Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-15
FORPRObAT|ON PLAN
Bill for System in District
FavorabIy Reported.
APPROPRIATION OF $4,000
Provisions of House Measure Com
mented On by Representative
Goebel of Ohio.

The bill to establish a probation and
parole system for the District of Columbia
was favorably reported to the House to-
day by Representative Goebei of Ohio.
acting for the committee on the judiciary.
The bill was amended by the insertion
Of substitute after the enacting clause
Of the original bill.
In his report MIR. Goebel says:
THE bill as amended provides for the
appointment by the Sureme Court of the
District of one probation officer and by
the Police Court of the District of one
ton officer. and as many volunteer assist
ant probation officers, male or female, as
occasion may require. all to be under the
supervision and direction of the respective
courts appointing the same. the term of
the probation officers and the assistant
probation officers to be two years; and
court appointing them.
1.-The salary of the probation officer of
the Supreme Court TO be $1,SOO and the
salary of the officer of the Police Court
to be $500 and that of the
assistant $1.2OO. All volunteer probation
officers to serve without compensation or
expense and to have only such powers
and duties as the courts may assign to
them.
Power of Supreme Court.
THE Supreme Court shall have the
power In any case after conviction or
after a plea of guilty and the imposi-
tion Of a sentence, and before commit
ment whenever it shall appear that
the ends Of justice and the best inter-
ests Of the public as well as the de-
fendant would be subserved. to place
the defendant upon probation: but this
power does not extend to cases ihvoly-
Ing treason. homicide. rape. arson or
KIDNAPPING. or when there had been a
previous conviction of q felony. The
Police Court shall have like power. and
for the same reason, after conviction
or plea of guilty OF misdemeanor,
to place the defendant upon probation.
Both courts may suspend the fmpOSi-
ton or execution Of q sentence, as the
case may be, for such time and upon
such terms as may seem best, In which
event the defendant Is placed in charge
Of probation officer. The probationer
the terms and conditions OF his proba-
tion and must report to the probation
officer as directed.
eft will be the duty of the probation
officers to investigate all cases referred
to them by the court. to make recon-
eudations, and from time to time to
report TO the court touching all cases in
their care. Power is also vested In the
court at any time to modify the terms
and conditions Of the order of probation
and to terminate such probation and dis
charge the probationer from further su.
peryision; and the court may revoke the
order of probationsand cause the rearrest
of the probationer, impose a sentence
and require him to serve the sentence or
nav the fine originally imposed. or both
as' the case may be. and the time OF
nrohation shall not be taken into &C.
Count to diminish the time for which he
was originally sentenced.
For the urpose OF carving out tht
an appropriation of 5000. one-half to bt
nail out of the Treasury and the Other
one-half out Of the revenues Of the Dis
| trict of Columbia.