The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-03-26
Ohio Penitentiary.

This must be badly managed institu-
tion, through some cause or another. 1t
costs the taxpayers Of the State some
Thirty Thousand Dollors more than its re-
venues yield--at least It did last year. The
main cause Of this, doubtless, Is In the
manner in which the labor of the conyicts
Is hired on outside contracts. Imagine a
manufacturer, of any marketable commod-
ity, here In Dayton-clothing shoes, hard
ware, saddle-trees and misunderstanding
his establishment with one hundred or one
hundred and fifty workmen, on wages of
forty cents per day each, and each man feed
ing, lodging and clothing himself, and pro-
viding for his own doctors bills Such an
establishment, we imagine, would be rather
formidable for a like concern, of like
capacity, TO compete with, whose labOrers
were compelling wages Of from 81 90 to
81 90 per diem. Yet such are the phases
practically presented between the value of
labor In and outside of the Ohio Peniten-
tiary. Is it TO be wondered at that il Is not
q self-sustaining institution, and that so
many hundred mechanics, working SO adj
vantageously as they do there. from two to
three hours longer too, than outside ope-
rstiyes, fail to produce enough to defray
the expenses of the concern, but must make
an annual draft of thirty thousand dollars
on the taxable resources Of the people, to
discharge the deficiency. There must be
something radically wrong, somewhere !!
And il the Legislature could be induced to
drop COnyo an hour or two each day and
turn its serious attention 20 matter OF this
Characteristic substantial interests of
white men-some good might be worked
out, some needed reform be effected.
Senator StOckton's Case.
The case of Senator STOCKTON, Of New
Jersey, which we have before noticed, Is
now before the United States Senate for
action. As TO Its probable decision we give
the following from the Washington corre-
spondent Of the New York Nelcs:
SENATOR sTocKroN's sKAr
ut appears that the Republican Senators
have had an informal conference relative
70 allowing the sitting Senator from New
Jersey, Mr.. Stockton, 10 hold his seat
Several OF the radicals have stated that
they should not regard the report OF the
committee binding. and intended to vote
him out at all hazards. IL Is Of the highest
importance 10 them TO reduce the vote In
the Senate so as to secure two-thirds OF that
body, and thereby pass any measure they
please over the Presidents veto. They
assert that they have secured Stewart, OF
Nevada, and one other Senator, and by
turning out Stockton, they will have things
their own wHy. 1t remains to be seen
whether the Judiciary Committee, after
unanimously deciding that he was clearly
entitled TO his seat will, for party pur-
poses, stultify themselves by voting him
out" iH
This matter should not be lost sight of
by the country. Momentous matters, OF
veal or wo, are hanging In II. The Rsyo-
lutionists must obtain their ts0o-thtsss or
their Internal schemes will fall. IL Is no
unimportant part Of the ConspirGeyi t
Since the above was put In type the de-
eision has been made; and, to prevent the
radical majority from ousting hiIn, SrocK-
TON was compelled TO vote for himself.
The ConspiratOrs lind themselves. check
mated. tasg i-ie