reports vi their Gcnern
Superintendent mud Chtcf Engineer. and cou
taa1s everything needed fur a fnli know ltlRo o
their aiIars. The expensvs Vi administration
u,,l maintenance, with tiIu nreeesary renewal
J. " pcrnlanGnt structures. will ronttnua to uas
! tho entlru incon,n u tho tTns(. .
, 'EAu llltnois " Michigan Canal haa con
!. | trlbate,l largely to tho growth and davclap
mutt 0t tic stIte uni 1t Is It'll ot vital ttnpor
tatrp that It be Kept Ia such condition N will iu
sure it, h,rhcst usefulness. Much rrli,gtua tt
he due 10 carry nut tho orlutunl plans vi th1
kystru1 ui water communications bttween tht
| lukc. uutl thu Mtssissippi River. Tile Legtsln
. turu should present tho subject ln tho stronEgs
, manner 10 o,.r Representatives In Congress, q
| NJ to Impress up0o them their duty to secur
, from tho General Government further aid IL
ihls work.
Situated - We arc, dependent upon dssian
countrles for a market fur the bulky products Il
1 our soil, our people usa especially Interested i
+ all matters affecting transportation. I'll
i wutrr suutca by tho lakes and I'll
= Mississippi River are Of squul jmportane
| to them. We must DO all We cat, to mutt
r taln utll improvu tbs connecting portion OF Il!
' route whleh lies within our own territory. W
uro alsu eauaiiy interested iu the improvement
). OF tho Luwcr Mississippi River. Our growin
!, trads with Central and South american state