Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-11-22

the Chair TO suggest that there is an
old committee. Would it not be as
we'll to adopt their report and then
make suggestions for the new COM
mittee.
Mr. WILsoN-It lacks adoption to be
final. | accept the suggestion of the
Chair.
The CnAIR-The question is upon
the adoption of the report of the
committee on insane, that was read
| last night.
MIR. KIDD-It seems to me that the
proper thing to do is to refer that report
to the present committee on the insane,
for their action, and let them make
their suggestions.
THE CHAIR-The present COM
mittee is composed principally of the
same persons who composed the old
committee. This by way of explanation
and not meaning to dictate action.
MIR. NILsoN--I will accept the sug-
gestion.
The CHAIR That it be referred to
| this committed
Mr.. KIDD-This is an entirely differ
ent committee. That was the commit
tee appointed by the Board of 1882, this
/ the committee of the Board of 1888, al
though made mostly of the same men,
bers as the old, it is not the same. |
think it is proper to refer the report to
that committee.
Mr. WILsoN-With the consent of
my second, think the suggestion had
better be adopted.
Mr.. MCFALL-It looks to me as if il
would be difficult matter to reach the
new committee until the discharge of
the old one. The new one cannot act
until the old one is discharged. There
seems to be tangle about those COM
mittees. | hardly know where they be-
long. The members would not know
which committee they were acting on
THE CHAIR-It is q simple matter of
the adoption of that report. The pres
ent committee have access TO it just the
same as if it was referred to it.
| Col. CLARK have pet theories to
advocate; but want to call the attention
of the Board to the matter, in order to
call an expression of opinion OF the
members. Ofcourse the committe bows
the wishes of the Board Perhaps some
of you might suggest a plan that would
| be acceptable. This matter has not
been sufficiently discussed by the Board;
and, as it is matter of grave import
ance. it was the wish of the committee
that it should receive proper attention.
| There are many matters connected
with this business that should be dis
cussed here that ought not to be pub
lished. | think it ought not to appear
in the newspapers nor in our journal.
Mr. Wilson, does not insist upon the
adoption of the report or upon any
thing except to get at the best way of
| disposing of the matter. TO refer is
simply sending the report back to the
men who made it.
1t would be perhaps more courteous
to adopt it. The life of that old COM
mlttee was blotted out when the new
one was appointed.
Mr.. RoDoLF-The adoption of the
report amounts to but very little That
| is not the question before the Board
| The question this Board has to consider
is the course we are to take. What are
we going TO do.
The State Board of Charities and Re-
form say that our system is wrong and
must be changed, they will not let our
contract 90 on. The question is what
are we going to do about it? Shall we
| submit OF have we the right to refuse.
We have to decide what the committe
on insane shall do.
If the Board insist that our contract
be rescinded we have to make report
and take proper steps. If we have to
change our contract there are great
many things to be done. Ii we have to
put in a Superintendent the Board must
provide for the expenses incident to the
change before it adiourns. / want to
hear what the members think about it
and to bring out the matter here so
that the committee can take the proper
action.
There is no use of argument. One
contract is made and running in good
order But the State Board of Charities
and Reform have ordered change.
This State Board may not understand
this business any better than this board
but the Legislature left this matter to
the State Board.
1t strikes me sometimes that there
are members of the County Board who
have as much sympathy as other men,
but it has got to that that some people
think others do not know anything.
You talk about freedom in America
| am almost disguised with it. The
people are rode over here worse than |
ever saw in Europe.
We are in that situation at present
that we have no appeal to the highest
tribunal, the Legislature. That Board
seems to have almost supreme power.
Sometimes | think they merely want to
ride over the people. | would like some
expression upon that point. There may
come time when we will have to act,
we have to take the bull by the horns
If we have to submit we will. The
change will put us to u good deal of
inconvenience as we have everything
arranged under the contract system. /
want them to know that we have the
rights and the will to maintain them.
L think if there was a legislative session
this year the people would make up and
demand their rights.
Col. CLARK calls the attention of the
Board to the statute under which the
State Board of Charities and Reform
acts. (See Statute on that subject)
The State Board simply direct what
system we shall adopt. They claim that
the patients have been sadly abused in
some other counties, under the contract
system. They are satisfied that we are
working under the wrong system. We
have succeeded because our contractors
were excellent men. They will not
change the rule one particle and will
not issue a certificate to us for state al
lowance under the present system,
CATER the 1st of April next. The COM
mittee have informed us that our sue
cess under the contract system is ex-
ceptional, and let us change it at the
end of the year.
Mr.. MCARTHUR-I am surprised to
see the change this thing has taken.
When we first took up this matter we
were told that we could keep the insane
much cheaper under the new plan than
the old. Would it not be better to keep
them at Madison. How much do we
have to pay the Superintendent? If we
insist upon it we can have redress when
the Legislature meets. | will never
consent to put superintendent in
there. We are not beggars, we can
take care of our own insane without
the States $3.50 per week.
Mr.. CLARKE / remember rightly
there was no indication at first of the
method by which we should keep the
insane. 1t was simply that we should
keep them. Nothing was said about
having superintendent, simply we had
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