Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-05-04
NEED FOR GREAT CARE
New Revenues Offset by Larger
Appropriations.
$3.50, 600 INCREASE OVER YEAR 90.

tWN anu
for Green Hay Ratormatory --Au Irish
Lawyer Who May Re Tax Commissioner
General Griffin of Eau Clairel--No Beet
Sugar Bounty This Year Citizens To
Vote on kinderSartens.
Madison. April 95--ThiS session Of the
| legislature will prove an expensive one
| as regards appropriations, II requires
courage for members to vote against
appropriation bills, The people who
want appropriations make the argument
with the members that it don't cost
| them anything" that some time the
| money will have to be spent-why not
now?
A conscientious member will vote
right where there is principle at stake.
| whatever the cost to him. but when the
proposal To give the Green BAY re-
| formatory Sl5o, 600 for new construction
came up, It was easier to vote for ii
| than to refuse to do SO. The board OF
control only asked for $4,000 and the
claims committee (Which keeps watch
Of all appropriations discouraged 1t.
| Yet the $3.50, 900 proposition got every
come from normal school districts are
| themselves after big money; So, too,
with Madison representatives and the
members from towns that have char
| liable and penal institutions-they all
want as big appropriations for them
selves as possible. And to so preach
ing economy would seem inconsistent;
| and to vote for ii might call down
revenge.
Much Money for Institutions.
But the outlook for a big budget rs
q result Of this session is ominous SEN
| ator Baxter of claims" reports that
| his committee books show appropriate
| tions approved by the legislature In
| 1895, S,S6o.7S4, and by the session Of
| 1897 $l,Soqll9 The exact totals OF
| those sessions as shown by the statute
| books he has not gathered, but the
amounts would be substantially the
| same. For this session. to date. how
ever, he finds appropriations approved
| by both branches (barrng this $3.50, 900
Green Bay reformatory item, which has
| yet to be approved in the assembly
| of s.. APO, ga. Making the most faNOra-
| bic comparison (with 1880 and the in
creased budget is $685., 800, 1t should be
said that there are no more big appro-
| rriation bills clamoring for passage.
| Moreover the state ia running a new
normal school (Superior) ana the re-
| formatory. which were not in existence
| in 1898. and the other institutions are
growing naturally and cost more to
| operate. But the fact remains that half
a million dollars is big sum of money.
| 1t is doubtful if enough new taxation is
uncovered to meet it.
| Reforming had Boys.
| Speaking of the Green Bay rcfurma-
| tory, apart from this $l50000 for added
| buildings, there is appropriated 500, 900
| for maintenance for two ycars-$50, 600
| u year. There are now at the rofurma-
| tory between thirty and forty patients,
| though there are accommodations for
| 1875 patients-the most modern, almost
| luxurious quarters for young men
| whom it is hoped to redeem from A
| vicious life. 1t is said to he doubtful If
| there will he that number of inmates
| by the time the next legislature meets.
Yet the reformatory has $50, GOO n year
| to keep" them and to do some other
| minor jobs. The Waupun prison has
| about 500 convicts and receives $&5, 0
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| governor VIII 90 with the three APP
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