The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-12-16
-DEPsRTMENT or JUsrioE,

SOME RECOMMENDATIONS.
The conduct.of the department Of just,ca q,
the last fiscal year Is fully detailed IN Tia ~ y.
port Of the attorney general, and I invite II,
earnest attention OF the congress to the sama
and due consideration of the recommendat,sS
therein contained. In the report submitted h,
this officer to the last session OF the conoress :.
strongly recommended the erection Of n mani
tentiary for the confinement OF prisoners oon.
yicted and sentenced inthe United States oonrts,
and no repeats the Recommendation In His renor
for the last year. This is a matter Of verv ~.
Importance and should at once receive cnnSrea
sional action 7, United r. States prisoners arc nov
prisons and penttentiaries situated In every n IL
Of the country. They are subjected to neat ! !.
many different modes Of treatment and dis:
control and regulation Of the government 10 ~ :
as they are entitled to humane eatmentN ana q
opportunities for improvement and
ciety' That these things are Forthcoming. b six M sG,
duty can scarcely DO discharged witIout nnrs
absolute control and discretion than is possjbiis
under the present systsm.A Many Of our good
the most beneficial results on tie
ernment should be IN situation,
furnish important aid In this movement and
should be able to illustrate what may DO prac.
tically done in tho practice Of reform and to
pIGbeup III e4Ampl6 IN Ebl0 Gro1bINent and I'M
provement Of its prisoners worthy Of imita.
ton. With prisoners under its own control. thu
government could deal with the somewhat
ve1ed question of convict labor, so far as its
~conviots were concerned, according to a plan Of
its own adoption, andgwith due regard to rights
and interests Of our laboriug citizens instead Of
sometimes aiding In the operation Of q system
which causes amoug them irritation and dis.
content. Upon the consideration of this sub
jeot It might be, thought wise to erect more than
one Of: these institutions, located in such places
as would best suit, and subserve the purposes Of
convenience and economy In transportation.
Tho considerable cost. of maintaining these con-
ylcts as at present in state institutions would
be saved by the adoption of the plan proposed
and byemploying them In the Manufacture Of
such articles as were needed for use by the gov
eminent, quite o largo Epecnniary benefit would
be realized in partial return for our outlay.
AZ A NEEDED CHANGE
/ again urge q change In the federal Judicial
system to meet the wants of the people and OBJ
waite the delays necessarily attending the pre-
sentation Of affairs in our 4conrts.5 All are
agreed: that something should be done, and
much favor is shown by those well able to nd
wise to the plan suggested by the attorney gem
eral at the last session OF the CONGRESS, and
recommended in my last annual message. This
recommendation is hero renewed, toeetherw with
another made at the, same time TO such a change
In The mannero Of compromising district attorney
and marshals, and the latter subject is com.
mended to the congress for Its action in the in.
terest OF economy to the government and hu.
mainly, fairness and Justice to.our people.