The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-01-16

alton, and looking to the collection
Of delinquent taxes, / recommend
that committee or agent of the
Territory, independent of the re-
venue officers, be named,. who, in
conjunction with the county at
torneys, should have a supervision
of these important matters. / am
sure large amounts now lost to the
Territory may be saved. Uniform
and more complete assessments and
closer collection of the taxes is nee
essary to save the Territory from an
increased rate Of taxation.
BUREAU OF STATISTICS.
The agricultural and mining in
terests of Utah constitute the basis
lOf our prosperity. In addition to
these, manufactures are being
added. These interests can be
cared for properly only when their
conditions are known and Carefully
published from time to time. In
quiries from distance cannot now
be intelligently answered from an
official source. A Bureau of Sta
tistics should be constituted and a
competent person placed in charge.
THE LIBRARY.
Our neglected public library
should be gathered together. The
public books now in possession Of
the Governor and Secretary and
other public@@officers, should be
joined with the Supreme Court IL
brary, and this, together with the
public library, should be made avail
able for the purposes set forth in
the organic act. l submit that the
present laws should be repealed, in
order that the proper custodian may
take charge Of it, as contemplated
by Congress.
Two appropriations have been
made for the Territorial Insane
ASYLUM building-one for $4,000
and the second for $4,000. The
County of Utah added s., 900 and the
city of Provo $500. These amounts
have been expended. and there re-
} mains an Indebtedness of 5000 be-
yond the appropriations. The
Board of Directors has faithfully
performed its duties, and has ex
hibited interest at all times in the
labor imposed upon it. / trust yoI
!. may be pleased to approve it work
| to make an appropriation to cove
! the deficiency, to complete tn,
building speedily and furnish it. 4
g report OF the Board Of Directors viii
be laid before you.
8 HOUSES OF CORRECTION AND RE
D FUGE.
Provision should be made for
House Of Correction fer juvenii
. offenders, and a House of Refug
: for girls and boys and for friendles
,. and deserving women, and for TIL
: care of the deaf and dumb aud ID
:. blind. If il is deemed inadvisabl
u to establish institutions at the eZ
: pense OF the Territory. aid may b
y given looking to the care and educs
:, . Uion OF these unfortunate classes.
rs REWARDS.
y The Governor should be author
- lied, when, in his judgment, it
% deemed necessary, TO offer propC
n rewards for the apprehension {
he criminals and to supply aid in e4
ecuting the laws, when the ordinar
Il process will likely prove fruitless.
u GOVERNMENT CLAIMS.
s. invite your attention to the fax
- that from year to year the govern
81 ment has paid for The execution {
process in criminal cases, and fl
keeping prisoners convicted undo
" Territorial statutes until there
20 now charged against the Territor
l. on the books of the government tt
re amount of two hundred and thirty
ID seven thousand seven hundred an
: seventy-tWo dollars (S297, 772.OO
ID Provision for the adjustment al
l. settlement Of this claim should
a. made.
a EDUCATION.
l. If there be one duty from tt
y government to It's people high,
l, than all OtherS-besiGes the presel
"a vation of life and property-it
2. generous aid TO the Territories fl
y the education of their children.
30 favor direct and immediate GO
q ernmental aid for educational pul
- poses To make an appropriate
~ of public lands. to be utilized OF.
~ u when they become States, is delay
u. ing a bounty at the expense of tt
u weak and dependent Territory,
s. be paid to stronger and less deper
~ dent people in Statehood. Now
20 the time for the government to e
IL ucate the children of Utah by esta
> fishing public schools. free in ever
q. sense. to every child, aud non-set
81 tartan in every particular. TT
of government may do this, and the,
Ne is surplus in the national treaSur
Sc II not direct aid, let the amour
or furnished be charged against tt
? Territory, 10 be paid out of the So
10 of the lands now set aside and to
utilized only in Statehood. The
is now increased interest in Il
W question of national aid to educa
IS ton, and l would be pleased to i0i
% in a memorial to Congress en- I'll
Of subject.
r. APPoRTI0N1IENT.
II The present appOrtionment {
N members OF the Legislative Assem-
" bly, is defective in That the distri :
III are in many instances 80 cOnstructe
leI that several members are chosen {