The evening world., 1894-01-02

commissioners to act in cooperation with Ma.
tional Commissioners in asoerteining ana marking
the positions occupied by ea,h NeN YOrk regiment.
battery or Independent organization participating
in the battle Of C~hickamausa or Chattanooga. =
| thoroughly sympathize with these EFFORTS to com.
mcmorute the s%acrinces OF our Country's defend
ers, and I trus, that the state OF New Work will
rot be backward Ia doing It's full share In this
LABOR INTERESTS.
On account Of the many men out OF employ mcnt
by reason of the Industrial depression all author
lied public works have been pushed ahead, SWING
occupation 20 thousands Of persons who would
otherwise have been idle cannot urge too
strongly upon the attention Of the Legislature that
all new appropriations for state public works
he enacted as osrly IN the session as practicable,
50 that in Its legitimate neld the state may do
what II IAN for the relief OF the unemployed.
This will he q winter Of suffering aud distress
for many families. and while much OF the relief
rome from the charity OF individuals. the state
can do much to assist by requiring tho prompt
OF Its power In this direction is demanded by ca
lsting industrial conditions.
SWEAT SHOPS" MATED.
The prov islons Of Law enacted during the past
two years regulating the manufacture of cloth
ing in tenement houses and sr cat shops have been
vigorously enforced. with the result that the
worst abuses OF the so.raiied 'sweating" system
have been cradicstcd.
Partial statistics for the city OF New York dur.
Ina 1sas show that there have been erected hfty-
nine factory buildings. containing ts3 separate
shops. on the sites OF 'cnements formerly swarm.
ing with nsople engaged In the making ~ clothing
In bedrooms and Kitchens.
Thres hundred and scvsnty.onc tcnements have
been cleared entirely Of "swcaters.' and are now
easements have been cleared Of rsldcnts and re-
modelled into shop buildings. In the aggregate
l7,147 people manufactured clothing In the city Of
New York.
STRIKES AND LOCKouTs
Fewer labor strikes and lockoats have taken
place ddrlnS the last year than for several years
pas. In many instances, notably In III" recent
strike ~ tho lchieh vallcy Railroad employees.
the efforts Of the state l'oari Of Mediation and
Arbitration have been instrumental In amlcahly
a%dInrtius differences between employers and
enptryrrs.
INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION OF IN
uAHlTANTs,
The bureau Of Labor Statistics haA been en-
gagged luring The raat year in classifying Pnd
tabn'ating the %retlrtR Of the state census Of
orrnI~ton NJ the a6i3. 5ti names In the enumera-
ton. rhis is an important work and provision
Should he made for Its COMPILATION. Tho results
information they will furnish Of the orcupa-
lions Of the people.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
The spread Of cholera In Western Enrore last
Spring called for extra work on the part Of the
state Hoard "f Health To prepare Tor the rccep-
ton NJ the disease should invasion take
place Thc wl1doln OF Tits work has
OF local health authorities. and while 1t Is a
source 81 generalization that rholera did not
reach this eide of the Atlantic, had It Done so
the readiness in which tho rroTt exposed places
w"r" ,nt was an assurance that nm extended
epidemic would hpvr been prevented.
The precautions Rt the Quarantine station In
Nov York ilarhOr were equally vigilant and
thoro Ugh.
been steadily pushed, In ali since Jan. |, 1924,
1901 head have been cvamIncd. and sl3 killed
to prevent the spread NJ tho disease.
COMMON SCHOOL EDUCATION.
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schools during the year 1899 was ios3, 22s, an
Increase Of 1919 over the previous year. The
nrmh'r Of children Of s,hooI axe wsa ss2 ass.
showing that 500, 40 children, nearly half the
children Of school age, were educated In private
or ~parochial SCHOOLS or were not In srhcoi AZ all
The total amount expended for public schools
during the year was sci. SOL. s7s ~. an increase Of
STf7, l62, S over the amount expended in the
previous year. The larger part Of this sum. OF
course. was raised BY local taxation. renew
previous recommendations for encouraging by ali
proper means the efficiency Of the common school
system,
THE STATE PRISONS y CoNvICT LABOR.
prisons on Sept. 10. 1898. was 81 9l, hetng li
less than on the Same date OF the previous year,
and the lowest since lS%. The average cost Of
care and maintonancs for the AScal year was
sl3i.oi for each convict.
