New-York tribune., 1873-05-23


THE POUGEKEEPSIE INSANE ASYLUM.
CHARGES OF ENTBAYAGANCE IN BULDNG-THE
CHARGES DENIED-S3OOO0O APPROPRIATED FOR
PAST AND COMING EXPENDITURES.
TRoN REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TEIRCNr.l
ALBANY May 22.-The Senate resumed the
discussion Of the supply bill this morning and the larger
part Of the session was consumed on the question Of
sppropatng 100000 for the Insane Asylum at Pough
keepSe. D. p. Wood, Chairman OF the Finance Com
nittee had stricken the item IL passed the lower
House and Senator Palmer ,moyed to rensert it, br
Wood then called for The reading OF the report Of the
Committee appointed TO investigate the in
which the Asylum has constructed the cost there
or &c. The report read. and although ia did not
charge that there had been any misappropration Of
money stealing 10 constructing the building yet IL
was very severe on the extravaganza OF the general
Aeement and the unnecessary Of the
Is IL had progressed.
The report that there were expended under an
preparations Of the state on the Hudson River state
Hospital the sum OF S,Oi4Ols &C. The institution is in
de0ted IN various small items amounting 70 s23972 15
The managers think they will require q 900 10 paw interest
that they And yet the work under the most favor
able estimate lacks than twOthrds Of being com
petod and the work carried on as it has been begun
will cost the State between three and four millions of
Collars, while the largest estimate when the work was
entered upon for the whole institution complete was
only $4,000 TIE building when complete win not ac
oommOdate over four hundred persons reservoir on
The grounds SOOOOO blasting the rocks out from
the bed Of the reservoir $4,000 The foreman OF the
work frequently drunk Of the carpenters actually
dying from delirium tremens. The Committee report In
favor OF suspending the work All the plans aud spec-
cations be revised so 70 bring the expense down
TO proper standard
Mr. Palmer pronounced the reading Of this report the
Greatest outrage that had been perperated in the
senae. He said that Il full OF interpretations
which sustained by the evidence taken before
The Committee The report drawn up by the Chair
man OF the Finance Committee ID. P. Wood, or by the
lawyer texspeaker SMITH whom he employed TO hunt
up testimony against the management OF the Asylum
aud that II had never been submitted read by any
member OF the Committee except the Chairman when
sas presented and read 10 the Senate. He denied its
Nlerauons and insinuatiOns ia toto and while he
willing TO sduS that the Asylum had thar
1pec,ed whenits building authorized by the Leg
&tare owing to the greatly increased expense OF Ud.
ng yer he asserted without fear Of contradiction that
not dollar OF the had been n,issupropriated d
squandercd While the report stated tlaf Isss than
ene-third Of the Asylum cOmpleted sud that il
would cost between tOoooO0 aud 100000 70 co,npets
ne Paner asserted and the testimony OF the amer
1endent showed, that than half Of the exDen, f
vac entire structure had already been incurred
ns total cost would be less than s. 10000
Tue discussion ended By inserting IN the SAMMY hill
n11"o 70 pay the due the construction Of
e1s Asylum ann $4,000 for the expenses during the
NS@hs year. Az amsndUsnt was Inserted. On motion