Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-15

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University Of Wisconsin ".. 52S 900 10000
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| fully small in comparison with those of
| the universities of our sister states.
Governor jackson follows this showing with
an elaborate argument for the more liberal
support of the State university, for the State
| Agricultural college and the State Normal
school He also makes some general sug-
\ gestions fer legislation affecting the public
schools of the state, especially for more uni
form requirements and says:
The subject of furnishing free text books
| Tor the use of pupils in the public schools
IS also on, one OF great importance | would
geSted by the state superintendent.
CARE OF THE INSANE.
The total insane population of the state
| OF this number 2,4Oi are inmates of the
| three state hospitals. OF the S62 provided
Su1de pder Of honsas sa s IN
asylums and 1Si are kept in private hos
pitals.. 1t is the most reasonable to believe
| which are now keeping S62 insane people in
county poor houses, and county and private
tion, giving them advantages, for but little
| greater expense than Is now in many cases
of these % unfortunates m .' The he Stat state iowa is
most thoroughly committed to the state
hospital method: Is,l and the Twenty. sixth gen
| innate and complete realization of this
| policy.
The delay on the part of the state to
provide state hospitals has already resulted
in the erection of several expensive county
asylums, while other counties being
driven to the consideration of the same
The best time to consummate the policy
now and with this general assembly.
north wing of the. Clarinda hospital, ard
that the appropriation for the proposed
mended by the commissioners to 100000
per annum for the. years of 1856 and 1887
pense Of over $4,000 a year in mantalning
eishty-five insane peop,e' whose legal res ,t
idence is in the state Of Illinois, Nebraska
that the laws of Iowa provide amply for
the payment of the expenses of insane
commissioners and police officers. In com
patient to an Iowa hospital, but they fail
such patient to their legal residence. The
law governing this subject should be
The law governing the institution for
feeble minded, as it now stands. provides
only for the admission of these between
stitution feeble-mnded persons Of all ages.
feeble minded, about 14o, or 25 per Gent of
the entire number, are epileptcs, and nearly
2a os our of hs sPa se
tifc authorities all agree that more than
SO per cent of the muddy stream which ii., Is
tutions with the epileptic and feeble
minded, comes from hereditty Both
two c;asses of population should be cared
for and protected BY Colonization The
the near future the epleptic classes should
be colonized, as far as practicable. But for
ine at 'S Should be extende
by the opening of its doors to those OF
a ans by the by Tie
of additional cottages as required. and by
nf m rapdy e. beye It wod
be economy to the state and humanity to
these people. to make an IL inteiligent I'll ana "a
flow on unmolested in all its mpurty, car |
rying with 1t the burdens OF expense TO me
state and of crime and misery to the af- |
ficted.
STATE VISITING COMMITTEE.
cannot recommend too Highly the i'm |
management of our hospitals for the insane
by the law creating the visiting committee
tee for the last biennial period, conveys a
most thorough understanding OF ITS I'M
portanee Its fed Of usefulness shaId 1 s ps
powers in some respects strengthened, |
recommend that the Sci School ,3l. FOR ,Is,t,, Teeble
tions to be visited, by this committee,
further suggest and recommend that this |
mttee 1e to % visit all private hospitals for the
insane, in which patients are now kept at
pmbo pry sepe,sed se made % as ' to the condition and
management of the same. All poor houses |
and county asyipms where ere hsann n
vestigated, and the same should be made
part of the duties Of this committee; e. !
eommittee eo,n Gte shall be required to inspect the
once during each biennial period, and that
they shall have full authority to condemn
as loSSps and an m 0tbet tbe n ber
ment are unfit for occupancy. The san
itary condition should be f ascerta'nea , e1o az
ton of the sexes, and the separation OF
hardened criminals from youthful Offend
erS.
The governor devoted considerable space to
the condition of the penal institutions of the
state Concerning the Soldiers'2 home, he
commended its management, but stated the
demands upon it were in excess of the ca
pacity.
The report of the state treasurer shows re-
ceipts of $685., ,232. 80, including $4129S14
on hand at the last report. The expenditures
have been 50. .624 1889. and the cash ON hand !
is 1912, AL. The report OF the ad1utant
general shows the militia to be In an ELL
cent condition. 1t is recommended that the
scope of the dairy commissions power be
enlarged by legislation
WORKINGS OF THE MULCT.
Concerning the liquor question, the gov
ernor gives considerable attention to the /
operations Of the muct law. Statistics show
the number of government licenses issued
from July l, 1898. to July /, 1884, during |
state wide prohibition, to be 6,032. The total
number during the succeeding year under
the mulct law is given as 4,264.
July /, 1895, there were ffty-one counties
having a population Of 3S7.S09 which had not |
adopted the muct law. The number of gov |
ernment licenses issued in these counties |
during the last year under prohibition was |
1,O7S. Number of licenses issued during the |
first year under the mulct law $780, Net
loss 1888, or TN per cent.
On this same date, July !, 1895, there were
forty y-eight counties having a population OF
/, ,22O, ,26O, which had adopted the mulct law.
During the last year under prohibition the
number OF government licenses issued in
these counties was 1854. The first year
under the mulct law the number was 1914.
Net loss 1850, or 32 per cent.
The number OF saloons against which the
mulct tax was assessed during the first year
of the operation OF that law was 1920 and
the tota reyenue derived therefrOn at $500