Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-18

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commissioner of Schools and Public Lands,
The state owned on January 1, 1898. of
common school land, 2,721, 494. as acres, of
which there has been sold during the past,
W years Al, 146.OS acres. There has. been
sold since statehood 14S, O25.5O acres,
amounting to 81, 9S6, 2O5. AZ; of this amount;
u 1871, lO7.a8 remains as deferred payment.
upon which there was due in interest on!
the first day of this month $83, 468.48. The
4l,l46.@ acres sold during the past two
years brought $598, SS5. &C., of which amount
$l55,645.M was paid at the time of sale.
leaving $44S,241.52 as the amount of de-
ferred payment. The average price paid
during the past four years for all land sold
was in 1891, SIS. 68: 1892, 1924; 1893, $14. u,
and in 1874, $3.50 per acre.
Tho report of the Regents of Education
will be fOundO of unusual interest. In some
sense Il new departure has been taken in
the government of our higher institutions
of learning. The question arose early in
the life of the present Board of Regents as
to which in the meaning of the constitution
was the governing board. The matter was
referred to the Attorney General.
There were in the Hospital for the In.
sane on July I, 1892, 2sB patients, which!
number was increased TO 3l1 on July L.
1898, and to 361 Oh July I, 1891. The over.
crowded condition of the hospital in the.
spring of the last year was such that. but
for the timely erection of the laundry bulld-l
ing, for which partial appropriation was
made by the last Legislature, great incOn-
veniencc and trouble would have resulted.
The Legislature in 1893 appropriated So,
UM for machinery and material to bcgin the
manufacture of binding Irvine at the peni-
Tertiary: $41.N was expended in finding.
that the appropriation was wholly made
quate for what was contemplated, and the
project was abandoned. The penitentiary
is exceptionally well governed. The best
OF discipline prevails. The prisoners arc
kept at work, whenever it can be done, in
quarrying and dressing stone, and in work
upon the farm. There are nov upon the
grounds ct the prison 1900 cords of nice
stone, MUCH If which is dressed, and the
warden informs me that he furnish the
state all the stone it may need for the
erection of any bstlding, rough or dressed,
and load it OnstAeNAr2at Sioux Falls when-
ever demanded.
The Refoem 0ehqol n 1Sainstitution
which mefit your ACCOMPLISHMENTS, On
June 80, 1ooAsE thex0 Weceln fhI6 insfitntion
TO boys and "a gifae; and hclease#0f ~
during the last two yeats. OF lheseyySO are
from our own state, and sAu2; North Da-
kota. The institution ~ acres of
good land. There is alargcfonee of strong,
healthy boys and there is no limit TO the
labor they can perform upon this land, and
with prosperous seasons the product will
not only extinguish their debt, but 90 far
toward their maintenance. What is true
of the Reform School in this particular will
also he true of the Penitentiary and the In.
sane Asylum.
In reference to the state militia the Gov
ernor reported that the twelve companies
under command of Gen. Jumper were never
in better condition than now. He warmly
advocated the maintenance of the National
Guard.
The sinking of artesian wells, for the
purpose of irrigation and for power, is re-
ceiving an unusual amount of attention
throughout what is known as the artesian
basin of the state, the boundaries of which
have not been perfectly defined.
The Report of the State Oil Inspector was
summarized, also that of the State Board of
Pharmacy, and then the Governor present.
ed the matter of railroad legislation.
A brief review was given of the report OF
the commissioners Of the Worlds Fair,
mention was made of the changes in circuit
and supreme judges, the pardon cases were
mentioned in detail, he made some recon-
mendatlOns as to nOtaries in unOrganiZed
counties, and concluded as follows:
l feel that 1 have a right to congratulate
YOU, the state and myself that you are SO
largely of the true political faith. Thetime
was when to be a Republican was to be a
friend and supporter of good government.
Let it not be said that time has passed.
Let the duties of this session of the Legis-
lature be SO faithfully performed as to give
assurance to the people that no mistake was
made in your selection.
CHARLES III. SHELDON, Governor.
AT the second session of the Legislature
on the 9th after several important resolu-
tiOnS the first bill was presented in the
House by Representative Wheeler of Min
nehaha. 1t relates to railroad rates and
will be known as the jobbers' bill and
doubtless become the most conspicuous of
the session. Messrs. Wick Of Walworth
and Francis of Potter each introduced bills,
eXempting 5000 of personal property from
taxation. Mr.. Truman of Bookings pre-
sented a deficiency appropriation bill for
Agricultural College, and Mr. Lucas of
Charles Mix, a bill to extend the time of
collection of the taxes for 1894. A message
was received from the Governor asking
that the passage in the regular message
complimentary W treasurer Taylor De
stricken out. He also asked that the law
of appropriations be SO amended at once as
to create a special fund for the insane in
which should be placed amounts called for
by the Auditor in an emergency, thus en-
enabling the hospital to be maintained
without too great discount of warrants.
Heretofore the warrants for maintenance
of the insane have been drawn on the gen
cral fund. In drawing for choice Of seats
Mcpherson County got first choice and Nc
Cook the last. Mr.. Gould of Grant pre-
sented ayresolution asking THE opinion of
the Attorney General on the seatingof Olaf
Nelson, elected from Lyman County, which
has been organized since the last session.
OIn the Senate IN the 9th two bills were
presented, the first by Boyceo of Minnehaha,
referring to attorney fees in civil action
and the second relating to the extension of
time for the collection of 10 xes.
In a quarrel over a woman with whom
they We're both in love, Forest Green fatal
IN stabbed Thomas Carman at uenneSsey.