Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-17

= M dus. and the results srss rapidly inersasis,
debt win greatly diminished security, and an In
creased taxation upon people supply the decien
cy In the school fund caused BY the non of in
tersst More than this: Under our Constitution all
losses - the permanent school and Fund
which shall have been occasoDed by the dsfacstiOu
mismansgcment fraud Of the agents or officers con.
trolling or managing the same. become a permanent
debt against the State Large losses both these funds
have already occurred, and the amount il steadily in.
creasng for want OF proper attention and proper laws
Inc responsibility for these losses rests with the law
making power Of the Stats; aud tho for
81 further losses must rest there until by the
Of proper laws tnat responsibility is placed
recommend that ptovsian b. made requiring the
ompt closing up of all loans which insufficient y
secured or on which the interest has rot Leo paid
within .ssonab time unless the borrowers shall
ILL., mem elves TO her time by givsg further sscu'
mend that whore oNns sufficiently secured and
the interest paid An extension of time be given to tho
borrower II desired under proper limitations that NO
loans he made; snd that sums Of the PRINCIPAL OF
either oi ssia funds that may lie paid shall either be
pa into the State Treasury and used other State
funds, The State paving interest thereon invested
support OF the proper fund in tbs Stocks of u
Or of this State.
The State University Is in successful oreration
although much embarrassed for Of means, arising
from tho paym Mt Of interest due on loans Of IL,
permanent fund. The enactment OF laws requiring the
more prompt and for tho safety
better Investment Of tho permanent fund, a. above
suggested will enable the II and Faculty to
tend the Usefulness Of the institution. am decidedly
Of opinion that not only the interest Of the
but also he interests Of the state, require that YOU
shoula provide Military Dspar,m mt Of the University
aud should establish Military Professor. hip therein
The sad experie"c OF tho last few months has shown
the necessity Ut military knowledge among our people
By giving to the young who may attend tn. Uui,
versity military instruction and training we will No,
only greatly oeneft them. but will also have made pro
vision for what our present expe fence shows may nj
any moment become necessity to our people, The
oari of Education, at thsir roeut session. directed
tho Trustees OF the University make provision for
nNaR IA hal rul Ao
semby should make the necessary appropriation there
for and earnestly recommend the subject your "a
vorsble consideration.
THE PENITENTIARY,
The affairs of the Penitentiary have been well
conducted during the last two years. Its present
able and efficient officers. although laboring un
der many difficulties. have, by their ca, efu and
sk.llful management, maintained excellent discip
line. preserved, In aremarkab degree the health
OF the convi.ts, and have SO ecouomized it's ex
penses, that of the sum appropriated at the last
regular session for the general support of the
PRISON, there remains unexpsnded an amount SC
large that, in the opinion of the Warden, 70 an
preparation for that purpOs. will be needed at the
present session, These officers, however. a. well
as those in charge of the Insane ASYLUM. thu Asy.
lums for the Deaf and Dumb, and the Blind. and
all others who have been charged with the duty OF
procuring ior the State either labor. materials
or merchandise of uny kind for ordinary State
p 'rposes, have been continually embarrassed 70,
the want OF money, end have been compelled to
Carry on their operations, and make their Dur
chases, at great disadvantage, with warrants on
the Treasury. OF course, they have been COM
peNed 10 pay higher prices In warrants than they
would have to pay in cash. As soon as the war.
rants are delivered, they are presented at the
treasury, and endorsed unpaid for want of funds
and from that time draw eight per cent interest
so that the ex, ess of price and Interest are
clear loss to the State that might be saved ii our
ppy,fIv Il Nj -
individuals an manage their affairs in this man
ner without serious present embal rassment and
great ultimate loss, and in my Judgment it Is
clearly your duty, as guardian of the public well
Are to see to 1t that this state of affairs shall moi
continue
The reports of the officers of the Peniten.
tiary show the sums, which, in their opinion
should be appropriated by you, and the oh
jects for which they are needed. Whilst |
am satisfied that all these objects are leei:i
mate, and that the accomplishment of them
would add much to the safety and complete.
Ness of the Prison, cannot, in the presen,
condition of our finances. recommend appro.
priations fer all. The completion of the
third tier Of cells, additional accommodations
for the hospital, additional shop-room, and a
new cistern, are perhaps indispensable and
should be provided for.
The suit pending for some years between
the Warden and Contra actors, for the labor OF
the convicts, has been decided and in my
judgment. very unfavorably to the State. In
view Of this decision, it will ba necessary that
considerable additions be made to the present
shop-room in the prison yard, unless it be de-
termined to feed and clothe the eonyicts at
the expense Of the State, and furnish their
labor and shop-room for them gratu,tously.-
[ recommend that a Special Committee be
sent to examine what further shops may be
needed, and what steps can be taken to pro-
tect the interests Of the State in this particu-
lar. The present contract for convi.t labor
will expire OH tn, 1st day of June, 1864. In
order TO have fair competition for the re let.
ting of that labor at the expiration of the
present contract, provision therefor should
be made at the present Session, snd if posi-
bic, such provision should be made by law
as will prevent, under new contract, the
heavy losses the State has sustained under
the present one.
CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
The reports Of the proper officers of the
Deaf and Dumb and Blind Asylums are
herewith submitted. These institutions an.
peal so strongly to our better feelings and the
necessities of those for whose benefit they
are intended, are so peculiar and so urgent,
that | cannot withhold my recommendation
that the usual appropriations be made for
their support. The appropriations made at
the lat regular session, for the new buidin.
for the blind at Vin,on, has been expended in
the manner required by law, The building is
SnI oI,d lo i
ble to injury by exposure to the weather, ano
submit whether it is not advisable, in our
present financial conditi N, to withhold the
appropriation necessary to complete it. until
the next session of the General Assembly
The failure to make this appropriation will
not prevent the proper care and instruction
of the pupils, in the meantime, as they can
be we'll provided for in the building now oc.
cuped ny them. You will learn by the re-
ports of the officers of the Insane Asylum
that that institution, SO long and SO much
needed, has been for some months in success
iul operation. The appropriation made At the
last regular session faT finishing and furnish
ing the center and cas-, wing of the building
has proved to be more than sufficient for that
purpose. and there is considerable balance
''nexpended. The number Of patients now in
the institution is nearly or quite sufficient to
fill all the finished portion Of the building, and
much Inconvenience arises from the fact th,t
patients of both sexes are confined in the
same wing. This fact. with the additional
one that before the next session large por-
ton of the now unfinished part of the build
ing will in all probability be needed for the
reception Of patents, induces me to recon-
mend, as earnestly do, that an appropriation
be now made, which, with the unexpended
balance of the last appropriation, will be suf
ticient to finish and furnish the west wing.
Every one who has witnessed the misery
and degradation and knows the hopelessness
Of the cure of those poor unfortunates when
confined in the cells of "ur county jais, and
has witnessed their comparative happiness
and comfort, and knows the prospect for
their restoration in the Asylum. will insist