, 1875-03-24
THE PO0R-HOUSE,
G Commissioner CrnWfOrtt's Special
Committee VIII Not Act.
Mr. Ooolbaugh Has 0thor Matters to
Attend To.
Mr. Grecncbanm Will Act II All the
Others DO.
A Suggestion for the Commissioner.


Tho County Commissioners Adoptnd, alonda '
afternoon resolution spnoiut,ng tho lion. j,
~ sAo ..on, "nNam ,e, Sooausn w
Hon. lienry d1conebnutu, aid john aloCa1cEyt
OF Ctcorot o Committee ITO examine tue Arstom
OF public charities OF Cook County, and to report
co,1cto,, =. ,..,, ~ o.isti,,a .;.s,as.a..a 49,
~. nv, g." "v'' "' oAa'"h eAeaa'"'e'7 pef-
mt. lh1a action WAS prompted " = rocent ex-
pose In The Tn1nuSE In rognrl to The ahamefuj
md hoartlcss maunor in 1hleh tho unfortunate
palmer, as tl,o poor.t1ouaa woro treatod.-tln
fo,i t,,r,.t.,,sJ a.. t.s,... .."..,.s''o
''o' 4"in''uea .ho'n ooiuB 10 huu''sn'nB
as shoo soup. aad tho "bo'a rauper
having aud exercising full powers to assault aud
beat tho Younger aud weaker inmates, Tho au-
,o,rt,r.n, ~ on,,,,,,too -. ,rvos,ir.,, is
e0A'oo ~ .'onsenso 10 s.ts
nia'Ple' pal tuo character u tno Febo'ntlon
ndopteu by tho Bonrd ts auch M to constrain one
to tho conclusion that tue majority are not at all
nnxiors tn hnyc tin hfdnmn insiic rorktnrs NJ
A.. ,of,,no 49, IN. -rs.aJ :. ,.,s,. r.. ~
sao ''.ueo ~ 'enetson oApoaeu " 'i'"' tney
Deelu " apP1eciate bno lae' tnAs' II committee
Of tho Commissioners wero appointed, sho
community would grin At the 1okc, for
she people OF Chicago hrs vol awars
that tho men who ArE responsible
lof tho rfcsenf condition or things at tha Poor
5!ouho would not ropott tllht thoy had borl deic-
given In tho resolution, that tie intitnson was
managed :. as wcll ~ 1t could b. under
'ExsB7tHo ciRcuMsTAScEs.'
Ihat last pltrasc 10 rather indeflnltc, md it Is
encc ComEulraione1 Crawford wond like one to
ufa" u. Perhaps, tllas nothing bottcr can be ex-
poctou LII view Of tile "homl about economy"
Dtt any~ ono WHO knows tho amount Of money
exponted for tho INDECENT OF Cook County who
are scnt to Jefferson knowB that the sum is
large enough to clotho thom comfortably. and
giro tlen good food to eat. .Whother ths sup
psseH over reach Tho heylsltn fs gleationnb!e; Of
LEAST such MAS proved not to be tLD caHe NTH
HurY Eoods+" as shown By tho wcll -tntenaed
investigation Of ComnlibBIoner Holden. One
thing, !ioHnyeF, ia true. the raHpers arc not
prol'er,y fed. not properly clothed, and NOT
properly treated by tho rcrdons having tlom In
charge; aud, einco tho County Commissioners
are directly responaiblo fot their welfare. 1t in
Rnt 1nhtro to tcn That tho boafti hlonltl Zee to
It TINT subordlnates are not permitted 10 col-
duct tho institution as they dccln advisable. aa,l
d!brcgasd tito slEerngH uf wretcllcs whom ncccs'
aity has compelled to seek bhctcr under tho wing
OF the county.
TIE rltnioairioS TO DEMAND OF CITIZENS
t!iat they shnll tlayoie tAcir valuable tlme to
TAKE coKnfzui'co Of tue condition Of tl,e pauperB
Crawford might have guessed that thu gcntlc-
mon Ito named would not aot. because they hayo
not tho leisure to a,tond to such bussnots.
AoRi1ed, III tnvoAttHhtlon by the gentlou1cn
luAou ese. !, tuoy cohsentca 20 aet' Woutu mol
M 10 thorough one: owing TO their ignorance Of
tho ins nnl utlta. Tue fact HAT they would Visit
tho Poof-Houae would bo announced in tho
paporH day or two before they called, and i,l
consequence, When they arrived there tho quar-
tors n9uld DO clean and ttIo ranpers would 10
afrayea al'aoSt ~ "ilno lit,ot." aud have the
best Ot fooa for their tl1nher that day. Tho
Committee would be hoolwinlsel At every turn
however strong might 10 thoir dtspos'slnn to
learn the truth, aud tho result would be report
Of cQE1ttcutIattoh ratler thau of cnnt1nn,net}nn
o, ~ osuer % leatn . anotnes she prominent citl-