The financial results Of the industries In the
safe prisons were not as satisfactory az usrel
This vas owing to the depression In business,
which affected the sale Of articles manufactured,
TO Ire recent legislative restrictions RI to the
kind OF industries which should be permitted
and In tho employment Of some Of the convicts
in road building and In the construction Of new
workshops and other prison buildings.
The main object Is. Of course, to keep i've
%conv'cts Mt work, and At the same time not to
permit their labor to compete with that Of free
men. There we're but 1906 convicts employed
In productive industries on sept, 30. 1898. com
pared with 2 1862 on the same day in 1892.
This falling OF could hut affect the prison re
ceipts from industries. II the same time It Is
E era, rsmoi to to f Sn1Is,n tina, nH ri" "mp'9 o, cIIn, OF I snd
Auburn prisons has given excellent results In
construction and has saved the state about
sac. 200.
7 suggest the propricty Of Incorporating In all
legislatiye bills making appropriations FOR the
reconstruction or Improvement OF prison build.
inER I provision that so far as possible the
work shall be done by convict labor.
Man Of the convicts at Clinton Prison have been
prison. This was In the nature Of an experiment.
and the warden reports that the results are salts
factory. There were three escapes of convicts, Of
whom one was recaptured.
wRONGs AT EL.MIRA REFoRMAToRY.
The transfer Of prisoners from the Elmira Re-
forndtory to the state prisons is a subject descrv-
Ing careful consideration, The statute authorizes
the managers OF. the "rcformatory TO transfer tenn
porarIly, with the written consent Of the Super
~intend,nt OF Prisons, to either OF the state prisons,
any prisoner shown to have been at the time OF
his conviction more than thirty years OF age. or
to have been previously convicted Of crime, and
also any apparently inCor-igible prisoner whose
presence in the %rafornatorv appears to be serious
ly detrimental to the wcll-being OF that institu-
tion.
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the retormatory OF any person SO transferred.
Acting under this authority, the managers have
from time to time transferred prisoners In much
gr1ater numbers than ! think could have been
contemplated when the law was enacted: and the
transfers do not appear to be made temporarily.
but finally, and with the intent that the remaining
norton OF the terms Of those transferred shall be
served in the prison.
IRON reports made to me by the wardens II ap-
pears that between Dec. 20, 1890. and July 10,
lssJ, lao prisoners were transferred from the FL
mira ReformatCry to Clinton Prison; and between
March II, 1891, and Sept. 7. 1898, 800 were trans
ferred to Auburn Prison; and mp to the first day
or October last only one OF the whole number
had been returned to the reformatOry.
INJUSTICE OF REFORMATORY TRANSFERS.
When II Is considered that these prisoners are
not old Offenders. but are undergoing punishment
Tor their frs. orense, that many OF them are
mere lads, that the purpose OF sending them TO
me rcformatory was to administer a light pun.
lshment and " possible to effect their reforma-
non ana that committing them to the state
Prison practically ~consigns them 10 imprisonment
iOr the longest term prescribed BY the Penal
' ode Tor their Ofensss, the gross Injustice Of max
ing INC transfers upon The system now prevailing
viii be at once appreciated.
~ my Judgment this system should be alto
scther abolished. or else 81 far modified as en.r-
tlaily 10 prohibit abuse. The managers ought not
70 De clothed with the arbitrary power of com
mnllng to prison for long terms persons sent by
me courts TO the rcfOrmatOrv for purposes Of r.ror.
nation. Transfers ShDuII ln tnaI ,pI,. a.. -