The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-16
HUTTOGANNOT CONCUR
In the Conclusions of the
Investigating Committee.
HIS MINORITY REPORT
UpholdS the Administration
on Every Count.

Guthrie. O. T., March 1A-(Specia1.l-
Senator Frank A. Hutto tells the othel
side Of the results of the investigating
committees work, which he submitted tC
the legislature in the following minority
report:
Mr.. President-The undersigned men,
! Der of committee appointed under provis-
/ ions Of council concurrent resolution No
4, being unable TO concur with the majority
of the committee in the general statements
and in their report. submits to the legis-
! lative assembly the following conclusions
based upon the evidence submitted by the
committee.
''First-The report y the majority is de-
fective and unfair in this that it bases
conclusions upon exparFe statements Of
witnesses known 10 De strongly partisan
and prejudiced against individual mem
bers of the administration and leaves to
be drawn by inference unfair deductions
from the evidence taken and treats the
statements of members of the administra-
ton not as evidence but as claims by
such officers.
In regard to the contracts for the care
Of the deaf, dumb and blind, the author
tty and direction of the governor to con-
tract in this behalf is, in my judgment,
ample and sufficient to Justify contract
made. The provision for payment being
limited and restricted, and the number Of
deaf, dumb and blind to be taken care Of
in this territory, is so limited that, under
the circumstances, the term of contract
for five years at the rate contracted for
is not excessive but guarantees the care
Of these unfortunates at as low rate of
expense as is obtained by any of the states
that i have had opportunity and data to
examine.
THE issuance Of warrants under this
contract without specific appropriation
was, nevertheless, with strict accordance
with the law as heretofore defined by the
supreme court of the territory wherein
it was held that statutory direction of this
character without specific appropriation.
carried with it sufficient approximation 10
accomplish the object and intent Of the
legislature They were issued under the
same rules and under the same restric-
tons and limitations as have always ap-
piled to the issuance OF warrants to nav
the expenses of the university and normal
schools Of this territory, for which no
specific or definite appropriations have
ever been made, and upon which warrants
have been issued largely in excess of the
amounts collected under the taxes au-
thorized to be levied. The majority re-
port in so far as it says that the provision
Of funds are, of course, wholly INSULT
Gent to accomplish the object for which
they were designed and may therefore
offer some excuse to make the contracts
actually entered into, at least, so far
as the contract for the deaf and dumb
are concerned, because there was great
necessity therefor, is ample justification
Of the governor for making these con
tracts.
in report as to the contract for the
erection Of the Northwestern Normal
school at Alva the majority criticize judg-
ment of the board of regents making said
contract and the governor for his approval
of the same. upon the ground that it is
nos suitable building. This is the very
question that was left by statute to the
determination Of the board and the ap-
proval of the governor; and they have de-
termined that proposition, and the con-
tract having been fulfilled. there would
seem nothing remaining to be done but
to adjust and settle the debt thereby Gre
ated. Not the least evidence or suspicion
of bad faith upon the part of the board
in making said contract or Of the governor
IN approving the same has been disclosed.
Not the slightest evidence of misappro-
priation Of funds or of any interest therein
accruing to any member of the board or
to the governor has been disclosed. The
report is in error wherein it says: That
bids Of responsible parties for the con-
struction of this institution, based upon
cash consideration, were by the board.
rejected solely because they called for cash
consideration. On the contrary the evil
dence Of the superintendent Of public in
struction shows that the only bid rejected
was first submitted by a cash considera-
ton but, when il was explained to the |
holders that the hoard was not authorized |
to pay cash and would necessarily be COM |
PEELED 10 issue certificates of Indebtedness |
and that the settlement of said contract |
would have TO await legislative action. said |
bid Was Immediately raised 10 al. or about |
the same figures made in the accepted bid; !
and there Is no evidence that other reasons
for she rejection Of said bid were not |
considered by the board In my judg- /
nent the building actually constructed is
the most suitable buiidinf for the pllr
pose for which il Is intended that I ever
Inspected and when considered in con-
lecuon with other educational Interests
IF this territory, II seems to me that the
establishment of such an institution IN
the western part of the territory was not
very bad judgment at least ! am con
strained 10 say il would be only a differ
anca in Judgment. The territory is amply
able 10 pay for this building our OF the
funds arising from the rentals Of section
Is all Of which funds are received from
Donation made in he lands known as The
Cherokee Strip. and q large part of
which was divided every year 70 the sup
2ort Of the educational institutions in the
older portions Of the territory.
The MANAGEMENT Of ne Schoa' land Of
AZURE CRAZE CREAM or TARTAR POWDER