The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-25
PEN|TEh larry
UNDERA
TR|UMV|RATE
Bill to Provide for a Com
plete Reorganization.
TWELVE NEW DIRECTORS
WHO WILL CHOOSE AN EXECU-
TIVE BOARD OF THREE
WHICH WILL HAVE PRACTICAL CONTROL
And Will Make all Cases, Contracts and Ap.
poinmsnts. The Penitentiary is Also
Made Corporation.

The Democratic joint caucus last
all statutes governing the penitentiary.
The Offices of superintendent and
clerk are abolished and under the re-
organization there will be no similar
places.
The bill as drawn and agreed on by
the caucus provides that twelve addi-
tional directors sail be chosen by the
General Assembly to serve for period
of two years, who with the nine direc-
tors already provided for will give a
board of twenty-one.
The board of directors is authorized
and empowered to select an executive
board of three members which shall
have absolute control Of the penitentiary
the prison, the farms and all depart
ments. This executive board Of three
will make all appointments of employees
and must report to the directors and be
responsible to them for the conduct and
management of the prison affairs.
The bill further provides that the pen
itentiary shall be erected into corpora
ton having such rights and powers
as usually inhere in corporations. The
powers of the corporation are vested in
the board of directors who will be
chosen by each succeeding General AS
sembly. The penitentiary under the new
law will have status similar TO that
of the asylums.
The bill was adopted by the caucus
practically without debate and met with
no opposition. 1t will be introduced in
the House to-day and passed, as mat
ter of course.
The consideration of the constitutional
amendment which is to be submitted to
the people was not taken up last nigh
as was expected as the committe has not
quite finished work on it. The joint
COMMITTEE will meet tonight to consider
it further and it will be submitted to the
caucus on Friday night.
The caucus after disposing of the
penitentiary bill took up the other insti-
buttons. 1t was decided that the Demo
Gratis should take charge of them also
and bills were ordered prepared to be
submitted to caucus with that end in
view.
The bill recognizing the penitentiary
"'~o nv la NliC Saidlito VI clhpioJtS llpI
does it carry any provision for the ssu-
ing of bonds.
Messrs. j. y. Granger, w. L. Ken
nedy and Dempsey Wood, of Lenoir, are
in the city.
Col. l.. A. Thrasher. of Greensboro,
is in the city on business connected with
the service.
General J. r. Ray, of Asheville, is
here to attend the meeting of tho vet
Grams.
Mrs. Chas. C. Daniels, the wife of the
principal clerk of the Senate, is visiting
at Mrs. w. III. Bagley's.
Messrs. Zackery & Zackery have do
mated beautiful mantel and Mr.. Frank
Stronach wood cart to the Confederate
Bazaar.
Mr.. G. s. Powell, ono of Johnston
county's substantial citizens, is in the
city to attend the melting of the yete-
rams.
Col. j. NJ. Ray, of Asheville, is in the
city, wearing his old Confederate uni
form. He was in the Goth North Caro-
lima regiment, and has one of the finest
collections of Confederate relics in the
State.
Representative Thompson, of David
son, returned yesterday from home, ac-
companied by his daughter. Miss Jessie,
and his son, Master Clifton.