New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-29
CHARITIES And CORRECTION.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL CONFER
ENCE--PAPERs READ ON VARIOUS PHASES OF
THE CONVICT PROBLEM.
BOsTON, July 2S.-The Conference of Chari-
ties met this morning in the House of Representatives.
The Committee on Organization reported that invita-
tons had been received to hold the next Confer
ence at philadelphia, Louisville, and Madison Wis., and
the committee recommended that the Conference accept
the invitation of Andrew T.. Gilmore, president of the
state Board OF Wisconsin,, and that the ninth annual
meeting he held at Madison the tmo be selected by
committee OF arrangements. The following officers
nominated: President. Andrew Il. Elmore, of Wscon-
SIM secretaries-Maine, the Rev. j. X. Mason; New
Hampshire, j. T. Bancroft NJ. D.; Vermont, Samuel j.
Allen; Massachusetts, F. Il. Sanborn; Rhode Island
George T. Chase; Connecticut George T.. Howe; New
York, W. p. Letchworth; Pennsylva Dillon Luther
NJ D.; Now-Jersey, Samuel Allison; Ohio, the Rev. A. G.
Byers Indiana the Rev. j. G. McCulloch; Illinois, Geo.
s. Robinson; Michigan, W. e. Baxter; Wisconsin, II. H.
Giles Minnesota w. Leonard, NJ d.. Iowa, c. II. Wat
kins; Kansas G. +. Faulkner; Colorado IT, N Haskell
Missouri, : NJ breckenridge Kentucky p. Caldwell ;
North Carolina Eugene Grisc III, NJ. d.; Georgia. NJ
HARRISON; Texas Dudley Wooten; Virginia, Charles F.
Brigger; Maryland G. s. Griffith; District OF Columbia
George \. Caswe statistical secretary the Rev. f. H.
Wines; honorary secretary, j. W. Langmuir, of Toronto
Ihe committee also recommended that secretaries he ap
pointed by the president of the Conference States
not named in the list, after consultation with tho
Governors Of such States other persous qualified
advise as tc the propriety OF such appointments
important, the committee says, that the Conference
should assume national character and especially that
the interest and cooperation of the Southern States
should be secured
The Rev j. L. Milligan, of Pennsylvania chairman Of
the Committee on Crimes and Penalties reported and
argued that the model state Prison should be-
You'd the walls and put the slecpless eye of judcIos
authority and restraint upon those OF the confirmed
criminal class who only expect 10 mako their liberty
new opportunity for crime Mr. Miiligan also brought
Deofe the Conference, subsidiary the subject
by Ncysu lpDt
Of the Board OF Inspectors OF the Western State Pen
tertiary Allegheny. Penn and entitled "Some
Richard vaux. " ""''""''"'' ny
Mr. Chase reported for Minnesota showing that the
j W. iangmuir responded for the Province OF Ontario
re stated mar there are accommodations tor 200
SANE prtents n the hospitals Province and that
the{ nave oOo Inmates No insane persons confined
" r spaldng, secretary of the Massachusetts Board
4i irison toIihS'i2ncrS read paIer ON The Things
Essential Tor The Reformation of Criminals" reaching the
conclusion that institutions established Tor the EXPRESS
purpose OF re ormaon with selectcd comyics were es
sha 70 successful Efforts in this direction The second
cssenila was long Sentences, by which oppor-
tue conNicts An Indefinite sentence vita Provisions or
iefml"atthS me Imprisonment whcn the reformation
* thought to he accomplished in the best sysom hnt "A
system OF intermediate sentences, the Ximl,n h be
Is probably the best 3bt,inable AT present
TIE Rev f. II. Wines, statistical secretary read his
complete enumeration OF the criminal or dependent
S.sS, Inc pan upon which the cen aus has heretofore
In former years are not reliable. This the census a
uu o Tue names 81 the criminal
Gnd similar lists were 1890 physlcians two.
thirds OF whom replied The number 81 the dcpcndcnt
GLASSES Will 1901 up IN round numbers 100000, and
thc errors VIII undoubtedly amount to 100000 The
number of detective. dependent delinquent rlasscs
must DC much larger than has been eet.Iated some
bOoOoO circulars nave been uy the ccnsus an
thOre-, and the speaker SAID that the work was only
about half finished. ~ wa "''
Appropriate resolutions were passed upon the At
tempted ASSASSINATION OF President Garfield and anon
thcii anopt"n MI scott, of Cleveland, Ohio said that lie
Noted The resolutions
villain who had attempted the lite of nciginor of lila
huN To
speedy execution OF the sentence OF the rourt me
Necessity OF guard for the Chof Magistrate OF the Nh
uOn II Disgrace. He thought 1t womb DO a rood MAN
Ia hang up some OF the foreign Socialists who express
sympathy with the assassin. f
Governor Long referred to the sympathy and LOYALTY
which had come from the people itself Ihr DO, nor
oHvicu prlcl dnciumclt referring in comp ueutary
ana sympathetic terms to the and mother OF the
President. VI '''
The resolutions were passed as amended bv n risfn,
vote ana sent by telegraph to Washington. 5000"