New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-03

to select one of it's members to act az in
spector: While I WAS at Baton Rouge re
Gently, in my capacity as a member Of til,
Committee on the Penitentiary, I ascer
tanned from the lessees of that institution
as we'll as from tho warden and the presi
! dent of the Board Of Control, that it was
absolutely necessary to have an inspector
IN order that the Penitentiary might be
visited daily and the treatment of the
prisoners be under constant oversight. In
other States this Office is created directly by
law, but in this State, as said before, the
Board Of Control is only authorized to elect
one OF their members to act as inspector
The services have been performed, aud
think they should, in all justice, be com
| pensated for.
Mr.. Campbell asked to whom the in
| spector made his report
| Mr.. 1ngraham: To the Board of Control
| semi-monthly.
Mr.. Campbell was in favor of the passage
OF Law requiring the inspector to report
| to the General Assembly.
Mr. Blackman: There was, believe, sucn
an office as this created under the laws of
1868. or at the time the Penitentiary was
leased to Mr.. Green by General Candy; but
in the late law, under which that institu-
ton was leased to the present lessees, there
is no such Office provided for. 1t is the
duty of the lessees to see that the Peniten-
tlary is properly inspected and the inmates
properly cared tor. II we adopt this item
we are simply paying somebody for filling a
Mr.. Ragan said that by reference to an
act of the last General Assembly upon this
subject, the Senate would find that the
board of control was authorized to appoint
an inspector.
The item was adopted.
PRIVATE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
Mr.. Campbell offered an additional item
for the benefit of the American Seamens
Association of New York, provided that
the sum appropriated should be drawn and
held by the Administrator of Finance of
the city of New Orleans, to be used for the
benefit of the New Orleans branch Of the
association mentioned.
MIR. Pinchback rose to the point of order
that the item could not be considered by
the Senate Immediately
Mr.. Campbell desired the Senate to
recommend the chairman of the appropria-
tons committee to offer the item. He said
that in looking over the appropriation bills
which had been passed during the past two
or three years, he had found that out of
thirty-fve or forty appropriations which
had been made to charitable institutions, at
least twenty five or thirty were to those of
the Catholic persuasion. He thought the
State should aid other denominations also
The State had been voting these appropria
tons yearly to parties who rendered no ac-
count Of its expenditure, and who used it
for the sole purpose of building up a re-
igious sect.
Mr.. Pinchback thought that other insttu-
tons besides those under the Roman Cath
Ole Church were entitled to State aid He
was either in favor Of assisting all instltu-
tons whose objects we're praiseworthy, or
striking out every item in the appropria-
ton bill for the purposes of charity.
Mr.. McMillen, in order to test the sense
OF the Senate, moved to strike out all the
items for the benefit of private charitable
Institutions. Laid on the table.
The item Of Senator Campbell was recon-
mended by Mr.. McMillen, chairman of the
appropriation committee. and adopted.
The appropriation bill finally passed