New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-27
NATIONAL PRISON CONGRESS-.

THE PLAN OF THE FOURTH MEETING.
SUBJECTS OF THE PAPERS THAT WILL lie READ
THE Observation-Disclosures APPOINTED BY TUE
GovERNORs or STATES.
TO the Edit0r Of The Tribune.
SIR The Fourth National Prison Congress,
convened under the auspices OF the National Prison Assoc
cation OF the United States viii hold its irs session IN
steinvay Hall ut p June 6, and VIII continue Us
meeting PROBABLY for about week All OF the three pre-
ceiling Congresses for the study Of prison reform have had
their special object and work. The first, az Cincinnati IN
1870 elaborated and put forth general declaration OF
principles in forty propositions which have been
translated into many languages and widely circulated
in all civilized countries; and they form TO-
day, throughout the civilized word a sort OF
Fundamental! or constitutional Law this SUB
icc.. The second Congress, at Baltimore, IN 1873,
sought competent specialists and issued series OF
exhaustive papers, setting forth the actual status OF ne
prison question in nearly all the States of our Union aud
its volume OF transactions has been everywhere recog-
nize as an Invaluable storehouSe of facts and principles
on this question. The third, at st. Louis, in 1874,
brought together large body OF warIens 81 Prisons and
superntcldents OF reformatory institutions whose
methods OF work and experiences in their work, related
IN coiloquial and Informal manner, and a'tor"ard pub
sied in a volume OF Transactions, have been received,
both Europe and America, as precious Contribution
10 the literature of penO0gy.
The suecal feature Of the fourth Congress, ab0nt 70
convene in New-yorE will be a tentative toward the
formation Of three important codes, VIZ penal code'a
pentcntiiry code, and preventive code The form
which tie work OF the Congress will take VIII De series
OF short papers on the leading questions cnbraceiln
each Of these departments or Sections c~cA paper 70
serve az an opening to discussion on The topic
70 which il relates; the materials in thoGght and fact
thus col ectcd will form the basis OF the several proposed
codes 10 Ice hereafter drawn up and submitted 10 q
future Congress for revision, amendment and adoption;
after which they will be laid before the Lesisla-
for ffafr HFuf
nation and for such Of them as they may
see tit 10 make. The persons engaged 10 prepare
papers open debate ia the section o. CIlAlna law
Reform are the Hon Emory Nash!'Gn, Professor IN
the Law school OF Cambridge University; Hon c.
Walker Professor ia tie Law Department OF the Unyer-
sity of Michigan the Hon TEeo. ". Dwight, warden of
the Law School Of Columbia College, NcT-forS; the
Hon VIM G. Hammond, Chancellor OF TIC Law Depart
nca Of the University Of iowa tie Hon Noah DAVIS az
the Supreme Court Of New-Yorll; the Hon Robert c.
Ptnan of the Superior Court OF Massachusetts, the Rev.
DR. Bettnccr Penn. the Hon. Il. C. Seaman, Michigan
Those engaged 10 open debate with papers In the see
tiop Of Penteniiary Reform the Rev James Free
man Clarke d. d. OF Massachusetts, TIE Rev Augustus
Woodbury. President Of the Board OF state Prison IN
spectors Rhode Island; the Hon. Richard Faux' fIesi-
dent of The Board Of Inspectors, Eastern PehenuaIy,
penpsyivauia; the Rev. VIM. G. Eliot, u. D., LID,
President Of Washington University, NssouH; L. B'
sapboru Chairman Massachusetts, Boor ot state char-
ros: Joseph Bmnet, President OF The Prison Commas
sioncrs Massachusetts; Mr c. F. Coffin OF the Board VI
Managers Female Prison. Indiana; T. l. BroekWay Oh
tbe Board Of state Chari;cs Michigan aid recently a
E,f,1n9tory Ncw-Yori H. Cordicr, Superintendent OF
the AcgnCny County House OF Correction; tehhs 9t
MIA and +. II. Wines, LID, sectctu! Oh INC "'"'N
OF State Charities, Illinois -. o,..,,, 10 TIA
Those viii read papers on TOPICS rcing 70 tne
Preventive System are the li9n. i,n,o' ,',o -,
Goyeo. OF New-Jersey; Samuel AJhnsoH; lLe>'ga' "
The S.ata Reform School Doard, \. j. Mrs Mary y.
