The San Francisco call., 1897-02-01
JUNKETERS FINISH
THEIR INSPECTION.
Governor Budd and Party
Returning to the
Capital.
Favor the Transfer of Wayward
Girls From Whittier to
~. Santa Clara.
The San Diego Wharf Project Likely
to Be Indorsed by the JOINT
Committee.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Jan. 31.-Gov-
ernor Budd and the State Senate and As
sembly committee. on a tour of inspection
to the State institutions and proposed
sites for others In Southern California,
reached Los Angeles this afternoon from
San BernardIno. There are twenty-five
members in the party They have made
a careful investigation OF the workings
and needs of the reform school at Whit
tier. inquiries into the feasibility OF estab-
fishing a new State normal school and a
State wharf at San Diego, inspected the
asylum for the insane at Highlands and
visited the State normal school in this
City. The party was met at the Arcade
Depot here by the trustees OF the normal
schooi and Superintendent Pierce and
taken in carriages to the normal build
ings, where Professor Pierce acted as pilot
and explainer OF the uses OF tie diffeE ent
apparati and appurtenances in the various
rooms. The Governor was much inter-
ested IN the plans in the Sloyd industrial
department and the gymnasium. He ex-
pressed qualification at what he saw and
the good uses made OF former appropria-
.tions for this school.
small appropriation this year of $1,000
extra, TO be used in removing and remod-
cling the gymnasium. The importance OF
the proposed change was made clear TO
the Governor and the members of the
committee. Professor Pierce. started for
Sa cramento tonight to look out for the
annual appropriation bill
During the party's stay in the city the
Governor and several members of the
committee were intervie wed by a CALL
CORES spondent. The Governor spoke in
the most fattering terms of the zeal of the
committee in making the inspection, and
said that no doubt great benefit would re-
suit from the investigation The COM
mlttee, 1t seems, Is composite one, in
Guiding two or more members from each
OF the regularly constituted committees
of the present Legislature.
- One of the chief obi ects of this inspec-
ton tour lst to get clearer conception of
the a3visability of transferring the Whit
ier girls to the vacated State institution
for the teebe- minded at Santa Clara. 1t
was learned from Senator LaRue of Napa
and others that the change will undoubt-
edIy result Tor the best, relieving over
crowded Whittier assuring far better
discipline for the girls, al a slightly in
creased expenditure, and giving room for
SLldllSI DOy at we IelOrm SCHOOL,. w men
questioned about. his veto of two years
ago of the bill making an appropriation
for normal school at San Diego, the
Governor said:
81 guess the legislators will understand
the situation now and will do the right
thing"
The lack of harmony among the Off
Gals at Whittier was regretted by two or
three Senators, but it was not stated
where the blame lies
San Diego is asking for S75, 900 for new
normal school, and two sites were pre-
sented to the committee. 1t is reasonably
safe to say that the committee will not
recommend the appropriation. The
wharf project seems to have impressed
the com mittee much more favora bly,, and
since $25, 900 only has been asked for the
purpose, 1t is likely that the building of
the wharf will be recommended.
superintendent Campbell OF the High.
lands Asylum has asked for the mod est
sum Of $3.50, 900 1or that institution, most
OF which he will not realize this year.
The asylum is reported overcroWded, but
splendidly managed.
p The special with the party on board left
for Sacramento at 9oclock this evening.