New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-14
VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR.
MR. FIsRs EFFORTS TO SECURE REFoRsIA-
TORY FOR WOMEN LOST.
TOO EXPENSIVE AND UNNECESSARY, ACCORDING
TO THE STATES ExEoUTIvE-TExr OF
THE VETO MESSAGE

TOO EXPENSIVE AND UNNECESSARY, ACCORDING
TO THE STATES ExEcUTIvE-rExr OF
THE VETO MESSAGE
syxox rns RxcuIAH CORRESPONDENT or THE rxBuSE..
Albany. June 1a-oovernor FIJI today decided not
10 eve his sjrnature to Assemblyman Ffshs Dill for
he establishment Of roiormstory for women IN New
York or Brooklyn, and appropratng Sloo'ooo TOT
that purpose Tho bill came here supported oy
large number Of the leading charitable men ana wonon
of New-York and Brooklyn, who had been leo oy inc
vuocsss of tho womsn's Reformatory at HUDSON
which does not admit any woman living In NeWsfork
Az ar,oAsyp 10 think that such an institution should
h. sstah,,shed In one OF tho counties named. More
nvex the Hudson institution, having been created ~
small exp ense the State. through tho economical
pians of General J. W. Hoysradt and his teuow-ustees
a. tbat ASYLUM 10 was believed that the State would
not be involved in large expenditures II sueh an In
st,tutton were erected somewhere In Kings or New
YORK County. The buildings Of the asylum at Hpd'
son Gro inexpensive and by following their model 1t
was evident that the expense OF erecting the New
Yeea or Brooklyn reformatory would be small Yet
he Governor 30 bis veto processes 10 believe that the
Hew-York Institution would involve the state In an
expenditure of threequsrters OF million dollars
The rctormatory at Hudson, grounds and buildings.
did not cost the State s17oooo and It has fifty
acres and NE dormitories, one prison, hospital
stables, etc.
The Governors reasons for vetong the Dill are
stated below:
Tho Wisdom OF establishing ct this time another prison
Al, wosaea is doub,tal a. is evident that prison
ethod, and management undergoing decided changes
ana therefore, any action looking toward addiuonh
prisons for females should be taken with the utmost ea
snd elaboration.
nv the terms OF this bill the location Of the proposed
House Of Correction must be hxed In one Of the WE
oounties Of New. YORK and Kings While It may DO as
sued that the greater proportion Of convictions OF women
arc hAd in counties IT Is by no means certain unoe
he priAOn
either Of them Taxing consideration the cost OF sue
and necessary buildings and the furnishing OF Tao
same total ultimate outlay would. In all proosOS
be hardly threeQuarters Of million dolars-a
expenditure which the State should not author
tse except upon o most urgent necessity am nos oon'
vtneed that this necessity exists at the present Time
Prior to 1877 the the State provided that ell
women teons should imprisoned in the wOmens prison
Sing Sing. In that year. however, TIE Legislature
sbofsbed that prison and provided that al women con-
ycted felony after that date should be incereeratd IN
penitentlares This was the deliberate act Oh inc LegS
ia.ure and the Inauguration Of new policy which should
DO aside except tho most substantial GROUNDS
N the purposes understood OF the trainers Of this
bin are fully carried out II VIII necessarily involve tho
transfer female eonvcts ultimately 10 separate pS
women, OF which the House OF Corecpon popobd
In this bill will DO one.
few years since the State began the erecuen OF |
womcn's Prison House Of Refuge at Hudson II was
believed at time this prison was undertaken that II
would meet Of the requirements OF the situation for
some years 70 come Although the providing for the
erection maintenance Of this prison excluded the re-
ceaon OF inmates from the counties Of NewYork and
Rings &c will be easy amend that statute that the
courts Of those counties may commit women convets
thereto
The State within the past few JeafS has made pro.
vison for the Of State Asylum for Insane
Criminals OF Mseawan In order to fully meet the wants
u the criminal insane which the old asylum at Auburn id
not sufcenny supply. Upon the completion OF this new
.syaun the asylum Auburn be readily used for
he purposes Of woman's prison at cost OF probably
rot more than one-tenth Of the sum which wl be re-
,ursA 10 the prison contemplated BY the pro-
visions Of this bill.
Very curiousy. by che provisions OF this bill and also
n the statute which provided for the erection OF the
youcn's Prison Hudson female convicted Of felony
AN b sentenced either Of these institutions This
, rs well old statute. simply provides for the
ncareeratiou Of misdemesnants Thus IL viii be seen
hat however desirable be thought 70 provide i'd
,ionsl female prisoners provision
aas been made for such convicted Of the more
serious grades crime. Then, sgain, TOO II may be
seriously doubted whether 81 10 tbs part OF wisdom for the
state 10 permit association OF convteted Of be-
ne common prostitutes with females who have been con-
Teted of other cre but whose character for chastity Is
nod.
This evidence Of haste and want Of care IN its
repazaon also clearly evident that the advice
persons most familiar with the subject Of prison reform
vas not sought OF asked.