The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-13
Salaries 70 Be REDUCED
Cut to be Made in Subordinate
County Officers
THE NORMAL SCHOOL MONEY
The Los Angeles State Fair Bill Virtu-
ally Killed
4 Number of Bills Passed by the Senate.
Row in the Assembly-Bledsoe as
an Director
THE NORMAL SCHOOL MONEY
gpecial to THE HERALD.

special to The HERALD.
Sacramento, Feb. 12.-The Assembly
today completed consideration of the gen
eral appropriation bill in committee OF
the whole
Huber moved to increase the appropria-
ton for the Whittier state school and
Pendleton supported the motion in a
strong speech, being followed by Guy and
Laird, all speaking in the highest terms
OF the school, and the increase was agreed
to with only Bedsoe voting no.
Bula got 1000 for the Los Angeles
Normal School, instead of SIS, 900, the
amount in the bill. There are $1,000 al
lowed for the purchase of scientific appa-
ratus and library, and $4,000 for the care
OF the grounds.
The insane asylum at Highlands gets
SIG, 900. Bledsoe endeavored to cut this
appropriation and ali others for insane
asylums down arbitrarily. He admitted
he was doing it simply TO make record
for economy. He was unable to explain
why the figures should be reduced in
some cases to less than 20 cents per cap
ita, except that he was elected on plat
form of economy and was trying to carry
out the platform.
Reid, Dem ocrat, took the ground that
the unfortunates were not those upon
whom economy should commence and
moved several increases himself. In this
connection, it is said, the Governor pro-
poses to appoint a committee OF experts to
visit several asylums for the insane in the
state and inspect to ascertain what per-
sons have been improperly committed to
them and who should be discharged.
Bledsoe, in his speech, said that hun
dreds would be turned out as the result of
this investigation, but as the patients
have all been committed by courts and
the superintendent of the asylums are
forcibly made to accept them so COM
mitted, neither the Governor nor any one
else has The power to discharge them, ex-
cept superintendents when they are pro-
nounced cured.
A prominent physician now connected
with our state insane asylums says: 81
do not want my name mentioned, but
will say that undoubtedly many are COM
mitted to insane asylums who should be
cared for at home. They are feeble
minded, rather than insane, or they are
victims of disease who should go to hos
pitfalls. 1t will be impossible, however,
for any committee, no matter how learned
it may be, to go around and in a few
hours or days inspection decide who
should be and should not be discharged -
Appropriations for district fairs were
left out of the appropriation bill, and an
effort was made to strike out the appro-
priation for the State Fair, but even Bled-
soc rose to appeal for appropriations for
a fair in his district. The Sixth district
gets $500. The Committee on County
and City Government is busy framing a
very extensive bill on the subject.
Salaries are to be cut of subordinates in
all branches OF the county government.
Principals cannot be cut during their
term of office, but all subordinates will
uffer material reduction, generally esti-
mated at 25 per cent. A delegation from
each county is to prepare a schedule for
its own county. Los Angeles met this
morning and discussed several offices, but
adjourned until tomorrow. Several days
will be consumed in cutting down salaries
and saving the peoples money Brusie
in the debate on the appropriation bill,
said 30 cent tax limit would yield over
ST., 900, 900 for the next two years. This
sum can be materially reduced, the prin-
cipal trouble is in claims like the coyote
bounty now due, which must be paid.
The passage of district fair bills probably
kills all prospect for the Southern state
fair project, as nearly $4,000 has now
been voted for fairs.