The Van Buren press., 1860-11-16

1e1 eEly eetsofisa snd setio& - =,
sseaese eethe sahisses eeansea,d VitEfk
Psasas.Eary. fer de important r.,6So -
- sxasetnG esaGsaet foe tAs ksepit 90
~ sad ssesistrass e ~ eosrieeS IN az
P;1s PHsss :; II 2stA day Il 49,
IL Gssssa Asasably passsd .'sa &c
70 leessAs for tie na.aesus.e asd eoasro
...sy. LIZ. WR;iss sI.. san s..sn -. p..d "a
i vas passsd. she Govsrso
sS steAk1sssags 70 tie Gsasral A.
slee1el - xshs.eszxzleSAssie
H4st - eaesde - .fella.s tpzwit; 81
e ts.ssl .n sen 1ilieesipe Eea Alsxaad
0eetge 81 2e6 Habi1s. hte seepras.os,
for teseihe IL AIaAspos pe.ileatiesy, ask.
ing e u sislievel ffeA lie responsibility
and sxpsae of fsepiag tts. eoavicss =
pfiy = peaefiesble, eousiytsut With Il,
fntesssfs OF tAss sslate: thas provisions- B,
made q pey. de.p f6r All coav;css cen. b
the state cart6 70 the paniteatisry, & til
faseof tAirsy -6vs ceuts par day. for each
ccnvic4. from ths 25th January. 1859. When
their ecntrAet expired, until . new contrac,
shall be nads for keeping the eonyiets. .
Also, stating that, they will continue tc
take care Of tAs eonvictA upon those terms
and win also take cam Of tho cony;ets sen,
70 the Rnitsntiery by the United States
COURTS, tot the compensation allowed BY
the United States thersfor. which Is fifty
csnts per 4ay for. each .eonvict,. which !,
paid By The United States" ..Georae s.d
lsvhim, since the expiration e their cen.
trsct hy my request, have coatiaaed to iek,
care q tAe eoavicts. hoping that aons u.
would be passed. by which they would
sooa b.. relisved.'' The system about q
be adopted BY he General Assembly. it i,
supposef viii require some considerable de
lay. AID Perkaps ssy fail to sork; and
there = No isUso rrovids for saeA q co.tis,
gsSey George and Robins, aIthouxI
they would prefer beiag relieved from n,
certain expense TO han for an nncertair
length Of time. if eompcns.tsd At the rat,
stated. viii continue to atteld to the psui
tentiary as heretofore, until come other ar
Tangcment shall be made. but otherwise
wish TO surrender up the pepitentiary d
once. ca tie evexf of a f,I
ere n de ssss syesem to ssork. come oaho-;t,
sAostd vested - sosse Officer Of lie .koke. ons
aseass egpreprs2ed to prsvide for tie amer
-geney; Tor there are SO many convicts tina
some discretionsry power should be by law
vested IN some one to have them lepalI,
taken caro- Of. $50 far a the Governo,
:. concerned. he does not object to response
biiity. v AAas LEGAL disersse.asy sxtaorit,
asd neaas e2propriated b lss 10 Ss used 8
A.s diseret'es, to promote asd grossct tie IN.
fevesfs Of tie sfats; 6e spitkost desc e,sen.
fiaks. hawevsr willing hs might be to en-.
deavor 70 eazry out tie wisl,es of the Cen.
ersl Assembly. he nignt not b able to dc
What an emerseney might render necesssrv.'
Ihs: special maesaee may - foend in Sen.
ate jouEnal for 1854. e. raees 48O snd
4Sl. aed seilovilg i tie prepoaition of A,
George ed Joka Robins. :. - /. -. :
This m>sss9s. NJ psouptlv reesrra3 h,
.se sensfe. oa IL 10th Febssasy. 1850. -'to
sas comnlttee % ths Peaitsatissy. With in
stnce'ses to ssPest tAsgsoo - sasly - prse.
ac.oie sad Tia eonnistes rspostsd th>
JOINT resolution. which vas passsd BY the
seAste ea tha 1th Fl February, 1850. snd
vas af1erverds Pesssd b. IL Hsuss Of rsp-
lseeatsavess en9aRpsossd b. tie governor,
0N Fskg1asy. 1468 And wAich s an 80.
SH q hs si.AA ses pas,sd in 1889.
A = Peeyided ly thie jeiat y.soi-sies.
t il Qsu9W - estAeri.sa % r..
said Ahxaedr Geogye 81 Jehn Rot;ns
TIE suR of thirtyfvsi epats ~ dsv 70.
ksping the. stats, eoevis4s. frcn the e5eh
day OF 9aapsyy. ~ D. 1855. the exuir.-
uon o. thar late contract, aud to cvntinue
until another contract be entered into, and
that The gosernor be sutheri,sd to draw
such fsmonnt) fnon. ths sssas tseasmv."
The acs to Previds for, ,&hs sna.axsment
and control Of the peniteasiary, provided
that the geyernor f this staes l. snd hs is
hereby authorised and ssquirsii to esueract
with some suitable Peesoa or pessons xpon
tie ternss Aeressefier stated, to lease the
penitentiag seroends bsiadiass and con-
yicts, until tie cless # tls session of the
General Asssahly Of 1864. to some
responsible persea er Psrsoas npoa the best
terms. to be paid annually ints tbs sssee
treasury, and the contractor or contractors,
u was provided shoald give bond, wiah Sc
cunty. in the SUM Of ons hundred thousaud
dollars. conditioned that the .s.id csuvicts
shall be sately kept. sabsisted. comfortably
clothed. humanely treated. and when sick
TO be furnished with ell necessary medical
attendance. and suitable diet for sick uer.
sons, from the date Of the contract until
the close OF the session Of the General As.
sembly Of 1852. free from all expense to the
stste.s and that they will. in all respects,
tshhfully perform said contract. in compli-
ance with the provisions of this acs-. Ih.
contractor was also required by tbs act to
construct cistern within the peaitentiary
wsll, WITH capacity to hold forty or fifty
thousand gallons Of water, and furnish and
properly fx to said cistsrn good and sufii-
cient force pump; and ths sum of four hun
dred dollars swas appropriated to pay for
the eistem and forre pump aud ali neces-
sary appaaatus to conduct the water off Of
the buiIdings into the eistern. The Gov
ernor Was rsquipsa to make the contract
upon the terms ssated in the act. upon
giving reasonable petics, through the W.
nous newspapers. to bidders. . ~. Izz
On the %, Nazuh 1850. the governor
published his. notice. inyiting ssaled propo.
sAis uniil de ID dAy .of. Nay. A. d. .la6o,
and . copy Of the ssid Bet Of 18th Fsbru.
ary, 1883. was appesaad TO and pshlishsd
nth the notice three times. once . week
n "a the newspepcn then printed in the
.s.se: befoss the sseond dsy Of May, A.. d.
~ bat not one single bid was made BY
~ person or persons. The terms pre-
'eibed By the law. would have bees very
- fsreks seAss. but q 4 cared whea 4
.:ds she slsc llsl.e ths sysfsw sdop-
=. ~ essfsI Asssmbi faile6 iol