Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-01-17

: ,,~nse or over fifteen thousand dollars
q year In maintaining eighty-five in
| sane people whose legal residence is In
the state Of Illinois. Nebraska or other
| bordering states. The crowded condi-
ton OF our hospitals Is such that sew
eral times a year the older and less
hopeful patients must he returned to
the counties from which they camo to
make room for the more recent and
more hopeful ones. Many Of these
state patients are chronic cases-hav-
tpg the least hope Of recovery--many
| OF them having for years been wander
ea,s and taamps and yet under our
| present system, they rest secure In the
\ accommodations and comforts OF the
state hospitals. while citizens of Iowa
| are turned out and consigned to the
county hospitals and poor houses"
| In view Of the crowded condition of
! the hospitals for the insane, Governor
| jackson recommends the appropriation
! OF a sum sufficient for the completion
! OF the north wing of the Clarinda hos
| pital. and that the appropriation for
| the hospital at Cherokee be increased
| to 100000 per annum for 1896 and 1897.
The location. near the center of the
state, Of a colony for epileptic classes,
| IS deemed wise.
IT have in mind O. poor feeble-minded
yourg woman, who;., the laws Of Iowa
had failed properly to protect because
she was past IS years of age and the
doors of the state institution We're clos
ed--!rifting about in society-an easy
victim of criminal intent-whose jour-
neyings through counties OF our state
can be traced by her unlawful progeny
of inbecilss and criminals, several OF
whom are already inmates of state In
stitutions and permanent charge up
on society. The scope Of the magnificent
| institution at Glenwood should be ex-
tended by the opening pf It's doors to
those of all ages, by the purchasing of
additional land If necessary, by TIE
| building of additional cottages as re-
! quired, and by colonizing as rapidly as
| possible these classes OF unfortunates. :"
Complimentary mention of the prin-
| clple applied to the mama cement of the
| hospitals for the fnscne by the creation
of The state visiting committee is made,
| and 1T Is recommended that the field of
usefulness of the committee be extend
ed 80 as to include the inspection of the
school for the feeble-ninded, the poor
houses and county asylums where in
sane are kept, and the city and county
jails. The governor gays:
"Boys from ten to fifteen years of age
ere placed in the same room with
drunken and hardened criminals.
Young girls and women are placed On
rooms in close proximity to those oc-
cupQed by men. l do not believe that
the state of Iowa win have fully mel
the measure Of it's responsibility upon
this Important question. affecting tho
moral and general welfare of the peo-
pie, Until the eye Of the state looks into
the cells of these prisons. into the wards
of the county poor houses and hospitals,
and scans closely the acts of the Of
fclals and employees.
"Ex-convict" is frequently appliedto
many a worthy young man or woman
who ftPr ha wing served q FOR 4 =, q
penitentiary for some small crime, is
yainly endeavoring to again secure pub
lie confidence and esteem. To aid
these persons to lives of good, the gov
ernor asks that an institution to be
known as the State Refoimaltory be es-
tablished, where first offeders" be-
tween the ages of Is and2 g. whose SEN
fences do not exceed two years are to be
sent. The institution should be an in
termediate one, between the boys and
girls reform schools and the state pen
itentiaries.
10 relieve the executive of a great
task and permit him to turn his atten-
ton to matters of Importance to the
state. the creat ton of a board of parole
and pardons is presented to the general
assembly for its consideration. The
governor claims at least of being con
WINGED that by the wise use Of the parole
system at least two hundred young
be reclaimed to society, and in this con
nection he adds:
he economy to the state in havine
the support and encouragement of two
hundred additional good citizens rather
fiian expanding it's resources and ener-
gies In fighting two hundred bad citi
zens, Is beyond computation"
Quotation Is made of the recommen-
dalton Of the state treasurer that the
law be so amended as to permit OF
warrants for the support of the state
institutions being drawn from fifteen
days to one month later, in order to
enable the treasury to accumulate
funds at those critical periods. The
governor takes up the cudgel In favor
Of the erection of a hospital at the Sol
diers. home at Marshalltown. He rec
ommends that the support fund OF -
per month for each inmate of the BOYS
Industrial school be increased to Slv.
The reports of the adjutant general,
the dairy commissioner and the hsh
com M issio ner are mentioned as worthy
of consideration.
1.-THE total number of government Per
mits or aicenses issued by the revenue de-
Ia,tne1.t Of the United States for the
state of Iowa. fer the year commencing
July L. 1893 and ending June 30, 1894 which
fer convenience will hereafter DIES gTafe
as the last year under state wide .prond-
fition, was 032 The total number Of gov;
ernment licenses issued during the year
commencing Iuiy 1, 1874, ara ending June
30, 1886, which for convenience WI dastg-
rate as the first year under the mulct law,
was 4,264. The loss in government licenses
mulct law was 1913. The gain in governs
merit Licences by counties for this same
gear was is; the total net loss being 176S.
Counties showing greatest loss: