The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-05
Senator Calls Methods in
Capital Archaic in
Speech Today.
URGES PURCHASE
OF LAND AT ONCE
Would Get Sites for Workhouse
and Jail Nearby
States.

when the District or Columbia APP
preparation l.ll was taken mp m the
senate this afternoon. one OF the Irst
items i'm it vas the appropriation 10
improve prison and W0Tkhouse coudi-
IONS.
Senator GaUiuEer explained she items
which the committee had puJ i'm the
bill and told a. the work of the COM
mittce which recently reported ON the
conditions in taese institutions
He expressed confidence an the COM
Iaittee and the correctness of its con-
illusions ans declared that every Sen
atOr ought to read the report through.
lie explained the present wUrkhuuse
and prison system and said that it was
thoroughly are aic and ought 90 be sue
Ceeded by moCcru methods. With This
IN view, the commission has recon-
mended and the committee had indoors
ed. a plan OF buying two tracts of
thousand acres each iE the States adj
|. joining the District, hut widely separat-
l.: one TO be developed as q w0TkGousc
tabllsLmeut and the other as a UTlS-
In this way. the prisoners viii ue
)Vidtd with work and the expense OF
- Improvement viii be small. because
tARlr labor VIII represent most OF H.
Accordingly the committee has recon-
mended the appropriation OF $4,000.
heretofore provided. with an addition.
making tEe total amount about 100000,
10 be expended under The direction OF
The commission luduguTaung TINS plan.
Senator Clay of Georgia delivered
brilliant address in which ne casJigated
present conditions lu prisons and work
house. and declared that they tended
rather 10 encourage than TO suppress
crime.
Senators THlman. johnson. and oth-
eTs spoke along the same line senator
Iillman observed That me recently mad
noted the resumption or purse. sna-tn-
Ing I'm this city ana earnestly TeCum-
meudtG a special IDeTaUry I'M the ar
Tangemeut Tor jail facilities.
An unusual amount of attention mas
been given TO the District bin in the
Senate Discussion upon u has been
more than usually prolonged Pracu-
Cally all Of Thursday afternoon was
consumed ON ii by the Senate and little
more than half the bjll disposed Of.
The provision for two inspectors 81
child labor an Sl,-u each was agreed to-
ON q point OF order by Senator Bur
kctL the amendment for longevity inc
crease 10 principals and teachers was
stricken out
Raises Point Of Order.
After Senator Burkett raised a point
OF order against the paragraph which
allows teachers 20 employ substitutes
from eligible lists of the Board of Ed
ucation ana after he had said the sub
rtitute habit was beeominz O nuisance
and that substitutes should receive the
fun salaries of teachers. Senator CAL
luger agreed tC see thar such e. pToEl-
sion was pat iu in conference. Senator
BuTkett then withdrew his point OF
order
The amendment allowing sI50o TO inn
prove and equip six additional play
grounds and 200 for maintaining eight
cen playgTDUuCS was agreed TO-
b. "a IN.
miutce amendments rsT school build
iuEs and grounds and additions thereto.
Without objection. the amendment in
crcasiuE the police force EE Hfty-fyc
pGVates was accepted. increases for
the construction of fire department.
buildings were agreed &C.