Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-23
Chairman of the Committee.
Third Dispatch.

A"aS" "eoPo&t"s
Especial Telegram to The GLOBE.
ST. PETER, March 22.-The following com.
muncation was sent to the committee yester.
day. but was not made public by them
HOSPITAL FOR INSANE.
ST. PETER, March 81 1878.
To the Hon. NJ. Doran. Chairman of the Senate
Investigating Committee of the Hospital for
Insane
DEAR SIR-In o communication to the Hon.
L. Fletcher from your committee this morning.
the following passage appears: Whereas tho
superintendent has denied this committee tho
authority to make such investigation and de-
cla1ed that the Governor and Legislature have
no right to cause such investigation; therefore
resolved &c.
l desire to say to said committee that have
not and do not question the right or authority
of the committee to make such in.
vestigation, and have not declared
that the Legislature has right
to cause such investigation. and that if the COM
mittee have SO interpreted any language oc
conduct since the commencement of such in
! vestigation, respectfully disclaim any inten-
/ tion to convey to the committee any such inn
preston.
desire further to state that ! fully recog.
| nize the authority of the Legislature to inyes-
/ tigate said institution, and the authority and
| right of the present committee to make such
| investigation. and that shall be ready ct all
times to afford every assistance IN my power to
| the committee in the discharge of their duties
| Respectfully yours,
C. z. Bartlett
supt. Of Hospital for Insane.
A CAUsTIC REPLY.
During the recess the following letter was
drawn up by the chairman and approved BY
the committee. 1t was forwarded to DR.. Bart.
lett this evening
DR.. C. X. Bartlett. Superintendent of the
Hospital for Insane:
DEAR SIE:-Your comm unicetion of yes.
terday is received, in which yoIt
use the following language Il have not AMI
do not question the right authority of tbs
committee to make such investigation. AMI
have not declared that the Legislature have
right to cause such investigation Nov, doc.
tor, we were all somewhat surprised at the Ian.
guage and could not understand its purpose.
| in view of your position before the COMMITTEES
the day before, until the st. Paul Pioneer
Press was received this day, in which we ses
the communication published in full to this
| world. The surprise We have entertained Is st
once removed. We have not made public tho
letter. We had not considered it when Jaw
it in the Piorieel-P Press, and We unwiliinglv
= constrained to believe that you are attempting
to forestall public opinion and place the COM
mittce in false light, and it may not be amis3
for us, doctor, to briefly recall to Your mind
/; our interviews with you since our arrival.
I
! Morton, arrived here on the evening of the 1876,
inst. The same evening met General
: Brown, the chairman Of the board and had q
$ conversation with him about our meeting.
Is General Brown then said TO MS that he had busi-
q ness out Of town the next day, and unless VIZ
u desired him to stay. he wonid like to be gone
!; on the 10th. We told him there WIS parties
y ular necessity for his remaining. The next
J; morning, Oh the 10th, we started for the hos.
t. pital. On our way we called at the branch
+ bnSn IfaJ I'd "a
/. DR.. Bowers, who ls in charg
le of the branch hospital under YOU that we do
.s sired to see the hospital, the doctor informe,
is us that he instructed by you to ask us /,
a. call upon you first, and that if we insisted upo,
y visiting the hospital he would permit it, bu
es preferred that we should call upon you first
d. To this request we conceded. We at ono
i N drove TO the main hospital and called upol
Z: you. This was abont ten o'clock in the fore
IN noon of the Goth. You received us in your OF
fee at the hospital, and when informed q
our business and that desired to go throug
en- the hospital. we were promptly told by yo
a that We must wait till the committee of th
-, trustees arrived; that, personally, you had n
- | objection to the committee going through til
ct institution, and would be willing give us tb
OF keys for that purpose but that You were actin
d; under orders. and that you would at once sen
il word to the resident trustees.
ut Now, We were surprised from the fact thu
,ct we knew that Gen. Brown was gone ont of th
Sc; city for the day, and we had met MIR. SchiH
ats mel on our way mp to the hospital and ha
or conversed with him about our visit. Const
III: quently we knew that only one member OF TIL
nd resident board, the Rev. Mr.. Kerr, could be i.
at norant of our visit. We were therefore for &c
BILE to the conclusion that. as yon sad TO Va, 20
,ut were acting under orders
em We AT once returned to the ho:el and In tt
it afternoon proceeded totaEe testimony. Tough
Il perhaps to add since this refusal to admit u
], Of we have been informed that number of pc
di- ----------- 80,
ing Continued OH Foui'' Iase'