The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-01
NJ pENITENTIARlES.
,,,sla,lons Made by the CON-
toner's TO Governor
m,dps NOT IN GOOD SHAPE.
.,.ssbs Change frsn' the &c Lease
III, that Of Working State
Farms.

,,,E,, November 29.-Foliowlns
Az I, nor,lon Of the report OF the
ss,,Eosrd to the governor:
x, Il transmit for your considera- !
-. ,sI,n reports Of tue superintend-
,nI.al agent of the Il xas peni'
81 ne =, oil other officers Of the
- % reoulred by law TO render
w. w. lars full and detailed st te-
I'M .,,n 4 opera ton. management aud
.s.bl ,helr respective spheres OF
.,,y1n5 Of the special dep rtmcnts
XXI 4 over which their supervision
tI.snds ., ia. -
No out is at all lullii'a, "l'n -. ~
history deportation OF tna eA"S peuu'
,..,ltatiInce the sbrogation Of the
~, v5Nay 10, 1888, will for a mo-
~.rt all the statement, that large
-.,nyitv h abus,s which have arisen
/. ,ha pI management, and the chief
",arA a dissatisfaction experienced
I. ,ss * NJ this state { wards past
ssa nrtaondltions therein, are not
alg pstIhle r. but are the direct
tnSielrits Of the custom Of hiring
~ / worked outs de the peniten-
NV walhether the contracts Of hire
III" iii for lbied consideration or per-
eentase oI fruits of such LABOR.
HsT tohde suitable, continuous and
,rnaneragmplo, ment for the Inmates
\ NE st penal institutions Of the
Stste. so IKE them self-sustaining, and
4 tAs saims reduce to the minimum
~ lablhE such service coming iato
,rilrp sndEbolesome competition with
,,iyste buE enterprises operated by the
e., hbor he country, IL a serious and
msBvsIdedstion wlich has provoked
M though considerable and ELECTED
Gs most eli study of the ablest at ,tss-
Non and known humanitarians of the
81. and perfectly satisfactory SOU
too or gjlly accepted demonstNauon
N thls imln problem seems to have
Ss,n ttlaid THIS is true not only of
Ipxss ard sister States OF the Union.
but Of all Ir civilized cou tries OF tle
void
BYer snhe State refused longer TO
lease Its pfutiaries aud the entire cou,
Nit popui4 10 private spectators aud
resumed CD Of tn m for operation on
STATE accol It's govern rs, prominent
legislators other public officials ave
ben almostnit In condemning the man
liest defelds and o iCc ioaable features
d tie hlliI stem, but for lack OF tinan-
dial assistaIthut cou come alone ( ON
he leglsaa their efforts 10 remedy
Ii Sc evils heir disposlti and employ
nent Of taknal colony necessarily have
been eonhnIo ref rms that were deemed
possible Of bmpllshment independent OF
such aid frthe public treasury.
To demollte how exceedingly slow, II
net alleged Improbable, all such at
bnpts ate rtfurmation nam must
Prove whebnducted along the lines in
dlcated. II bnly necessary TO state that
The gross tpts from the hiring OF con-
Ticts to SD and cotton pla tiers and rail
fold eomptE during g p st three years
md ten mbs re- ched the enormous sum
q SLi9S1p, or an average Of S3S2, 2TS. 81
per aDnlnIhow important to the rev
clues Of penlte tiary system such a
regular tntllable resu rec mas been, VIII
BE cas- NrtogniLpd when 1t is borne
70 nladgt the sum above named paid II
tXpensebcldent to the care and main
lehaDcethe hlrrd forces and lnft q credit
lG use the system Of S5l2, 1860, or Il
ld rete Of S133,720V0 per annum
az % the reports up the fiscal
slann the penilentiaries for the
na tTe years disclose the fact
I1St neif the RUsk nor the Hunts
,le pefntiary has produced revenue
y meet current expenses, while share
i.luS one or two exceptions, have
W Y noi'han they earned. The financial
ssprmg Harlem farm is more salts
,sa.Vy, 1t has taken about all of the
~. ~ p'oaFeriyed from the crops raised
ICY ect the permanent improve
IelU Ie9ed, and to provide the expen-
wv a1d gtinuous hetterments demanded
y, us eHG OF the board and penitentiary
sia:saseme to bring II up to the very
t ,;4. pople plane oil successful opera
F. ''' ~ Iheavery Cogent reasons, and not
o,e uesHe continue the hire system be-
o,ss o. Y merit which It possesses,
"a r.s snau financial one, have conSpired
IEsesentthe sudden and permanent
s,ls asVnllel by those charged with the
m. uan9ment of so vital and reliable
,sn -A n-,.l FINANCIAL support TO the sys-
M mItHOuPuch action being backed up
rr,s,I vsevtq by liberal legislative appro-
lmas uopeet any and all monetary
S ~ kelly TO result therefrom.
II c", palcna by the State Of large bodies
M ny and fton lands and their cultiya.
lsnv, osI opeton for State account with
Dhred I'LL lat can not be profitably en-
'srstoa Tilhlhhe walls, has long been ad.
rSnsS ny TIE charged with the prison
Doss e1 T!ent ID methods In Texas as the
Il WI NJ nheiy toneet public expectation and
Setorv same he produce the most salts.
III r results financially and otherwise.
ltsno, rignteelh legislature sounded the
4 rs,I9 vi sue a policy when 1t refused
,p,t rS me hse of the Huntsville and
NM, y,sanltentlhes and the entire prison
N shum Of te state, and declared:
oard ' !. DC te duty OF the penitentiary
AN n, cohnl all cOnvicts within the
rlsobs sne petentiary as soon as suitable
.eni San DC rovided for their conhne
b,y , rh9 implement in such manner that
a. nro oe selHupporting: and until ade
In, ga Fr,SV'islon made for such confine
AZ ~ employment of the couvicts they
I his ssPoyeoas provided in section ;
he nsni,n. provided further, that
they d eam \, loard may at any time
lntiSTr H Fem II agisable, purchase penl
lets no arm or firms upon which all con
; tbe g. transporting, may be worked
rs Plsbtoe. tSction 4, chapter CXIV
ma S'sihteenth lelslature)
l5eurrsncoo' t,ehth legislature, with hearty
lbs optiis N pndsanctior OF the policy
hen i j nos' re-ehcted the above law
'atiary ihncIei,Sed tle number of the penl
instesntg ~ Oa ~, t-om'two to three, (Acti
he IN. Ieslslatun, chapter O5.)
y tvlioNtng Vpat need, -. .f.,,