, 1879-05-09
\ epccc1, In hcha1f Of Chester. llo rcc!tct the
| pour ventilation anll accommodations OF thb
Joliet Ptjsut1, and ttJtl of the

speech In behalf Of Chester. llo rcc!tcd the
pour ventilation AMI accommodations OF thb
Joliet Prison, md told OF The
PETITION SIGNED nY 1000 PERSONS
brought here two venra ago iron. Chfcngo, ask
Ing TINT rev prison bo established. THIS was
good 1ocation II there had been any fraud
let them find It and punIsl, It.. 1885,.
Senator Alunu said tlihf, III 1877, there were at
There wern now IN both the prfsons but l,tan,
showing t1imInut!on Of los. lie brItuvcd ttat
csims was on the dccrcasc. II aucl was the
fact, should this not bu treated III business
wny. and tho Legislature soy That the Stnte lad
now aullcfcnt prison accommodation j. s1iere
wNs room In Chester penttontlary for 4o0 prts-
oncrs. md IN Joliet Tor 1,6V0, whnt reason
saHd is ys To- s Ssts Tor pas;nE o
TO thc location of this Chcstcr institution.
he sahl: ~ aln rather In tnyar OF It. II It
was onfy len ur twelve miles further west Of
eoa; s5 h T a ao ~ sis s poa passa .frsi nsp%s e.
It would cor,speto with no laborer, for nubo.iy
worked tlicrc.h lie wns willing to vote enough
to tuke care of its convcts only, but any moro
i ROBBERY
On.a on @ ssts and f pses ess s1sc + W.
but they al.o want s250, 600 to 60 along With
It to pay officers, for seeing thu work
dong: e.. Tint t,r IS all It. amounts to- As
sc t asss' ss o o c sop Mop
Of tue Statcl Tic speaker then told Of the
difficulty nlla cxpcnsu OF working the unstrati-
He'd limestone cliffs Mt Chester, .s1, the ussless
mess Ut tic stonc for any purooso but rilerap
4 REGULAR conKEa.
"Mr. President, make thu statement, md
make It atlviscttly, tl,at It would be chcapcr to
tic Stats to tak1 oil those 400 eonvicts nut Of
this Pcn!tcntfary n,nt nut them at tlle Palmer
House In ChsrnEo, md tonrd thcnl there, than
to ~ on with this work."
Senator kuykendnll said nc believed It wsp n
mistake to hare stnrted this rcnitcntarv, bit
tile peuplc IN Chicago hau 1nadu complaints
ngninst tho competition. which Joliet prson labor
had aroused With their iabor, mud they Ind coins
here two years ago and urged tho establishment
OF this PenttcntIary. Hc did hot think 1t WIS
right now for them to "go buck" on their own
proposition.
or CouRsg.
The roll was called, and tho committee amend
Ment Of $ld0.t00 was agreed 10.
Senator Suuthwortll sent up IN amendment
giving s5'ooo for tho furnishing Of tho Wardcns
llouse.
senator Kelly twarmly}-1 an opposed to
tEnt. There is uu sentc In app!oprlnting aliy
such sun for flrnshing thts house. would
like tn as's the Senator how many houses iu
TIL. State It took s5.0U0 to furnish
Senator sou.llwo.tn Qntlieanntls)-Tllc Sen
prupstatlot here: You can't ofeF to give money
| to support an lusane Asylum with GO0 intuates
hut what the Senator from Adams Dops up like
Young Eo2,er @ an.l objects. [Great laughter;l
| to build nnl furnish tho Waricl's lousc. That
| Is enough to to both In tint country.
senator Mum TO sonshworth, who was still
stnsnlingcl "ant to offer an amendment.
Senator houthworth WIS then
| SCARED orr.
! and isc said cxcitcdly: IT Withdraw the an,enl-
tncnt,h
So the furnishing business died.
srnator Joncs offered IN amendment reducing