Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-03-23

The Reform ruhooi and Other Matters
The COMMITTEES Of the District Of Columbia Of
the nGSs ~ ..y,Ss %ss
relating 70 this District, among which was the
reform school bill introduced BY Mr. stark
weather u ne hoSse IL Jsnaa.y last AND whlsn
school Of the District shall cause monthly 40
counts 70 be rendered 70 the proper accounting
ofhcors Of the District for the expenses o. such
boys sent there by the cities Of Washington and
Georgetown or the county, for which they shall
pay tlT5 per week instead OF 80 as heretofore.
II further provides that hereafter any boy under
sixteen years who Il destitute OF home or
means Of support, or who Is idle and incorTigible,
or wandering about unoarod for BY relatives or
friends, and whose parents, II he has any living
here, are unable to pay the expenses Of his sur
port In tho reform school, may DO sent TO the
said school, at tho expense Of the city or county,
by the Judge Of the Police Court the Governor
o. the Territory, o. the president Of the board i
reform school shall remain therein until he Is
twenty-one years Of age, unless sooner dis
charged or bound as an apprentice 20 some pro-
boy shall 10 retained AFTER tho superlntend.
emit shall have reported him fully reformed
Whenever there shall be as large q number Of
daied, II shall be the duty Of tho president q
the board q trustees To- give notice 70 the erimi
nal and police courts Of he fact, ,whereppOn no
boys shall DO sent 10 tho school BY tbs said
c0urls until notice shall DO given thom by the
president OF the board that more can be resolved
II any person shall entico Or attempt 70 entlee
ted 70 the same or shalt harbor, conceal, or aid
| 10 harboring or conueallng, any boy who shall
have escaped from the school such person shall,
upon conviction thereof, be deemed guilty Of a
| misdemeanor, and shah pay me Of not less
than ten nor more than one hundred dollars,
which shall Be paid TO the reasurcr oithe board Of
trustees; and any trustee or the Of
said school, aud any policeman shall havepower,
and II IL hereby made their duty, to arrest any
boy, when 10 their power 20 TO do, who shall have
csc ,ped from raid school and return him thereto.
Al appropriation Of $4,000 10 made 70 pay the
| annual salaries Of the superintendent ", so;
| two ASSISTANT supetintendenta, tTbo each; and
sSOS sp Utensils sH SSSnr
/ want hire, SC II provides Tor the purchase OF
another size .OI the school, TO DO selected by
,t ns sss mann ShIss ne SaldSR herein pro- o.
/ vided Tor shall be erected, and appropriatos
tl0o 900 for the purchase Of such site and Tor the
parPe.s o. esssSnE building 'S thereon 70. ne
/ for arrears Of yenses Of said school during the
nscal year ending June %, lsI2
Dr. Grafton Tyler made q statement Of the
school was at present located, and urged the
necessity Of having II removed 10 somo other
spot, eithor on the Roskyillo road OF across the
/ Eastern branch, some distance remote nom the
Judge Smell said that most Of the petty crimes
| brought before his court were committed BY col.
ored boys who, In many cases, were driven TO lar
oeny BY their poverty. The District looked u
Congress, aud that body should provide literally
for their wants. Educational Institutions were
i by far cheaper than prisons, and reform school
| sufielent 10 accommodate all should DO estab.
lished for the education Of the boys. He had
applications frequently To send inoOrrlElble boyi
70 the Institution, but could not do 80 under the
| Law.
| Judge Nathan Sargent said he could procure
q farm for 80 900, and my acres adioiaing fol
| $1,000
Mr. EIdridg moved that the committee re.
| commend the Committee on Appropriations e
mako tho appropriation asked Tor, and Tcques
| them TO report In favor OF It.
The motion was adopted, and the oommltte'
decided 10 report the bill fAvorably 70 the House
House bill No. 1874, 10 cure detective titles II
the District Of Columbia, was referred TO Judg'
| Poland TOR an examination.
On House bill No. foS, relating 10 mortgages
| In tho District Of Columbia, II was agreed u
report tho same adversely to the House.
House bill No. lS{5, TO amend the usury law
Of the District Of Columbia, was referred 70 Mr.
| EldTldge.
House bill No 1900, for tho regulation Of equity
proceedings 10 the District Of Columbia, was re
ierred to Judge Poland for examination.