The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-01-18

mod..ious for 14S persons, and IA add
.ioual cells 10 short time viii be ready
for occupancy. ~
A warden's house, . clerks Office, =
vault for the safe keeping of the records
of the institution, and 4 building 104 by |
40 feet for the purpose Of convict
diaisg hall, chapel and hospital
are about completed.
The labor Of the convicts has been
leased at the rate of 4Oa cents day, per
man, the contract having bsen made for
ten years from January lst, 1865
The Warden asks for appropriations to
complete tho yard wall, to construct
sewer from the southeast corner of the
yard to the river, to build reservoir for
water ON the hill, for greater protection
against FIRE, to put up fixtures for the
purpose of warming aud lighting the cells,
which is now iudifferently done, to en-
large the yard BY moving the wall to the
western limits Of the prison grounds, to
con vert the west Wig into cells, and for
other important repairs and improve
mcnts, amounting in all to S48, 100.
The expediency Of these sppropria,
tiops is respectfully referred TO your 10
telligept consideration. l earnestly urge
upon you the importance of adequate Sc:
ss IL .'k eps sHs a. RE8Rasssss
can be effected; aud of properly warming
and lighting the cells Of the convicts, SO
that the inmates can be rendered comfort,
able, and spend their leisure hours in
| reading .
Invite your attention to the War
| denis report, which will furnish you with
a detailed statement of the recei pts and
disbursements Of the Penitentiary, and
sugges, the appointment Of special com
mittee to visit the institution, and re-.
por. upon the proprie'y Of the appropr'-
atoms and Improvements recommended
I take great pleasure in saying that the
affairs of the prison have been conducted
with marked success in all departments.
The elaborate and comprehensive re.
port of the Register of the State Land
Office will present you the condition. OF
the various land grants which have been
made by Congress at different times for
the benefit of the State. 1t will be OBJ
served that many questions of an exceed
iugly complicated character have arisen
from the conflicting claims Of the parties
Interested 10 these several grants, the
full and Just determination of some OF
which may require judicial investigation.
To settle these questions, however. 80
far as they can be settled by legislative
action, will involve much thorough and
patient labor. A large numbA Of our
citizens, who have settled upon public
lands in good faith, under color Of title,
now end their homes jeopardized on &C
count of claims insisted upon by corpo.
ra,ions which have become the bene6ci-
.ries Of those grants These adverse
claims. in most cases harshly insisted
u8oS, will, unless some remedy is provid'
and perhaps ruin, to large number O
our enterprising I'D worthy settlers l
was evidently the intect'on OF Congress
in all these grants. to pres>rve 'nv!alat
. the rights of bona .fde settlers, ard s''o'
q them fair opportunity to purchase
/. the minimum price. And the attemp,
+ now being made by these corporations
!, appropriate these lands against the right
y Of the settlers, are 10 my judgment.
J. manifest departure from the spirit Of til
;. grants. I therefore earnestly recon
: mend such legislation on your part, an
9 resort to judicial tribunals, both of whic
j. l deem essential, as will speedily briu
# these conflicting interests to a full an
l irs! adjustment ..., .,.
u The difficulties existing in the adjust
ment of the Swamp Land claims 10 Il
g Department at Washington are fully e.
d planned in tho Registers report | o
= tertaiu the hope that these difficult
= will be fully removed within a reasonsb
af time; and that the counties will not
i, long delayed in procuring the allowan
r of their claims
RS The law provides that where land
to afterwards proven to be Swamp Land
ly have been sold by the Government, Il
as purchase money shall be refunded to 4
1t State, which goes to the benefit OF t
~ proper county. A large number
u warrants for the indemnity money ha
" been issued by the United States Tres
in ury, and forwarded to this Office. Sol
Is of these warrants, without coming in
u. my personal possession, have be
a improperly and illegally applied by part
to throug Oh whose hands they have passe
Mt and the counties to which the warran
u. belong, have, up to this time, failed
to receive their money. This matter is
n so grave character, that | deem
incumbent on me to call the early attic
Ip. ton of the General Assembly to it, ant
to therefore ask for the immediate appoi
by mept Of joint committee to investig
at. the facts.
he Your attention is specially invited
e. the subject Of judicial salaries. Chap