1915 July 28 Atlanta Constitution 12 Pages Georgia
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1915 July 28 Atlanta Constitution 12 Pages Georgia
Author: Atlanta Constitution
Year: 1915
PDF PAGE 1, COLUMN 4 PRISON FARM MESSAGE COMPLETED BY HARRIS To Be Presented Today—Will Not Censure Prison Commis- sion, But Lack of Funds. Governor Harris yesterday afternoon completed writing his Special Message to the General Assembly upon the subject of the State Penitentiary, and the message will be presented to the House and Senate some time this morning. The Contents of the Message were not made public yesterday, but it is understood that Governor Harris will outline the Conditions that he found at the Farm and will exonerate the Prison Commission for responsibility for the attack on Frank and for any undesirable Conditions that he may have found at the Prison. The blame for Conditions, it is believed, will be placed upon the lack of Funds. Looking to bettering the Conditions, the Governor, while he will not name any specific sum, will recommend that the General Assembly be as liberal as possible in its appropriations for the State Penitentiary. Governor Harris will also call attention to the present Law which, it is claimed, provides that the Revenue derived from Tax on the Sale of Near Beer shall be used by the Prison Commission for the Prison and Farm. A Bill will be reco