Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-23
FAv0RS REORGANIZATION
OF BOARD OF FISHERIES
Governor Stuart Sends Third Mes
sage to General Assembly With
Recommendation.
DISCUSSES PRISON REFORM
PRISONERS Held Idle in JaiIs Who
should BE at Work on Public
iloadS-D0 Work for Which JaiIer
should Employ Outside Help.

''7'''' VI u iSnerlcS 70 provide Tor
me creation Of the office or assistant
commissioner. to be charged with the
hht% OF looking after the States she'll
"Sh interests is recommended by Gov
''h"r STUART IN his third message Ia
me GENERAL Assembly. read in both
houses Yesterday
ne Governor notes with regret the
"''ih" IN the volume N the Tid"wat.r
hsh"ri"s. and recommends serious con
Sld"rat!0u Of remedies for this coudl-
non. Specifically. he suggests that the
hiti"s OF the Office Of secretary to tn.
commission OF Fisheries he delegated
70 the bookkc"pcr in charge OF the
Office, and that this position he cor
Ncricd into the office Of assistant COM
sloncr. 10 be In charge Of the shell
fish interests
'ioNcrnor stuart submits interesting
views OF the penal stuation-noting.
IN particular. with criticism a dispo-
Si'iph on the part Of some local au-
thor!ties 10 withhold from service on
tho roads the fun number of prisoners
that the Law contcmp.ates.
Full TENT or
COVER NOH'S THIRD MESSAGE:
The mcssag: follows In full:
January 81. 1916.
Gentlemen of tho General Assembly:
In this third and final section Of my
biennial message to your honorable
following recommendations
Prisons and rrisoncr..
naturally. no department Of the
stat" government co'ucs NOR" directly
under the personal observation of the
Tor"rnor than It's penal system. The
executive office Is hescged IT all hours
rs applicants for clemency in behalf
81 persons convicted Of crime. 80
system has ever been devised by which
paFdons can be issued uniformly to
those persons only who are mos, de-
serving q! cl.mency and for whose
reformation thcr" is reasonable hope.
lhnced. thcr" Is no chance for such
a contamination 50 long as IL +. not
given to on. man 10 search the hearts
~ others The appeals mad. for .xccr-
'y" cl"mcncy arc such as TO arous"
The deepest sympathy. particularly for
the nisiortuncs Of tho inuoccn.s at
hone who frequently suffer far NOR"
E""il> thar the guilty. and il Is hard
- maintain . balance between the
quaii': Of mercy ana the maintenance
~ justice
!, IS r.yen - no one man who il
ohl god ju tho discharge o. his Official
dutN - deal with thousands OF such
cases - avoid uiSfek"s with certainty.
oi'lcial recommendations from officers
- l"apl courts representing the Com
n1"rwcalih v.-% widely iD matters OF
officers "ho will. under - circum-
STANCES. recommend uu-Gou ana
th.Te are otE.rS $40 ~" inclined 10
rn-"ot; c!cmcusy =. every case pro
s-nrsd - them.
Gord H.hn,iur Allowance.
''"l ~" years ~ Nari tnG ana en-
c.eH,ufly eliminating experience In
aTairs relatiur to pardons. ,u ot
oal'l"h ihat y p 1cst % interfere rs
little and ~ infrruUci.tly as lossibic
VIZ w !u'thci' % 'hc 'ii'' h""f -
~" Pr E'r"'s!S ~ J"T'eS' p"t 'ith y
w. "hE'"' ~ t"S +" - go -,
w. S'H''"''S ~ 800 y" - ~"
~ ''3,"'lS,''ss'''S 49, =
i
ia, a.,
80. ,.r. il, ,,b a,arlb
- ...., -,
,..,nxi,,,...iy n..,I,lrd
LIZ ,,,.n, tor .,y i,r-;,.,iol,
.,s.,, ruins rsuch |iufr,,,i,,r,s
, .u ii. d.r,.d ~ l.ty after
,,.,,l,s.,-nr Win the board Of direct
.,,,ort,,,I.,, Of ~. STAR.
t,..iIa.,ta,,' ~ prisoner shoulI for
r,, M .r IN. good conduct days ~
,n...I MIN mn 10 tina; time Sush -
.,,,,,. would upuucstionahlv make
o. better behavior among th- prs
on.rs
our modern system OF using the
hulk Of our conyicts ON til. public
,o,ds has nccess.tatcd placing y large
number of loHs-tcr;n men on The high
vays who were formerly Keep; III the
pcnii"utia!I. hut VINO cam u" i'HetF
,a retained IN the pcuitcnttary on con-
,r.ci work because or The provision
which limits the number OF those 80
.nu,ovcd to 500. cf course" the IN
comfy. IL attempt To escape is much
greater with the loua-tcrui man than
,,irb me short term man. The adop.
,ton IT th, principle OF dcductine ten
da>s in each month from each prison
.r.s term for good behavior would add
,,rc,,ly TO the desire of the convict on
H.. reads 10 keen IN his good behavior
roc,rd. and would greatly minimize the
icuptatiou 10 escape.
n * stated hy officials who have had
lana, cxpcriertce that under this system
-. ,irabcr Of guards could he safely
,.,,Ir.d thus saving Il considerable
.nouui of money TO the State.
pro,idc for Dependent Families.
would recommend, however. that
ms saving he used in paying 10 con