Show UNITED STATES CONVICTS the secretary of the interior laid before the last session of the house of representatives an interesting statement of the amount paid to state prisons for the maintenance of the united states convicts we learn from it that the sum of fifty cents per month is allowed for rent of prison for each prisoner in all the states and territories the per die diem weekly y monthly or annual allowance for board is extremely irregular hardly any two districts charging the same rates there is but one state slate which has prescribed the amount that the united states shall pay tor for keeping its convicts in maryland it is fixed by law aith at 30 0 cents per day for all expenses the c follow following ng statement will show t the h e amount per day charged for board by cert certain a ir states alabama 1 30 kentucky 0 ackan arkansas aas 50 r 0 kansas 50 north carolinda Car olinia 35 louisiana 35 south carolina 30 missouri 40 deleware 35 minnesota 50 florida 40 nebraska ro 50 georgia 20 ohio illinois 35 texas 50 indiana tennessee iowa 60 10 utah 0 the amount charged for board in the state of california is ia sa 2 50 per day in the northern district of new york the amount charged for all expenses per year is 00 and in the southern district Pi strict 25 23 per er day and in the eastern district 2 50 per week |