New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-09
CHARITY EXPERTS HEARD.
THEY ARE OPPOSED TO AHEARN's Chill
DREN's AID BILL.
IN THEIR OPINION 1T WOULD TEND TO INCREASE
THE PAUPER cLAss-sENAToa AHEARN's

IN THEIR OPINION 1T WOULD TEND TO INChf-ASt
THE PAUPER crAss-sENAros AHEARN's
REPLY TO ITS CRITICS
Albany. Feb. s-The Cities Committee Of the
Senate gave a hearing this afternoon on the Dill
OF Senator Ahearn providing that when any child
shall be committed 10 the care OF any ins'tutoh
in the city OF Newyork. the Society Tor the RE
venton OF Cruelty to Children. upon tho appiica-
ton Of parent or guardian Of such child. IN
proper case after careful and thorough inquiry
shall direct that the custody OF the child he gwen
to it's parent or guardian and tho Controller shaH
be authorized to pay the society for transrlssi',
by IL 10 the parent or guardian the money aiIo"eu
BIZ law for the maintenance Of the child. lhere
was large delegation Of New Workers present IN
GLIDING representatives from tho Charities Ald' the
Charity Organization and other societies inter-
ested in the welfare OF INDECENT children
Secretary Hebbsrd. OF the State Board OF Chari-
ties presented on behalf OF that Board ooJectioHs
10 the measure in part as follows:
The nature OF the act is such as 10 warrant 'he
belief In experienced minds that IT'S practical erect
would he 70 increase pauperism and not to any ap-
nrectable extent relieve the distress sometimes IN
cldent TO honest and sef-respectns poverty Cndef
the present system Of commitment 20 an INSTITUTION
there Is every incentive FOR the parents 20 srus-
gle TO better their condition. SO as TO De aoIe 70
reclaim their children and thereby relieve the CITY
OF the burden Of their support Under such sys-
would he completely undermined, Tor the greater
the number Of their children thus dependent upon
IN. city the less the need for exertion on the part
OF tbs parents. Such plan OF Keller wouIo uH-
doubteily serve 10 attract 10 Ncw-York state
large number OF wllling-to-bs dependents. who
naturally gravltate to points where charitable re-
lief IL freely given, or where IL Is pes'o"eo !" ''7
mos, pleasing form"
= Townsend representing the New-York AS
soca ton for Improving the Condition OF the POOR.
spoke briefly describing the objections 70 the Dill
ana .num.rating the societies that were repre-
scented against Il.
James p Campbell. representing the soHety VI
ST Vincent de Paul OF New-York- said that society
was composed Of twelve hundred mep VINO were
thoroughly familiar with the wants OF the poor,
and that the society took the ground that the Dill
would tend TO demoralize the condition OF tne poor
and be a waste Of public money
President Mornay Williams OF the New iorA
,,a Soo,etv said tha, the Ahearn bill did not
- 80 he go much designed to assist destitute
aphsa "a 70 pension the parents. Speaking on the
Sa ritv ~ benefit that would result TO parents ~
said woman With one cnIb w. % MIN with ten
the bin about s. week, WhIle d ialIii' WV" '''
children would draw about N.lp a year. !, -, "
snaeches I'm the line We're mace uy -
,baniel Rosenau manager OF me Cn'eu 9arv sor
Ci,aart,ies the Rev Thomas l.. Kinkart supervlsoI
=, ratboiic charities who quoted a letter Ilol.,
Archbishop Corrgan; Homer toiks 5 W. ID
tho state Chdrens AID Assocla ~, rtty organ
T Devine, generaI se''o '"'' W 49,
Abearn spoke for his bill He said II was
not intended bar out insiltutiots, oIe tnnvI
Iohg 7, ~ naads OF the poor he sure that me
home influence essential 70 soou aG ~ IN
iiitu,ions contributed largely to the criminal