Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-01-17
The Governors Message.

made applicable to all the incorpor-
ated cities and villages of the state.
That a commission be established
for the suppression of the fraudu-
lent manufacture and sale of imita
ton butter and cheese, as well As
the sale of adulterated, impure or
diluted milk, and all adulterated
foods and drinks.
That the soldiers home at Wau
paca be placed under state super
vision and control in order to secure
the sum Of 500 for each inmate
annually appropriated by the general
government.
That the insurance law be amend
ed so As to require the appointment
of commissioner by outside com
panies as an agent upon whom
service Of process can be made; and,
also, an allowance for the travelling
expenses of the state insurance com
missioner.
That it be made the duty of
county and city superintendent of
schools to inspect all schools for
the purpose and with the authority,
only, to require that reading and
writing in English be daily taught
therein.
A clearer definition Of the powers
or rights of the railroad commits
sioner.
That the amount Of the war tax
to be refunded by the general gov
eminent which belongs to the gen.
eraI fund, should be used to erect
some suitable memo. ! of the
patriotic services of Wisconsin in
the war
That the efficiency of the Nation
al guard should be promoted by
continuing appropriations and by
attentions to all propositions look
ing to improved methods of organ
ization aud discipline.
That the legislature should con
slider the question Of investing the
100000 of trust funds now lying
idle in the treasury.
That the state law concerning the
date Of meeting Of presidential
electors be changed to conform
with the United States law.
This message will be found TO be
Il complete index, au interesting
summary, of all the affairs of the
state, giving information to be OBJ
tanned only by study of all the
reports Of the various departments.
Gov. Hoard has skinned the cream
from these reports In this message
one may see at a glance the imam
cial condition of the state govern
ment, the amount of taxes and
other revenues and the expenditures.
1t will be seen that the only direct
tax il for educational purposes,
which tax is returned to the counties
on the basis of school population.
OF the five millions and a half Of
revenues for the past two years,
more than half was paid by rail
roads, insurance and other com
panies. In the past ten years the
revenues Of the state have oubled,
but the direct taxes have greatly
decreased considering the increase
in population and in the value of
property.
COY. Hoard speaks highly Of the
Sparta school, and points to it's ex-
oellent work, and also of the Wis
consin county asylums for the care
Of the chronic insane; he ia in
favor of liberal treatment Of the
fish Matching interests, and he is
enthusiastic on the subject Of the
agricultural development of the
state, pointing with pride to the
work Of the experiment station and
the farm institutes, ia respect of
which Wisconsin leads the world;
| he dwclls Mt some length on the
dairy interests of the state and calls
attention to the evils of fraudulent
/ butter and cheese and other adplter
atoms; he is concerned about the
abssnteeism OF children of school
age, and urges legislation that will
secure TO every child measure of
instruction in the common English
branches. His summary Of the
railroad report, and his comments
on the subject Of railroad legisla-
ton, are interesting and profitable.
He atirms, on behalf of the sgri.
cultural element, that there is nc
hostile or agrarian sentiment toward
railroads and other corporations,
ami denounces the demagogues who
have tried to commend themselves
to the farmers by advocating radical
and destructive legislation. lie
regards railroads as among the
foremost factors of our develop.
ment, and fayors only such iogisla.
ton as is necessary for the right
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