The herald., 1896-03-11
GOV. BUDD GOES NORTH
The Day Spent ia Consultation With
the Whittier Directors
Efforts Made to Make Satisfactory Arrange
ment for the PAYMENT of rloneys Due
the School by the County

Governor Budd and Secretary of State
Brown did not return from Whittier until
o'clock last evening, having spent the
day and previous evening in consultation
with the directors of that institution as to
ways and means to enlarge the workshops
and thus give employment to an additional
number of the inmates.
When the party returned to the city they
drove to the court house, where Super
visors Hay and Woodward and District
Attorney Donnell and Deputy District At
torney Holton were waiting for them. The
object of the conference was to make some
satisfactory arrangement with regard to
| the payment of the moneys due to the
Whittier school by Los Angeles county.
Governor Budd stated that he thought that
the state should pay for the maintenance
of all inmates sent to the school on charges
of felony. as. if they hau not been sent to
the institution they would have been sent
to one of the states prisons and would
then have been charge on the common
wealth. In the matter of those committed
to the school for misdemeanors, he thought
| that the county should foot the bills, as
they would have otherwise been sent to
the county Jail and been charge on the
| county there. The supervisors stated that
money provided that it could be done
legal and thus release their bondsmen
from future liability. They said that they
| would not take up the case of Cochran VS.,
Los Angeles county, involving $4,000,
which was decided in favor of the sch oil
| by Judge Shaw some days ago, but would
| pay over the money to the trustees this
morning if desired.
| Major Donnell, on behalf of the SUPER
! visors. said that they had agreed to have a
| test case instituted in order that it might
be brought speedily before the supreme
court and set the matter of maintenance
charges at rest. This case will recite that
certain number of the inmates were COM
mitted to the school for misdemeanors and
others for the commission of felonies, AS
| we'll as bringing up the question of incor-
| rgibles. The governor said that he would
do all that he could to have speedy decis-
ion on this case by the higher court, and
the meeting closed with mutual expressions
| of satisfaction.
| The trustees of the school this morning
will collect the $4,000 which the supervis-
Ors have agreed to pay. and will cover into
the con ingent fund which will be made
| available for the enlargement of the work.
shops at the school in accordance with the
| recommendations of the governor and Sec
rotary of state. There is still a balance of
! $4,000 claimed to be due the school by
the county, and altogether there is so 900
outstanding that is due the institution by
the different counties of the state that have
made commitments to the school. and
which will be held subject to the decision
| of the supreme court in the contemplated
test case. With this amount of money the
trustees could put in a capacious work.
| shop and fit it out completely with the
necessary tools and appliances, as well as
make other needed improvements.
When the governor went to the Hollen-
beck hotel for dinner he found swarm of
politicians waiting for him, but he invaria-
bly, told them he would not discuss ap-
pointments at this time. as he was here
solely on business. In company with Sec
| rotary of State Brown he left for Sacra-
mento on the s o'clock train, saying that
he woGld remain for thirty days, and
, would then have an opportunity to meet
the people of this section in q social way.
He had intended attending the reception of
the Johnathan club on Monday evening
but the return of Trustee Patterson from
the east gave an opportunity for confer
| ence with a quorum of the full board OF
/ the Whittier school, and he was compelled
| to forego the social function in the interest
| of public duty.