Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-21
PRISON HEADQUARTERS
MAY co TO STATE FARM
senate Bill Provides for Turning
Over Pcnitcntiary to Care Of
Dangerous Insane.
MEASURE EXPECTED TO PASS
Under Present North Carolina Pol
icy of Putting Conricts OH Public
Works. Big Building Now Houses
Only Scvcnty-Fivc Inmates.

RALEIGH. y. c.. February @o.-Sen-
atcr Il. l. Ballou, or Jefferson. to-day
introduced I'm the Senate 4 bill which
has the approval OF the Joint Suhcom
lulttcc on Penal institutions. providing
for the removal of tho headquarters Of
tho States Prison from Raleigh TO the
state Farm in Halifax County, and for
The turning over of the present states
Prison building here to the directors OF
The Central HOSPITAL for the Insane, 10
hc used as a hospitai for dangerous
patients, thereby relieving the longest
ed conditions complained OF IN the Gem
raj Hospital here and the Western
Hospital at Morranton
y preamble TO tn" bill sets out that
tho States Prison here was erected n:
tinc when ii was the policy Of the
state 10 concentrate its conv!cts in one
prison; tina, the building cost $l,250.OOo.
being capable OF accommodating 1000
Inmates: that IL IS no longer the policy
nj the state to 50 concentrate prisoners.
hut rather 10 put them on the State
Farm and on roads and other public
works TO develop the State. and there
are now actually only about seventy
five aged and in'irm convicts In This i'm
mense building
1t IS set ont that with the change the
superintendent OF Tho prison could per-
sona!ly supcr!ntcnd the farm and there
could be other economies
Tho bill provides that the transfer 20
the state Farm shall he made bv NAV :,
OF this year, and appropriate $4,000
10 supplement whatever states Prison
iGnds may be available FOR use in pro-
NidlnE the necessary quarters for the
'nnNlSts ana prison headquarters on
ne stale Farm. There j. every irGica-
ION now that The bill will pass an,
mat the mammoth States Prison build
ng VIII be made available for the state
HlLI. IL REPORTED
"WlTiiGJT pREJUDICE.'
The Senate to-day set The Statewide
primary bill and the amendments p4rd.
LnC with II as a special order for rext
Wednesday night As Indicating IN.
fouEh sailing" tho primary issue n,
tad IN committee. It comes back 10 ~.
H"h",e reported without prejudice" in
report '''' ''e
rhe Senate began to-day in com.
mittee OF the whole sid.rs,for ..
Tie revenue bill from The House ,y.
sections The hrst six sections beiu.
ADOPTED without amendment. An
amendment by Senator Nash p-oyi5.s
Tor j. cents increase IN poll .ax .r5
cents IN property tax Tor Confederate
pensions bur the Senate voted !: down.
NJ cMlcAae! wanted to infect inc MIN
., CEa!Fman Travis. Of the State T-,x
Cofi;HisS!oH. Tor reasstss!aG property,
tEis year and rese-v!ue The fixing ~
me sat" 'HN rate urt. the assessed
values ar all returned This r@,s.5
much talk hut was voted dow
The oatA q: Office was ad.r!rgs.ro..4
t'-dfy 10 : . Bowie, of Ashe. as
SpeaEer protein O.: the House. and he
HaS feEr.a-lg assumed the duties n.
rs sH=eEe-sa.p % serve The r.:rz.r6.-
q IL session - Speaker Woo,ea can,
A'' POSSIBLY recover s-:.c!ertly 20 un-
Ceft@ss MS dulles again thls sessIU,
Representative D5uzhtor. rhai-r,,
o. Inc Joint Finance Committee. IN
fTod-cs1 IN The HOUSE tH{s afternoon
~ machinery bill, ard 200 copies y.-e
ordered p.!c;et so that is consider.
i!oa may begin carly next week.
DhHHr H. here VIII We = single tax
assessor 'oF eacA county ana E list
'aHe' 70: each township. County
comm .ss.oaers shah constitute ne
board Q: equalization. with The county
assessor. meeting with them !. -. adj
N!sory Capacity. TIE state TAX CON
mission Is allowed $4,000 instead 81
$500 tor enforcing the provision, Of
tho machinery act
There came from tn. Join, I,arjsl,-
we Committee on APPROPRIATIONS to-
Day ~!th favorable Iepo-. tn. s3.bs,!
ute bill 10 prov.le for = ...us. nome
!or !tlIer women. which carries an an.
preparation Of S-t,n"9 and ~ aunt.a,
maintenance fund q 5000 The hi
also mas the favorable. r.po-, O.. the
'ommit,ee on Proros.tious and Gr!cy-
hnces. and ~ !Iii.'d. of the ,ueasl.r.
~" e%pF%-si 50 'con.d"rca That :. VIII
pass No:h branches oE TIE Assembly
ana hecowe operative at th!s session
The or!K!na! bins Z, this session,
were introduced - The Senate b.. S.n.-
iro Nctae, u M-cklenburg. and Rep
Tsseniaive Pegrzu. Of Durham. for
~" hiHr7 Daughters ana orn"r inter
osts ~ Durham and Chnrlot,. Won.
ems clubs and urwrers %: other or.
Eaulzaooas ~ women Joined III The an.
peal. anc q dozen or more women ron
various parts o.! the state made per.
fcnhl statements 20 til" les.sla,!v.
committees u advocacy %. the bu! "
. bowd, ~ Charlotte, and DR. = =
McGeachy Of Charlotte. we're here yes
t"rday and made q 'iral and successtu
effort :. bring u. bin from tho com.
In'nee INT" ne Legislator. with Z