New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-14
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
PRISON REFORM DEFEATED.
TIE BILL TO PREVENT THE oyERoRowDNG OF


PTNITENTIARIEs DEFEATED.
frpo,r THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.l
ALBANY, April 13.--The bill which Senator
Woodin introduced at the instance Of superintendent
Pfsbury wns defeated in the Assembly to-day. This
BILL which intended 10 prevent the sending OF state
Prison convics to the penentiares passed the senate
without opposition and was consigned to an Assembly
committee with suspicion that there Was any uhnee
OF ts passing
But the Penentary managers are not willing to relin
quish what the State has given them There are
six penentarie In the State In nearly all OF them the
labor Of conyics has been leased out to contractors
The withdrawal OF the State Prison convcts, who owing
10 their long terms especially valuable lhDorers
would be serious blow 10 these contractors They per
haps naturally have no ear for Mr. Psburys argument
that the return the the state Prisons would
make dcrcnceO OF $4,000 yearly 90 the state Treasury
Through their members OF the Assembly they nave mace
dnrng the past month Of the ercest onsaughs on
Mr. Pilsbury's bill Witnessed in the Legislature
Owing 10 tho fact that the penltenares which chiefly
profit by the present law. in Albany and kings
both Democratic counticsthe contractors succeeded III
enrolling against the bill most Of the oryseyen Demo
cratic members. The members who do not live IN the
counties which have penentinries were naturally
friendly the Ill., but the votes OF many OF them were
secured by logrong processes.
The bin considered for four hours IN the Assembly
to-day IN the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Tuttle Of
Cayrgn Comfy In which Auburn Prison Il situated
opeued the debate He said that the bin no local
one n AFT cted the interests OF the Taxpayers Of the
stnte II was In the interest OF economy I'm the line
of State Prison management for tho purpose OF
making these prisons selfsnpportng. The law
Of 1873 authorized all Courts Of Record IN
their discretion TO sentence certain persons
convicted 81 felony pentcntarles The Intention OF
the law WIS that the Judges might soma Ihe youhgcr
offenders the pcntcntiar1cs 20 "a 10 protect thel
from contact with hardened crimnals. The expert
ment bed proved failure the effect had been
Ia oycrrrOwd tho peuitcntarics with caSs
them to such nn extent that In many places
two men wero kept in single rel , lnrre
of empty ces continually increasing a. men we're
DISCHARGED. and the newly convicted OF
crime instead 81 taking their places were sent 10 me
Peurntinry Since the pa-sngr ~ the Aci oi 1870 the
state hal paid 90 tho lcs Tor the support OF
tho state Prison corYirt- ? fOO@6. 80
spceclts followed from The following opponents OF tr
bill: ~ sltnarr Alvor ol On.ndnsh county, ~ Whch
I~ui'on'ny D. -itunied; Mr. Draper 81 AUwh{
County. Mr. Trkrr. 81 Sarlfogn County, which
sends it, pri-ou,r- 10 The Mann Pcuitrnilary MI
Warning. ~ kin,s Comfy. which hnS lwniieuiiaf}
liut ni argument that ~ Woud hc lunihlr 10 bfrha
mp The present hor } teu OF Che prii 'nlhic7 mat
tHr ffpterfiir- trHn boz thc stat" fn-nnN; ana hhi
rr-olrr- ere mot 's hardly treated IN the pent'n-
tail,s u.s. fn tho r.ltr Prisons.
sff mn t. ,nlri th debate with au admirable speech
ir lntor of Poe Drill Ahrtrhug in brilliant manner VT
Ilri' tuAua rf the stat" PRISONS and ldlrlll-
iuc iu pointed Ngf fhr continental opinions a. l" we
tr.aftu which iii.l been uttered by inc
opponents Of in' hn 10" motion q" report progress
nr fho 300 wn- iipp'cd hy largo vote. .
Wacu thc hii 1905 reported io The A-srmhy' MI ~
word demanded thc yeas uud NAYS" ou the moii"n
o. r,unrt prof,- thc h. ana -.ad hr hoped mat
fI, .r un would i, q. frtir 1Nr ta,f Of r'iusiug 10
adopt ta- iiotiuu would Doc 30 defeat the hll Mt. Al
,orl- BEAD wus owed; proer "ts I'I".ru w .
vote ~ q y,a- 80 nays. speaker sharpe then de
pl4rtd e. hlll KILLED.