Eckyeli ASS slant Superintendent OF Tie Girls Lnlus-
trial Reform scnool, Connecticut Dr. .. H. B.Sl!a"n,
Kentucky; Elisha Harris, ~ d. secretary OF ll' NV Nv
Yoi PRISON Association G. L. Brace Secretary ga 40
Chldrcu's Aid Society, New-lorK the HV N1f0.s
iom school Tor Girls H. A. Monfort, superintendent OF
the House OF Refuge, oho the hey; j. H. tSsSsi .
schoo, 90, aectcut and f. Il. sanboru Massachusetts.
All Governors have been invited 20 ISiH 'e -. ,rS
sat tEeir RESPECTIVE States therein; e"bsd'Fanis
number have already responded 10y TIE appointment I"
DO Gov Gro,cr appointed ho Rev r L. Eliot
AEkNNs,s-ioy. Garland has appointed Ire Kew 4holas
IL niiloGov. BEVERAGE has ,ppDt,, ,e Rev Robert
siicy My,r II. oyL the Hon John NJ soaA"'1'h "ua
Porter has appointed Senator Cooper and
fLcsiiNlGoy. Stems has appointed eX.U"ted States
VlsS'a, Gov Kcmrcr appointed COL VIM p A"a;0rd
aau M,.r CAa:l - Ca''ilstoa. -, ,, ,osct Perkins
ono--1or, Lays Is has a, artIn''' TIC '''"
at uio ' 60 pPT I6neses 70 attend the Congress- in
,.,l, G,, # Prevented v NJ nae one o. oeat,S
MAHlAND-"o carroll 'h.0.Ei - n ~ ca,es bG: he
has rot ,et forwarded tAcr names 81, 10, nj. sei.s,cs
the iio5 c al Taai tho Ton Josep b. c@"d!e l. IL
Nt.ylu aud lr j.. l.. Ai..lgdn ~, ,har
nm. BaFcy as ap.i'-'4 "e''a"'N'' Wv ~
Rance yet bo.n s'l tor"'u' ID, can, u = Todd
Dr n luc.nau AMI tlie JIon Jas - 4tll'-'l ,ioo
~. executives ~ some o,ict -tsc' my -i''n i'.NV
OF their intention 10 scId dccS,,s' LIZ an rs Ia 80
,t cry II aot quite ali the S-cs WIZ taNS % v"i-
.5"i,, r,,,' MED Ia tho Congress. G.y o'LeN Lc'
-. f,,i different parts or me col-t 'af tV'g H,S
n,tr ,rr purpose To- be pfesrt, aiIohS "liD lnl bc
Incl flr lion. ". " Res aud TIE Key. J. n ht"D Oh
Mine. e Hon. c. T. Day. the Hon Ei. lO"-Vy ho
-, o., - I.,tc,!Wor.h. the Hon. Ezra Graves. aic the
pv Iip Washbure, Hitchcock. ArUllt%ke oS-0Od, qua
Weifs NrW-Nurk; TIE Hon. Jos H. thdit lthii>si-
ynr,a tho Hol G. ID. Randall and the Hon G. ~ ,fos'
well Michigan; the bon. \. T. Chamberlain, Iho Lon
Iiy.Is ONO; q. < Griffith, Maryland, &c. largo
Attendance heads Of prisons ami le.orba'Ji! llsu'
Tons particularly % t.Osc nearest thc sc Vi lhc No-
.res. ~ also expected The trs: session OF tno
Congress Will bo held June q, Ia slenNay ha.
generously preferred by tho proptictSls i1r te
by the President oil National Prison Assoeiavh, cN,
Gov seymour; words OF welcome to ms Gel VIII
he sunh On by HIS HOanr NayOs Nlchh.tn anu Wilhelm
Cul,- Bryaut-it h hoped asO by Gov Tlden aud To-
spons VIII he made ~ teosc distinguished MoIAv'S N
t.s cause the Hon Richard Naux o. fennsy wanna ana
Mr. L. K nrockway OF Michigan, but soon 10 be OF New
York having recently becn called to DC head OF tue LII
mira safe RaiOImatOry. Tic daily working sessions
Crobe Div three in numberl Will bo continued AT sinway
Hall (sma hal) all oil Which, Well Gs Ia lS olvl
ing exercises the public OF both l. cordially invited
10 DO present. BY orGer of the Executive COMMITTEE.
l.. q. WINES, Secretary.
F. S-Thc volume containing the transactions OF thit
Congress will be Americas contributor 10 te stuc. OF
the International PenehtiaIy ConSIese OF Stockholm
and On that account rs well as BECAUSE OF s
special object. II will be the most important meethr OK
the kind held In this country. X c. W.
lork MAy