Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-14

state capitol at 10 a. m. yesterday. There
were present Judge Reuben Reynolds, of
Crookston; Gen. G. H. Berry, of Winona;
D. G. Bell, of Minneapolis; Rev. DR.. Dana,
of st. Paul; Hon. W. NJ. Campbell, of
Litchield, and Secretary Il. b. Hart, Gov.
L. E. Hubbard, presiding.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
Dr.. Dana, chairman of the committee
on poor houses, reported efforts of the
committee TO secure needed changes in
the plan of the new poor house at Waba-
shaw, and also that the committee is hay
ing suitable blanks prepared to ascertain
the condition of the poor houses of the
state.
Mr.. Bell, of the committee on jails, re-
ported the success of efforts to secure the
removal of defects in sewerage of the Hen
nepin county jail.
Mr.. Bell, chairman of the committee on
asylums and reformatory institutions, re-
ported visit to the Rochester insane asy-
lum.
Gen. Berry, chairman of the committee
on plans of buildings, made an informal
report on the construction of jails.
Several accounts of the board were pre-
scented and audited.
The secretary presented report of the
tenth national conference of charities and
corrections, which met recently at Louis
vile, KY, report respecting tour of
visitation to public institutions in Ken
lucky, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and New
York, and also report of his work in the
state OF Minnesota for the. past quarter.
Adjourned to meet the second Tuesday
in February.
ABSTRACT OF THE REPORT OF TIE LOUISVILLE
CONVENTION.
The tenth annual conference of the ma
tional boards of charities and corrections
was held at Louisville September "a, 1883,
and there was larger attendance than
upon any previous session, there being
convened q full representation from the
southern states as well az northern, east
ern and western.
The Minnesota board was represented
by Messrs. Bell, Berry Campbell and Hart,
the other official delegates from the state
being Judge A. III. Young, Judge E. s.
Jones and Nelson Williams, of Minneap-
oils, d. w. Ingersoll, of st. Paul, DIR. @.
N. Hewitt, of Red Wing, and Prof. D. L..
Moves, of Faribault.
Prof. Noyes was chairman of the stand
ing committee on the education of the
deaf and dumb, Judge Young read pa
per on the reformation idea in penal treat
ment, Whlch was received with approval
and interest, and Mr.. Ingersoll was to
have mace an address on reform school
work, but being unavoidabiy absent from
the session for which it was set down, it
was submitted in writing and at the solic-
ltation of the present president Mr.. Letch
worth, of New York, will be published at
the latter's expense for circulation, Secre-
tary Hart then presented a report
for Minnesota, of whichithe following is an
abstract:
Minnesota has made important advances
during the past year. A large delegation
attended the meeting at Madison, and as
the result, a board of corrections and
charities was created by the legislature
last winter. The law is closely modelled
upon the Ohio law. The board is strictly
advisory. Gov. l.. f. Hubbard, president
ex-oilicIo is deeply interested in this move
ment, and has taken great pains to select
the best available men as members. The
new board has the hearty corporation of
the press of this state.
Our state institutions are found in salts
factory condition. Our insane hospitals
have escaped the curse OF extravaganza
building so common in the east. Our first
hospital at St. Peter cost only 1916 per
capita, and our second hospital at Roches-
ter not more than $500 per capita against
the $1,000 to $4,000 per capita, of
most eastern institutions. We are
now building an annex to the
st. Peter hospital, q separate building, to
accommodate one hundred patients, at a
cost of $250.00 per capita. Notwith-
standing the increased cost of fuel and
clothing in our high latitude, the cost of
maintenance is less than four dollars per
week, per patient.
We have three childrens' institutions at
Faribault for the deaf and dumb, the
blind, and the Predetermined. Each of
these schools has its own superintendent,
and is Z separate Institution, but they are
all under one board OF trustees and one
steward, an arrangement which gives good
satisfaction.
Our Reform school at st. Paul has been
highly successful. Out OF the large num-
Der of boys sent out in the past sixteen
years, after careful inquiry, not half q
dozen are known to have been found in
any prison. We ascribe this success part
ly to the fact that our boys are not taught
chair making or wire work, but are taught
trades and industries whereby they can
easily make an honest living. The shops
are run at a loss, but We consider it the
highest economy.
The state prison at Saltwater is most
unfortunately situated, and regret to say,
In view of that fact that it is the ambition
OF its managers to make it large, self
supporting institution. 1t does not pro-
tess to be a reformatory, but its admins
tration is iudicious and humane. Its SAM
tary provisions are admirable. We believe
tina. it will compare favorably with other
state prisons.
Our iails aud poor houses are neither
better nor worse than those of older states,
after which they are nodded In view of
the condition of our iails, we do not feel
that we ought to cast the first stone even
at the lessee system of the south.
We Go not believe in rotation of Office
in Minnesota. DR.. Riheldaffer has been
sixteen years at the reform school. DR..
Bartlett has been sixteen years at the St.
Peter hospital, Professor Noyss has besn
seventeen years superintendent of the iu-
stituton for the deaf and dumb, Captain
Reed has been warden of the state prison
aud has served for eight years, aud all
other superintendents of public institu-
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