New-York tribune., 1892-01-06

ernnent for financial assistance. In l5a9 t in
.a nf university extension In 1890 the Local
Taxation act gave permission 70 me proreeds Of
fax on spirits to technical education uua M ear
extnnsion cour,es and one county alone ha' tns
ppropraoI arance or l has not the
rrirnds ~ the movement however, and IN June !'st
at .nS Sens dcr ATTENDED %as by yycso2ed %2ed 70 peq
Government grant to properiy eatenson teachIng
This direct grant Is desired not merely 10 pay ,pr
vsoy expenses, but to meet pnr par, C t thst be oye
msnt T., England will soon be bearing the greater p'F'
Of the expense Of this movement .,,ior from seek
ing larger share Of Government aiu III ', u,S Ieen
especially when tho entering wedge Has ai'o""' D'0"
Cesry II e not the intention OF the prDmo'eT, oi
university extension IN this country 10 TO m'"c #
itsef- The American society for the & W ,c a. "
rnIvors,ty Teaching says No great work ~ eu"'a
tlon along higher lines ha, ever II 49, Iii in
,be ornnry sense OF that tim. aud the ,ocety VIII ne
IiSJ T." RELY on the pulc spirit OF MI cllIe ilcn
and poor for funds TO carry on inc x,on,hr I,t
"Thc Popular cencc Monthly ont iT ,vS. rhc
after d sclssIng the cost of the movement S"S'
possibility of cn,ting Government ad of,h' @ ld,er
gue-tlo University extension = . n@t,ion'l @ % m''T f.
promote the mot vital intore-t- Of the nation.
has then arec claim upon ,nr = mnu", a r", rr
cogrize- Iven tla Regents of the VnN'1''ty, in
their extension bulletin invite [ .%n'r , u,. 20 bove
generally prevailed that the fund' ot ti" stale IaSrt
BY taxation. shouid not e II, G p j., M thsl pit the
legislative appropriation in heh2t oi uuFrrlY ~
tension was limited 10 goncral suP"rVl-or! ''''r S
the cause of public cu"a 0n coud be er'l'R aaV"o
H n were no-,illr 10 .lIi ncmcnt and aid the Wor win
udicions appropriation, oi money III tlc poorer am
spnr-cly populnicd lccalites. - j.,
with such conditions prevailing. further recourse -
S.ntc assistance would not BE rnlatnia. '.d ~ .u'
nit the question your pr'ctlcl judgment Whc,''
II i wigc for the state continuc 10 hear thl- que,
touahl. and in the future pcrhap'. awkward re-lon-
-iiiiity.
ELECTRIC EXECUTIoNs-sNEECy CONDEMNED.
hate Iata
several executiorS Of convicS sentenced to death IN
the state prisons under the provisions of what IS
popularly known q, tho Eectica Execution act
p,is ed in I7ss The result, Of those executions nave
been regarded by expert witnesses ~ satisfactory
vindcation Of the method OF inllctnS the dcath
pcnaIty furnishing it is said. speedy and painless
death. and being les revolving In lis operation thah
was the old method Of hanging.
There j. one feature Of the law however when j.
of doubtful const.tuiiouaiity and OF pn"silonn3la
propricty. refer 20 that provision which pIpHbI-
tails Of tho execution. Tho exact reading O the law
upon this pOnt i a. follows:
NO account 81 dctiil> OF such execution be-
you'd the a the tact that such convict va, 0
.bc day in question duly oNecutd according {" law o;
the Prison. shall b. published ia any newspaper Any
per.oa who shall violate or omit 10 comply with any
provision of section shall b. guilty ~ Ilcmt1nor
Thu provision OF law has been generally dbrceaIdcd
by mo newspaper pres In my "pinioh' u WaS @
unwiscly made part of the statute Ih" adoption
; novel method Tor Miucuh- I' u"ath p'il"itf
as electricity naturally eNcli" WoIid VIZ" VIZ" alln"h
ard aroused both popuiar and Ni"uhc lnt"rc l.
