The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-04

I floalEn Of CONVICT LABOR.


sassssn II mo hoard Of sraas hall TIL
0pFnsne.
Captain Edwsra 6. Wright, first viz
\ prssadenf Of the sssoriatipn, 3eiirred III
annual address, draitns al length with III
q subject Of keeving tab upon the noFemer
q criminals from rh- Date Of iheir frs
4 asrest
Warden Otis Fuller OF the ~eformnsor
It Iona. Mich, read u 2spsr on "Prisp
Labor Legislation In the course Of whtcl
hr pad haf Respects 10 uhsi school Of poll
uciank which makes II q point 30 make wa
upon tbs employment OF convict lsbor II
manufacturing Industries.
Warden Thapef or sns ct the New Yofl
erisonR explained the plan upon wh,cb ihs
New York cour1ris are worked and salE
! iha the system Of employing them onl,
ct masking ARTICLES used II Ssste insijtu.
hpns ~ne proving setistas1ory 10 NO lar al
furnishing plenty OF employment ter II,
prispness Is puficnrned.
The y ppr q; Superintendent IL Prison
Labor Mias Of New York upon The ;esolti
OF the New York prisnn labor law Wal
read, bis conclusion being that While Il
furn,sfns good syktern OF irAie lnsLrpc.
uop ~ we'd as giving the prisoners profit
able employment. 1t IL failure wilA regard
To withdrawing The produces OF convict
labor from competition with The products
Of ipes lsbor. Snch competition viii al
ways exist, aoooroinE 10 Mr. Mlils. 20 Ions
- coprirss are made 70 produces any.
thing, no matter wlscaher the yrout,et ia
sod 20 State Institutions exclusively or
eskppsea Of 10 the open market
a. M. Fr1aeh, warden uf ibe Federal
pssnitsniiarg ~ Fort Leavenworfh. opened
dsscuasson Of the question What Is ihe
Eest Solution 81 the IunvIrt i.s.ner Prob
le.nfe He spoke earnestly and eloquentiy
and said there wac snother see 10 HE
question beside The fnuney side aud con
cemnsd the contract aud lsase systems OF
dsposinS OF pr4sonerE. Speaking from ex
ptrSenee acquired in The management OF
pcnaA Institutions for many .'sa1s he de-
tlaree thai the prevailing .AAn OF banding
consiets u far from being perfect hs-
cause the future OF the subject aeyp4d his
term IN prison is practically lost siEht nf
MIC u he else thought u 5esid Is lis en-
plegiss AZ al pro6t 10 he ,tAta Ulile 10
ia charga
hhraen Co.ln II The Ohio peaii SALARY,
who has the reputation Of DeinE The most
proSytsslye prison sgperiu@ ~ heat In The
tpiAed States. and Who hiss il.soaacoa
many reforms IN the management % ti.io's
penal tnsi3tutieaE explained The piAn npuf
wnith they are DOW eladactai. TIC ole
metboit Of banding eon,lcts have been
tnahoprsl ead humane system adoplsa,
Nhsca has profen traafui Of 5000 results
Corporal pirssh,acri OF prisoners has been
aboiished by Warden cofhn. hls expcfirprs
aeang ihAs prison discipline il nineh better
without Il
Senator Allison Of the state keara al
rnas1iats OF Indiana eyplaiaeti Tic reforms
Which have been Instituted n inc nluEFe~
mfni Q, Indlanp Prisons IN tbs -as, two
years, such "a the ahellshing M runa,b
r'eai hy tile lash, the adoption Of In.
sroeferninate sentence. etc, and rnalr.
Gained. that everything .lOue witA a yiew
OF Improving the eonalsian 81 ,lrsnenprS
tends 10 improve diAeiplina. 10 Tar rs In
diana Is concerned Il is weii satisfied Wiz
me results 70 sar pAtn 3ed With isa In
Allison.
snperiniendent Mhatley O. The yrs,t
state penitentirrfes alscasssd the cues Ion
10 y Practicable 10 Ahaafkh Corporal
PUNISHMENT Ia Prison management - lie
satd Tar lie ana the other Tt1ss ,r-i.rn
OFFICIALS wore ~ snriOas air nas btdy 10
gel along without ih@ lrupasiiior ~ cor.
porai pHnlzhtrent, but chat tAsy eci.atio i,al-
~ SOL hold 81 subjects WHO can n@ H..
managed Without the assistance NJ .tran
Soniiuuing be said that dlseidlne IA the
Texas penitenfisres Us eoattunaA,y En-
proving Apd spoke OF ths good effect Of
W Jaw which makes u asssibis tor NE
ume men 10 obtain parton 4, tte ana
q hitetp years o. good coaa.et. rhe PCS
Gei'sty o. poor, frsendises .nsa. without
monf, or Tuiiacnl anli. s,ailas out siln-
Pay upon their reeords % ,fssoners en-
eonraytd long time men 20 On tnxsg lstat
warden Hoyt OF Color do ROD he rs
uevtt In corporal punish i,asat, tsc.erada
has good time iaw--lhat X. "A ), ,,h.r,,
~ cunricts ran recurs : tadpst or az
ume BY COED behavior. VIZ, IIsyt ,tles 10
MOCK IN dungeons lark es,is hfs.l and
waier diets, solitary eeninernc u or rtaa
snk fu refractory prisoners. srtpking.s
aserrSd that u vas not recessasy 70 ressri
70 Il 70 amy great extent 70 ,,,i,ei u,i,on
Inhabitants
hssnr Gores. ex-euperintea .,nt nf T.xa.
periten'taries, taAorsea 'shaI sppe-inlend-
eat WhAtlsy Ind said, and explained thet
owing 70 The character ~ ms ronu. s,IoS
= Texas prisoners IL vas prArgisllly ~,
poesihie 70 nasniain ,iisa,i:he Mitbcu,
pfppsEiy rasirfcted corporal paa s,,r,tt,f ara
c c1' instances within his esi.slttncs al
superintendent 70 support ia resiAen.
.a. 1apsh tlAsk oi the Missorsi pvnlten-
dicspuxly sdmsnltlfrea.
Msrdcn Hart O. the sontAe-r f,.ss.
penH<nusry was aeAins; tbs ,ee =, tsa
80 rpon prisoners and at lard Tar n.
abandonment has resulted 4. shs s,s,',,, -
ment Of discipline IN Indiana. AM . $780,,
vas tAkrn urti1 =. n, ''ss
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