The Red Cloud chief., 1885-01-23

respect. and In the item of living expense.
there viii lie IA small balance returned To the
Treasury. Appropriations are asked Tor.
covering tn. matter o; water supply and i'm
proyemcnt- to build ngS and ground IN add
iion To the general support Of the Institute.
and should be granted.
HOSPITAL FOH THE fsshSE.
This most unfortunate clas, are entitled 90
our deepest -ynpathy. ard TO oar constant
care and waichfulnc--. that 20 Far "a may T.;
possible their condition -hall hc improved
Prom the report Of the superintendent f'r
the biennial term ending November - lTe.
IL appears that a. the Garc Of last report.
November ~. t-~s. there were remaining IA
the hospital - patients. There have been
rncc!yqs during the past two year tiJT 8
tlsA~, making a tDthi number "t - thH'
ha\r been treated during this period. OF the
iy0rnbcT treated 80 have been discharges
1S Of Ehom were restored 10 mental h"ailh.
siEty-uinc were much improved. -3Nty-fhrFe
unimproved. harmless aud incurahl". we're
returned io their cDunti". to maze room tor
recent cases: fUriy-threc have died during
the two year.. ls4yiUg in the hospital No
ycmber %. I>~i. ~ patients which cNhiu~'s
the utmost capacity OF the present building
At the rate az increase for ia" past two
year. n T. estimated by the superintendent
t!St not less than al applications Tor the al
mission of patients vii bc made during the
coming two years. Additional room must BE-
furnished by the State. The superintendent
recommends the building Of Il new institu-
ton IS preferable tO Increasing the size Of
the present one, and advises that the new
hospital should bc as large ~ the one We
now have, ana that IL bc erected a. a whole
and rot hy sect!on-. ~ being more cconoTu-
| ical. and for the further reason that II VIII
bc needed 10y the time II can tc completed.
These recommendations are coicuTTci ia ~
| the commissioner OF Pubic LANDS ana
buildings. and have my approval. n do also
the requests for special |gpp.OprtAi onS Tor
! needed improvements. Your attention i
called 10 the large amount due the hospital
from the several counties having patients
f, chargcablc thereto. in many cases the de
linquency being OF long standing.
| II has been urged upon me that our hosp
tai l.. a. it, name implies, Il place for III"
treatment of those who may lie suffering
| from Temporary mental arrangement. ana
not IA lunatic asylum. II place Tor tn" CONNIE
Tncnt of the iucurahle or chronic in-an"
! And IL T. further urged that IN II ne" STATE
Ike our own the counties are not prepared
To care for them In II proper manner. ana
that special provision should De made f"'
this class of patients instead OF r"turniiI
! them TO their respective counties TO maxi
room for more recent ca>c-. as J. done undo
the present system. The thought II sub
miticd that the care of the insane IL Al bur
den that -houtd Ice as>umcd entirely 10y the
State, for the reason that proper car" ui'
| treatment can not hc. or l. rarely given
them, in what are known AZ county house
that are intended more especially Tor Tn
care of the needy poor.
STATE REFORM sCHoOL.
Under the law regulating the management
Ofthi- institution, boys and girls under SIX
teen years of age found guilty of any crime
except murder or nan~iuurhtgr may hc re-
4 cciycd. This school was established and ~
tended. not for punishment. strictly speak
ing. but rather for education ara rcioTInl;
ton. \ place of restraint and correction f"r
I those for whom such treatment may SuilC'
to rc-tpr" them To an upright M" anu nj
them for future usefulness. standing 10"
twccnih the youthful offender AMI the in~tifu'
! tion prepared for and which should only re-
ccivc hardened criminals. the Interests of so
cicty dem nj that Al liberal pole, should De
! pursued in carrying out and promoting the
objects for which II WAS created. The
school has. at the present time, sixty
three inmates. In August. lNNB, the con
tract was let for an additional hlIilG-
ing. AT II cost of s5.,4ln. This building has
been completed. and IL now ready Tor use
and ! am informed that applications for mi,
mission now ON iile Will exhaust the increased
accommodation 50 furnished. ] would i'm
press upon You the great Importance OF the
work we have undertaken in the organiza-
ton of this reform school. AMI would rec.
ommcnd tor IL all reasonable support AMI
encouragement.
