The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-01-12


we're located in the State. He
considers that these should be regarded
as sales in the sense Of the law and the
compact, and that the State should re-
ceiye her five per cent. upon them, which
would approximate million of dollars.
The national government, however, re-
fuses TO pay over. He had been instruct
ed by the last legislature to institute a
suit in the Court of Claims, but on going
10 Washington to do so, he found that
the decision of the Court settled nothing,
and that the relief must, after all, come
through Congress. Other Western States
with similar claims were abiding their
time until after the next census and APP
portionment, when the West would have
a largely increased representation in Con-
gress, and he urges the same course for
this State.
The agents appointed to investigate the
affairs of the School Fund Commission
ers, found in the counties of Allamakee,
Chickasaw, Clarke, Decatur, Fayette,
Jones, Madison. Mitchell, Story and Wa
pello Counties, defalcations to the amount
of 5000 He thinks the Auditor of
State or Secretary of the Board of Edu-
cation should be instructed to reinvesti-
gate and settle the accounts of the COM
missioners.
An adjustment with the general gov
eminent relative to the swamp lands had
been effected by the agent, Hon. JAMES
THoRINGToN, whereby there has been lis
ted to the State 5o7 ,8l1 80 acres. DIFF
fculties still exist, however, on account
of conflicting claims of the Land Grant
Railroad Companies, and he recommends
that the Legislature instruct the Govern
or to sign no more certificates in favor of
the companies, whereby they receive their
land from the Secretary of the Interior,
until the companies sign written relin-
punishment of their supposed right to con-
test the Swamp land selections made by
the State.
The State Prison has been badly man
aged, and the appropriations made by
the State were not sufficient to meet the
expenditures, increased largely by the
addition of eighty five to the number of
convicts. A commission had been appoint
ed by the Governor to examine into the
affairs OF the Institution, and their report
shows that they were conducted careless
ly and without system. They found a de-
felt of S2,27s IL in the accounts of the
Walden. The commission had exposed
abuses, rectifed mistakes, and made up
and systemized the whole Pententiary
account so as to render the whole intelli-
gible. Much good to the institution and
to the State will result therefrom.
The number of pardons granted by the
Governor for the two years is fifteen
There was also one case of Communication
of sentence, but none of reprieve. He
desires law regulating the exercise OF
the pardoning power.
Within the past three years fifty Of the
convicts in the Penitentiary have been
between IA and 81 years of age, and the
Governor thinks that these youths could
better be reformed by the establishment of
Reform School, such as other states have
provided. He urges the propriety and
humanity of establishing such an insti-
tuition.
The governor says that if the Insane
Asylum cost 100000 more to COM
plete it, it would still cost less than its
prototy pc a: Northampton, Mass, whilst
ours will be $4,000 the better of the
two. When completed the institution
will occupy the first rank of all similar
institutions in the world, and will be a
beautiful and a shining illustration of the
philanthropy OF the people OF Iowa. He
recommends an appropriation sufficient
to finish the building.
The Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Iowa
City is in f1ourishing condition.
The Agricultural College and Model
Farm had been located upon 6494 acres
of land in Story County, and liberal do
nations were made by the counties of
Boone and Story for their support. The
Board of Trustees had created the
Professorship and established the stu
dies. U.s. 9sa aEN .East
The State Bank was organized on the
28th of October, 1853, and now had II
branches established at the following
points: Muscatinc, Dubuque, Keokuk,
Mount Pleasant, Davenport, Iowa City,
Des Moines, Oskaloosa, Lyons City, |
Burlington and Fl. Mad
lSon with an a0OYeuata capifal If &4f0 : 1