Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-01-21
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thus forfeited, with full particulars,
and the like full information concern
ing the lands mortgagcd by borrow
ers OF the school fund, and purchased
J by the state for the use of said fund
To secure uniformity, it would be well
to require the Register to furnish
forms to the county officers, and, to
l secure the making of the returns, II
would also be well to provide for the
} punishment Of any officer failing to
: make them.
The University Grant lands are now
under the control of the trustees of the
University, and the saline lands, now
belonging to the University, should, |
think be under the same control.
recommend, however, that the Regis.
ter be required to call for, and the
trustees to furnish, information in re.
gard to these lands, similar to that
above named in regard to the school
lands, that the Register may have, in
his Office, full and particular evidence
of their situation.
THE SWAMP LAND GRANT.
recommend the modification of the
law approved April s,h, 1862, provi-
ding for the appointment of agents in
regard to these lands, so as to allow
the appointment Of but a single agent
on the part of the state, and to prohib-
1T the appointment of special agents
by counties. | am well satisfied that
a single agent, appointed by the state,
will be able to effect more towards a
speedy settlement of the swamp land
business of the state, at Washington,
than larger number will do.
The same reasons which render de-
sirable the settlement of the conflict
ing claims of the railroad companies,
and the grantees of the state, to por-
tions Of the Des Moines river grant,
apply with equal force to the conflict
of title that has arisen between GER
tain counties and the railroad compan-
les as to portions of the swamp lands.
| invite your careful examination of
the question, whether you can do any
thing to bring about a settlement Of
these conflicting claims.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE GRANT.
Under the act of Congress, APPROX
ed July 2d, 1862, granting lands to
the states and territories which may
provide colleges for the benefit of ag-
riculture and the mechanic arts, this
state is entitled to receive 100000
acres of land, upon the conditions con
tanned in said act. These lands have
been selected, and the selections are
now being examined at Washington.
The grant thus made to the state,
is magnificent one, being about five
times as large as that made for the
support Of the state University, and
VIII, If properly husbanded and cared
for, make Il rich endowment. But, to
secure the grant, sufficient funds must
be provided, outside the grant, to
erect the necessary buildings and
then funds must be provided to meet
the current yearly expenses, until a
quantity of the lands can be sold, the
interest Of the proceeds of which, in.
vested as required by the law making
the grant, will support the institution.
lfthese funds cannot be furnished
or provision made in some other way
to comply with the terms of the grant,
the state will lose the great benefits
she may otherwise derive from this
magnificent donation. | recommend
the subject to your careful considera-
tion.
THE SUPREME COURT
| very earnestly recommend to you
the passage Of law providing for the
early appointment and subsequent
election of an additional Judge of the
Supreme Court and also, that you
make an appropriation of the sum OF
. five thousand dollars to be expended
under the direction of the Court, for
, the purchase Of law books for the
state library.
The first Of these measures | deem
necessary to enable the Court to do its
{ work promptly, and the second to ena
ble it to do it we'll. This tribunal is one
, of the most important branches of oul
state government. Upon it's actor
more, perhaps, than upon that of any
other branch of the government, mus
| our people depend for security for life
, liberty and property, Questions are
continually brought before it, from al
|. parts of the state, affecting the most
important interest of the parties tc
!. those questions and the rules and
, principles established in deciding
! them, become rules and principles con
: trolling the interest of every resident
6 of the state. 1t is, therefore, Of thu
first Importance that the Court shal
have time to examine all question.
fully and carefully before deciding
@ and that it should have the means o
9 making that examination intelligent
f ly. The Court now consists of onl,
three members, and the amount of bu
p siness before it is such, that, eithe
@ great delay must cnsue in disposins
n of it, or it must be transacted in sucl
n haste as to preclude proper examina
a tion and deliberation. The addition
a of another Judge will largely increas
> its working capacity, and will aifort
+. more time for careful and intelligen
action.
e The absolute necessity for a goo,
4 law library, To court of last resort
h must be apparent to all. 1t is as IN
r reasonable to expect learned and COZ
\. rect decisions from court deprive,
i. of good library, as it is to expect
o good and we'll finished work from
70 mechanic without tools. The report
e. of other states contain the well cor
Y sidered opinions of their most learne
E, Judges the elementary works cor
tain the principles upon which ou
W whole legal system is based, and /
,r require our Judges to decide cases ii
,e volving questions affecting the mos
x. vital rights and interests of our pee
IS pie, without the opportunity to consul
n. these fountains Of law, is unreason;
,e BILE in itself, and tends to rende
of doubtful and uncertain the principle
Sc controlling and protecting thes
10 rights and interests.