Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-09

A general discussion among the men,
oers followed, indicating an aA1ee-
ment upon the necessity OF Civ
! Ing prisoners plain. wholesome and
substantial food in sufficient quantity.
THE DINING ROOM.
Upon the question OF feeding in the cell or
| in mess room differences of opinion were
| expressed. and also upon the subject of al
lowing delicscies to be brought by friends
and relatives to the prisoners. sharp
dlscussIon ensued. Many valuable sug-
gestiCns were made as to the relative
value for prison use OF different foods,
among which We're embraced Boston
baked beans, brown bread, milk, apples,
cake and pie.
Rev. DIR. Byers, on being asked the et-
feet OF food upon the morals of prisoners,
stated that he would expect very little
piety from ba!f fed prisoners. The dis
cusslon was CLOSED by Mrs. d. r. Camp
bell, OF Michigan, who made some practi-
cable suggestions as to the means of pre-
serving IN the hearts OF prisoners all the
higher sentiments as most directly con-
! tributing to their ultimate reformation.
PRISON PHYSICIANS.
The evening session found ConcOrdia
| Hall filed to overfiowing with apparently
one OF the most mighty cultured audiences
that Atlanta could afford. The session
was presided over by Gen. X. BrInker-
hotf. According to programme, ne
introduced John Morris, Nj. D., OF
| Baltimore, VINO had for his subject,
| ''PrisOn Physlcians, Their Duties aud In
| f1uence." He demonstrated the prelimi-
nary high responsibilities in euch posi-
| ton of the attendant physician alike in a
| ph, steal and moral sense. He recited
| some very interesting cases Of deceptions
practiced by prisoners feigning sickness
in order TO escape the prison discipline or
TO secure bodily freedom. The address
was an exceedingly interesting one.
The chairman then called upon DR..
| McGee, physician of the North Carolina
State PenItentiary, who spoke briefly and
| practically upon the duties OF physicians.
DIR. T. o. Powell, Superintendent of the
| Georgia Asylum for the Insane, followed
with some remarks upon the effects OF
heredIty and environment as related to
the moral responsibility of criminals and
! the great necessity for proper and skilled
medical attention.
POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS.
| Secretary w. F.M. Rounds spoke Of the
neglec ed condition of many OF the county
jails through appointments OF physicians
wholly Of a political nature, thus causing
| prisoners to be ignorantly cared for, II at
| all.
Dr. Byers delivered highly instructive
address.
The session was closed by Alfred Fl.
| Love, the President of the Pennsylvania
| Prison Society.
The secretary announced committee
OF eight to visit the Chattahoochee Brick
! COmpany's stockade on the Georgia
Pacific road tomorrow morning. An
interesting report may be expected on
| Thursday next.
Rev. II. II. Tucker is down on the pro-
gramme for an address when the subject
of prison labor will be under discussion.
| A gentleman who trausfei the statement
from DR.. fuckers lips Is authority that
the convict lease system is TO find in HIM
an able exponent.
After brief morning session tomorrow
the Congress, as body, will attend the
inaugural ceremonies of GOvernor-elect
| Gordon. Those who remember the fear
| full arraignment OF the convict lease sys-
tenn ia the late camDaign of Gen. Gordon
! by his opponents, and especially to those
| opponents, there must be a STRIKING coin
cldence In the attendance upon his Inau-
| gural ceremonies of a national congress
/ of DrieOn refOrmsrs