Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-05-14

tion loo limited, hnl the laW uLirl
which patients are admiilci eNeln-
dies lhe great mass ii the Insane.
Whether il will he m0ro advanla-
gpnus lo extend the hnlli!pg ~,
now have, IN conformity with thr
original plan, Or tn seek another
loghllly, Where 4 better supply al
wafer may loo had, il open ip dis-
Gus ion. The view OF the Beard ri
Managers un this subject, and the
general condition of the Institution
presented In their report at april
81, 1870, are worthy al your. rnn-
silcrallon, but il is snb,''licd HAT
liberal provisions hc made, either
here nr elsewhere, aud without de-
lay. for the increased wants OF the
State in this respect
The Pcni,cntiary has, until late
~, been quite mn expense 10 the
State, but this IL believed 90 have
hccn largely the consequence oi bad
management. The total excess Of
expenditures over receipts in sup.
poll o, that institution lnOt includ-
ing the salaries mentioned in Comp
trollcr's report page -, table
XNNviii,) since the Inauguration 81
the Provisional State Government
up to 10th November, 1859, when
the present Superintendent took
charge, was l07,6lj 80. Under the
present Superintendent it is self.
sustaining. The number ofconyicts
coniincd within its walls NJ date Of
Supcrintcndcnt's report (lOth Feb.
ruary lasU was four hundred and
cightF'.ninc. Outside of the Pcni-
Tertiary one hundred and eighty
one cOnvicts were, on the 10th ~
the present month, laboring on the
railroad from Etcnham 10 Austin,
under contract with the ii. & Il, G..
r. Il. Company, made under orders
Of General Reynolds.
The convicts at work On the rail
road are not an expense IL tho State,
but The system is considered demon
TO the convicls, and il clear.
Is does not tend TO that improve
mcnt of their mental and moral
capacity which (aitcr the protection
Of lhc public is the main object Of
tho Pcnitcntiaiy system. And I'M
due propotion C2S out Of n total Of
2S9) of the convicts employed on
the railroad have ,h;liiaS5d 20 2s-
cape, and this because Of the diiii-
Guilty, under tho circumstances Of
maintaining that complete control
and discipline necessary TO their
restraint.
1t is recommended that these con
virts be returned to The Pcnitcntia-
ry, and that provisions be made for
cnlarging the capacity Of that in
sttution, and for supplying such
improvements and new machinery
and fixtures rs as will develop is
usefulness to The highest capacity.
Tliis extension and IMPROVEMENT
Of the Peniton, ,iary will, of colirsc,
cause considerable outlay, and per-
haps it may now be we'll tc divide
the convicts, and have more Pcni-
tcntarics th;iii one, Water power
(of witch there is none ut Hunts
vile, though Of great importancc,)
and equally healthy localities can
be had elsewhere. After such I'D
ditions are made and fairly in use,
there is reason to hope tllj!t all con
vittS may be made TO suStain them
selves within its walls. Touching
these points and the general cohdi-
ton Of tho pcnitcntiary your attcil-
ton is called to the accompanying
report of Col. N. a. NJ. Dudley, ihc
present Superintendent, and the
exhibits attached.
The public buildings at the capi-
ta arc in need Of very extensive re-
pairs and enlargement, The Bu-
rcaus of Education and Imnigra,
tiGii will have to be provided With
suitable offices, while the other dc,
partmcnts Of the government arc
Strengthened in their accommodate
ton Quilt when the public service
was on a'much smaller scalc), and
cannot make place for thcn.
The public grounds around the
Capitol Should also be improved
and ornamcntcd in style consist
ent with that originally iiitcnIed
They are now only public WASTES
In consideration OF tic possible
ty that the Capitol may be rcmov'
cd from Austin. at the election tc
be held in accordance with the 37tl
section, article III. Of the Constitu
ton, it may not be thought advisa
bic TO incur any expense OF thi:
sort until the seat OF government
is permanently fixed. But even in
this event, or in case Of division o
the State, all the buildings ut Hus
tin can be made use Of rs Il univer
sity, or high schools, or as asrighs
or for other public purposes not o.
scntially requiring location at tht
new capital. The report OF th,
Chairman Of Commissioners Of Pub
tic Buildings and Grounds (Sccrc
tarJ Of Siate), will present this sub
icct in moro detailed form, and
recommend that his suggestions b.
adopted.
would not be faithful TO III,
trust cunfded in me, nor to my owl
sentiments, were j TO omit to brin,
before you the matter of the suffer
incs of OFF frontier settlers on &C
count Of Indian deprcdations. Phi
lanthroPie people, throughout thos
parts of the nation where lndiaI
"reminiscences exist only in roman
tic story, are apt 60 answer all CON
plants Of Indian atrocities by tn
rccriminaiion that these are oni,
savage ways of redressing wrong
previously inflicted by the white:
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