Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-15
Court when the Judgment ih the court bSi0R
shall net be more than 300.

TltE woRIbs 6oL6MBtAN ExfosfIToN
Is TO be Held ip Chicago In 1893. It will be
civilization. As a financial investment alone
our Stale ought to bo well Iepresented at Chi
cago suggest that the Governor De eo'n9r ~ nor
charge OF the several exhibits IN their special
/ lines.
= In providing for the appointment OF commits
| sioners an ample appropriation OF money must
| be made to enable them to make creditable
exhibits in their several departments.
| THE GRAND ARMY ENcAMPMEHT.
Through agreat effort on the part OF mAay
| leading citizens OF the State, the next encamF-
mont win be held IN Detroit ia August. 1901.
1 There ID no other association that brings To-
aether 80 large numbef OF veterans OF the war,
| as well as citizens Eenefaily, as this ehcamp,
inent foh Win be asksd to appropriate sSopo 20
| thu expenses, which are estimated TO amount TO
Sl6000O. The subject will be presented TO you
by a committee appointed for that purpose,
who Will make known the reason for action on
GOVERNMENT puIrDIAGs.
Congress has Appropriated 500, 900 for the
etection Of a public building In Lansing It has
been located ON the corner In front OF the Capt.
Before ssasE 4 w be sss.
| grant TO the United States, and Icommend
early action upon this subject recommend the
whenever and wherever Congress shall provide
for the erection OF buildings 6t for making i'm
fBk uNrvEhstTf.
The tnahy exteleneiee and world wide reputa-
tion OF this institution have brought to ts halls
y rapidly Increasing number OF students. F9uf
years ago 1t numbered 1880, and II was then
believed, by those most familiar with its work.
inss. that It might possibly In the course Of
years secure to Itself 2C61 STUDENTS. But how
TO the surprlse Of Its warmest friends it has un-
der Instructions 400, an increase OF so per cent.
in four years. This condition requires Thought
full care and wise action on tho part OF tho
Legislature, as well as the Board OF REGENTS.
We can discover no reason why, II the pres
ent policy is continued, this increase In the
number OF students may not continue. And ii
this shall be the case, provisions must be made
for their accommodation, III the UhiVereity
maintains its well established reputation
fhis institutiSn Is in exceiient condition. II
will require no special appropriation except for
tion of 500 621 is asked for the biennial period
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Early last spring the botanical laboratory
By Are, with nearly all of it's contents. The Iofs
OF the latter was keenly felt by Prof. Beale who
had accumulated a large amount OF valuable
material which could not be removed from tho
laboratory The Board OF Agriculture ask for
an appropriation OF $4,000 to rebuild the laber'
atory.
Thlh Is the youngest OF all Our State ipstitu-
tiohs. II was established in 1885; but the ap:
not made until 1887, They hive CONSTRUCTED
the best of all our State buildings, but with the
increased number of students they require more
ROOM and ash for an appropriation OF S9o, 30,
FOR 1871, and S37, 200 for 1892 making total OF
sls6 600 for construction, equipment, and cur
rent expenses.
That there is no material ihcrease ID this IN
sttution is, d fource Or qualification. 1t indl-
the ihcrease Great progress is made by most
of the pupils who follow the course OF study.sNo
appropriations arc asked for except current OK
penses, including repairs; and for these they
ask for S46, $40 for the biennial period.
MICHIGAN SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF.
This institution is In excellent condition. Its
1 -1akl Ia IA Faonf N
increase in pupils, small. 1t asks appropria-
tions for only current expenses and repairs 1n-
, cluding n large amount OF paintings which ought
! THE sotDtfBs' HoNR.
|. In 1850 Congress passed bill apIfopriatine
soldiers Homes provided BY states; but Just
! before tho adjournment the law was amenued
providing for the payment OF one;hah ot tht
current expenses incurred BY states I'D caring
for the soldiers n holmes provided for them.
