The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-27

2, From taxes on licenses other than
liquor
s. From taxes on bank stock.
T. From taxes on capital invested IN
business.
Z. From taxes on railroads.
&. From taxes on street railways.
:. From taxes on real and personal
property, exclusive of that covered by
items and 6.
The treasurcrs of counties shall report
separately the above items for any small
towns. in their respective counties not
having their own oncers for the collec-
ton of the said revenues.
Secretary Button presented a state
ment from clerks of courts and showed
that all except the Clerk of Dickinson
county had responded.
REPORT CALLED UP.
On motion of Chairman Ayers. OF the
Comnn,tue ON Public Institutions and
Prisons, the convention went into COM
rnittee of the Whole to consider that re-
port. MIR. Barbour in the chair.
Chairman Ayers explained the report.
He sad for several years there had oeei'
a disposition in the Le g.slature not to APP
proln.aie any funds Tor charging the
peniientiary on account of sentiment
that the penitentiary Should be removed
from Richmond The committee mad IN
vestigatcd The question and 1ouho II
would tntail such an enormous expense
TO move the pen.tentiary they thought 1t
wise that Section l locating the pehi.e1A-
tiaTy AT Richmond Should Zee adopteo.
Section two. providing for boaro VI
ii. e directors and regulating tie selection
of super.ntcndentS. surgeon ana otiSh
emplGyts was in ended 10 bring inc MAR
agement Of the prison as near as prac-
iicab.e under civil service pT.ncipleS.
The Board OF Directors is to be ap-
pointed by the advice of the Senate; the
superintendent and surgeon to be erected
hy the Board of Directors, and suioor-
dinate employees to be appointed by the
superintende@t. All of these TO be subject
10 removal for incapaci,y. neglect or OF
fetal duty, or acts performed "i'iiou'
due authority Of law.
SHOULD BE LARGER.
Section lh4te required The enlargement
of cells together with additional build
ings for the purpose of more cells. Hc
found convicts occupying cells with not
ans-haf The air space required by laws
of sanitation. and to provide funds Tor
the additional space the committee mao
drafted section four, authorizing the
Legislature 10 borrow not more than two
hundred and iifty thousand dollars. and
place the profits OF the prison work as
sinking fund to pay off the obligation.
Section five provides for local boards Of
directors. consisting of three members, to
be appointed by the Governor to super
ssp .acn otate n~o.J-ta. So NJ I...t.,
their terms to be two, four and six years
AZ first, afterwards for six years each.
Section six requires that a general
board of directors shall be constituted OF
the twelve members Of the local boards,
ard shall have full control and power
over the local boards and al officers and
Of l,. oil
Section seven provides for the appoint
mont by the general board Of directors
fer superiatendents of each hospital the
superintendent, subject to the approval
OF the general board. should have the APP
pcintment of all other resident officers
and errloves.
COMMISSIONER OF HOSPITALS.
Section provided for n Commissioner
of State Hospitals for the Insane, who
should be ex officio chairman of the To-
cal and general boards of directors and
to be held responsible for the proper dis
bursement Of ali moneys. appropriated or
received from any source for the MAIN
tenance of the hospitals He was to be
appointed by the Governor. with the ad-
vice and consent OF the Senate. and
should see that the proper system OF
bookkeeping s established in each
hnc->ttor
Section provided for a State Board Of
Charities 10 serve without compenSa
ton. ladies to be eligible.
Section 10 gave authority to this Board
to visit and inspect all reformatories or
penal institutions. charities. etc. and
report to the Governor, with suggestions
for Improvement.
This completed the statements of Chair
man Ayers, and the committee then
adopted without am andment section i.
Judge Hancock moved to amend section
. so that the superintendent and sur
geons should be appointed for four years.
This was accepted by the committee anu
was adopted-yeas, CO; noes 6.
DIR. Dunaway moved to reconsider sec
ton and to strike out Richmond as
being the location OF the State prison.
He said it might be that in the course
of time, the people Of Virginia might de-
sire to move the penitentiary from Rich
mond. and he wished TO leave it to the
Legislature to act with a free hand as
conditions might arise
TO THE DEFENSE.
Chairman Ayers said he had fully ex-
planned the reasons for inserting Rich
mond in the Constitution. The continued
agitation of moving the penitentiary
prevented any appropriation for the alb
solutely necessary enlargement of cell
space and buildings at the penitentiary.
There was not city in the State where
the same police and military protection
coulG be given to the State prison.
Mr. Flood said the Legislature ought to
be left some power to meet the demands
OF the public when the demands arose.
The penitentiary was now already
nearly in the heart of the city Of Rich
mond and the demand might soon come
from Richmond itself TO dismantle The
! pententiary and put it somewhere else
The ground now was of enormous value
| and might some day in the near future
| be sold for enough money TO build half 9
| dozen penitentiarieS.
| Mr.. Flood SAID the present Constitution
| had no mention OF a penitentiary, and il
| would be just as well to strike out the
| whole report relating thereto and leave