Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-09-09
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
Report OF the Proceedings Of the Second
and Third Days Of the Association
Interesting Papers and Topics
Discussed.
The Chinese Question in California
ENOrdhOff on the SOuth-The Model
Prison at BrixtOn, England,
by the Governor.
THURSDAY.

THURSDAY.
SARATOGA, September THE Social
Science association held two session. to
day, which were we'll at tended, and ex-
cited much interest.
In the general SESSION Mr.. Sanborn
presented a raj )rt on the cotton indus
iry Of Fall RIVER, showing its rapid
.Owth, and the social conditions of
poverty and ignOraGCs by which 1t was
accc mpanied. DR.. DSvis, of Fall River,
and Mr.. d srby, OF LOston, debated the
question, and spoke faVOrably Of the
present prospects of the city.
Mr.. Atkinson read paper on the pro-
dua'iNu ard destlu etion Of wealth, and
Mr.. II I'VE, of Boston, one on the rela
| tiou uf currency 10 pricss. Both were
w.rnl'y debated by Prof. Sumner, Hor-
ace u hite, Elizur Wright, ard others.
CHARLES NOrdhoff read a paper on the
co q ion OF the south, showing the i'll
eff cts OF the continTed interference by
| ths general government with the col
or ID ace, contrasting the condition of
affairs in Georgia favorsbly with those
| in some of the other States where af-
fairs are more Influenced from Wash-
| ipgton. This was debated, and the au-
thOr's views generally concurTed in by
EI;zur Wright, Edward AtkinsOn, Geo.
Bradford, DIR. Howe, and Prot. Sumner,
of Yale college. The latter believed
| that we in the north should mind our
own business severely, and was opposed
! to interference by Federal politicians in
| the internal affairs of tue slu hern
States.
| In the jurisprudence mealiDg, Prof.
Stone read paper on law schools and
D. r. Eaton one by Pfof. Won Hsl:zen-
dorff, of Munich, on legal education in
Europe. These were debated by G. A
Peabody, of New York; l.. L, Delafield
and George HoadIey, Of OaiO; j. M.
Barnard, Of Boston, snd Others.
10 the evening the conference OF char
tiles Joined the Social Science association
in debating Chinese immigration, the
questions being stated in the letter read
| by Mr. S4nborn from F. B. Thurber, OF
| New York, who, while in San Francisco,
made Investigations. He instanced the
falsity of many charges made against
the Chinese, and seemed to view them
favorably. d. A. Wells did not think
the Chinese could assimilate with our
people any more than the Latin or COL
ored races, and that they would have in
time to get out of our way. Prof. sum-
ner spoke briefly and was followed by
Mr.. Linsley, of Oregon, who clearly IA
vored the Chinese, and did not believe
ahy attempt to modify the Burlingame
treaty practicable. The Chinese are be-
| ginning to vote, and the question will
be governed by that in time. George
Bradford, of Boston, held somewhat
similar views.
FRIDAY.
SARATOGA, September S.-The Social
Science association this morning adopt
ed a resolution recognizing the great
utility of the International peDitentiary
congress, held in 1872, receiving with
satisfaction the announcement of an
other to be held in Stockholm next year,
and resolved to send delegates and urge
the different States to do likewise.
Captain w. Talbot Harvey, governor
of the model prison at BrixtOn, Eng
land, gave an interesting account OF the
working of the system in use there, and
told how it had served to suppress crime
and induce criminals, after one term
there, to seek honest employment. He
also gave an account of the ucket-Of.
|
kinds of mechanical work done, as well
as willow work and oakum picking.
Another prison made twenty million
brick in one year. The prisoners can
shorten their terms by good conduct
and were assisted by the secretary
after their discharge. Terrorism and uu.
due harshness on the part Of the keepers
was not permitted. The speaker was
six years governor of the Portsmouth
prison, and ia the last three years, with
thirteen hundred prisoners, he saved
the government twelve thousand pounds
sterling yearly over all expenses. Ii
prisons where miscellaneous work IL
carried on the success is not 80 great, be-
cause all the prisoners are not able
bodied. The Westchester prison OF cor
rection was announced as self-support
! ing.
The session continued from ten O'Clock
in the morning to four O'Clock in the af'
ternoon, when IL finally adjourned aftel
completing the list Of papers and ad
dresses. The sectional meeting o
health and jurisprudence also adjourned
and many members of the association
are already on their way home. Dur
, , ing the last four days meeting thirty
, five papers and addresses were read Il
the association and ten reports and ad
dresses were made to the conference o
charities. Prof. Wstson's paper on tech
nical education was debated by Presi
; dent White, of Cornell, and Mr.. Blume
of the Austrian legation a
Washington. Toe papers b.
iE. M. Haines, OF Illinois, ol
township organization, and by Mr.
. Juengst, of Cincinnati, on socialism II
America, were debated by d. A. Well
and F. B Sanborn. Mr.. Bradford's pa
. per on the civil service question was de
bated by Horace White and Professo
Sumner; the latter read long paper o.
, the bank ipfiation of 18lS-19. In tn
' evening debate on railroads followed
! : paper by c. w. Hsssler, OF New YorF
! In which Professor Dwight, OF Ne7
! York, Thomas Balch, Of Philadelphia
and Professor Hitchcock, Of ST. Louis
u took part. 1t was strongly advocate
that laws be passed max
ing breach OF trust and fsls
presentations by railroad director
criminal Offense, PARTICULAR
that fixing the sale of bonds. the pape
cited many instances OF false ME n
# repres ntatiOns regarding railroads. "
the question of holding them lor CIV
damages, MI haSolcA SoAus
making these representations generaI'
overreached in the end, and becam
door," In the department OF health
from ten o'clock in the morning to 81
o'clock in the afternoon, with an hour
# intermission, Rev. DIR. Anderson,
II Rochester, and afterwsrd Mr.. }. M. Bal
10 nard, OF Boston, presented papers, Wnlc
b were read, on the production and IL
n crease of near. sight in schools; by DR.
! Spsulding, of Portland, Maine, and L
a 6, Lor,pg, of New York, on des
% ness in schools; by g. }. Blak'
Q of Boston, on the half-ume system
10 schools, recommending that three
- four hours day should be the limit II
:. study .or all the younger pupils, Al
r advising the establishment OF a NOR
,s superyisfon OF schools; by DE- Gregor.
- president of the Illinois industrial co
- tege: Howell, OF Providence, and r.
q O'Sullivan, Of New York. In the ate
!. noon the secretary, d.. Lincoln, OF Bo
"a ton, read paper with plan on san
&c tary requirements in school arch
. tecture. and from Prot. Edes, OF Bos'o
o. ON alcohol IS an article Of diet, WI
1T read. -
- CompIefe Returns from Vermont.
d BOSTON, September S-The compile
o. returns of the Vermont g1bernatori
Ic vote have been received and give Fai
a. hanks "A 5S5, Bingham q ,035 and sea
re- tering %. Fairbsnks's msjOTity, % 81
nj The f1lI returns Of the lower house gi'