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

| or less time,--some or them suf1caently long to
tisfy the ends of Justice independent OF the 9th
er causes which operated upon my mind in their
discharge. The number pardoned for offences pan
ished by I'm ~ and imprisonment In the county jais
was q. Thsre WAS one case OF commutAtion, anA
none of reprieve.
The applications for pardons were nnmSrous--
often informal and loosely made. 70 secure % In
telligcnt confederation Of these applications, ~
we'll ~ greater certainty and uniformity in their
presentation, and to guard against imposition and
| the abuse OF an important trust when required to
DO exercised, proposed series OF rules, which.
together with that provision of the Constitu-
ton which relates to the subject, caused 10 be
published and sent to all tho coun ties for the In
formation Of those whom it might concern. A
copy Of the rules presenting the mode Of applying
for pardons, La appended to the report alluded to-
and 70 which your attention 10 called. LIZ will be
perceived that the Constitution clearly contem-
plates the enactment OF . law regulating the ex-
ercise of the pardoning power. This - vet has not
been done. / now recommend the passage of such
law, and that ii shall in its provisions embrace
the substance Of the rules which have establish
ed, and which ! have found from experience to
work well, and adequately to guard against an i'm
proper use of this high prerogatve power, whilst
under them the rights OF the convict are also duly
protected.
STATE RKFoRx SCHOOL.
Many States Of the Union have established these
Institutions. They are regarded as tokens Of an
advancing civilization, and have proved success.
From ~ TO so per cent. OF the juvenile offenders
nno nave entered enem nave Deen reIor med ana
$50 Tp s ~ svuy aseiui Anu nonoI1Dle mem
compelled to listen 70 the appeals Of virtue and
aos'ol, anssSa1 "a inos!osson ~ sns Teni~
;say 49, aasy ~ sIgyoO.n - ,no MAnen
IN " sne si1,ous anu Ieafn tnss
able fact that fifty juvenile copvicts between the
- '. .nu ysnss ~. os.n lnpIasoneo VIM
~ 10 ;... W. 80. sAiI0 yasIs, sng Ass 7
M. aa..r;,.;n, ~ ,an, .1s IVY Dsen ..
80. 20 = a.s d, P, Ao M
is y. onsnuo,s - ~ NV noio'n -. ocnvoi An tno
~ sala on iIs, .ne as, o.
a.I -. y ~ 49, 49, s1 suP
pv ".:.;. 80. - as Jsususus, 1870 taeM ln
....n Wv W. pasnsses nv. sA.0 ss. ~ '.e .uu,.
- 1919 w. sns ua,.nus'SI ps MAus
$3.50 80 ~. ~. 10 JssfI1.sn0's 80 oc aemon
$50 ~ 49, sas a.. az ~
Son " .nsss nIy 1usenlIs onsnoes ~ cost tug
discinIine would nav dona IL a. ;rat;tn,ior - ar
descrintion namrd' -
The Rev. Thos. K. C,rkhill. ef Keeknk. ha..a
dressed ma : corn municatior 6llad vith v.lu.hia
s,.tstios and info rmrt;on On I'M. suh,cct rb;ch
should h We hear, Al easeA IN have nphIishad and
laid before won had nssessed ina nnvsr unds, ths
law 70 have done 40. II il However at yonr ssv
rics In tba name az comnor hnmar;ty ~ -
cass;tp and nronr;s,y 80 ast.h,;.hirs S,..a H.
form scbnol l. nrgs1 nror vonr .ors;S .rstiar
sAs hosriAL. "a
1ne eohaislon Va tnas INSTITUTION viii De iounu In
.ne Ieporss On tug oo"HiseioneIs anu ouperinsen-
usn.' anu hsse neeu Or can % aoosu 70 me sugges
siops 'aefs msae ahoua = ,aks $,oV,vvo moIe 20
rs nrototyne nj Noy,hamr,ion Msssachm.s.,.
whilst those acouaint tod vith Hath hn;la;n~. iii
be aAnatrainsd. nerhaps IN admit tbat nnre Is hy
ara ono the hs.iar os r. tvo I, 10 asssan,. e.
those no. aconsinted with strre,nra. If Ms ~.
scrin,;an - eoncaiys nv ,ha,~ $50 .halS r..sh
- hah = 49,. = v;sit hawaxas - 49, 'a.,i,u
tion Yonh raveal ~ sham thia mv.tary Whsn
sn,an'a,aa :. su ~ ..eA ~ sns
rail- =, shi,;n,v ;Il,x,~a.;ar 80 ~. ,h;las. hn.
and ant.rn-;sa af ia 49,. ~ In~s -. ~ ~
=r4;rgd ~ fh;nE ~. r..assa sso.,,.as 10 ~ So
- ns,iuatsa tar tha 49,. 80 49, Iar,hsnah -
Audtor in h;s estimate nropo.s to rsdnes 4fa tax
esg wiz ;ustify an annrarr;a ~ srf;n,ant - go
nlata this hnila;nc wb;af ;s sa rnoh ,aa1a 49, -.
lev tha onraals nf bnmsr;t, - 49,, $50 -, So
diffarent parts of the sla,a ~
phAT AND DUMB ASYLUM,
mas ,ns..a.Ioh iocsseu >. iowa etty, occupies
= renteo pniioing sumcently large anu eommoai-
oas 70 ansnei, ~ lns malh, ils present purposes,
pras oonaa'ion, ana unaer .ne cnarge Oh
i[oI. Jams, eompetent ana successful instructor
ot nuass, VINO puiiaing up an INSTITUTION credlt-
@oo aane ~ ni1s..i Ano INC os~so' inc Wine =
N.Y. usaaa1 Hnsn she Ssass must iocate tnis inst-
ia s,n ~ "u s rb;a 70
onscsa4se in aiina VI useIulhsss. Ibis, IN my
opioh snoui' ps uohe .. inc oAPitai Oh the state.
"us'e, ~ ing emu, y VIZ De more aecessioie ana
uhuet ne more ilhsa'ate supervision OF Inc Leg
I anu ssase aua nor,tes. pespsaK care
r ui s.aapg ~ ,he Ahnuai ncpor. OF sne Doafd Oh
ifaS'ees' WHICH heous no enlargement from me.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
A very brief statement of what has been done
under an act passed al your last session, providing
for The establishment of state Agricultural Col
lege and Farm, may justly be expected. The Board
of Trustees, at THAR session In June last located
this institution and Model Farm in Story county,
upon 649A acres OF land in township SO, range "a
west, being central a. well eligible site for
fay n ha dasn riptfa midi
ted in the Law. Liberal donations were made by
the counties Of Story and Boone for the support of
the same The board established the professorships
and prescribed the stndes best calculated 10 edu
| cate agricultural and mechanical labor, all of
which will be more fully set forth in the report Of
| the Executive COMMITTEES or Board Of Trustees
Connected with this institution Is Agricultural
Bureau, under the charge and control of VIM.
Duane llson, Its Secretary, whose urremitting at