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number of town libraries in 1892 was 21)."). con- 

 taining ;"> I,V!IM honks. The number of district 

 librano in IMr.' olitiiiin il by local luxation was 

 ti.-jiH. with a total of 38,579 books, 

 Charitable and JYnul institutions. The 



Stale llo-pital for t hi- Insane received from the. 

 State ia IS!):; *li::,:j:!3.44; in 181)3, $1)0,430,14) 

 ami in 1891, $101,107.47. 



The Northern Hospital for the Insane re- 

 ceived in 181)3 $114,OH3.5: in 1892, $118,894.- 



51 ; and in isnl, $120,583.23. For the niainten- 

 ance of the chronic insane in county hospitals 

 s-. 1 1.289.18 was expended in 1893, $218,71)3.55 

 in 1S'.2, and $207,677.85 in 1891. 



The Wisconsin School for the Deaf enrolled 

 l?!i pupils in 1893, and received from the gen- 

 eral fund $39.209, and from the school fund 

 x'.i.osf). It received from the general fund in 

 is2 $36,489.58 and in 1891 $36,817.67. 



The Wisconsin School for the Blind enrolled 



52 pupils in 1893, and received $33,209.89 from 

 the general fund and $2,949 from the school 

 fund. It received from the general fund in 



1892, $20,119.04, and $23,090.85 in 1891. 



The Industrial School for Boys enrolled 361 

 pupils in 1893, and received from the general 

 fund $51,300.30, and from the school fund $2,- 

 241.60. It received from the general fund in 

 1892 $47,584.75, and $63,449.45 in 1891. 



The Industrial School for Girls received special 

 appropriations of $2,500 in 1892, and $4,500 in 

 1891. 



The State Public School enrolled 283 pupils, 

 receiving from the general fund in 1893 $40.- 

 720.09, and from the school fund $1,829.65. It 

 received in 1892 from the general fund $47,584.- 

 75, and $42,493.50 in 1891. 



The proportion of State- Prison expenses paid 

 from the general fund in 1893 was $10,813.68 ; 

 in 1892, $7,465.12 ; in 1891, $6,932.04. 



Tin number cared for in the Milwaukee 

 Soldiers' Home during the year ending June 30, 



1893. was 3.266; the number of deaths was 139; 

 the nnmber that received a pension was 1,846, 

 who draw $270,524.15 annually. The number 

 of arrests made for drunkenness during the first 

 six months of the year was 1.070. against 2,110 

 for the same period in 1892. The profits of 

 farm work were $20,801.73. The report of the 

 board of managers speaks highly of the Keeley 

 gold-cure. 



To the Veterans' Rome, at Waupaca, an ap- 

 propriation for maintenanc3 of $27,037.72 was 

 made in 1892, and of $23.441.15 in 1891. Special 

 appropriations of $28,552.50 and $17,000 were 

 made in 1892 and 1891. 



Live Stock. The number of horses in the 

 State at the beginning of the year was 377.607; 

 of neat cattle, 1.151.535; of mules and ns.-e-. 

 4.:J41 : of swine, 570,987; of sheep and lambs, 

 807,714. The total valuation of live stock was 

 $38,723,955. 



Agriculture. The number of acres devoted 

 to the various products in ISH'J was as follows: 

 To wheat. 707.457 ; corn, 960,640; oats. 1.">3S,- 

 449; barley, 500.971: rye. 250.818; potatoes 

 Ki(.s52; root crops. 97,492; cranberries ::.<>:;-..': 

 strawberries. 1.082; apples, 98,500. with 1.131.- 

 077 bearing trees. The receipts of the 60 agri- 

 cultural societies amounted to $209.I-V> - 

 elusive of two legislative appropriations to the 



amount of $5,609.10. The- expenditure* 

 $212,084.06, 



War Records. The compilation of the in- 

 dividual history of the Wisconsin troops in the 

 civil war was completed in 1893. The 

 getting the records ready for the print, 

 about $140,000. The number of pensions paid 

 in Wisconsin is 27,612 ; their amount is $4,378,- 

 85&6U 



Treasury Interest Cases. During the year 

 $370,074.51 was paid back to the State by ex- 

 State Treasurers. For many years prior to 'iMH 

 it had been the custom of the- Treasurers to de- 

 posit State moneys in various banks and to re- 

 ceive interest on the public funds thus loaned or 

 deposited. For this interest they did not ac- 

 count to the State, but converted it to their own 

 uses. In 1891 suit was brought against all Treas- 

 urers during the past twenty years and then- 

 sureties to recover such interest received by 

 them, with interest thereon. In a test case in tin- 

 circuit court judgment in the State's favor was 

 given in February, 1892, and this decision was 

 sustained by the Supreme Court in January, 1898, 

 and, in accordance with it, repayment was made. 



Legislative Session. The Legislature met 

 on Jan. 12, 1898, and, after a session of fourteen 

 weeks, adjourned on April 21. Among the bills 

 passed were the following : 



Providing an appropriation of $1,000 for the retail 

 lishmcnt of'a free Circulating library, to be printed in 

 embossed type, for the use of ull blind citizens of the 

 State. 



To provide a uniform system of certification of 

 teachers, and t<> L.MVC tliu graduates of leadinir educa- 

 tional institutions the ri.ifht to teach without the 

 necessity of taking examination by a county or city 

 superintendent. 



To grant to the city of Milwaukee a certain ]>ortion 

 of .submerged hind lyiiii; alonvr mid adjacent to the 

 shore of Lake Michigan, on the eastern frontage nf 

 the city of Milwaukee, for a public park and boule- 

 vard. 



Authorizing cities to issue corporate bonds for the 

 purpose <it' paying the expenses of building and main- 

 taining bridges. 



Authorizing courts to transact business on legal 

 holidays. 



To abolish days of grace. 



To prevent oppressive irnrnishnieiits and depriving 

 debtors "f their exemption rights. 



T<> provide for the payment into the county treas- 

 ury of the fuiuU received by ju>ticis of the peace 

 and other magistrates. 



Appointing a committee to locate the position of 

 Wisroii.-in tmops at ChickaiiiaiiL r a. 



To authorize church corporations to form tire-in- 

 sunincc companies t insure church property. 



Amending the statutes providing tor the use of 

 irifts and l-equests to ccmctcn a.-M>ciation>. 



To protect associations and trade unions in their 

 labels and trade-marks. 



To limit the number of terms to which a person 

 may be eliiril>le to the office of county treasurer. 



('rcat'mir a State Hoard of Arbitration t<> act in case 

 of labor disputes, and appropriating $'_',">oo therefor. 



To provide for a revision of the school code of 

 Wisconsin. 



A general fish bill was passed, which provides, 

 aniont: other things, that waters that have been 

 stocked by the State shall be open to the public 

 for fishing, and debars any persons from secur- 

 ing exclusive rights therein by leasing or pur- 

 chasing the land on either side of the stream. 

 This opens all trout preserves to the public. 