There In the beginning some question oi it, slc-
The public curiosity To- Know the actual result,
Of the experiment wa, Intense. II dd not spring
from morLidity but from vhol"-omc Interest. The
feeling was general that 90 radical ana Important
departure from existing methods should bc carefully
studied and the facts relating thereto truthlully stated
There Is popular aversion to secret methods of per
In Response 30 this sentiment the newspapers. at
the time Of the various executions. contained long
and graphic account, OF what pnrporied t. b" aeon
rate description, of the details of IN" executions. II
the descriptions were accurate the law whs dobeIa"Y
violated II they were inaccufat" the puthc was
Sf tho law is not pgst.lncd by public .@ntimcnt and
practic ally dead letter.
pathv with that morbid taste which Tor revolving
details OF human suffering aud misfortune and would
legitimate public interest In the adoption and trial of
this new method oi execution. and would not shut
rcsthCtons. OF securing tho most unbiased Information
rcearding Il. oIertion.
tto The operation O The satu" providing iOr "ctri
eel executions Th" inhctlon ot death b. electricity
rhesc, It has been thought. not always easily
attained the state prisons beside the cost Of cstab
cach prison is considerable and should be- avoided II
Practicable would respocthlly invite your alton
ntendcnt of Prisons that The s,atu" b. amended 50
constructed or the purpOre. and containing the ne
gonns.rn, ana tri,yrDrtNy ei@ctr,clrn Nv own
oplnon il Vat should it be deemed advisable to
adopt thi. suggestion tho plant SHOULD be connected
With one o, TIE largest and most accessible prisonS
more practicable and more economical.
CIuCAGo's FAIR.
The legislature has vet made no provision for the
proper repre- c,entation Of the state at the Worlds Fair
In Chicago next year. This should he Of the
drst act4 of yoar honorable body. rhc time Is grow
ng short Ir the erection Of suitable building for tho
c,hbition OF the states interests and II New. York
rtot tf.iy il
manding position and great resources speedy Iegt,
lativs action Is necessary. This duty the state
t0 It's commercial and Industrial interests. The pro
vision for state representation and participation should
c liberal but not extrnvagant our citilcns viii not
D1fnose which viii enable thc state T." he properly
represented but they will disappove cNtgnvagant
expenditure, and will Insist that whatever appropr
alton a. granted shall DC wisely expended under COM
petcDt direction
TIE STATE PRISONS.
The highest number Of convcts in the STATIC prisons
during the fiscal year lo0l was 30l3. incrasc OF
2Os over the highest number during the prc'lous
The three prison, have but 3,717 cell. and It has there
fore beon necessary Ia many instances to place two
cOnvIcts In one cell. The need of more prison room
Is urgent aud provision for 1t should be madc BY The
The number Of industrie, in operation In the :h,ce
pr>oys during the year twcnty ytwO. aud the nam
bcr Of men cmplO! ed 2lJ5.
year show deficiency Of s2Ol 90 ~. over
the preceding Year OF ~ $40 -. TI, Increase T.
ex ptlncs by the losses hv fire at Auburn and Clinton
prisons. amounting 10 S!'i0i 60. tho iucrtacd cost
~ maintenance. $50. lo7 80. and the falling OF az
@-OOi2 - In the statement uf manufacturing earnings
AZ sing sing. owing the reduction I'm the apprsod
value of the assets Of the industries made when change
of warfcns took place IN April last The total earnings
S1g.16l 81 create? than those of the Previous
The earning, and expenditure for cnre and main.
tenance dvidcd follow. among the three pri
SING SING
Expenditure. for care and maintenance - flse e2g 81
Nlscellareols earnings ........ ......... ~. sos
Manufacturing cdtnngs ............. W dlj 10
e. .G23 -
Dehconcy ll0.GO6 O3
AUBURN.
FxpendItrrr@ for and maintenance Bl39 l0 IS
llsccllsrcous earnings .......... tj. p
Manufacturing rafning- fll I DfJ GJ