, 1879-06-11


PERMANENT OFFICERS.
Mr.. Lord, tron, the Committee On Permanent
reported Inc following permanent
officers: PrrstdJnt, Gen. r, nrtnkcfhoff, of |
Obto; Secretaries, F. u. sanburn, Maasachu.
sc.ss; Lharlcs 8. lloyt, New York; a. q. !
l3yers, Ohio; j. L. MtllQan, Pennaylvsn1a;
Fred II. Wines, Illinois; f1cnry W. Lord, Mich
fgau; and T. II. Kanouae, Wisconsin. This re- |
port was unanimously adopted. |
Gen. Brlnkerho1 took tho chatr, and returned
his profound Acknowledgements for the honor
bestowed upon him. Iio felt very highly thIs
prcfern,ent, as,tI, whom he iooked around and
saw the kings Of thought botoro him, he felt
moro than over hIs unworthiness to preside
over this meeting. This great work, tic hoped,
would receive the attention Its importance de-
matltlct, and that careful thought and study
which would enablo Stalos to adopt the wtscst
aud heat plans for atatc penal and refornatory
measures.
4 yotc Of thanks was returned to judge
Robson for bis services as temporary presiding
officer.
Mrs. richards, on behalf Of the Boc1a} Bc!enes
Association Of Chicago, rendered. ule 1netnters
Uf the Association a reception at the LYdf2u
neton st1eets - IL TSe nvitaon % ast xas seq
DF, 1. g. Dyers read paper prepared by Mr..
r. u. ganburn. Of Massach,lsetts, making a IT,
view Of the ye1r's work n adrntnlstrntson and
States, Including between cfKht and nne mill
lols OF Inhabitants. In ponular belief mud to q
considerable degree, in fact, TIC "tramp"
was a. person who cquailzca aud us
community to tho people Of another. Nenco
there lad been many laws passed by LeE,efa-
turcs 70 extdrmluato tramps. Ia New lamp
Bhifa It was made States frlson ui{c1ee 10 he
,vaprant, anl requiring but lltt'a eydcnrc to
'consice. Although considered a very harsh law.
It had ad ttic effect intended, MID had greatly
diminished the number Of tratps IN that state
III Connecticut, where the chief citits, Hartford
ordinances on tho subject t,t tramps, the elect
had been to turn them aside from the city to
thH country towns. Recently q general !aw hoa
bcca adopted bS thu State Leglslaturc. Which
effect as Ia Nov hampshire: PENNSYLVANIA bad,
during this last winter. ulsolncreased the srverlty
Of her lars in this regard. Partly In eonso-
quence OF Liquidation, but more b! reason of tlc
ruvyal Of I,duatsr u the who'll country, tho
number Of trnmps in all the Eastern States was
much ltss now ttian ln 1878. Ho argued that
there should DO como
UNIFORM SYSTEM or 1E0IsLAr1oN
tn regard to the whole ra1,go Of public charity
would 30 1one, he thought, before the forty
States Of our Union adopted such uniformity,
but there had bcen for fifteen years or tnoru
a tendency in TINT direction, .ho inost obvious
fS&nl[ OIL WHICH Nuu QGEH Liz EEEAliot1
in 80 many States of official Boaros to regulate
whit tho Stats ITSELF Ind to do with public ehat-
!ty. This aa.no tendency was observable 10 re-
gard to sanitary matters, resulting tn the orRan-
tv States since 1869, and, finally, under the
pressure nt the yellow fever excitement of 1875.
BY tue organization OF . National Beard OF
Health Il as ot% r. a, sy
Which would enter upon Its duties il,
July next. Massacllusutts wns the first
State to establish stute Boards, which was
dnna III 1853, on the Fcco1nMsnJation
OF the late Gov. john A. Andrew. The Boards.
subsequently crented in ottrr Stntea were, to
some extent, modelled after the Massachusetts
Npnra.
Public charity in every nation was, he said.
out 10 a. to be State allatr.., The power md
wca1ti. of localities was sometimes insadlcient
to meet thu emergency n1'd tue aid Of tug State
has to ba called 1n. Thu last duty Of State
rica to tic larthest extent in such conferences
as these. where tho representatives Of Statcs
| and OF cities meet to conpara notes With each
other, mud to disseminate over tho saioIe eoun-
try tia results Of experience aud close obaerva-
! t!on. As tle Board was conducted In htnasa-
ctusette. they came Into close relations With the
pour through their members and ageuts and Ito
records preserve tittr annals, If!eY Visit them
Ia thetr wrrtuhc1ncss, seek to tEard thrH ngainst
etidcmlcs aud contagious diseases, ntlt to re-.
move them sometimes wlloEo their relatives
ai,d friends may provide for them. 1t plarca
thclr chtdten in country families, md watches
over their Interests. Diseases often como upon
Il community through thc neglect alo poverty
| pf tho helpless classea.
The speaker proceeded further by describing
the Workings Of tile Massachusetts law mud tho
| goou which was being accomplished thoro.
| In Massachusetts nuu In Connecticut the con.
troj Of thu highest prisons had been vested by
law In ncw Boards With ample powers md Will
every Intention On their part to inlproye tno nd.
hupcd for in this direction. They now had Q
Status Prison for women In TINT ssate, With 25C
| fumates, and tho Prison Commission consisted
rtsnun Mnx AND Two woMRN.
| In Ills closing remarks he called Httent!on tc
tue manifold uses which every State, large ol
small, must llnyc for 1}oarl Of Charities III
well as for Doarl OF Health, att lug suggested
thn proprse.y q uniting them Ne IT. thought u
lnorr feasble than It would appear 10 theory
Il would stroagthen the hands Of those who
watch over the public fcath, Nt'lo 1t monit
throw an additional protection over the comfort
they wero all Interested. iie saia in Mas
sachusetts they owed tho untnn. ut the twe
Boards to the clear, practical Wisdom and 10
termined philanthropy o. Sv es ntos wt
per[cncc IN charities regarded 1t WITH treat fayor
and wero pgeparcd TO recommend 1t ia othcl
6tAtet. -.-..--.. .....,
| ThtG report Has 8npplcmenLeQ Oy iepolt y!
bohalf OF the Northwest, nude By Mr.. A. q
Byers... Mr.. ]. l.. Mflltgan also read supple
mental report on this aa,ne subject on ochalf q
Pennsylvania artt tho East aud southern Suites
There werc no State Boarts OF Cllarittcs In NIL
Of tic Southern States. The convlcts were lc
out BY coutract to yarinus contract companies
and divided Into cbain-4angs. Doubtless tlse]
were sometimes Infused, aud the tdcn ot n c!lnln
gang away FROM any official eye u observation
was something to make ono shudIer. soMe
times con{tcts were put up md sold ut atletlon
DR.. Byc4s then reud an ablc paptr rrepnret
BY Dr. j. W. Andrews, Of Ohio, upon tho sub
/ 1ect Ut tho prevention Of pauperisn'. This pape
Il tile report Of a. subcommittee appointed D
the State Donrd Of Charities to tic Conforcnc'
Of Charities, nlid c,nbodies tue cxnericnco an'
observations Of the catirc beard on this subject
Thla paper contained some rauicul polttea
doctrines, claiming TINT The imanielpa
governments of all lnrgo cltlea" wer
1aonuluental failures, .and thas an
well With tilB present system Of universal sui
fface would u much merit tho revercnco an
Who established It, and Lincoln, who aared t
Cities wero great nests ot politics, and polft1
clans were always rsa!ly TO paudcr to tue clsse
1T, t..n1, tE., fnr tf11