The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-31

Mr.. Nc MULLEN: The Prison North 10
1884 more tta1 paid FOR itself by the labor of
eoovicts, still that does not relieve the State
from making the necessary appropriation.
Mr.. KRUGER: There is no doubt in the
world. and / say 1T without fear of contra
dictiop, that there Is not so well q managed
prison anywhere as the Northern Prison. Il
eeems 10 me there IS no craftsmanship in
this. Nothing Is TO De gained By cutting
this down. The prison more than pays for
itself, and he surplus goes into the State
Treasury. II is only a matter OF form, this
making an appropriation. This thing of
cuttip g down the amount IS only cheap bun
combe TO make the Appropriation bill seem
smaller than two years ago.
Mr.. SMITH, Of Tlppecsnoe: | an favor
OF the bill inst as IL stands. Because we are
cut OF In TIppscaDos County does not
prompt me to oppose this bill. Nothing will
be lost In making this appropriation.
Mr.. BARR: am opposed to cutting this
down. The sum is based, per capita, on the
prisoners. The number is constantly in
crsasing. The only means to draw the
money is by appropriation. This prison
supports itself and cost the state not q dol
lar. The item shout stand as it is.
Mr.. LLOYD: do not want to make q fight
on any necessary appropriation to the State
Institutions. The report Of the Prison South
contains g recommendation from the Board
OF Trustees that a firm be paid $1,000 for a
DullulDS LucJ Duilb 70 IcplnCc Ouo OuIuCQ
This firm employed 500 ~convicts, and they
make a speculation from them. There Is a
crying demand by laborers all over the State
against all convict labor. Again another
frame building is reported burned dowo,
and this frm replaced it and want pay for
II at.
Mr.. BARR: / desire to make the point OF
order that the gentleman is not discussing
the general but the specific appropriation
bill.
Mr.. LLOYD: We must get our figures of
the firm through the Board Of Trustees. I
desire to offer the amendment that the sun
be $50, 600. That is quite enough.
The amendment aud the amendment to
the amendment were seveFally rejected.
The question being on the amendment by
Mr.. KRUGER 10 build a Work.hoQse INC
bathroom. library. etc
Mr.. KRUEGER: The officers can nos go
on and improve without the consent Of the
State, vet this will not cost the Treasury n.
The bathrooms and the work-house are
needed, Livery member OF the committee
argues as To I'll t.
MI. FRAXEE. We need all OF these, es-
pecially the library. The library will make
1t what we want it to be-a reformstory ia
stitutlon. The c~onvicts are shut up there
many hours while not st work with nothing
to occupy the minds of the prisoners. The
library ought to be bought at once and ad
ditions made TO it yearly. Every prison
should have a respectable library.
Mr.. SMITH, of Perry; There are five diff
erent items in this appropriation. think
we should vote on them separately.
Mr.. MOODY: | do not care to autsgonizs
this but I do not think best TO put these
items In the general precipitation. We
ought TO place these items in the sgeci6e
bill.
Mr.. KELLISON: I think the things asked
fer in this amendment are really necessary.
1t is very important that the prison is kept
in q good sanitary condition and that the
prisoners should have access TO a go)d
library. The amount ara not SO important,
as the prison is self sustaining.
Mr.. McBRO0NE; / was o member OF the
Committee on Prisons. who had the honor
to 60 out and visit the prisoners at my "
expense. | was also on the sui. committee
to examine the books. The prison authori
ties did not ask for more than $50, 600. They
asked that the gate money-that taken in
from visitors-be used for library purposes
The bath aud wash rooms are badly needsd.
| am willing for the SS5 600, but l do not
favor any addition. We have hesrd of
money not used being refunded, bat have
never seen any of it. 1t was our business to
form ourselves into a committee and inter
rogate those prisoners. The unanimous yer
dict was that their wants were universally
attended TO.
Mr.. SMITH. of Tippecanoe: We should
COJICCb UT IClOIln TIC bdu DC WSll d3 PUBLISH
them. They have five hours for meals and
reading, and they should haYe books for
employment in idle hours. Our laws must
lot be unnecessarily severe. Do not build
palaces for prisoners, but give them that
food and care that will give them good health
and insure an effort to reform them.
Mr.. MAUK: The authorities of the prison
said that $50, 600 or $4,000 would be sufii
cient to run the prison; but the bath house
and library were not counted in that.
The amendments were adopted.
REFORM INSTITUTIONS.
Mr.. STALEY moved an amendment to
the item making the appropriation to the
Reform School for Boys and the Reform In
stitute for Women that the trustees OF the
$500 each. He said: This provision is simply
a copy of that incorporated in the Deficiency
bill passed some time ago. This is hard
work, and has been one of love. 1t is worth
the sum proposed to give them.
Mr.. McMULLEN: / am opposed to puttinr
these items in the General Appropriate b,
bill. We need more time to investigate than
is given us here.
INSANE ASYLUM,
Mr.. WILLIAMS offered an amendment to
appropriate 49, O0 to build water main
from Eagle Greek to the Asylum for the In
sane, and esta blishipg pipes and works q
the Institution and st the creek.
Mr.. LOOP: | understood at first that tbs
cost of getting wafer from Eagle Creek to
the Asyl um would not be more than $1,000
or 5000. II that be the case, / would not
favor this proposition.
MIR. GORDON: l join in the opinion tina.
these items should be considered not IN
the general Appropriation bill. bat sepa-
rstely.
Mr.. HARRELL: am not so certain tn t
We need to ex pend this sum, as wells could
be built tlera- Ouika sQfhcisQt- and at loze
cost.
Mr.. WILLIAMS: At the last meeting OF
the committee on this question we requested
Dr.. fletcher to examine as to the feasibility
of brin gipg water from Eagle Greek. He re
plies here IN O letter, which ne Gays that
/ water can be brought from the creek at u
cost not to excsd Si5 600. and that it can be