The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-17

sta.ass should BE- LETT to the Jury rashsr than 20
che court. The frssmsn's right 10 . trial by his
this princiPle g 70 the determination q the
Il would seem the peculiar and dtting prov.
inoe Of the Jury to fix the term Of p%unishinent
upon the gliding scale which must ever modify
is more readily acquiesced Ia BY the criminal.
that punishment 10 thus rendered more uut.
form und more tn accord with the popular liv-
Ing sentiment whose sanction 10 so necessary
20 the support Of criminal statutes.
The reform school ut Plankinton is in its sec.
ond year OF ops. alton. 1t 10 believed that in some
instances its lnmutea have been committed
rather - to en- orph n or founding asylum
than 10 2 penal reformatory.
II may DC o proper subject o. inquiry whether
the management has not erred In this direction.
tending eomewhAt to divert the institution
from q penal reformetory school,, and whether
u NJ m ,de ~isso asa sOsi.s. 81 Sas sdpensss !, may ma not 1.1st, DO
destGn. The building was constructed at Q
reckless expenditure, and moro than one-half
nished es q home for the management. Upon
the advice OF the superintendent It ia recon-.
menaed that the building be remodelsd so ~ to
dations for tho inmates.
The insane hos eital at Yankton lie being adj
ministened In ;ull accord with the purpose Of
been completed during the past year. end tbs
entire structure is but little beyond tho needs
OF lts present 90 .upancy. 1t 10 Q sad duty 10
age i%ncreaee. in is unfort,t ate inma' 81.
There is no subject fraught with more seri 0us
import than the proEer mana eelment ef this In
stttutlon to meet the object desired. Tue inhu.
man ana murderous Practices sh5 wn TO have
existed in similar inslit.i' IL MS OF other sta.es
heys called general attention to this subject,
which deserves your Ape.ii consideration
The minds of it, inmates are durkened, and
there 10 no eye to detect or cur 10 hear or
tongue to report the secrets of tllose somber
Walla. and foo mlCh tara CNuunt Ina uivnn fhjo
subject by you as tho representatives. OF those
helpless people.
whether the expenses of the inmates OF the In.
sane asylum, le;Oin school, snd leaf and dumb
and blind pupils might not more justly be
where thev reside.
II is earnestly recommended that the pres.
ent law be modified with reference to the trans
portation of prisoners and inmates to these I'm.
situations. It is believed II an officer Of such iu.
stitutton. under regular salary, male or female,
as 10 ssauitsd: should be sent to bring the in.
mates, that at least one-half of the present
enormous expenditure in this behalf would DO
The soldiers Homo.
The territorial legislature at Its last session
passed an act to establish ut the famous Hot
Springs. IN Fall River county, a home for the
defenders Of the nation who may he compelled
the state so richly imerited. The sum Of sI7.'oOp
was appropriated for building, and the terri.
torial executive in accordance with the pro-
NtbtO0o VI tuo bGIs hQu 6II8I xQ0 Q0NatfOn of
eighty acres Of land for its location, appointcd
Ave gentlemen of distinction and high charac-
ter, who have served their country CALAMITY in
the field, o. q board for the building anil man
agement of the home. The board organized and
entered at once upon its duties, Inspired with a
full sense of tho high responsibilities in.
that the building is we'll advanced toward com.
pletion. 1t will be an ornament to the state a.
well e. q monument t, the Integrity and tidel-
for occupancy during the present year and It
becom es your duty to provide suitably for its
m%ainte The healing qualities Of these
alton to health of those diseased, and 1t is
hoped That the institution SO favorably located
will become q. home in. as true u sense as n
home for the homeless Is possible to those in
their declining years who have SO richly earned
the gratitude of patriotic people,. In view of
tts proper location for u NATIONAL home and
SAINT arium and to increase Its share of useful
ness In a cause which should rocoRnlxe no stnta
boundaries. II ia suggested that it would be
NJ ntt .aE. to o. in MT the Cni,ea sta'es government
young state. as 1t is believed the Geaith.givinY
waters here found will lengthen for many
special diseases originating in the iardships
and prlvatiOns of soldier life.
Educational Institutions.
The state university at vermillion met with
a sod loss in the death of its president, DIR. I'D
DIR. Olson had strongly impressed himself
p the state: u his rugged honesty. pure
morals ana enthusiastic devotion to his pro.
fession have left an enduring monument to Ills
fair name In the educational annals Of the
state. His Successors In Office can safely emu
late his example for all time.
b financial report Of this institution, to-
gether with those Of the state normal schools
at Madison and Spearfsh, the Agricultural col.
lege at Brookings, and the school of mines at
Rapid City, arc herewith submitted, all Of
which are in q prosperous condition.
It is is suggested as n matter of serious in
quiry by the Legislature whether those institu.
tions are not being maintained at q cost beyond
what 10 warranted by the resources and needs
Of the new state. While It is impossible to es.
innate too highly the advantages to accrue
from the higher departments of education, IL
must be remembered that the child must walk
before It can run. and that South Dakota, with
all her wondrons development, cannot
has been the work Of q century to the
older states. In view of the fact that some
years must elapse before the state can realize
to any great extent upon her lands set apart for
educational endowment purposes, and that she
cannot afford to reduce the efficiency of the
common schools, It is suggested that a decided
reduction of expenditures for the institutions
devoted to higher education might be safely
made for the relief of our overburdened tax
payers. and still preserve their substantial ben.
efits to the state.
Board of Charities and Corrections.
The constitution, by article Il, sections and
2. places the penitentiary. the insane hospital,
the school for the deaf aud dumb and tho reform
school under the control of a sta.e board of
charities and corrections, to consist Of not less
than five members, and makes it your duty to
provide by law for their compensation, together