The record-union., 1896-09-08
STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS.
The Jordan Claim Before Them Again
Yesterday.
Debris Commissioner Kidder and
Richard Thomas Have Their
Salaries Allowed.

The State Board of Examiners met in
the Governors chambers yesterday,
there being present Governor Budd,
Secretary Of State l.. H. Brown, Secre-
tary of the Board John Markley and At
torney General w. F. Fitzgerald.
A large number of bills covering the
current expenses of the various public
institutions were presented and ap-
proved.
Bills for the construction work going
on at the new San Francisco depot We're
passed for two weeks and the Secretary
of the board directed to notify the Presi-
dent to appear before the board and
exhibit contracts under which work was
carried on.
Secretary Brown objected to the bills
of the Mining Bureau. He had under
stood that no work was done during the
winter seasons, and yet the bureau had
been sending in bills for travelling ex-
penses every month in the year.
Governor Budd did not know as to
that, but felt certain the bureau was
doing a great deal of work. It's report
showed that. They were going into the
oil fields and We're investigating water
supplies and doing much good work
The bill was passed for investigation.
Inc UldlteT Oh the Charges VI w IL.
Thomas as to Irregularities in the man
agement of the Veterans Home Associ-
alton in Napa County was referred to
Secretary Brown for investigation.
Mr.. Brown, in speaking of public in
stitutions, stated that while making his
tour Of the East he found public institu-
tions handled much more economically
than in California. There 1000 copies
Of oh nf a TO r. m
was all that could legally be printed
Here there was no limit, and even the
attic of the Capitol building was full of
these documents. Hundreds Of dollars
were thrown away annually.
If he could be allowed to handle the
Capitol building as the law contem-
plated many thousands of dollars could
be saved to the State. AS it is now,
the Legislature when it convenes takes
everything out Of his hands and ap-
points a new set of porters, watchmen
and a man at SS per diem to wind an
eight-day clock.
Governor Budd replied that these ex-
penses would be looked after during the
coming Legislature. The law allowed the
Senate $50, 900 and the Assembly $40
900 for contingent expenses, and If they
exceeded that amount they could exer-
else their sovereignty by two-thirds
vote over his veto. Taxes ought to be
cut down to 30 cents next year, and he
thought they would be.
Secretary Brown informed the board
that the officers of the public institu-
tions he visited East expressed surprise
at the large salaries paid officers in Cal
ifornia. They thought they would soon
get rich upon such princely sums.
The Superintendent Of the Indianapolis
Insane Hospital received a salary of
only $4,000 year, and yet he was one
Of the finest physicians in the State.
superintendent Of prisons averaged
about 81. 800 per year.
"And yet" interposed Governor
Budd, "our per capita is lower than
theirs"
The asylum at Agnews had got down
to 30 cents a day per capita, which he
considered low tide.
The reason the per capita East was
higher, said Mr.. Brown, was that more
attendants were used. The chronic
cases We're separated from the GONZALES
cents and everything was handled sys
tematically.
The bill for printing reports of the
Mining Bureau and Board of Public
Works was approved as meritorious
and recommended to. the Legislature,
there being no funds from which to pay
it.
The claims of w. N. Hendricks, for
killing stage robber John Keener at
Pools Station, Calaveras County; A. j.
Bogard. administrator of j. j. Bogard,
who shot Sam Mcguire, the Oregon ex-
press robber, and f. H. Daggett for kill
ing Dan Mccall, who attempted to rob
the train at Goshen, We're recommended
to the Legislature as meritorious bills.
In each case there was reward OF SoOO
offered for the arrest and conviction Of
the robbers, but in each case also the
robbers were shot dead.
The claim of Major Jose r. Pico was
referred to Secretary Brown with IN
structions to investigate vouchers, etc,
and report at the board meeting to be
held in two weeks.
The claim of the widow of o. H. Wing
for $1,000 for the accidental killing Of
her husband by a National Guardsman
during the last strike was continued
two weeks.
A number of claims for provisions,
blankets and equipments for the Ma
tional Guard We're approved and rec
commended to the Legislature, there
being no funds to pay them.
The claim of Marion Piskey for a bal
ance of S547 II due for rent of Pavilion
was referred to the Governor.
The bill of Clarence S. Merrill for
81 .131 60 for reporting and transcribing
testimony in court martial case during
the strike was referred to Secretary
Markley
The consideration of claims for $500
coyote bounty was continued two weeks,
Governor Budd announcing that some
arrangements would be made whereby
these claims would be investigated and
all Just claimants would be paid and
fraudulent ones prosecuted.
At o. m a recess was taken until
. o'clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
During the afternoon session of the
board Robert L. Devlin, for and as
member Of the State Board or Prison
Directors, presented petition asking
for the suspension of what is known as
the "One-twenty-fou Act" by the
provisions of which not more than one
twenty-fourth of any appropriation for
current expenses of public institutions
could be used in any one month. Mr..
Devlin showed that there was in the
revolving jute fund SSSO00. Under the
law creating this fund no part of it
could be used for purchasing jute or in
operating the mills until the fund
reached the 100000 mark. The San
Quentin Prison now had on hand in
jute, grain and sugar bags an available
stock of S112, 900. They were short,
however, $1,000. this amount being
necessary to maintain current expenses