Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-04-18

that Mr.. Agathis Canon, son Of the former
had been looking for daponent, and Tint he
understood he meant to have taken his (tht
Judgn's) life, had he found hun, lie there
fore sought protection through the aid d
the law. to restrain both gentlemen. They
WIRE arrested, and gave bail each III tho
sun Of u $1,000 ii ketp the peace for Blk
months. This affair has unused ultlsuaI
sensation generally, all the parties being
81 well known by numerous friends and
acquaintance.
Be-.
REPORT ON THE FENIFENTtAAY
Or run Jdivr CUMntfrED OF rite SENATE
AND lEvUsE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
The Joint Committee of The Senate and
| House Of Representatives, has The honor to
report
That Ii has yigtted the institution Of The
State Penilputiaty and made such ekamina
lion M the resolution IN The subject chi jits.
The principal duty Of The committee was
called 10 The complaints Of The citizen me-
rhanics If the town Of Baton Rouge, a# pre-
rorled 10 The Legislature by various netnu=
rails Oh the part of The citizens mechanics,
and numerous counter memorials from the
~rflizens Of the pifishes Of East aud West
Baton Rouge aud New Orleans.
YaiF committee called before II various
witnesses III establish Tho fAtts complained
Of against th3 Board Of Directors and Les
SEES, whose dispositions arc referred 10 end
matknd A.,
From tho proof thus eliti'e ed, your commit
tpe report that some wntk has been p%efF1r=
med ia the penitcntiafy which seems 10 Cuf-
dict With tho interest ri the citizen mefhin4
| les Of The town uf u ton Rou4e. but In
every instance, aaid work has been permit
ted nv the State officers, vis The Board Of
Directors and II appears that the Biafd Of
Directors deemed it its duty and privilege,
10 permit the manufacturing Of several hrtis
tlpR complained 6f, tH meIaEHrB barrels,
brick, aud negroes shoes, aud such wrought
iron work B# tHay be necessary to complete
pnth lobe Oh work as may be ordered In the
foundry Of cast iron, which seems hardly
authorized BY the charter party and III
Frrlfd to some Of theeo articles, your tuih@
mlllen feat constrained ~ come 10 the same
conclusion.
With regard TO B6tnn other articles, aa IN
prouf bpfpre the committee, no other apology
IL offered than That 1t Wa9 done purely III n
n irit OF accommodation, where tho work
could not he done b. the mechanics Of tho
town, except at an excessive rate, and The
moat Of such work was porIurmol FOR tha
mechanics themselves, and the entire work
thus done did not exceed seventy dollars, and
the I~.n<sres have declined 10 do any similar
work IN future. It il admitted by the Board
of Directors and l,assees that they had
made A surplus Of bricks ia making ter their
own Use, aud sold the "A ne to tho United
States agent at the barracks, believing that
brick making docs not como under The head
Of mechanism, in which opinion your com
mittee concur.
"A question arises upon tho fourth section OH
tho law authorizing the Governor to lease
the ronttentiary, Il would seem, from the
phrasooIogY Of that article. that done Of the
prohibited articles he #otd even to persons in
distant parishes which your committee can
not believe to have been The intention and
spirit Of tho law, and da, therefore, recon.
mcnd a more drntjto expression of the pei
vii re Of the Lgssees, by an amendment to
the Law.
Your committee are wolI Informed that A
number If articles tratu o'her PonitcntiarieR,
in the Western countries, have been brought
NOW " AIlH e1Il ~ BAtb ! AAbhAGs Wa tlAAldH /
ses barrels AMI other ]caopers' work. 1t
when the law passed, there was but
cooper. chop ih Baton Rouge, aud which
moi supply the demand for molasses
barrels, which Induced tho Lessees tn COM
mence the business with some Of the %nlateri- |
ais received from tho State, and have since
carried on the business 10 a considerable oX-
tent.
Since The law passed to lease abe institu.
ton, three othere coepers have settled in
Rouge, and cohpIail Of the Institution
having supplied the planters in adjoining
parishes.
Batyour committee have deemed it neces.
sary to remark, that it thinks that lis power
here ceases, as it is provided by law how
abuses Of the lease ought to be corrected,
confded that power 10 be Governor
IF the State and the Beard of Directors.
There remains some information neces-
'ary to be- impaired on the subject of the
improvements recently completed and others
yoing on, which the last report from the
institution could not embrace, as the accounts
yera not then made up.
Your committee, for the sake Of brepity,
ppend TO this report, and make it a part
hereof, the report Of the President of the
Board of Directors, %(inarked I'D which they
Ieem correct The work now going on is Of
large dimensions, and is being constructed
the best materials and workmanship. The
.essees have taken down the former steam
and it lis place have put one of90
lorse power. capable of driving double the
Of machinery which is now in ope-
attain.
The new building will be Of great impor-
ance to the institution, both as to the couye-
and health (and may be added the
atety) OF the whole properly from FIRE, by
emoying a number Of temporary buildings, 4
spread over he lot, within the wallis
This new building is so constructed. that it
nay be, If necessary, converted into addition
I cells. All other matters, touching the
lstitution, having been so recently reported
and ID change having taken place wholly
+ remark, your committee would respectfully
lose this report by Recommending it to the
consideration Of the Legislature.
[signcd) WALTER BRAsHEAR. |
Chairman Of the Committee Of Senate.
(Sjgaed) r. j. CITAMBISs, /,
ofthe House Of Representatives. H
b.. !,
-RAroN RorGE, 18th March, 1916. :
ton. Waller Brashear !
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