There was not sufficient amount OF money
Appropriated to meet the expenses incurred ot
all the homes under the bill, only S7O some 81
: per capita, less than one-haf OF the expenses,
! was paid to the home Largely on account Of
' this debt was incurred. The inmates must
, be fed, clothed and receive medical treatment
J and 1t was necessary to borrow sum OF money
TO meet the emergency. This was done and in
dividuals placed their names TO note Il
bridge over the chasm.
ask this Legislature to appropriate $1,000
IL 1af S % Sf sa
2 SI77,0)o for the biennial period. The home
! must have money monthly TO deftay It's ef
penses, The State can bettet afford to. wal
upon government than the home can. and
trust that this plan will be adopted.
STATE Public SCHOOL.
This institution asks for $4,000 for 1901, ant
S3l, ,605 for 1892 detail OF which win be fount
! ! in the report. The school is doing noble worl
! ! in passing children from no homes aud ba'
! homes into good ones.
: THE REFORM SCHOOL.
This institution Is in splendid condition
81 sn
; capacity OF ths school This has been con
! structed and is now nearly completed, Th
! form School that we can, and ii is believed tha
J J most OF the agents Of the Board of Correction
and Charities make sincere effort to DO this
! nually for current expenses, and -, 900 for re
1 rNDusrRtA1. HOME ron Girls.
!, The Board ask for an appropriation of S73,61
! for current expenses for the next two years
7 They ask for $1,000 TO purchase ON adjoinin
schoolhouse The estimates for current OK
penses will doubtless be required economy re
quires the purchase OF the land think som
n amendments to the law ought to be made
/. Under the present law mischievous, roguish, o
lawless girls may be sent to that institution bt
T tween the ages OF 10 aud IL years and they ar
do most earnestly recommend that the LAY
: be amended so that no girl be kept in the Hom
o after nineteen years OF age.
Il THE MARQUETTE PRISON.
1 THIS was finished in the spring of 1889, an
i was opened early in the summer. With ou
o present prison population, three or four hun
n dred less than hve years ago, we had ampl
provision for all of them but the prison hay
Ing been constructed, IL seemed wiser to opc
o and occupy than TO let it stand.
d THE IONA HOUSE OF CORRECTION.
/ One Of the difficult problems to solve at thl
% institution is TO know how TO work the men s
g to net the best results to the State. Tha
t men must tCOTk is a settled fact and the con
= victs at Ionia are mostly short time 'men, an
) this pTecludes the possibility OF letting them o
contract to good advantage.
o THE STATE PRISON
g is In good condition. The discipline is OF a hig
! order. and the educational opportunities ahort
% ed to the men are bearing excellent fruit, an,
e through the influence OF these agencies, may &
II out to become good citizens. l commend cor
n tinuation Of this system in all our prisons.
d THE INSANE AsYLUNs
l. OF these the State now he's four. In them
l. found an insane population of 2,840; aboJ
10 twice as many as were in them ten years ayC
, The institutions are full and the Joint boarn
have, after careful consideration OF the situl
tion, decided that room must be provided Il
s from $50 to 500 during the next biennial peric,
n large Per cent. of the present inmates OF tf
" asylum are harmless and incurable. We ha'
ID ample room in the three main buildings
g treat and cure for all tho acute and violent ii
D. sane, and those whose malady can be aided D
= medical treatment. And whatever course
h pursued, another expensive asylum should nc
8. be constructed for many years to come.
10 In 1879 a law was passed requiring countit
TO pay the expenses OF INDECENT patients 10
of two years after their admission into the as
O. lum and then for the State to assume the n
Z sponsiblity. and the universal policy, except
n far as &c relates TO the insane, fs for the cour
m ties to take care OF their poor. Bills providfr
9. for the repeal OF the law OF 1879 havo fro
time TO time been introduced In ths Legi
Do lature but the change has not met the approv
a. OF the majority of the members; and chief
II because OF the defeat OF this measure tv
a | wears AGO bill was passed which provided this
| he. "A,