The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-08

governor could interfere but it is sug-
gested to him that in the interest of
cause an inquiry. Matters of lesser i'm
portance have been the cause of investi-
cations conducted by the executive de-
partment of the state government and it
is now claimed that the governor can ac-
complish great good for himself and his
party by seeing to it that the DOODLE
charged atmosphere is cleared.
PROTEST FOR THE WEST.
Sheriff ]. w. Means of RawIins coun-
ty, one of the northwestern Kansas
counties, came to Topeka yesterday and
filed last night with Governor Stanley
protest signed by a large number of the
taxpayers of his county. They urge the
governor to interfere and prevent the
injustice to the western part of the
state which appears in the location of
the asylum at Parsons. The protest
outlines the fact that the legislature
intended that the asylum should go to
the western part of the state; that the
western part of the state is entitled to
an institution of this kind and that the
charges of Doodle and corruption should
be investigated.
The facts concerning this protest were
secured from Mr.. Means. Governor
Stanley is out of the city and Private
Secretary Allen thinks it would be un-
wise and discOurteous to give the petit
tion to the public before it is examined
by the governor.
NeOdesha which has kept silent con-
cerning the location of the asylum at
d
affair The following letter from J. w.
Sutherland, attorney at law, is self
explanatory:
''We offered the state for the new
asylum gas at cents per 1000 cubic
feet.
Parsons offer was gas piped from
our gas field-25 miles-at s cents per
l, 900 feet.
our offer was water free.
Parsons offer on water was indefin-
1te and uncertain but amounted to
cents per 1000 gallons
our offers saved the state $4,000 a
year
we are further from the Osawato-
mie asylum, and also from the south
line of the state giving US better geo.
graphical location
ABOUT THE SENATE VOTE.
j. w Morphy, secretary of the SEN
ate, writes the following letter from
Smith Center to the Journal:
1t may interest your readers to
know how the four senate members of
the asylum committee voted on the
matter of the location when it was
pending before the senate. The totals
only We're inserted in the senate jour
nal IS the individual roll calls covering
35 ballots would have greatly cumber-
ed the record. I retained the original
roll calls however and now have them
in my possession.
They show that Senator Anderson
voted for Clay Center 81 times, Manila
once, Tennesseetown once, Smoky Row
once and that he did not vote on one
ballot.
Senator Fulton voted for Parsons 12
times, Clay Center times. Chanute 5
times. Wichita, Oskaloosa, Smoky Row,
Kingman, Wellington and Columbus
once each, and that he failed to vote
three times.
Senator Lewelling voted for We'll
HngtOn Is times, Salina and Wichita
twice each, Lyons, Larned. Parsons
Chanute Somerset, Columbus Clay
Center, Lomax, Brick Station, Norton
Oska1Oosa and Centralia once each and
that he failed to vote on one ballot
Senator thinner voted for Chanute on
every ballot"
NOT UNTIL DECEMBER.
The legislature appropriated s100, 900
for the new asylum. OF this amount
$4,000 is available for the fiscal year
beginning July l, 1899 and ending June
30, 1900 The remainder is available
for the following fiscal year.
The Parsons people have been fgur-
ing that at the beginning of the next
fiscal year they will draw the money
to begin the building and pay for the
site
State Auditor Cole is of the opinion
that the money is not available until
II comes in from the payment of state
taxes in December.
These facts account for the delay in
the legal proceedings and the situation
now warrants a guess that the new
asylum is yet a long way off from Par
sons