Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-04

tINNh NhAO AAAA
stitution for this class Of unf ortunates
should be organized either on an In
dependent basis or in connection with
some other state charitable institu-
tons.
INSTITUTE % THE tLINp.
The educational and industrial de-
partments of the institute for the
blind have been conducted with graft
fyina success. In addition TO obtain
ing a thorough education the pupils
are becoming proficient in various
branches of industry, and q majority
Of them will become self.supporting
The numoer enrolled a. the present
time is twenty-five. The principal
asks that an appropriation OF s. OOO
be made for the purpose OF providing
the building with steam apparatus
The average cost Ter capita per week
of maintaining the inmates during the
past two years has been 1888.
srAyE pgToRN SCHOOL
In accordance with the act of the
legislature of 1881, providing for the
organic alton of a state reform school
at Kearney, the board of public
lands and buildings on the goth of
April of that year, appointed Hon.
Geo. w. Collins, superintendent, and
also appointed the subordinate officers
authorized By said act. The school
was formally opened in June, 1881,
and has been successfully operated
since that time. There are now thirty
seven inmates, and the capacity of the
building is only sufficient to comfort
ably accommodate thirty. The con.
struction of a building or buildings
sufficient for one hundred and fifty in-
mates is. recommended by the board
of public lands aud buildings and also
by the superintendent. The tend
ency Of the reform school to
repress and prevent the COM
mission of crime Is indisputable,
and If supported on a liberal scale it
will prevent large expenditures for the
punishment of hardened criminals. II
viewed only from a humane stand.
point the school should have every en-
couragement, as it enables the state to
rescue o large number of childsen
from vicious surroundings and gives
them the advantages of a good educa
ton together with we'll established
habits Of industry.
Your attention Is directed to The
fact that while the law provides that
the state sh.ll pay all necessary ex-
penses connected with the transpor-
tation of juvenile offenders sent to
the reform school, no appropriation
has been made for that purpose.
rENITENTIARY.
Under the effective management of
the warden of the penitentiary the of.
fairs Of that institution have been con-
Quoted in a very satisfactory manner
during the past two years.
Your attention is especially called
to the recommendation of the warden
that an appropriation be made for the
purpose of providing an abundant
supply of water. Whether this can be
best accomplished by means of an ar
tesian we'll, or otherwise, is a question
which you will be able to determine
after obtaining accurate knowledge Of
the situation. Il is unquestionably
the duty of the state to furnish the
supply Of water required, and this
duty should no longer be neglected.
In connection with this improvement
a thorough system eff sewerage should
be provided. Other important rec
concentrations are made in the war
denis report, to which I also refer you
for statements In detail concerning
the wants of the prison.
The act approved February Goth,
1879, extending the contract for
lease of p%enitentiary and of tho labor
LIST, 1884, Nebraska prisoners only
ehall be kept in said penitentiary. AT
that time the prison will contain a
number of United States, New Mexi-
co and Wyoming prisoners, sentenced
for a period extending beyond that
time, while the act of our own legisls'
ture makes 1t the duty of the warden
to exclude them from thu prison. The
complications that may arise in conse.
quence of this state of affairs should
be avoided by proper legislation.
The state of discipline in the prisor
has been all that could be desired and
the health of the convicts under the
excellent medical supervision of the
prison physiclsn has been exception.
ally good, only one death having oc.
Cured in the last two years. The
number of prisoners reported by the
warden on the 30th of November
1882, was 26l. OF these, 3 ar,
United States prisoners, 7 are from
New Mexico and 80 from Wyoming
leaving 212 that are state convicts-
an increase of only six over the mum,
Der reportedtw years ago.
MILITARY AFFAIRS.
An elaborate report OF the militar,
affairs of the state is made by the sd
: jutant general covering the perios
. that has elapsed since the organization
. of the National Guard in 1891. 70,
will find therein a carefully prepare,
( history of the organization of tn
: First regiment N. N. G. and of tn
8 Blue Springs light artillery; also
0 multitude of details concerning thei
equipment.
The operations of the military il
Q connection with the suppression o
the riots at Omaha having been full
set forth In my message to the legis
{ lature at the special session In May
n 1882, II Is not necessary to snlarg
1 upon the subject at this time, but
Q take pleasure In again testifying t
the efficiency of the state troops o
q that occasion, and repeat the STATE
v ment then made that the results jul
q tilted the wisdom Of the legislature i
Q providing for q more thorough mil
tary organization.
The recommendation of the adju