Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-31
important Changes in Man.
agement of the Territorial
Prison Proposed in Measure
Now Being Prepared,
WOULD PLACE THE PRISON
ON BETTER WORKING BASIS
Probable Also That Measure
Providing Good Roads Com
mission May Make Its Ap-
pearance During the Week.
Morning Iournal Bureau,
The Palace Hotel.
Santa Fc. n. NJ. Jan. 80.


A forecast OF legislative work dur.
| ing the coming week includes severa
measures OF the greatest Importance
which will probably make their ap
pcarancc within day or two Al
OF these measures are of the first in.
tercst to the people and all OF them
|are likely 70 attract close attention
While II Is not expected that any OF
the measures referred to will be pass
ed the coming week, or until careful
consideration has been given them. II
Is more than probable that several of
them viii be enacted before the ses-
sion is much older
Probably the most important of
these general measures is the bill
now about completed. for the creation
of new system of management Of
the affairs OF the New Mexico peni-
Tertiary, along the lines recommend
ed by Governor Curry In his message
to the assembly The governors plan
Tor managing the prison has been
widely discussed and has received
probably as much thought from mem
bars OF the nssc mbiy and the people
generally as any other recommends
tion in the message The result has
pV'n "h "'iioSt uii''i''ii'"' 'pp''N"
Oh tn' pan. ~ is prolioun,'u plo-
gressNe ana those men VINO nave
studied 1t closely are inclined to re-
gard It as the solution of the prob
lem Of securing close and careful
business administration OF the prison
in' pvii,v"s'"t ~ 'i'',," .rniinr,a, "' aS
peen propien III tiie ''ii itoi i"i "u-
mlhlsuatioh aillios' siioV tlo piisoi'
was created administration ui,c
administration mas hau upuple VIZ
IT, Legislature "lter lesNslutn'" ~
neen call'u upoH W i"'v "'i'u''
sometimes thls mas peeh uue I" onie
less management 9pn'o'l'n'S y -"
been que 10 ah eiioit " ni"No Wv
pflck business pay "lili' iu' ",'i,l'i'
most OF thc prlch ni"ilui"0, w
to terrllorial INSTITUTIONS anu 'o' o''
er purposes Inc luct r"n"h,s '""'
the prlck pusihess mus ""' pau az
tnat the prison cohtihues 10 cV'''
forward each succeeding yeal WIN
deficit. me aotual ueiicit mas no' III
any during the past wv
years. II has not been reduced 10 an
extent lhere - ho"eNo'
no disposition on the part Oh any on
to criticise the present manaB'n'h'
of the prison or TO recall past mum
lgemonts The g'hetal ulSpos'tu'
seems 10 ne 10 tlho u f'nl'"N ""u W.,
those VINO nave given tarVlu
thought to the matter are ihcilhou u
think Is found in the measure no"
being prepared
1t Is conceded that the pehltehtiar'
IN It's present torm' IL
matter how carefully ana eohscl'n
Liously the members may perform
their duties, cannot give 20 the aiialri
)f the prison that close ana careiu
attention II needs Inc m'hpe's %
The board are widely scattered owe
he territory ana cannot hold ir'quun'
meetings without great expense 10 w
-erritory without frequent meP'ihH
hey cannot Keep close track upon ,n
ietails OF management nv uut,o
)f tao warden are Arau'us anu II
would be doing the run Jay "o.N
pi husy man u ne s'r' ~" '.,.'
.ime 10 the operation "l .ii'
without peihs o"lieu up"i - .'"lu
ilso the tinahclal hl''i'fs'"i"'' "'
iow virtually the o"s'-
me pan pr"p"S'u III ~
iary commission SHAH consist oi thrC