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< arsneiiy.. oo > mss E3 ""f o e e es | was aware that nothing that wa t . se neluiin--sveelels Kst | g that was done k o x i /. e M the floor of the House was unknown tupon standing the letter of his' Gn"cgq; Arch. y prisoners for m 0 the n ; the Arch. | -- c% y us -- atler. .1 ore -- than forty--eight bishop, who he doubted not believed what | o e cores c its occurrence.' It was _ he hbad written, there were some things | -- w § disci iry _ to -- enforce the _ strictest | goiil. on in the Certral Prison which | _ *\ i en e ipline in the instituti repwa "neither the A th e ce 20 Jine Br the Wos ution, as they had heither the Archbishop nor the Treasurer y l PE on in orst characters in Christen were aware of. He believed he could prove 7. o . s it jee--: is ho:mf . If such things nad occurred 'u; that cases of flogging \=d occurred in the Pn wl o _ Coctmy a ciend from Ottawa had referred | prison under the ord~ of the Warden. 7 Te MO O EU 1 es e certainly acts of great crucelt ~His object was not to blame the Govern C o o / i if he were furnished with the n:my' | ment, but to show the House and the coun. l ie . yA migpntncer ul pavnavign on Investignted, and | try that there was something wroog in the ; ~»p thm guilty of such offences would _r feive'| f discipline of the prison. é § . «B | the punishment they des eosfye + 'Mr. MERRICK said i § es hon. If C _deserved,. But his ; K said it seemed strange th i we > | pow iend was quite inistaken as to the hon. member did not move for a sge ind . 08e 6 | Po ers of the Warden . The by-laws regu | Committeo. He was lad a PCClfll 'o Aae lating punishment i v gU= | h € the Treasurer | g**° had been .PPTOVeldn ";" ({)efltml Prison | N'Ofiefid the explanations he did con: } A t o y the Gov--| cerning the disciplin j i y | :;nor in Council, and they provided for ; he approved the S)?!tel:l :tf 13313"53"' and | \ 3 h:hp:;;lfiiléa;e kind ?t offence for which the done only at the instance of the 'Iznszggtlgg | & se A arden was t applied. 'The duty of the Mr. BAXTER said the Govern ' v 37 { oL oxt as to report all the circumstances not interfere with the di mentshould | | i Mis 4 laat oun to the Luspector of Prizons, Central Prison. The cha:;';'pl':" flal £] _ Mss o icial considered the offence risoner e was that a i mt + * Naig onl G merit punishment by the lash, s srved ithad(}bfi? f es ds 1 oo whe the | UE it 3 Sltlso%a:(\;etuism;cnonspthut such punishment only icanis of "e'epie:é's)orfite !, h was the * y y : ake place, Previous to the punish. ers in order, T a'siv prigon« < f .: 4 I ment the sur'geon.of the gaol had to certify 10 Bee tb:t t'l];:e g::ernm,.q duty was W 4 : $¥ 3 to llt.he bodily fitness of the prisoner to cared for and prop%rly ?>°.f§x§3§5"m§"°"'ifi"' -- i w a u;x ergo the inflictiqp, and when it did take charge would probably be found .to bQ:e t a place the surgeon had to be present. 'The most trivial one, for he thought the War o0 s { e :x:d thus surrounded the prisoner with af'i was a really good officer. C eviavden $ & $ e sateguards which justice required, Or | -- Mr. SCOTT said th i C : which any hon, member could ask for Oitaw a (tl e hon, member for : o | Hemight state that the number of the pri.- be b e l}:roposed io cihe vigw 40. oo oigg & > soners flogged in the institution since Jan-- 0a roug nuatite wof y Schoniyhor eagarensa a . uary 1878 was only ten, It was very strange 'wrargs. 9['?:?1"" of Investigation after« iL -- . C that while Sunday atter Sunda hadk ion. member claimed that he . k f y young men d knowledge i | + | . _| from tho Protestant Associations and | spoke, and ifg Of' the facts \of which he, | E+ | g"e:tslo}t ithe Catholic Church visited the | move for & Confr?ni?t' § course as surdly 19 | . e¥ | entral Prison, and were in .constant com | ece, ; M BC 9 | j F € = M & 3 X j i | munication with the prisoners, nothing r O"DONO(JIlUE---I intend to do s0. | # tss : of the kind had been brought to their Mr. SCOTT continued that -- M : 4~§? :xkotw;:l. He had a letter from one whom :zuld not give any iuforma?ionu:'sr::;'lu'-n ----:-- e i 2e | ie hon. members ftrom East Peterboro' i8 case, for it would o n bether \~~~ Mss h xoun / | and Ottawa would admi oro tThe Bogki ould not show whether . ol j tss | 4 it was good | gging in any case was deserved < * e R 4 | authority. The letter, which w not. . H c have ho ds 3 * M > as ad--| * e would s * dressed to himself, was as follows :-- *4 | | cussion upon thisb;uez(ziz{xtocggt;;:x.(,hg'f | * ' Ancunismoree or Tonoxto, | | Egvl::;itggen ;supporter of the Government, | -- l i | onto, t 4 [A [ | 0 | Hon. 3. C. Woon, Treasurer :«-- s 4 tds ' & would have ;:.{e 3'35]12"1»1?:123:1" :;'uh: | t Hox. aAxp Drax Sir,--I am | surer a & j f and Mr. IMR'muir. for your ;flrl{l :\':t.:n':{g}l t& 't?x'; if thcr(l!li:sl)OLen o lin m_atte.r o d c . j § | wll_m:o! the Catholic prisoners, . 