The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-24

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The Inspector: urge upon the Legislature the proprety
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proper charge TO the prisons They state their inability
to remove Insane convicts TO the uncasuyum IN CON
sequence OF the lack OF and urge some
provisions for this class Of prisoners rney have at
prsfent In the three prisons hirty convcts who are
either idioic mbecie insane There now st the
Utica Asylum twenty insane oonvots, making total OF
ipfane prisoners 10 be provided Tor OF nfsy nine
Tbs Is An increase Of over the number las. year
The Inspectors submit to the Legislature whether the
law Of 1855 empowering Judges to sentence persons be-
tween the ages Of Is and q 10 mprson ment In penten
chances reformation greater at pentsniAry than
prison. and belle the act to foil to carry out the
meps Of the law. that shall Te to the AGENTS and
warders the Greet OF suspension In all cases Tor
proper causes Frequent occasions arise when e.
senti that they be clothed with such power They
commend q further amendment In the contract sys en-,
70 make the I'd for contracts Tor ten or
five years the option Of the contractor 10 be embodied
In his bid They believe The LONGER term will induce
contractors to make more advantageous bids
The rev contracts made during the year are:.N Sing
Sing with Charles Krockter for manufacture Of segars
ooEvcts employed 80 males 40 cents per day and 20
females, at 80 cents for five years At Auburn. with
poyed 100 at IS cents per day; for ave years. With
Adam Miller coopering: convicn employed, %, ct 90
CONTRACT Win Case, Bronson Co boots and shoes Is
oonvcts at 40 cents per day, for an unexpred term
At Clinton, with Herman Lowry, cooperage ocnvics en-.
ployed, 20 TO So al 81 CT nts gay for five years
The Inspectors inform the Legsature1that probably
application will be made to them for the refundlng OF
certain amounts OF money paid by boot and shoe con.
protest. say there not the slightest
merit in the claim They recommend increased salaries
to guards cbAplains physician, and kitchen keepers
Gas has introduced ino every department OF Sing
sing prison. 10 enable convics 10 read IN their cells and
the teachers to Instruct them during the evenings In
the opinion Of tina Inspectors no money be moro
probably expended than that appropriated to prison IL
brarits.
for SIX months To lgh! with gas in 1850 for asimar
period cost 1878 90.
The general conduct Of the convicts has been good
and gives confidence 10 the present system OF prison dis
cplipe. The lnspecfora recommend law setting apart
In OF good behavior portion OF the couvicts earn
ings the support OF his family, or, he has none, for
The prisons are LETT at the close OF year free 'o
such debts as have during the preseas
aomInsraton ana in financial condition SUPERB or 70
that they have attained In many years SO confident are
The Inspectors that the prisons can maintain
that retiring Inspector, Mr. Kirkpatrick offers TO take
the Auburn Sing Sing prisons for term OF pay
their entire ordinary expenses submit 10 the rules and
regulations OF the Inspectors fulfil all existing eontrAots
and pay small annual sum into Treasury. The
port closes by Recommending appropriation OF $500
zach to Auburn and Sing sng and $500 10 Clinton, for
books.
M KnLY gave notice OF bill 20 prevent bsnxs OF
discount from acting Institutions for savings,
ard aso bill TO provide for the reception OF ortsages
face.
iiPIBRs AND pRUSKARDs
Mr. BRADFORD introduced . bill which provides that
the wife OF any who habuuslly spends his Il ne
and money In any OF thu tipping houses or places
NIere lntONCn NJ beverages are 1oiu IN my VI INC
cites wards In thn State, aud thereby leaving
family destitute and not properly provided for shall
hereafter be entitled in her own right 70 all her own
earnings and the earnings Of her minor Children without
moestaton from her husband and ouch earnings shsl.
be liable 10 be taken for any debt judgment any
other consideration incurred contracted by her bus.
band.
REGISTRATION or VOTERS.
Mr. BRooys introduced blu 70 the purity OF the
ballot box which IN substantially the same ms that nlvo.
ducsd by Mr.. varnum, In the Assembl y-exlendng Hs
provisions TO the whole State
M PIffr introduced bill 10 incorporate The New YORK
Pure MIX Company, with capital Of $50 900 and pow
Increase the 10 $500 600 The corpor Aors
Robert stras,on, A. n Weller, David l. Coon and their
assccia g.
BxECUfTvB CIKxIsCT.
Mr.. HnooKs offered resolution, which lies over call.
ing upon the Secretary Of STATE inform the
the number OF pardous granted by the Governors Of this
State nom the STATE prisons during the ten years ending
with December a. 1876; and thai he also communicate
the given for such pardops far they
fled In the STATE Department. the sentences which have
been coUmuted In consequence OF such pardong, the
crimes FOR which the parties committed IN prison
sentenced, and that the same ~ far practicable be
ranged IN Q tabular form.