Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-09

mefchanulfO IL not assessed Ia lthh Tor
One.lhitd OF its value. Cattle aud sheep
are not ASSESSED for more than one
third tneir number II will be inuum.
bent unon Us TO unite In correcting
evils VI this nature. These suggestions
are neither conclusive NOT adequate
upon tue subject OF our finances, but
are simply made to Admonish you that
greater revenues must be provided and
the utmts, economy pfactiotd by you
In order 10 make the 1nauolAl euds
meet.
UNITED srAIEs SENATORS.
Prominent among your dutie, will
be the selection OF two Of your fellow
citizens 10 represent tho State VI Utsh
IN the Senate OF ihe United ststes, the
highest legislative council Of the
natiOn. Missy your discharge OF this
responsibility be- characterized by such
wisdom ana patriotism as email reflect
honor upon yourselves and the State.
GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE.
Tue Constitution provide, that the
Territorial seal shall be- used until
otherwise provided by law. A State
sc.i should be adopted at once.
OFFICES FoR STATE OFFICIALS.
The supreme court aud attorney
general are temporarily located In tho
loint city anu county building, Salt
Lake CITY, The governor and tecrC.
tary have succeeded without any eE.
press authority, 10 the office. former.
~ occupied by the Territorial governor
and secretary ut the sO.uAlleh ain.
dustrial Home" which IN United
States government property, and the
auditor, treasurer aud superintendent
Of public destruction have no prescribed
offices In whlon to transact their busi.
moss with tue public. | recommend
that you arrange suitable quarters on
the most economical terms possible, for
the Stats officials, and provide tho
same with respectable furnishings.
rBoIsLArIoN RJouIRED ny IITE CON.
s1l1UTiOE.
commend 70 your earnest consider.
alton the legislation required by the
Constitution, In order TO msks all ilh
ptovisions operative.
THE PRsiTEsIIARY.
The Utah psnlte ntiaty, formerly be.
longing to the United States and under
the control Of tho United States mar
shall has now become the property VI
the State. by the terms OF the en-
abliug act, the ponitentiary aud all the
lands and hppurtenances connected
herewith, and set apart and reserved
therefor, are granted 10 the State. The
property consists OF 200 acres OF land,
seventy.eight acres Of which are under
cultivation. The prison IL n modern
structure, having boon built by the
United States several years nRo, NJ Q
cost u $500, 900, And Ia IN all respects
an up-,o-dato prison. IL has $40 cells
aud capacity for 800 prisonefs, though
tho present number iuoAtcefated n
only $50. A rock wall, nineteen fee
In height, four and half feet thick al
the bottom and two feet thick NJ the
toy, tutfeusds the buildings.
Tue farm can easily bo made 10 ylolt
az ~ client potatoes, corn, beots, cab
bAges, onions, tomatoes and garden
produce TO supply The prisoners.
Upon sdnission ofthe State, the til,
10 the property passed from ths United
states TO the State Of Uiah, and tn,
control thereof, u ndor the Constitution,
~ vested In the board OF State prison
CON missiunsrs, which board IL 10 have
such supervision OF all matters con
nected with the State prison as may he
provided by law. Temporarily. aud
until Otherwise ordered, tho board o.
State prison commissioners has cor,
tinusd Nat NJ, Brigham, the United
States marshal. In charge.
IL " extrsmely important that Tegu
lAtlont be provided for the propel
management Of this inslitution, In,
GLIDING authority for the board TO sp
point a warden, and 10 employ such
guards and assistants ~ u may deem
proper.
The cost Of operating the peniton'
tiary by tho government has beer
Si0,lS9 per nnnum. by Rigorous
economy, II IL my opinion that thi'
expense may be- reduced 90 $50, 900, and
J recommend the appropriation OF thai
A,nount.
In the interim, before you rohoh th'
confederation OF appropriations fol
State institutions, M appropriation iOi
maintenance Of, say, 81, 900, should be
made At once, ~ II Will bs found un.
prison ON credit.
UEIvEWnTY OF UTAH.
The University OF Utah IL tho Oldest
educational Institution In the stAte.
1t "a located at BAIT Lake City, and
WAS established by a1t OF the LeRisls'
tuIe In February, 1850. The total val.
uS Of buildings and grounds 10 ssti.
mated at sg5O,Oo" Originally the ten.
acre block, or square, upon which tho
UniVeTsity Ia situated, was donated by
Salt Lake CITY, under certain oOndi-
tons, which required that, In case the
ground should ceAse 10 be used for the
main buildings Of tho University, title
to the land would revert to the city,
In March, 1895. however, the Uiiy
Council OF said city removed the oon-
ditlons OF the original deed OF transfer,
and the only requisite remaining Ia
tnat the State uniyersily DO located
within or c0nIguou. u Salt Lake
City. In 1894 tho United States gov
eminent granted TO the University =
siIty-Acre tract Of lanu On tho Fort
Douglas reservation, In Salt Lake
county. A condition OF iho glil re-
quiTss that tho Institution shall occupy
the site within nye years rom tho datt
OF the grant. Nearly two years Of this
time have already passed, aud thus TAI
nothing has been done toward meet
ing the requirement Of 0ccupan'
cy. The tract forms one OF the
most heautitul and suitable locations
fot the University campus TO be- found
In the State, and certainly within tbs