The San Francisco call., 1896-01-26
The State Asked to Pay for
Repairs on the Teeth Of
Inmates.
INSANE ASYLUM SCANDALS
Wealthy Men Whose Wives Are Incar.
cerated Accused of Commit
ting Bigamy.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 25.-"What's
this? An $50 dental bill for the Whittier
Reform SCHOOL," exclaimed Governor
Budd this afternoon during the session of
the State Board of Examiners. IAN $50
dental bill, with resident physician draw
ing salary of over 500 per year from the
Statel Well, now, this thing doesn't go
any longer. Why doesn't the regular doc
tor pull any teeth the inmates may have
no further use for?"
"Perhaps the board has pet Dentist
quietly suggested Secretary OF State
Brown.
"Well, If they have 1 want it understood
that from this time henceforth his occupa-
ton as far as the Whittier School inmates
are concerned is gone. The physician must
pull all teeth in the future, and if he can't
do it let them get some one who will.
This Whittier School is the most expen-
sive institution in the State. The salary
list is enormous and must be cut down, and
it will be as soon as we get time to attend
to it''
1.-THE directors of that institution are ex-
tremely tony" interrupted Secretary
Markley. whenever they visit that in
stitution they always charge the State 81
for carriage to the depot from their resi-
dence and repeat the dose when they re-
turn"
well, this institution and everybody
connected with it will get thorough over
hauling when we get down in the southern
portion of the State" remarked the ex-
ecutive. SIN the meantime Just notify
those people that no more dental bills will
be allowed by this board"
Here's matter that ought to be in
vestigated Immediately" declared Secre-
tary of State Brown. "I have lnforma-
ton that wealthy individuals from various
portions of the State have their wives re-
tanned in State asyiums at the cost of the
State. In many cases these men are
worth $75,000 and that is not the worst
feature of the matter. These men have
remarked, and in doing SO have COM
mitted bigamy, as the law does not
acknowledge divorce proceedings between
sane and insane parties. NOW, they must
repay the State for maintaining their true
wives, and should be prosecuted for
bigamy."
81 fully agree with vou." said Governor
Budd, land we will attend TO their cases
as soon as we start on our tour of investi-
gation.''
"Ah, this is something like" suddenly
exclaimed his Excellency, with smile OF
satisfaction. Here's a carload of brick
manufactured by the inmates at Napa and
shipped to the Asylum for the Feeble
minded at Glen Ellen. Now, that saves
the State at least S. a thousand, as we do
not have to pay for labor. l suppose the
outside manufacturer will object, but we
can't help that"
Then he read an opinion received from
Attorney-General Fitzgerald, which also
resulted in a benefit 10 the States finances,
and the board adjourned in very sunny
humor. The opinion was to the effect that
the claim of the University of California
for $2392 as semi-annual interest of di-
verted funds should not be allowed, as it
was for interest at per cent on $79, $50
heretofore appropriated to the endowment
fund, but through mistake withheld and
used for other State purposes. AS the
appropriation was not included in the title
of the act appropriating it the university
was not entitled to interest