The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-01-15


The Trustees OF this school. AZ also OF tho In
dustrlal Home for Girls It Adrian. have made
full rerorts Of their work, ~ also Of their needs.
Corrections and Charities. commend them
also TO your consideration. Both arr doing
most commendable work IN tho way Of reclaim
ing homeless and waywsrd girls
Michigan Asylum for the Insane at Kalama-
zoo-This asylum needs the following appro-
For new carpenter shop aud machinery $4,000
For an infrmary ut male depai tment. 1900
For kitchen. with sleeping apartments.
Total .s2s, 600
age, in order to secure milk at q reduced rate,
recommend to the careful confederation OF the
oommittees.
Eastern Michigan Asylum at Pontlao-This
asylum asks for an appropriation OF 900 for
the erection of two hospital buildings for
the male aud one for the female department
which also recommend he granted
Northern Michigan Asylum at Traverse City
This asylum. rs you will see by the report OF the
Commissioners, needs about Si2O, 900 for It's COM
pletion. urge upon you an immediate appro-
priation for the same, that the work may be
hurried along, I'm order that Ii may be completed
In the early autumn. The first two named asy-
lums are Tiled beyond their capacities and
must be relieved.
MICHIGAN ASYLUM FOR INSANE CRIMINALS.
This asylum II In an advanced stage of con-
struction, and, according to the report of the
for Its completion. also urge that tins appro-
priaton be made at once, that the asylum may
be completed at an early date, As it very nee
essary to remove from the other asy.us..s :.-s
dangerous class OF patients who ought not to be
confined with other than their own class. have
thus recommended that these asylums be grant
ed the full amount asked for, IA believe the
sums named are necessary for tn 7ir completion;
and while the sums aggregate a large amount,
are crowded far beyond their e capacities and
will be scarcely less so when the two now In
process Of completion are occupied, as there
are hundreds of insane in the State who are
not and cannot be accommodated within their
walls, and Michigan IL always generous toward
any unfortunate class who are unable 70 care for
JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
recommend the adoption of a joint resolu-
ton submitting amendment to the constitu-
ton creating Board OF Pardons which shall
have full and exclusive power over that depart
ment.
Also. that joint resolution be adopted sub
hitting an amendment to the constitution pro-
hibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors In the
State.
ON account OF the large number OF disabled
soldiers In this State and the heathfulness of
its climate. / recommend that joint resolution
be adopted asking Congress TO make an appro-
priation for q soldiers home. to be located at
some favorable point within the State.
BoUNTIEs.
There have been many pledges for bounties
made to men who enlisted in the army that have
not been fulfilled. trust you Will give this
should be more scrupulouslv kept than those
made to the defenders Of our Government.
STATE FISHERIES.
BY the Commissioners report you will see
that fish culture Is being made q success. III
their recommendations can be carried ont the
slight expense necessarily incurred in this de-
partment will In due time be returned many
times from the fish thus raised and protected
THE WORLDS EXPOSITION AT NEW ORLEANS.
Michigan is represented at this Exposition.
and fine display OF it's products is already on
the ground The amount necessary TO defray
its expenses will not exceed 81, 900, and there
fore recommend that sum not exceeding that
amount be appropriated for that purpose.
MILITARY.
The military organizations of the State are in
excellent condition, and all our citizens take
lust pride In them i recommend that a law
be ens cted directing the State Treasurer to pay
all legal expenses incurred In case a company or
any BODY OF State troops IL ordered to any loca-
ton Of the State to suppress riots, for other
purposes; the State collecting the same from
to which they are ordered is Obliged TO pay the
bill. but frequently It In impossible for the
troops TO collect the money for long time. and,
as there Is no provision for paying these ex-
money for transportation, rations, and other
necessary expenditures.
STANDARD TIME.
As all the railroads in the State use central
standard time and many OF It's cities and towns
have adopted the same. recommend that law
be enacted making central standard time legal
within the State.
STATE SWAZILAND COMMISSIONER.
recommend that the Commissions appoint
ed for the ensuing term be allowed clerk, but
not deputy: that all matters pertaining to the
Office be closed within that time and turned over
| to the Commissioner of the State Land-Ofice,
and that the otfioe be then abolished.
COMMISSIONER OF IMMIGRATION.
have debated somewhat In my own mind, as
| to which Is the wfsest course TO recommend In
relation to this office; that is VIII ether TO con-
hnue or abolish IL. There have within the last
| two years over 100000 people passed through
this State or close by its southern boundary for
the great Northwest. who have migrated from
other States or have come to this country to
| make homes for themselves. Men are con-
stantly leaving the old States,for a home in the
West IL a successful effort can be made to
| turn portion OF this great tide of people into
our State by informing them OF the superiority
| OF its soil and the advantages or living near a
market, the cost OF conducting the Office
(which Is much smaller than many mercantile
| firms pay for advertising their businessl would
| be well invested. and returned TO the State many
| fold In way OF taxes uuon improvements made
| by them. OF course the great railroad corpora
tons hold ont every possible inducement to
people going West by glowing advertisements,
etc, for the purpose of securing their tranepor
| tation. i think II Michigan would properly
advertise her undeveioped lands. and at small
cost prudent man were stationed In New York
| to select from the emigrants those who have
money TO purchase lands, and induce them TO
come here TIE dement's S would justly the ex-
mend that the former be carefully tried. and
that the Office be not abolished until such trial
| Is fairly made.
| While our state IL open to the world. no spe-
| cial efforts should be made to import labor,
purely as such, while 80 many men are unem-
| ployed as ut present
| THE IONA HOUSE OF CORRECTION.
This institution needs, In my opinion. thor
| ough overhauling and commend TO your care
| full consideration many suggestions and recon-
| mendations made by the Warden In his official
report. Under the present law this prison Is
| filed far beyond its capacity with convicts,
nearly one-half of whom are sentenced by
| Justices of the Peace from different parts
| OF the State. mostly for Drunkenness; and
manv instances Of its abuse ART known. and
| doubtless many more exist which are not known.
| A man found intoxicated by Constable or
other officer IL frequently taken before Justice
| of the Peace and sentenced to this prison for
that offense. He Is thus dsgr ICED for life. IL
al his family, for the offense of getting drunk,
| or perhaps because he has no friend TO inter-
| cede for him. The abuses that are liable TO oc-
| cur can best be described by the following,
which took place during Gov Jerome 8 term of
Office The facts were given me by the Hon Il.
| @. Watkins. then its Warden:
A man arrived I'm Saginaw and applied a. the
| Office of lumber firm for work. He was told to
| come In in the afternoon and he would DO hired
Upon going out he met man upon the street
| who asked him II he was q stranger. and an
| swered that he was, and from Canada and seek
| ing employment The man accos ing him,
who 10 seems was an officer. informed the
| stranger that IL was necessary TO register