The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-22
Ihe @ew 9ailp appeal.
PROGRESS.
A mn CONCERNING the Orphans
Mou,e-H0ld the Trio.


A nm CONCERNING the Orphans
Houne-H0ld the Trio.
Some persons upon seeing notice
given of the proposed introduction ct a
bill in the Assembly to repeal the old law
creating the Orphans Home, supposed
that the bill might be intended to re-
move the location of the Home from
Carson to some other point of the State.
This is by no means the case.> The old
law is simply amended and added to.
with reference altogether to the internal
discipline and management of the insti-
tuition. We were allowed by the author
of the bill, Assemblyman Morrison OF
Storey, to read it over and enjoyed also
the additional advantage of having his
explanations along with it. It is care
fully gotten up, and Mr.. Morrison has
fortified it against attacks of the law by
framing it under legal counsel wherever
. question of law might be involved. Its
most important provision reads as fol
lows :
ct is hereby determined and declared
that all orphans duly admitted to the
State Orphan Home, become thereby
the wards of the State of Nevada and
are entitled under the provisions OF this
Act to the care and protection and
guardianship of the State Of Nevada;
and it is further determined and do
clared, that the State of Nevada for the
care, protection and guardianship of all
such wards, is entitled to their services
as herein provided, and has night to
train and educate them for useful places
in society, and that such rights OF the
State are superior to the claims OF any
or all relatives Of persons resident or
nonresident. =,
By this provision the management and
discipline of the Home is placed wholly
in the hands of those appointed by law
to administer its affairs; SO that, they
NAV not be interfered with in the dis
charge of their duties by relatives who
have been in the habit of making imper-
tinent visits to the Home and interfering
with its order and good governma mt by
their insoleit behavior and gfoundiesi
complaints, and by taking their offspring
away as soon Us they got well dressed.
The children are made the wards OF the
State and the State has therefore PRIOR
right to say what shall be done with ref
erence to their management and training.
How much better such provision Is,
than the suggestions of queIelous, lndi-
Gent relations, needs no comment.
By a further en- lctment in Mr.. Morrl-
SON q bill. children will be obliged to re-
main at the Home subject to the laws OF
the State and uninterfered with by any
individuals whatever, until they are
eighteen years of age, and may If they
choose and the Commissioners see proper
to allow it, remain until they are twenty
one. This will give ample time to tit
every orphan to take place CT useful
ness ana responsibility in life, and obvi-
ate the evil Of their beng sent out into
the world again at an early age, say
eleven or twelve, ignorant, uniformed,
and an easy prey to the prevalent I'M
moralities and vices. This TACT ccnsld-
cred along with the truth that the Home,
by the intelligent industry Of its inmates,
may be rendered largely self-sustainirg.
is a weighty recommendation in favor OF
the amendment. The bill provides for
payment of teacher who shall reside at
the Home and receive not to exceed 81 600
per annum-in the old law NO such pro-
vision being made.
The author of the bill has under con-
temptation a change of the old Board OF
Commissioners Jerry Schooling
State Treasurer. Hon. w. w. Hobart
Controller and General John Day Sur
veyor General-for the ST. k Of relieving
the present incumbents. 1t is Earnestly
hoped that this change will not be made.
These gentlemen have managed the af-
fairs of the Home for the last two years
to the perfect satisfaction of all concerned,
without a jar; and in order to render
Mr., Morrison admirable bill d complete
success these &c ntlemenm must be retained.
They are in fact, the only trio tina,
could run" the institution without be-
ing anatkamatized and backbitten to
pieces. They are men of broad unsec-
tartan views; and although they may be
bored at odd intervals by virtue of the
commission, yet tn y should not be un-
willing to sacrifice somewhat of their
convenience and general comfortableness
TO insure the success Of SO important
public institution. Justice before gener-
OSitY.