Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-01-28
Bill Concerning the Orphans
Home,
From the Carson Appeal


Some persons upon seeing no.
ire given of the proposed intro
,eti0n of u bill in tine Assembly
n repeal the old Ia " creating the
Drp',all's Home, sup 'Osed that the
,;lI might be iuten led to remove
me Io,atinn of the Home from
arson t. some other point Of the
state. This is bv no means the
a.e The old law is simply
mpnded and added to, With refer
mo altogether to the int. rnal
li.cipine and management of the
|n.t,tutiOn. We were allowed by
he author Of the bill, Asse nbly-
man Morrison, of Storey county,
Io read 1t over and enjoyed also
he additional advantage Of hav.
|ns his explanation along with it.
h il carefully gotten up, and Mr.,
Morris II has fortified it against
kitacks of the law by framing it
hinder legal counsel wherever a
bupstion of iaw might lie in
tolved Its most important pro.
HIslDLl EChtlS 10 lolto"S.
at j. hereby determined and
isclared that all orphans duly adj
miled to the State Orphan ii me,
become thereby the wards of the
Etale of Nevada and are entitled
hinder the provisions of this act
10 the care and protection and
Guardianship of the State of Ne
yada; and it il further deter
mined and d-cla ed, that the
Stare of Nevada for the care, pro-
kertion and guardianship OF all
l. Such wards, il entitled to their
ervires as herein provided, and
,s. a right to train an 1 edurate
khem fnr useful places in society.
kni that such rights of the Stale
hre superior to the cla ms Of any
pr IL relatives of persons resident
br nOn-residrnt."
BY tliS provision the manage
ment ani lis 'ipline of tne HOmA
i placed wholly in the h ,nds of
fhose appointed 10y law to admin
(.ter its aifair.; 80 tnat they may
b II h. interftred with in The dis
Elarge OF their duties by relatives
Rno have. beet in the habit OF
bnking imper,inent visits to the
Home an intertrr,n with its or
Her AMI good govern .nent 10y their
|nsolent behavior anu grnundless
and 10y taking their
bA,pring away as soon AS they get
we'll dressed. The children are
made the wards of the state aud
lhe state has therefore 4 prior
light to say what shall be done
with reference to their manage.
hent and training. How much
better such provision is, than
the suggest ms Of querelous, in
lisemt relations, needs no COM
nent.
BY u further enac'ment in Mr..
plorrisOn's bili, children will he
bldged to r main at the Home
subject to the laws Of the State,
hnd uninterfered with by any in.
hiyiduals whatever, until they are
Eighteen years Of age, and may If
they choose, aud the Commission
ers see proper To allow it, remain
|uutil they are twenty-One. ihi>
|will give ample time tn tit every
orphan t. take II place of useful
ness and responsibility in life, and
|Obviate the evil OF being sent out
lin the world again ut AN early age,
|say eleven or twelve, ignorant. un-
formed. and an easy prey to the
prevalent imlnoralitieS and vices.
|'lniS fact cOnSid red along with
the truth that the IL me. by the
the intelligent industry of Its ill.,
mates. may be rendered largely
|seif-su>taining. is II weighty re-
eommenda'i ~ III favor "f the
amendmeut. The bill provides
IRA payment Of \ teacher. who
shall reside at the Home. and re-
celye not to exceed $1,000 per an.
mum in 'he oil law no such pr
Vision being made.
The 'uthOr Of t,;e bill has under
contemplation n change Of the old
board of COmmiSsiUner>-HOn
Jerry Schooling. State Treasurer
Hon. ". w. Hobart. Controller
ana General .IOnn Day. Surveyor
uehesal-fOr the sake of relieving
the present monuments. 1t j.
earnestly hoped that this change
VIII Mt be made. These gen le
men hav1 managed the affairs Ol
.he Home or the asst two wears
nthe satisfaction of all concern
sa without a jar; and in order
!" render Mr.. MorrlsOn's admi'
dsole bill \ complete success these
sshtiemen must be retained. TneA
sae' IN fact, the only trio thai
ooaid run" the institution with
bul heing mathematical anC
"'eNoltten to pieces. They are
nen OF broad unsectarian views
saa although they may he boreC
a. a. "'d intervals by virtue of Tho
u ,ne commission, yet they shoull
"at oe unwillingto sacrifice some
"o "mat or their convenience anC
ss sseneral cOmfortableness to insure
Il" l"e success of so important a pub
s ssa Institution. Justice before gen
~ - estimated that the recent
thn'erlcan tha diamond sw!ndle cost
st"e people Of Cane Colony sOm,