Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-09
BILL GIVES STATE |.
'cCHAR|T|ES CONTROL
e,,od Welfare Measure Merges
7 Many Commissions and
Powerful Boards
S PRESENTED IN SENATE
u ,,s Associated Press

.,.u March ga state ad-
hia,,aiicn bill creating nepha',aett ,ha utete
nin,si,lGiW ninn,shlic Welfare to take over tne i, s.ate
q PpOnfi ~ public Charities the. the com,h,o nhor
BOaro v lunacy and the Prison hnDor o,
Tee on oi.gion io and with authority over
ConinlsS,ssOin Institutions for general Wet
numerous introduced into the Senate to-
fare, Was sonator Phipps in the absence
day py or Woodward, Philadelphia
o. Sen%;l enim;lar bill offered some time ago
has o'en en,,ministrntion bill establishes a
Ihe omt % Of Public Welfare to be az
1ltpaftnnd he commission or puDlie
plns.e''co consisting of the commissioner
veIare, and industry, commissioner OIL
of labor anu "uno,nmissioncr of public well
health nnse ~" office is created and VINO
fsre, wnyI W. ,hc executive officer and SIX
y 70 oe n to he named by the Cover
nenlVe, ar four. year terms, ana serve
S'u"ODs u .ommissioncr of welfare is to be
lns ',;sO officer and be paid Slo'Ooo
aecu.'. and his deputy $4,000. The com
yea,, m,ist meet quarterly to receive
n,s, Inort" and advise the commissioner h
repVi;. civcn authority to create pu-
anu /" ono Of which must be n bureau
raus, ,ni "" brolth. Chiefs of the bureaus
Of hltn'I' he maid $4,000. The comnis-
art hos authority to name experts,
ssr,nrs slonsr "% AGENTS and other officers and
employees.
Extensive Power Given
l,,ortmcut is to have supervision
olI charitable institutions, whether
~ soccivn aid from the commonwealth
wy mi placcS where persons OF lin-
mind are detained or cared lot
~ %u" nrisnns and almshouscs homes ana
W lpm;,otions for custody of children,
esu,;ns ersau,; homrs for children under
%ree. systems of state for mothers
.ssistancc: prison labor and rcparat,on
Sslpn,s provided by the state Tor re,iei
tsom mine caves. fire, Hood or otnef
casualty constituting Il menace TO pup
7 ic safety aud welfare.
Full authority to recommend stand :
ado for institutions: to visit ana III
'nsct or inmlirc into methods, plant,
sJyscinlinp and other details, and to re-
""ira remedy Of conditions deemed un'
nwhl or detrimental to insure proper
".ro of ucrSOnS of unsOund mind, NJ
matter where detained. and to approve
nsychOpathic wards; to transfer insane
or deaf and dumb or prisoners. ana tC
sompcl discharge Of insane under GER
toin conditions and after due notice
sycpnt where committed by order o
soprt, or after conviction; to compc
reports; to enforce laws relative to en-
france of dependents. delinquents ant
detectives into Pennsylvania and to re
hru nonresident INDECENT insane.
AbOlshes Many Boards
The commission may name boards .
visitors Of three in each county to IN
rpect institutions from time to time.
Institutions desiring state aid are re
mircd to make application to the de
partmcnt, which may hold hearings
while authority TO pass upon all plan
for buildings for institutions. etc. am
allowances to counties and districts 70
maintenance is expressly conferred.
4 section is devoted to the prison Ia
bOr system. which is placed under til
department the manufacturing fun,
and system now in existence bcin
transferred.
Penalties are provided for any per
sou failing to comply with orders of tn
department. under authority cOnferre
by the act, but only the commissions
or a duly qualified agent may brin
action, The attorney general is au
thOrized to approve employment an
every one connected with the dcpartmcn
Is forbidden to be interested in any in
atution or operation under its control
The board of charities. lunncy com
mttcc and prison labor commission ar
ahnlighrd