Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-02-01

Milwaukee County wants to transfer
the insane asylum of that county to the
state to be known as the Eastern Hos
pital for the Insane Consideration
SOL, 900.
Bill introduced ''to amend sections
cold, 604 e, GOA f, GOA g, 604i, and 604 !,
of the Revised Statutes, and repeating
section Z chapter 233, of the Laws of
1881, and section l, chapter 2S3, of the
Laws of 1882, in relation to county asy-
lum for the insane" The bills pro-
visions amend the sections indicated so
that the law in relation to county asy-
lums provides that upon the completion
of such buildings, and their acceptance
by the Governor and State Board of
Charities and Reform. the manage
ment shall be under the control of the
County Board of Supervisors where the
asy lum is located, with authority to
establish laws, not inconsistent with
constitutional provisions, for its proper
government, as regards officers and en-
ployes. After having established a
county asylum under the provisions of
the act contemplated, the County Board
is required at their annuel meeting in
November, 1888, and every five years
thereafter to elect q superintendent,
who is required to be a physician of re-
pute, both as regards medical knowledge
and moral character, and whose duties
are to provide the necessary medical aid
and attendance to the asylum's inmates,
including inebriate persons and persons
adjudged to be insane, not chargeable
to any county in the State, and admitted
for care and treatment at private ex-
pense. He must qualify by providing
bonds in the penal sum of S., 200 besides
taking an oath to faithfully discharge his
duties, The compensation is left blank
in the bill. His term is fixed at five
years, and he is given exclusive control
over the hospital, with power to appoint
assistants. The Board is given power
to contract for extensions and repairs
in buildings by the succeeding section,
The Board of Trustees is abolished and
the Board of Supervisors substituted in
its place. The provisions of the act now
in force are extended to all county asy-
lums already erected, Professionally that
the laws are applicable to the new act.
Sec. Z, Chap. 233, Laws of 1881, and
Sec. /, Chap. 2S3, Laws of 1882, are re-
pealed and all conflicting acts are like
wise repealed.
The radical chances contemplated by
thel bill are looked upon to stir up the
animals to more ~viyacity than any other
matter of the season.
Bill introduced reviving Capital pun
ishment. Providing for maintenance of
local schools for deaf and dumb under
state supervision, and another fire
escape bill, In the Senate the Palmetier
bill providing the minimum price per
acre of the state lands lately selected be
increased from 81. % to 81. so spending.
Bill likely to be passed increasing the
price somewhat.
Gov. Rusk held his first reception of
the SESSION. Large gathering and pleas
ant time. First of "a series of three.
License bill still in the hands of CON-
mittee. Many members favor an in
crease rather than a decrease in the
present license.
Game laws introduced in the assem-
bly, providing that quail, goose and
kindred birds shall not be killed in the
state except in the upper tier of counties,
for three years after the passage of the
act; prohibiting the use of ferrets in
hunting rabits, a third bill provides
that no pigeons shall be killed within
three miles from their nesting place.
The Jones bill prohibiting debtors
from giving preference to their creditors
passed the senate.
A special committee asked for to in
vestigate the cause of the forest fires.
There have thus far been introduced
in the senate f%orty-one bills, in the
assembly eighty-six. In the higher
branch seven bills have been passed
and two killed. In the lower house one
assembly bill has been passed two were
killed and no senate bill has met with
consideration. An important railroad
bill is in course of preparation.
Forty members of the assembly absent
without leave when that body was call
ed to order. The stationary grab reso-
luton and public land resolution laid
aside until more members could parsi-
in the engagement. Superior
harbor memorial postponed until Tues
day. Assembly adjourned until Monday
evening.
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