Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-23

the board ever got time 10 prepare it; but it is
largely made up of correspondence. Most of
the articles are written by DIR. Derby, the secre-
tary, and among the other writers are DR..
Draper, Henry B. Hill, Esq, DR.. Jarvis. DIR. F.
f. Oliver, DIR. Arthur II. Nichols and DIR. James
c. White. The expenses of the board for 1871
were 81 ,S43.O5.
Nothing Of importance was done in the SEN
ate. One of the petitions presented was one
that cities and towns may be empowered to es-
tablish industrial schools, with an imposing list
of signatures, headed by the names of B. F.
Butler, VIM. CASTOR and the Rev. A. P. Pea
body.
The house had very quiet session Of about
the usual length and interest. The half dozen
matters in the orders of the day were dis
posed of without debate. Among the petitions
was the request ofthe oYerseers of the poorn Mil
ford for the reimbursement of fifteen hundred
dollars and over for the support of atepaupers.
The fruits of the Westfied and other disasters is
seen in the petition, signed by over seven hun
bred persons, for law TO provide for the exam
inatiOn of engineers. The selectmen of the
town of Maynard want an amendment to their
charter, and authority is asked to spend fifty
thousand dollars more upon the water works in
the town of Everett. Mr., Ely, of Newton, was
ready, as usual, with an order, and his contribu-
ton, this day made, suggests the thought that
the member from Newton is unsouud on the
woman question; at any rate, he will have the
committee on the judiciary tell the house
whether some further legislation is not necessa-
ry for the protection of the rights Unmarried men,
Coupled with this inquiry are instructions TO
consider the eNpediency of allowing married
man to convey real estate without the consentof
his wife, and also to inquire whether the prop
erty of a married woman should not be held
liable for her own support and that of her
children. The committee on the labor question
were instructed to inquire whether any further
legislation is necessary in reference to the en-
ployment of prison conycts, and the subject of
closing up the draws in the bridges around
Boston was sent to the committee on harbors.
meeting to further the interests of prison
reform is to be held in Freeman place chapel, in
this city, on the Both instant, and the meeting is
called at this time with especial reference to the
International congress for the prevention and
repression of crime, which is to be held in Lon
don next July. Dr. Z. C. Wines, the leading
American writer and agtator on the SUBJECT
and member of the international organi-
zation will he present and address
the meeting. Other able speakers have been
secured. 1t is proposed to place before the pub
lie some comprehensive statement of facts,
upon the subject of prison management The
| leaders in this movement claim that the whole
system of penal administration is now conduct
ed upon wrong basis. They assert that our
prisons should be reformatory rather than penal
institutions, and that under the present system
of fines and imprisonments of drunkarls and
young female offenders great evils arise. Our
prisons ought to be schools of virtue, and the
wisest and best men should have the care of
them The persons concerned in this movement
also aim to secure an entire separation of male
and female prisoners, and think that the latter
should be cared for by persons of their own SEX