St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-31
SEEING SALTWATER.
A Legislative Party Visit the State
Prison on Tour of Inspection.
What the Fire Cost--More Cell Room Needed
The Appropriation to be Asked for.

Yesterday the day session of the lower
house of the legislature was adjourned 10
Saltwater. The occasion was the official visit
of the senate and house prison committees
to the state prison. To give members gener-
ally an opportunity to accompany the COM
mittees, and to individually and collectively
inspect the Institution, the house on Thurs
day adjourned to 80 last evening. The OPP
portunity thus Offered was improved by
nearly all the house members,
as well as several senators other
than committee members Besides
quite number OF members were acsompan-
led by wives and lady friends, to which must
also be added number of ex-members and
citizens from different portions of the state,
so that the party numbered about $50. The
trip was made by the way of White Bear lake
over the ST. Paul & Duluth railroad, which
company had placed train of four cars at
the disposal of the visitors for the purpose.
The start was made at $50 a. m, and the
stop Immediately in HOnt of the prison
buildings at ~ M.
F0RTIFYING THE INNER NAN.
The interior of the prison reached and
wraps laid aside the party were invited to
refresh the sinner man." to do which a
hearty aud most palatable lunch consisting
of stewed oysters, cold turkey and ham,
bread and butter, coffee, tea and goodies"
The crowd being SO large the repast had to
be partaken of in relays, those unaccom m O.
dated at one sitting putting in the time in
making a cursory inspection of the exterior
of the buildings. The Lunch completed,
nearly two hours were spent in going through
the prison apartments and shops
Nearly every member had some
particular convict from his locality
TO inquire about, but as has been the case
ever since the commitment of the Younger
brothers, they were the principal point of
attraction. Indeed, these noted desperadoes
held real Ievee, aud it was not uncommon
to hear visitor say,as he went away, SWELL
goodbye. Fm glad to have met you and
hope To meet you again" Many of the
members brought away with them keepsakes
by which to remember their visit, Mr.. Sadley
being especially favored in this respect, he
having been presented with cane and Il
particularly handsome lady's workbox, 1t
containing 200 pieces of different woods in
laid.
The condition Of the prison was generally
commended in the highest manner By the
visitors, the one exception being as to the
cleanliness of the cells and bed clothing of
the convicts. As to these, there was no
claim of fifth, but simply that they did not
present cleanliness corresponding to the
other portions of the prison. DR.. Murphy
was enthusiastic in praise of the condition Of
the hospital, which he pronounced as clean,
tasty and comfortable an apartment of the
kind as be ever saw.
While the visitors generally were going
through the buildings, the two legislative
committees met the prison inspectors, Messrs.
E. G.. Butts, John De Laittre and John F.
Norris, in the Office Of the warden to
consider the present condition and wants of
the institution. Senator Castle presided and
Representative Wall acted as secretary The
matters were considered in a very informal
manner, but during the following very in
teresting figures were brought out:
AS result of the prison fires last year and
the construction Of u new cell section, the
following expenditures were made:
I'LL H.