Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-20
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Mackay and his mother, Mrs. John w.
Mackay. The latest endowment from
the national government is provided
Lever bill. which carries with it an
annual appropriation of $4,000 to con-
duct certain agricultural extension
work. This act supplies the means
investigation in the fields of agricul-
ture and animal husbandry directly
to the people of the state by practi-
cal demonstration work. However,
to obtain the full benefits OF this en-
tension work, the Smith-Lever act
provides for the annual pay cent 10
the state or additional sums pro-
rated to the various states on the
basis of rural population and on the
condition that after asserting through
its legislature to the acceptance of
the money under the terms of the
act, each state shall appropriate a
sum equal to the said additional sums
supplied by the government. This
will entail upon you the acceptance
of the provisions of the Smith-Lever
act and the appropriation of S4,587
for the current biennial period.
The budget of the university is still
TO be supplied, but it is recommended
that a special mileage tax levy sufi-
cient to provide necessary revenue
for the institution be made again at
this session of your honorable bodies.
The administration of various pub
lic-service departments of the state
is added by the statute to the duties
OF the regents. 1t appears that the
best interests of the state can be
served by consolidating these various
departments into one p~ublic-service
department with a single a%ppropria-
ton for its support, and by delegat-
ing TO the regents and the president
of the university the duties OF it's
administration.
There is pending in congress at
the present time a bill providing for
national aid in vocational training to
be administered by the state univer-
stiles, and it is probable that, from
time TO time, congress will pass
measures of this nature. Under the
present arrangement there is no de-
finite authority delegated to any
particular state official or department
to receive such federal assistance.
1t appears proper that the board of
regents should be designated as the
proper state department to receive
such Federal moneys as may have
been appropriated in the past, or
which may be appropriated in the
future.
The state is the custodian of GER
tain trust funds created by the sale
of land grants made by the Nation
al government for the benefit of the
university. The acceptance of these
the state on certain specific terms.
A substantial reason exists for the
belief that these terms have not been
complied with by the state and that,
pOl maps op a lSouib VI lOOoC "t
counting methods, the trust funds
themselves have been impaired. This
Is a proper subject for investigation
and regulation by our honorable
bodies.
No recommendations for other ap.
preparations for specific purposes in
connection with the university will
be made at this time, the right being
reserved to call your attention TO
the views of the executive on the
subject during the session.
Nevada State Prison.
The report Of the Warden shows
that the penitentiary has been con.
Quoted during the past biennial per,
iod In n manner that leaves nothing
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