The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-27

Salary for night sergeant l month. .... 50 o,
Delivery OF conviciS iron iailS (Afler
two ysaisl month. -, - LOCO 60
Monthly rental ..,.................... SIS 81
Monthly repairs snd incidentals .... 4C1 co
Board of l9l guards and 20 serseans
en- mem at s75O. .--.,..,.....e'..,'. L5S2 50
Cost Of maintaining l,lSO conyiets for
month ................. ......-....tl a OSO O,
Compe lsatlon for services of lessees
clerk hire, stationery, stamps tele-
grams, travelling expenses, etc. per
Expenses Of 1850 oonvicts for y
Expenses of convict for Il months. 80 IS
Expenses of convict for month m " Is
Expenses of convict for Is years Sl42 70
Expenses OF $50 cunviciS for years ella so SO
where, then, is the immense profit that
they are to make, even If everything con.
nected with the leases should move
smoothly along without u jar? But AS
have said, they must be allowed large
margin Tor profit because of the large
amount of capital they are forced to in,
vest, the stringent laws regulating the
management and the hazardous character
OF the enterprise.
Think, sirs, OF what an immense sum
they must expend in order to supply ma
chlnery and supplies OF every description
necessary 10 operate their business At
huntsville much of the machinery must
De thoroughly overhauled and much more
added. AT Rusk there is not u pound of
machinery. But | say the amount TO be
expended for machinery is not the most
important item. The stock Of supplies the
iessees Will have to carry from year to year
is the big thing.
Remember, senators, that we are dealing
with question of vast magnitude. Re-
member that il you reject these contracts
you force the state to take hold OF the man
agement, and who of us here is prepared TO
meet the emergency Where is the sens.
tor who has made the calculation OF the ap.
preparation necessary for. resumption, and
Is prepared to present the figures to the
senateF How much are you going to ex.
pend for machinery? How much are YOU
going to appropriate TO furnish supplies
and keep the stock up Tor two years. VINO
Is going to step into the shoes OF
the lessees and supply to the
state the vast number OF agents
that they have to aid them in carrying out
the work. No, sirs, it appalls me when
contemplate resumption in this sudden
manner
Slrs, Will never cast my vote to hamper
this administration with resumption; will
never consent to handicap this administra-
ton with such weight at the very CON-
meucement of It's term.
Again, MIR. President, believe that the
state intends to resume that II must be done
gradually, and do not the provisions of
these contracts show that the board took II
long step in that direction when they pro-
ylded such large increase in the number
OF convicts to be confined within the walls,
as we all knowthat the state, when she does
resume, desires ALL or nearly all, of the
prisoners placed within the walls?
Finally, Mr. President, | believe that if
the state should at once resume, that be
fore many elections have come and gone
you will see the machinery of this vast pen
ltenuary management used as II political
engine, and if for no other reason than this,
the people would curse the day that the
state took charge of the public prisons.