The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-01-13

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IL win be aseertained from the details in this
balance sheet that tho amount $IOo ,64I.s6 Ii the
whol o amount expended by the State on account Of
the ponientiary. Tic other sums ON the credit
side may need explanation. The amount $634.42
is for cash advanced by the Warden during the
mouth Of May last, In payment of bills for sup
plies, DO. The amount $l2,676 .03 10 the sggregate
Of ail notes outstanding against the institution n,
on the LIST OF June last aud the amount &c. I69 "a
is the sum Of II amounts du individuals on book
account. The different amounts on the debtor side
will be readily understood The iabors OF this
com ssion must result in great good to the inst
tuition as we'll as the State besides exhibiting the
precise condition OF its financial affairs, it has ex-
posed abuses. rectihed mistakes, and made up and
sysenatissd the entire Penitentiary account SO M
TO re naer ii intelligible.
Honorable mention should be made OF s. Guth-
rie, II a., most competent book keeper, who rem
dered to the commission valuable assistance in the
discharge of their duties, and who Ia now employ
I'd by the present Warden as chief clerk and book
keeper of the estahis hment--which at once guar
antees accuracy and system in the keeping Of the
accounts. IL is believed, however, that he can
mot be retained for the compensation now given
that ohfcer. True economy requires that the clerk
in this institution should be FIRST class book keep
or, with rates OF pay which he could get In our
large mercantile establishments. 1t is proper that
should state that the Com missioners reported a
deficit in the accounts Of the late Warden, snount-
ing 278 H. This deficit was discove red by the
examiners, after final sett cement Of the Warden a
accounts, which settlement the Inspectors now ask
may be opened mp. The attention OF the Attorney
General has been called 10 this subject with the
necessary Instructions. gH
The north line Of the Prison enclosure is pro-
tecsea ei.il e Do~iu ieHee, rendering the conrne-
ment VI 50 large number Of conyicts exceedingly
unsafe and dangerous, and should be replaced with
. stone wall ut as early day as possible. The
ceil-room accommodations are inadequate, and
should be enlarged. / recommend a. large appro-
praons for these objects the revenue raso urces
Of the State will justify.
The inspectors have procured plan for the en-
fargenien OF the Pcnitentary, thro ugh the assist
ance of competent architect, which embraces all
the modern improvements, and would accommo-
date some 300 or 400 convicts, and ought, In my
ludgm mt, to be adopted and carried out il the
financial condition Of the State will admit Of It,
PAkDoNING POWER.
II IL made my duty under the Consultation oi
this state TO com nunicase To the General Ass emily
all cases Of pardon, reprieves or commute tions
granted by me during my term Of Office, which
have tae honor OF doing In separate paper accom-
anying this message, In which lis shown the name
aud crime Of each convict, the sentence, its date
and the date Of the pardon, and the reasons there.
for
The whole number OF pardons In two years from
January 10th, 1855, to January 9th, 1860 for PEN
itentary offences, was fifteen. OF these only three
were pardoned before their imprisonment the re-.
| maing twelve had suffered imprisonmcnsa create,