The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-10

These amounts include the unused
cash in the local and endowment funds
and other sums due and available for the
year named
1T is my earnest wish that each mem
Der of this legislature read carefully the
report of the superintendent of the South
Dakota hospital for the insane made to
the state board of
Hospital for In charities and correc-
tionS, also the re-
insane. port of said board.
They are so full and
so complete and treat of such an impor-
ant subject that they are worthy of the
most careful consideration at your hands.
our hospital for the insane at iankton
Is certainly a model institution OF It's
turn and / wish that each citizen of the
commonwealth might have the privilege
of going through the institution and see
ing how tenderly and comfortably the UNI
fortunate inmates are cared for.
81 am sure that the people of this state
are anxious and willing to pay every cent
that is necessary for the comfort and
care of all those who are so unfortunate
as to be inmates of the hospital for the
insane.
ut is your duty to be scrutinizing and
economical in all expenditures, but when
it is necessary that appropriations be
made you should not hesitate.
The financial showing made by the
penitentlary and the reform school is ex-
cellent.
THE Northern hospital for the insane.
the school for the
P~enitentiary and blind. the school for
Reform School. moving along SO
nicely and are being
managed so economically and well that
no Ommen Is needed.
""rhe militia of the State of South Da-
kota is in excellent condition. 1t has
been the policy to keep the expenditures
within the appropriation. Strict economy
has been absolutely
c+,+. miI;,;, necessary. The leg
9'@Se ''' islature of two years
ago appropriated
only $4,000 for the biennial period. The
governor concurs i'm the recommendation
of Gen. Englesby that an appropriation
of $4,000 be made for the coming two
years.
THE report of the commission. which
is we'll worth reading. shows the insti-
tuition to be in excellent condition. The
buildings have been
Soldiers Home. greatly improved
years, and it is now a home indeed and
in truth"
The veterans of Freeman Thayer post,
G. A, r., of WATERFOWL. S. d., have UNI
memory of Arthur c. Melette, the last
Statue for South of ofrr Bokota s s0I tbe
Dakota's First first governor of the
Governor. So4a Vi T Su'h he 10
accumulated already a considerable part
of the funds required, and the governor
recommends that the legislature make
a sufficient appropriation to complete the
statue.
The governor goes into the subject of
the new capitol at great length. He re-
views the work already accomplished.
Touching the question of building stone
he says:
CAPITOL Buiidinu. 1.-THE capitol COM
mission knows that
it could have let the contract for the
east wing last April for less than $3.50 900
and for a completed building for less than
$500, 900, the first story of the building to
be built out of Sioux ais granite and
the remainder out of Bedford FINEST )ne.
1t is for you to decide or to leave Il in
the hands of the capital commission.
Sentiment and state pride are all right,
but business principles in a matter of
as good a building and as handsome a
building for much less money out of Ted
ford stone am sure the people would
prefer it. 1t Is not business for state
pride to govern in this matter If the facts
are all in favor of Bedford stone, because
South Dakota flour is sold in hundreds Of
Indiana cities.
The building is greatly needed. Fur
Their delay is extremely dangerous. The
libraries and many bic records are
exposed for want of f~reproof vaults. I
recommend that the east wing he tuilt
at once. The foundation Is already COM
Lleted and speaks for itself. The funds
are provided, as more fully appears by
the capitol commission report.
Il further that YOU author
ize the commissioned OF school aid pub
lie lands to proceed to sell capitol lands
W. q 200 ~ ySN VI
less than SO an acre, one-haif cash. bal
ance in three or five years. until $50, 900
additional are accumulated, and that you
authorize the issuing of 800, 600 capitol
building bonds. The act should prohibit
the issuing Of bonds until the money is
needed. know of no other way in
which you can build the capitol"
You attention Is called TO the bust
ness-like report of Commissioners Bach
lands; what disposition has been made
of them and the pol
State Lands. ley OF the commits
sioner of the state
board.
The business of this department has
grown to immense proportions and the
istration is more strongly attested by the
work done and the records of the office
than mere words can indicate.
Shall the remaining school lands be
withdrawn from sale? is one of the most
important questions before us. There are
arguIVents on both sides of this question.
give IL very careful consideration. All
will agree that the present generation is
entitled to some portion of help from
these lands
There is nothing ror the legislature or
the people to be alarmed at in the sale OF
school lands. When South Dakota was
admitted into the Union we had ZOO OO
acres of school lands. Seventeen years
have passed since we became a state and
in that time we have sold 30, 667 acres,
dition to this vast body OF unsoid school
lands. when all the reservations are
opened we will be able to add 5Jo.OoO
acres more, which makes the total
amount of school lands to be sold in the
future 2,451. Os7 acres. An empire in it
self. An immense heritage"
On the subject of revenue legislation
the governor says that II those who have
charge OF our tax avs will enforce them
there is very little need OF new legisla-
ton or this subject.
However, / think a law should be
passed to impose upon corporations, as
sociations and Joint stock companies,
chartered or incorporated undcr the laws
of any other state,
Cornorat;ons for the purpose of
doing business here:
provided Ii Is found
to be within legislative control in the ex-
ercise Of its police, power, IL such an act
is passed. 1t should provide for the coll
lection OF said taxes and the payment
thereof into the state treasury.
"A vast amount of business Is done by
our people with foreign corporations and
associations who pay no taxes whatever
in this state.
Catalogue houses that are constantly
deceiving our people are included. and of
all fakes that our citizens support there
is none that outstrips the average cata-
logue house. By their flaming catalogues
they inyeigle the people into trading
with them. 1t is a ~well-known fact that
In many Instances the merchandise they