Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-24
HOUSE LIKELY TO INVESTIGATE
LINCOLN INSTITUTE.
A. VERY SIGNIFICANT VOTE
BIG MAJORITY AGAINST TABLING
TUBBS' RESOLUTION.
Matter Went Over informally, How
ever, to Await the Printing of
the Report of Committee on
State InstftutiOns-Leg-
islativc DOings.

JEFFERSON, CITY, MO. Jan. 23.-(Spe-
cial) DR.. Tubbs. Republican, of Usage,
created a sensation in the house this after
noon by introducing his resolution pro-
viding for the appointment of committee
of five members TO investigate Lincoln in
stitute. the state school for negroes. The
resolution recounted the charges that are
being made. as stated in this morning
Journal. j. Ed Bohart, of Clinton, stated
that a committee had already been. ap-
pointed by tie governor to investigate the
state institutions, and as one member of
that committee, he thought 1t would be 'tis-
courteous 10 have another committee ap-
pointed before the house had heard from
the first committee. He moved to lay
Tubbs' resolution on the table. The ayes
and noes were demanded, and the motion
was defeated by a vote of IS to 81. The
insurgents voted with the Republicans. DR..
TubbS spoke earnestly in favor of the reso-
luton. lie said that grave charges were
being made and, il true, the guilty should
be punished; If false. the innocent should
be rindicated. IF any such there be-
1t is charged" continued Dr. Tubbs.
that a certain business man Of this city
had a bill of $50 against the Lincoln insti-
tute. A regent went to him and told him to
make the bill $50. saying that it would so
through just the same. 1t is charged that
this business man did mark up his bill,
that it was allowed. and that the business
man gave the regent SO for his good ad-
vice.
Why, it is even charged that the presi-
dent of the board of regents had an old
twornout horse that wasn't worth I; So bill.
but he turned the horse over to Lincoln
institute for $50. 1t is charged that the
employees of the school are coerced into
buying their goods from the stores owned
by members of the board of regents. Many
other charges are being made. which, IL
true show gross abuses to exist.
Mr.. Barnett, of Pettis. moved that the
resolution lay over, informally, until the
| committee on investigation of state insti-
tutions should make its report. DIR. Tubbs
inquired when the report would be made.
Mr.. Bohart answered that it would be
made at once. The motion carried, and Mr..
Bohart presented the report of the com
mittee. 1t was quite voiuminous, and was
not read, but 5000 copies were ordered
| printed. Senator Drum, Of Bollinger, a
member of the committee. presented the
| same report to the senate. The third menu
| ber of the committee IS Dr. fettiJonn' Oh
| Linn.
The report finds no fault with the man.
agement of Lincoln institute. 1t states that
| the regents ask for an appropriation Of s4l.-
| 3O0 The committee recommends that this
be cut down to s2S,45O. AS soon as the re-
| port is printed. DR.. Tubbs will press his
resolution for an investigation. Judging
| from the vote on the motion to table, 1t
seems probable that the combined vote of
I the Republicans and the Filipinos will be
| sufficient to carry the resolution.
The report of the committee to inveSti-
| gate state institutions finds that. in gen.
| eral way, they are all well managed by
| able men. 1t recommends for the state uni
versity at Columbia total appropriation
! Of S120 100: over and above the estimated in
come of s151,G00, the committee recommends
| $95, 600 for maintenance. 1t recommends an
| appropriation of 1850 for chair of do
mestic economy, architecture. drawing. and
| Journalism" The report does not indorse
| the demand of the curators for new build
| ture growth of this great institution can
| best be promoted by a more complete
| equipment of departments already existing
| Brick stone and mortar are essential i'll
| the work done by the university. but not so
important as the gray matter of the fac
ulty."
The school of mines at Rolla asks for
s22 600 for maintenance and $4,000 for build
| ings. The committee recommends 10000
KirksViiie XII asks for 81 900 and the report
Warrensburg asks for s5o,ooo and is cut
| Girardeau asks for $4,000, and is put down
| for s3l.50O by the committees report. The
school for the sbah bhd St Louis ssbes gets
deaf and dumb, of Fulton, asks for slS60OO.
| and gets recommendation for sl41 $50.
| The reform school for boys at Boonvillc
| asks for s73.65O and gets ss6.650. The COM
| mittee reports that the industrial home for
girls at Chillicothe has overdrawn s462.56 in
| its salary account and condemns this as "a
! pernicious practice" The school asks for
| S7.3l0. The committee recommends $4,000.
The state lunatic asylum at Fulton asks
| for sl6900 and the committee would give
it S25.5 The Nevada lunatic asylum asks
for Sli4. 200 and is given 81. 500. The asylum
| at ST. Joseph asks for $169.cG0 and gets a
| recommendation of S35.560. The state Cons
| federate home at Higginsv:lle comes in for
| eral Soldiers home at st. James gets $780,
| $50. 1t asked for $50, ,9i0 The insane asylum
| at St. Louis comes in for a roast. 1t gets
| no appropriation, but the committee recon-
mends that if the city will turn the asylum
over to the state an appropriation be made.