STATE ENITESTrsHY
| Needed Improvements have been made nj
the State Pcni'cntiary during the past two
wears. under the direction of IN" Warden and
| Board of Pubic Lands and buildings, among
which. AMI worthy of special mention, are
the erection of IL iirc proof hospital building.
n more perfect water supply. AMI II thorough
change in the system of sewerage AMI drain
age, greatly improving the sanitary condition
1 Al u III WI "a ~ Il wv ~ ~
maintained. the government being kindly.
yet AT the same time firm. The medical SUI
pCrViSion j. excellent, and the state of health
among the prisoners iS good. niprthe con
tract system the conyicfS are furnished
steady employment. and their wants are well
supplied bv the present contractor
Warden Nohc> in his report OF November
-. iSS.. gave the number Of prisoners ~ III.
Since that time there have been discharged
III. the nuInher received being Is. The total
number confined in the penitcrtiary NoTcin'
Der "a, ISL, was 30. and of that number
twcnty-thrce are under sentence for life.
Pertinent 10 the subjcc; in hand. and To which
! will. i'll passing. call your attention,
are the questions Of the Unequal "
of sentence a. proportional tn the crime
or the circumstance under which II
was committed. as we have so often seen:
and that of ndetcr1ninatc sentence. the al
vocatcs of which proceed upon the theory
that the purpose of law being TO reform,
we should in all cases. other than those
mrritirg death or imprisonment for ME,
take into consideration the arteccicntS oil
the criminal and his conduc; after sentence
This principle we have in Il measure rccog
niZed in the enac' ncnt OF what IS known n
! the Goodtiine Act. and | may add. that lcg'>
lntion il rapidly becoming more liberal ~
this direction
C~oMMUTATIoNs y REMISSION oi
FINES.
The pnrioning power invested in the Exec
utivc has been exercised by mo in hut ans
instance, that of Jacob Smith. OF YORK
County. convicted for the ofcn>co of shoot
ing with intent to Kill. and sentenced To the
/ state p~cnitentiary for the term OF one wear
Entering upon his sentence February !. lsSl
and a pardon issued the Goth Of September
of the same year. In this case. the provoca
ton to crime was great. and while II does moi
Justify, Npt IL serves IL cNfenuatc. AMI I'M
action in the premises YVES based upon the
petitions of II large number of the citiZcn'
OF said county. fourteen members of the
grand Jury 10y whom he was indicted. and
upon the Recommendations of the ProSccut
ing Attorney and the District Judge wht
passed sentence upon hint.
The power of communication has been used
by me in two cases. viz: George Hart. undo
sentence of death. from Hail County. ant
John X. Polin. under sentence Of death from
Cass County In these two cases the sen
tenre of death was changed To impri>ou
ment for life ia the State Pen!tentiary Ny
acton in this matter was determined 10y let
tiers filed by the dg,e of the STprcm,
Court, who were unanimous in recommend
ing that such action should be taken. and
with the feeling that | would not be war
ranted in disrcgaYding a recommended
coming in such Tanner anu from such
source
In the matter of the remission of fines.
have acted in but ose instance. AT the pcto
Der term. lSS. of tie Gage County DiStric'
Court. one 4. +. Clifford WAS fined one hun
dred aud fifty dollar. for the crime OF selling
Intoxicating liquors without license. IL ap
pearinx later that the facts were not full,
understood. and that he was entitled Ia re-
lief upon the merits OF the case, the fine wa
rcmittcd upon the commendatio OF tn,
Judge who imposed il
The parioning is 10 nc used prudent
IL, Spartngly and cOn>cicntiously standing
between society at iarcc. the people OF th'
state. and those who are under CONVICTION
and sentence for transgreS>ion OF its laws,
have striven to so act ard G:n fully justified
in this connection in saying thar the nttor
ney who prosecutes upon the part Of tbs
State, and the Judge who. after hearing TIT
: evidence adduced upon the trial Of a cau>,
passes sentence. should be slow irdetd
either by petition or letter OF recommends
ton. 10 embarrass in any degree the action n
him in whose hands this powers plEcet. ans
upon whom in the full and faithful dI>charg'
OF duty the sole responsibility rests.
EDUCATION.
Nebraska is justly proud of her common
schools, and much of their efficiency Il du'
to the wise planning and well directed effort:
OF our present State SuPerintendsn ~ Pub