Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-03-04
UNITED STATES PENlTENTIARY,
Lea,cnworth Military Prison VIII Bc Trans
fcrred From the War Department
and GrcntlN ImprnNeh.

Washington, March S.-(Special) The
corforrees Of the sundry civil bill agreed
TO insert the house provision transferring
the military prison az Lcaveuworth from
the war department to the depart OF jus
tjec. The change had been recommended
by the secretary OF war and the attorney
general and the house, against protests
from citizens OF Leavenworth, inserted a
proposition making the change. The Re
pubAcans in the senate, headed by HHwley
ana Mandcrson, opposed the provision and
succeeded In defeating it, The senate con-
forrccs were wired hy citizens OF I.eaVen-
worth to hold firm in their position and
thus defeat the change, but the senate
cpnferrees recedcd and the provision as
tt passed the house becomes a law The
provision provides that the military prison
az Fort LcaVenworth, including all the
buildings. grounds and other properly, Is
transferred from the department OF war
as the United states irnteutary and to
be used for the confinement Of persons
convicted lu tho United States courts or
convicted by cQurt-martials OF onenses,
now punishable by confinement in a pen-
Tertiary and sentenced to terms Of inn
prisonmert Of more than one year, aud
the attorney general Is directed TO transfer
to the United states penitentidry such
parsons now UNDERGOING sentences OF con-'
courts, in state prisons and penitentiaries.
as can be conveniently accommodated at
the home pcnitcutiary. The secretary of
war Is authorized upon the request of the
attorney general TO detail an officer Of the
army to act temporarily as warden of the
pcnitentiarN and to continue the military
guard on duty for such length of time,
not exceeding ninety days, after the close
of the current fiscal year, as may be deem
cd necessary to enable the prisoners and
property 10 be transferred to the care and
custody of the officers designated by the
attorney general to receive and care for
the same. The conviCts in the United
states pententlary shall be employed only
I'm the manufacture of articles and the
production OF supplies for the nenten-
tiary ana the manufacture Of supplies for
the government. and the convicts shall
not be worked outside of Fort Leaven-
worth military reservation.
one hundred and twenty-five thousand
dollars Is appropriated to carry out the
proposed change. It Is provided that the
attorney general shall appoint warden
for the peuitoutiary and other officials.
W hen the report on the bill was made
by Judge Saycrs. Mir Broderck said he
would ask 100000 appropriation from the
next congress to carry ont the plan of
erecting a United States peniteutiary Mt
Lcavcnworth. He said the present building
Will be Of no use as a United States PEN
teutiary. and buildings will have to be
erected before the government can trust
prisoners In that locality.
1t * the aim Of the department to make
meut. It Is the only distinctive effort of
the government to secure a penitentiary
of It's own. and Leavenworth was selected
as the suitable place for the location. 1t
is the plan to locate the buildings on the
northwest corner OF the reservation. and
In time buildings will be erected costing
millions of dollars.