The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-19

The governor points out that the en-
| actment Of an employees compensation
| law will require the organization of a
state board or commission as tribunal
to settle disputes in accident cases. This
| board, he says, should be so organized
as to work In cooperation with the bu-
reau of labor.
/ The creation of state commission TO
investigate the marked increase in the
cost of living is one OF the strong recon-
mendations Of the new governor
Amendment of the law is urged to pre-
vent fraud In weights and measures now
4 prevalent in the state.
Education.
The question OF education Is always
one Of fundamental Importance. It should
be broadly and literally considered. The
i various agencies and institutions now en-
gagged in educational work in Wisconsin
are all parts of a single system. They
have nothing to gain by dissention Rival
ry OF jealousy between them Is as illogi-
| cal as it will ultimately prove unprofit-
| able The common schools cannot be
built up by tearing the university down
any more than the university can be
built up by tearing the common schools
down And so of the relation of the high
/ schools 70 both the common schools and
1 the university. ana SO OI tile QOTI1ldl
schools and the county training schools.
They are all agencies of the same state
| having one great object and depending
for financial support upon the same peo-
pie.
The common schools are now the weak
est part Of the entire system. Country
schools, especially, have not kept pace
with city schools The country schools
need better attendance, better instruc-
a{n AIT
observers maintain that at the present
time, in about half the country schools
of Wisconsin, all Of these essential fac
tors are lacking and that In all Of them
supervision is far from satisfactory.
Consolidation Of country schools has,
according to the governor, resulted in
great improvement in efficiency. Better
supervision and higher wages for teach
ers are subjects upon which the COVER
nor takes a decided stand. Liberal sup
port of the university is also urged
The New Capitol.
"The Capitol commission informs me
that since the legislature was last in ses-
sion the construction Of the Capitol has
progressed as rapidly the funds ap-
propriated for this purpose have become
available.
''The work completed since the last ses-
sion includes the east wing designed for
the Supreme Court, che State Library,
the offices Of the governor, the attorney
general and some of the departments.
There have also been completed the heat,
light and power plant and the tunnel
connecting 1t with the capitol
IT am told that contracts have been let
for the construction Of the south wing of
the Capitol which has been designed for
the use of the senate, and for the south
east and southwest corner pavirons and
for the erection of the central portion
| and the dome.
4. Financial Statement.
II am informed by the secretary Of
state that at the end of the fiscal year.
1910, there was balance on hand in tho
general fund of s79S. 067.S1. Two years be-
fore this fund showed balance Of ST.
1855, so. The receipts for the fiscal years
1909 and 1910 were $l3 ss1, 494.S5 and the
disbursements during the same period
were $12, eS9, 1855. The receipts from July
1stI 1910, to January 1st 1911, were ST.
469, 1852, and the disbursements during
the same period were $2,773,72s sos. The
balance in the general fund, therefore. ON
january list, 1911, was $4S4 est. go. It is to
be borne in mind that these figures re-
late only to the condition OF the general
fund
cat the close OF the fiscal year. June
I>30th, 1910, the balance In all funds in
the state treasury aggregated 1,541, 4.26.
Figures showing the balance on hand for
all funds on January list, 1911. are not
available at this time -
important Measures First.
In concluding the governor says:
Tin the main the legislation here rec
commended has already been overwhelm-
ingly approved by the voters Of the state.
It's enactment, therefore. should not be
delayed.
Fundamentally this demand is for an
increasingly enlightened appreciation Of
/ the rights of the average man. It is
call for return to the ideal of equity be-
fore the law in both business and politics.
In the final analysis all OF the things
here urged upon your attention signify
just this and nothing more"
These suggestions come to you not
as the personal views Of any ipdividuaH
or the perfunctory Recommendations OF
any department of government, but in
very real sense as mandate from? the
people themselves and they should so
far as possible, be given precedence upon
your calendars and in your consideration.
! Let other bills wait until the main bust
= ness Of this session has been transacted
4 ana these most impo rtant measures have
been heard upon their merits. free from
i any interest or influence which may sur
round other proposals OF Tess general sig
nihcance. In this way, I believe busi-
ness may be best expedited and Justice
done and this the 5oth session OF the Leg
islature Of Wisconsin concluded as I
trust It may be, at an early date"
"a short, business-like and therefore
comparatively inexpensive session is alike
desirable from the standpoint Of your in
dividuaI convenience and the public well
fare The order in which the bills to
l come before you she'll be taken up will
have much to do with the length as we'll
as the success Of your labors.
'In ell the affairs Of life there is a time
y Of preparation and a time for action
There is seed time and harvest. In other
4 years, and largely by other hands the
ground was broken and the grain planted
from which has sprung the abundant
legislative harvest which now waits to
be garnered by you. 70 Is a high priv.
fege to have been called to the service
Of the state at this time and under these
circumstances. In the years to come Il
! will be great honor indeed to have had
part however humble, in the achieve
ments possible during this legislative ses-
sion which, In the language Of our fore
most public man, should write in the
pages of our history the most important
chapters written since the days Of the
civil war Fellow Ncitizens Of the senate
and assembly, we are indeed fortunate in
our opportunities; may be be fortunate
also In the use we make Of them"