St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-17

prepared by G. S. Griffith, Baltimore,
which dealt in the adjustment of waiter
girls from saloons and opium Joints, being
the first one of the reports to allude to these
questions. DR.. G. S. Hoyt of Albany sub
mltted the report for New ork, which was
devoted to the improvements in various IN
situations since the last conference.
MT. Wines stated that only ten minutes re-
NAMED to consider state reports, and some
OF them would go upon the minutes with
ont being read, but called on Judge Prem
dergast of Chicago who explained methods
OF confining persons awaiting adjudication
on charge of insanity by which one-third
OF all those arrested on this charge were
cured before trial by being treated as sick
persons. In response to question of II.
Calvin of Chicago Judge Prendergast stated
that he favored a jury trial of insane
cases, and that the details of them be
not published.
President Neff at this point announced
that the time had expired for this business,
it being 1870, and that it would be contin-
ued at each morning hour until completed,
BOARDS OF CHARITIES.
II. Fl. Giles of Wisconsin submitted the
report on board of charities. He said that
eleven states had boards of charities-Con-
necticut. Illinois. Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania. Rhode Island. Kansas and Wiscon-
sin. A bill to establish one in Iowa failed
of passage at the last legislature Mr..
Giles explained the difference in the powers
of these boards, and outlined what the du-
ties of these boards should be, visiting all
reformatory or penal institutions, etc., fur
nishng statistics, obtaining full descriptive
of al 7 T.
thought they should have supervising con-
troll of all private charities and benevolent
institutions, and power to condemn jails
and lock-ups. Boards should not contain
persons whose minds always run in ruts,
hobby riders, cranks. people who were
always right, etc. Their motive power
must be philanthropy and sentimentality,
based on good common sense. Old mem
bers should never be replaced by new ones
If avoidable, and the state should be willing
to pay well for good service.
Secretary Mccullough then read paper
on ''Action of the Conference Suggested in
Behalf of the Extension of Boards of Chari-
ties to all the States and Territories, "
which was prepared by Hon. John w.
Andrews, the head Of the Ohio bar, though
now retired from practice, and vice-presi-
dent of the Ohio board of charities The
paper recited several states in which boards
of charities existed. New Jersey being the
one added to Mr.. Giles list. 1t suggested
that committee be appointed to commu-
nicate or visit the different state legisla-
lures to explain the workings of state
boards and induce their establishment
where they do not now exist. Tables
APPENDED gave the total number belonging
to the defective, delinquent and dependent
classes in the country as AS, 351. the ex-
pense of supporting whom is $40, 900, 0OO
annually. The paper was referred to the
business committee.
Philip G. Garrett of Philadelphia an
nOunced that T. B. Sanborn had been APP
pointed treasury of the conference by the
executive committee. He also offered &
resolution to the effect that each conference
provide for the payment of its own ex
penses and that all surplus be put in the
treaSurers hands to be neld in trust for the
general purposes Of the conventions; alst
that Mrs. Isabel c.. Burrows be appointed
the official editor of the conference, anC
that the proceedings do not exceed vol
ume of $50 pages. Mrs. Spencer offered a
substitute for the last resolution, that
membership fee of S. be required to defraJ
| expenses, but as a simple subscription fol
the proceedings was all that was requisite
the resolutions of the executive committee
were adopted, and the convention adj
| JOurned until 2 o'clock