'They are now sup-- be an explanation it would have t3 | | plled with bibles, proyer pookd, 'sud catsordeuty uf | een given quictly and this painful discus-- uU ® Sn religion; and are on the fair way to be sion avoided. If the"ch 4 Exfch benefitted by their stay in the Central Prigon ledged . th * o e*charge wore acknow-- | lC | o reau receiving those books they felt that the Pro-- f e Committee could be moved » "H 14 3 | hu:.m prisoners had more advantages than the or, and the matter brought before the | <i0f} : 1, The officials also appoar to me to act Tairly \ House in a fair and straightf d | sB g h. ::" k:"'dl' with all the prisoners, I have vish«{ | \ ner. 'The h ced Aaterbory. | e a P :P son frequently for the last two years or so | x * ie hon. member for Peterboro', ho. | t l w Confirmed and heard the confossions of many of | when he had a somewhat similar charge to <'P./ f e men, and I have reason to know that the C eniral | make, had taken this d i K 1#\ Tiiitley." thare 16 a good IpiT of good for all its vestigation h c n i o cepuiat t}ifR} | nmates, There is a good spirit of industry which A gation bhad taken place in & regular * C wl d(t | tends to reform. In fact, many havre told me l;lc form. 108 {1 | odtl?y were glad they were arrested to stop \he:: The moti ' ful 8 lt « d | mes and give them time to think of themselve | otion was catricu as amenfed, " The young mon especially speak in this manuer * | THE M . -- I have the honour to be, Sir, * | UNICIPAL ACT. ¢ F + 3(8 an -- @ | Your obediont servant, on?ih :,.C(%ABKE_ (Norfolk) moved for a sec. ' e | Jousn Josrex Lyxox, YOnRUInE ofi the Bill to amend the / tR fre: | o : Archbishop of Toronto. Municipal Act. He said that townshi 6. Mr. ROBIXDON said that in some casos halils were usually erected in the centr pf Ub ' | the most rigorous forms of punishment the township in some small village w2° ! | $ [ failed to make a prisoner obey the rules of these became incorporated tOan the s 4 ' _the gaol. Hothought that in the end this perty passed into their hands, It p"r:; ¢ would turn out to be an unfounded charge, . necessary to hold nominations in the Town-- t | Mr. LAUI?EB, alluding to the remark of :hlp Hall, and the present Bill provided | the Provincial TFreasurer that tné prisoncre i Fr the holding of these wominations in the i : tds | wr:)ug kno;a:imln torty--eight hours what own Hall, -- 18 the House been saying on this o The Bill was r s t 4 l tion, did not see how this could be.qucl;o referred to the g:)(}:ci:.i f)i)cx?ll:l?lt:lme' MJ :t Ad B ~ !'hO:E:"t pc.(;'lxaps it was a subject worthy of amendments to the Municipal Act. es | PHWE s investigation . Mr. MoCRANEY, i : f | ioany | s + in mo ' | w 4 1 ag _ z. wooOb said the discipline in the reading of an Actt&amen;lruge %fi?fi? !:fi UV i : (Je'ntml Prigon was "s strict as that of any Act, said the amendmenb was askedpt,o 1 " c 'r_' prison in tl_xe United States as regards enable all municipalities to grant aid to > A 4 e prisoners being allowed to talk among docks and harbours. In the county he i ue * themselves or to people from outside, He represented there were several cas:s in '"%f § h degired to say, however, that the com-- which it was desitred to grant aid to sucl; _ M L s C pla}:ltsl made and the discussions which | projects, & <lP : .. es | took place upon the floor otf the H M a | 9 _.:,&"1 were largely instrumental in frustra(:;l;; m":;mithIGHTON flPpl'oved the Bill, V\ : mrigees the good the Government were trying to Owen s»oug duh ols o w oo n ate. | t } d | do through the prison. Te .. moved ing & bo ud had been prevented from giv-- | LW 3 ; \ that the resolution S BOuld "be . Alnend -- 3 nus to such an enterprise. 1J J s | ed by the addition otf the words-- rcrc:l e(i) 111 was read a second time, and ' a 6 Andd |'h:; & copy g, th;. b,,"}f" n Urders in s re u;o the same Committec. , C oun upon cases in whio ing I. F s ministerec also be brought C en ie on 0 +* be ad-- so many lhllisfillgrzalgstl(liat c s aa sho MunSL | s Mr. CURRIE read from a report of the cipal Act he \50'3(1 c o n oedabed Liig 1 m Inspector of Asylums and Prisons to the amendment except as : lfot introduce his ' s effect that a number of the prisoners had the Special COmmitte: l'bcIOmmenda_;tw.n to d been asked to state their grievances, if where there was a great de '{ n:w districts, p they bad &ny, with regard to their treat= | open country, it was de ia b;) fln chtlle f ment. Some complained of the cooking, should be allowed to ,.uns rable that cattle and some of the food ; but turther investi-- there was nothning s the t large, Though ation showed that the only real complain against this e Act specially € f plaint # , yet the party wh t was that on some occasions the potatoes was injured by such cattly ose property B had not been properly boiled. damages though he hudeta(]:fuld recover I 4 Mr. 'DONOGHUE said sb&t hotwith. Kil;fl;ever to keep out the cattl:!lx)y lllize;inr:; i | : this igctf: '3a°J3§ r. He would move for | when the general Act i ' p T