Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-25
PRISON CONGRESS- IS BUSY
Humber Of Reports Submitted BY Com
mittees and Discussed.
NEMBtRs FAR FROM BEING OF ONE NlNO
REPORT FavoFinE Board of PardOns
H. Antasonised and Occasions
Considerable Animated
Discussion.
1From a scar correspondentl

(From a Stan Correspondent
LINCOLN. Oct 24-(Special.)-Th Ma
tional Prison association held real bust
ness session this morning, listening to the
reports OF the standing committees, which
were discussed pro and con, concluding
with two most interesting talks by Super
intendent Hayward OF the Nebraska In
dustrial school OF Kearney and DR.. Cath
crime Bennett Davis, superintendent OF the
state reformatory for women OF New York,
and the appointment Of a committee on
organization by President Garvin. This
committee will nominate the officers for
the ensuing year and will make its report
during the latter part OF the convention.
The committee is composed OF J. T. Scult
OF New York, B. w, Brown Of Illinois. T.
d. wills Of Connecticut, N. w. Jones of
Iowa. A. c. Sharp Of Indiana, William Nc
Johnston OF Pennsylvania, Henry Wolfer
of Minnesota, w. ]. Bait OF Massachusetts,
and L. b. Dresser of Wisconsin.
The delegates to the convention walked
up to the distressing fact this morning that
they will be compelled to pay full fare
in coming TO the convention and returning
home. Providing a certain number Of DEL
egates were in attendance the railroads
had agreed to sell them return tickets al
one-third the regular fare. so far the GER
tian number of certificates have not been
fled with the secretary. The absence OF
the required number Is attributed to the
fact that the people outside OF Lincoln
have failed to show their appreciation OF
this meeting by attending it. However
the local attendance was so large that to-
night the meeting was held in the audi
forum in order to accommodate the in
creasing crowd. Governor Hoch Of Kansas
this evening, but he could not be present
and his place was filled by representative
Of the United States navy d. H. Tribon Of
Boston.
President Garvin is more than pleased
with the success Of the meetings and he ha,
naught but good words for the local com
-mittee for the good work 1t has done.
Praises Nebraska Prison.
Superintendent Murphy of the Joliet peni
Tertiary. one Of the biggest in the United
States, a regular visitor to the Nationa
Prison association meetings, is another WHIT
says that this meeting is one OF the bes
the association has ever held. Yesterday h,
visited state penitentiary and Of tina
Institute h9 said:
Nebraska has the finest penitentiary o
its size in the United States. thoroughly
investigated It yesterday. visited every nool
and corner under it's, roof and have never
seen cleaner. better kept and better man
aged institution anywhere There was abso
tutely not a particle of dirt in the whole in
stitution. There was absolute order abou
the kitchen and everywhere was seen tn
effect OF good management and good dis
cipline. 1t is one of the few institutions o
the country that is strictly up-to-date Il
every particular. Visitors to this congress
who inspect the penitentiary will be able t
secure many pointers for the conduct o
their own institutions in the future"
The association held no meeting this after
noon and those delegates who are not bus!
with committee work spent the time look
Ing over the city. Tomorrow afternoon
rs a special courtesy to Warden Beemer
the meeting win be held in the chapel a
the penitentiary, at which time Majo
Archibald of Canada, the Dominion parol