Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1885 — The Senate Committee at the Northern Prison. [ARTICLE]

The Senate Committee at the Northern Prison.

[lndianapolis Sentinel ] The Senate Committee on Piisons> represented by Senators Hoover. Faulkner. Benz, Null, Camplijli, of St Joe. and Marshal/, returned Saturday afternoon, after a very pleas*, ant trip to the Lake City. They wers accompanied by Miss Frankie

Faulgnei and Miss SusiejMorgan, and) Mrs. John Sails, and a Dumber ofi otbeis. Efctta on tbe cm re and at; leisure mu-uentg while at the prison; Senator liuover’g bill for tbe encouragement at* life time convicts in the State Prisous was rreoiy discussed and earnestly approved by all members of thw-committee- Tbe bill ptovides that»prisoners sentenced for life •hall be liberated b> the Governor at the expiration of twenty-five years* from tbe date of their sentence, less tbe time earned by good behavior during the time of imprisonment: A con vise whose behavior had been uniformly *o*d wo»W. under the provision* of tbia bill, be released «i the expiration of fifteen years sod three months. The reicase, however would b# only pro visional; the siiffftt eat infeugement of' law. after their release w o nld remand to prisomfbr the uuespirad term. Rev. Mr. MoGTain cnapiaij, of the Southern Prison,.said thai Uo4p» e limeconvictwhohad been by the Governor had - ever coiQnn tt<K i a second offense which returned ttim to prison. Warden Alurd oe |t g}v fcß like testlmonyfas to the N vrfnt . ri) Prison. Senator Camp jf St, Joe. who is one ofs the able&t Republican Senators, uade h somewhat striet investigation of tbe prison accounts, aod called fb# vouch

erg as to time or conviot labor, not only from the guards but »lbo> from some of the contractors for such labi o», and also made personal examination of ihe Warden’s bond; Mr. Murdock said ihat he was willing „nd ready at any time to permit the most searching investigation as to every detail of expenditure and every act of discipline. And he added that if the Legislature did not think a b> nd of 130.000 was ample, he was wiling to give one for $50,000 or for $5t»0,000, at twenty, four hours notfee. The Senator from St. J®« said he was satisfied that the presant bond was large enough, and good encugh. and that the books showed a satisfactory management of the finances. Clerk Cowdin was comphmeuteil by members of the committee on his book* keeping. The Ho© Henry Mannlug of Fort Wayne, one\of the directors, was present, and aided the committee materially In their investigation. Mr. Greorge Major, one of the oth*r dir cloro, was unfortunately absent by reason of sickness.