Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-16

run out ~ ~ WIS IS done money will
sieve ona IN. .he treasury like wntnr nut ", WI
Ts,, ana there will ALWAYS be des aae o.
amonnt a.,er pruning down to tho lon,os.
tho EMBARRASSMENT asouslsteht with the public wo,r.so
finns p ains,.ions for the public instit,,
essarv msa1.Is some of them entirely ~ Noe
for each cows, w law as far rs practicable
nanc oI a.. county paying for their mainta
lance IN proportion as i, NAV mamie
oenchts: The county mi.b, NO.. -. onelr
rs..so vi transportation of iha ir,, vno IN
WV pehal and charitable institntinns Is =: ~
axed pay pay INTO the state treasury monthIva
Tho 1attan III. .h part for their maintcnance.
ah'. i"l.er part is believed to be ,nnro na.,it
aoie since the EXPENSE ne NJ equl'-
. "ou.u DC nothing in the county ,vhara ~.
..usol.u'iohs are located, but m;yht w ~.
.,,an;n1 ~ remote countless thus imnosiny
"rnan ".al .aA on geographical position. The
NJ Ianst y. transportation would be reduced
az IeasC one-half il made by an nvcnt NJ ~
INSTITUTION, under direct controct 20 ~.
~ H. VI management. AT the same time
-. ~ as suggested rs IA temporary eynefliencv
.l'a. INC number of students ndmittnd frno
" .no educational institutions be limited to
So .I..ain number from each county. to be
addi,,one1 ns county authority, and that
tl students therefrom be required
y. 70 pay into the state treasury a tuition fee
IN part maintenance Of the insr1rn1,on nv
i 81, II DC paid by the county OF the student.
~: al iorelgn students should be charged tn
. c.un suHclent to cover all expenses At
ca;,,.. ase anu y, Dy some means make the re-
.eip.s anu disbursements for the wear bal
ahce. 1t is your province to determine tho
method WI '''A"e 'ne
me governor spoke Of the o-miu lew
limitation and said it was intended that the
ordlnary expenses OF the state be paid out
vi thls; out liberal construction of the
laws might authorize the levy Of an adili-
| tional mill to cover any deficit Rnt ho
| SAID: Even il the legislature decide ia ia
authorized to provide for :. greater than n
.,mlil levy. ltshOuld base all appropria.
t1ons upon most careful estimate of tho
| actual necessities Of the state, resolutely
cuttihs on all unnecessary expenses, re-
| CARELESS OF benefit or injury to friend or
foe' personal or political. That policy in
| business or politics is fatal to either the in
| dlvldual or party which rests upon any
other basis than conscientious regard to
| duty and truth; duty as the heart feels It.
ana truth US the mind sees it."
The Public Institutions.
Gov. Mellette turned his attention next to
| the public institutions and in general intro
ductton OF this subject he said:
1T is believed much good in every sense
has resulted to the public institutions Of
inc state from the new management cree
| atcd by the constitution, and further i'm
provements arc being earnestly prosecuted
by the several boards.
ut is recommended that insurance on the
public buildings be dispensed with or re.
duced to a much smaller amount, as the
state can as we'll have the profits of the
| business as the insurance companies, and
| can as we'll afford the loss. especially as the
fees are often exorbitant.
| 1.-The expense OF management, so far as
practicable, should he placed in the appro-
| priatiOn for the incidental expenses Of each
| institution.
| LAS shown from the reports OF the several
boards, the public institutions are being
conducted strictly within the appropriations
| fixed for them, and the executive will exert
his prerogative to the utmost to enfore this
rule
lie repeated again his former recon-
mendations as to the duties Of the admins
| trative agents OF these Institutions that he
| should be held accountable for the enforce
ment Of law, not for its enactment, ani
every disposition to usurp the province o
the lawmaker should be rebuked by tn,
| public conscience and punished by statutory
provisions This referred largely to the ex
penditure of money which had not beer
specifically appropriated,
In reference to the hospital for the in
sane the governor said he desired that thi
be put III the front rank OF such institu
lions. The average number OF patients i
increasing. and is now a64. He reporte,
that the charges made against Superntend
ent Livingstone had been investigated an,
the doctor eXOnOratcd.
The penitentlary at Sioux Falls is be
licved to be q model institution. Numbe
OF prisoners Dec. 1. o. all but one bein
men. He recommended that labor be pro
vidcd for tho prisoners. both as II remuncr
alton to the state and for the benefit OF tn
prisoners. He mentioned the project 1
operate a knitting plant. He recommends
that the authority to sell certain lands b
revoked.
| u Eol1
be reduced In cost by II reduction in tn
number and salaries Of managers, etc.
The expense of the reform school can b
reduced.
He spoke at length on the soldiers HON
at Hot Springs. Over forty veterans ar
housed there. He recommended that tn
claim for extra compensation for the con
tractors be resisted to the utmost.
As to the agricultural college the $500
received last year and the $4,000 to com
this year from the government will be SUI
ficient, save for small amounts for repair
to buildings.
The University of Dakota, with an en-
rolIment of ABS, is doing excellent work. bu
has no funds except those from appropria
tions and tuition. He recommended tn
abolition OF the normal department.
The Madison normal school shows an av
erage daily attendance Of 11SM.
The support of the Spearfsh norma
!, | 800.
. public school for general educational wor
in the Black Hills.
The attendance at the school OF mines
eleven males and five females. sit is sug
gestcd that what might be called the lux
urcs, such as music, and the fine arts, an
superiluous employees and teachers be tn
first to go, and the substantials be pre-
served IN the educational curriculum an
| in the instructors"
The blind children of the state are bein
supported in the Iowa state school for tn
blind, at a cost of about $500 per year, in
Guiding tuition. clothing and supplies. TIL
total cost OF this maintenance of the bin
for the past year was 81 ,05l.03
The Public School System.
In reference to the public schools tn
governor said that no paips should b
spared to make this the best. 1.-The nlistak
that is liable to be made in this regard Is Il
developing our educational work too rapidly
and in making our machinery too cumber
. some and too expensive for this syster
which it is so necessary to build up To
many school officers, too many school build
ings, too many school teachers and to
many expensive state educational institu
lions are now faults with our present sys
TEN that should be at once remedied.' II
recommended plan as follows: One schoc
in in full