New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-08
WITHTHEMAYOR'S APPROVAL
NEARING ON THE CHARITIES AND COR
RECTION BILL.
.nn,rsers IN FAVOR OF THE SEPARATION OF
THE pEPARTMENTs-MAYoR STRONG IN

ADDRESSES
TUE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES STRONG IN
DICTATES HIS ATTITUDE.
vavor strong's hearing on the bill 70 sepai'.e
tho Department OF Charities ana Correc,'o" .,,
+wo departments. one for charitaple anu INV ,
,o- correctional institutions. TOOK pidce So''
There was no opposition 10 the measui.' ~ :,
r,,uher of citizens were present TO SPEAK ~, 49,
Including Carl Schurz. Charles ,. faIrV.,., ,a,
assor charles F. Chandler. DR.. George u "neeoV ~
.xIudCe Henry +. Rowland Homer "Ni'e' 49,
William B. Rice Mrs c. r. Lowell Cha'''oi' "
ard Miss Louise Lee Schuyler. Inc STATE O" ~,
Ala Association. which originated 'he Dr. wa va. :,
rnresanted as were also the State Board OF maj :.
ties the State Prison Association anu '"'
ORGANIZATION Society OF this city ~ gu.
Nrs lowell read an urgent plea for the OIL 0"o
a,d. .The workhouse women under the p'eSe"
system are left mainly under the s"i -
mon There is not sufficient moran ieS'," 49,,
c;sed In this regard. They are ihpiope' .ord
c,otbed. and their present surroundings oh.y '''u
-. ,nora Them more degraded than before we 'e
uave mat these unfortunates should De re''es.u
- tho stigma of contamination ana Co"'a0' wa"
crime. ,.o,o and dilated
Mr. Lewis followed in the same VEN a.u u "t ~ -
an the evils resulting from the comn't''si'"s o
r,,;nal and vicious with the poor ana unlo''u y,
-. chandler in the absence or Joseph H.
,t. nres,dont of the State Aid Assocla'oi,.
Uttered upon an exhaustive discussion Oh '"e ''..
and its provisions and objects he oep0'e CO
,be evils of the present system the en'p o a.,
=. ,vorkhouse inmates in the other ihs'i'",, 'a
~. danar,-nent The spread Of contagious diseases
inc 80 ,ha dangers of the present system
1,.S.5or, ne Forrest of the Charity OrsahizaOo"
Saois,v said that the measure was great s'ep "
a ,eform much needed in New - fK' .,
rx-secretary Fairchild said: i am INV,
CONVINCED that the passage OF this Dill VIII NC -
,rao, benefit. l urged just such measure &c"
eyli0C oft
;,als &c against the policy Of the people OF inc ''
reason and humanity demand the change
Tho Mavor asked if the matter OF expense "au
been examined into go = .,rsa In
oTo separate the department Will, OF course "a.
,,olvs some expense" replied Mr. Fairchia ou XIV
would be entirely justifabe think t'a, b anv de-
should expend more money III so'iie "a ~
iHenry white and ex-Judge Rowland made able
and convincing speeches in favor OF me S'' he eo-
onentv Advocated the bill He said: ~ is a sign In
Of barbarism when the jail ana tT Of Civilized
Community Where such condition OF 'h I'M un rs
tolerated We have no right y 10 eS And crime if
this reform administration means any o ,nstter
should orr 9s P be money Would be expended in
interest of true economy, for II would ae0o'p'''
''s the close Of the hearing the Mayor sad that
he had given the bill consd.rab,e aae19n AND
aims Then he added: IT VIII give me a great ue''
OF pleasure 10 appT0vs ,n sign the bill as it stands
which is probable there will be three commissioni
ers Of the Department of PUBLIC CHARITIES al sio ss
az az ,pa 1enarfnent of Correction The lastnamed
oiIical viii receive salary Of $3.50 ,D y Woror had
atout made IN his mind TO retain Messrs. Porter:
Faure and Wright the present o.
ynent and appoint a Commissioner Of Correctlon
who would be Republican Comm.ss'oner . he,; my;
II Porter now president of the Board OF CHARITIES
and Correction is "A Tammany Hall Democrat ana
Was reappointed by Mayor Gilroy on May J. lsy5
for a term of six years. Commissioner John T.
Faure was secretary OF the Committee OF Seventy
and is n Nugwump Democrat. Commissioner Robert
T- Wright is the only Republican In the board.
Nessrs Faure and Wright were appointed by Mayor
Strong last month.