New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-23


EXPENDITURES FOR STATE CARE OF TIE IN
SANE 70 BE BETTER supERv1,ED'
Albany, March % Spcclan.-The great reform
started by the women OF IN" STATE 'hallh"s ""'
Association for tho removal OF the insane poor from
the county almshouses where they wcro horHolS
illtreatcd to the State hospitals for the Insane Is
nearly accomplished. 1t IS now nearly two years sine"
the state Care act was passed for Inc transfer VI '
insane poor from the almshonscs 70 the hospitals ana
in that interval nearly 1000 wrelched Dcihss h'Ne
been rescued from their miserable homes and put IN
tho splendid buildings Of the state, and now nave
the best Of sanitary care that the state can give
The State Care act said that soon as TINS transfer
was finished the state should assume me expense Oh
supporting the paupers and the counties should Dr
relieved OF this rgal respohStbity. This feature OF
the law goes into effect In October next
1t will cost the state 100000 to support these
pauper insane For the purpose Of raising this money
Mr. OuiCley recently introduced a BILL imposing
tax OF Oncthird of q mill; and this IncaSlr" was
considered by tho Scrac todav. But the on''h I'll
of a mill tax. after all, is not the most Interesting
feature Of the measure. II provides ior S"'''
state supervision of the expenditure Of this enormous
sum by the trustees Of the state hospitals Up 20
the present time the Legislature has approp ia'"I
money yearly Tor the state hospitals. and trustees
have expended II without state supeivi Ion other IMAM
the sending OF the bills paid by them to the Conrohr'
Blu, this system did not give the Controller or any
other officer OF the state the power TO 'h"'h unS
estravasance The bill Il Mr. Quiglcy changed tihs
loose system by substituting for IL the following:
The medical superintendent Of each of the state hos
pals shall ON or before the fifteenth day OF ea'h olln
cause 10 be prepared the steward thereof dupa" c'
In minute detail Of the expenses fcqu'r' ior ~
hospita! which is such superintendent ana ' cs
mated sum thereof submit OF snch dupcat, 10
tho stae Commission I'm Lunary and retain the other
The state Commission In Lunacy may revise saii eSu'
mate either quantity OF supplies or cs'n'''l VS.
thereof and certify that it has carefully examined ''e
same and that articles contained IL sad estiae Us
revised by II are actually required for the use OF ths
hospital and shall thcreupon present the SAID e'ua'c
and certificate the Controller. After the cSIh" nus
been approved revised by the Commission the Cohfe'
shall authorize Board Of Managers TO make aias Oh
,ha Controler as the money may be required for the
purposes mentioned In the first section which drafts s
he paid on warrant Of the Controller Inc snlcFih
tendens Of each Of the said Institutions OF uer i'p'c
sentatives shall at least once In every hoh W
aav In he apponted by the Commission In Lunacy at o
Office Of the Commission at Albany to consult WIN 'l'd
Commission with reference 70 matters realms ~ "'c
care and maintenance of the state ho'iils anu l'"u
larry with reference " the puichasc VI ''rP''' '0 VIZ
use Of said hospitals.
Complcte State supervision this proposed appro-
priation OF 81 100000 is thus provided Tor
in this bill. The bill was satisfactory TO the schr
that aft.r only moments debate 1t was passed by
u unanimous vote.
The Quigley bill, providing for the appropriation
of al 300 OCO for the OF the Insane poor oil Tie
state went over from the Senate tonight 20 tn As
scmbly and on mot1n Of the in'roduc-r the amend
ments at were made IN the "na'c were agrc 81 To-
Inc bill then WAS passed. and 1t now has gone 10 the
Governor $3.50, e. d..
The senate took up the Bill Of sena or Far
sons md A-semblyman OGfady. Of Rochester. fch"N-
ing the Young Meu's Christian Associations ana
Catholic Unions OF taxation upon tnc buildings when
they occupy and own. senators O'COnDG ana Muller
strongly opposed the bin IN the ground that too
many societies already were exempt from taxation
senators SaAton and Edwards earnestly supp r'eh w
lii calling attention the phllahthropc work WI ch
was done by the societies named In the bill. They
also pointed out that educational institutions ara
religious institutions all exempt from taxation,
and vet these Institutions which combined both were
taxed The bin was passed by iOte OF - to-l tho
negative being given by senator Lndr's. Of Bualo