The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-21

DR.. THREADGlLL PROTESTS
Against the Investigators Report on
the Insane Asylum

Guthrie. o T, March (Special.)-4h
a letter addressed to the correspondent OF
the Eagle. Dr. Threadgin superintendent
of the Oklahoma hospital for the insane
takes issue with the report Of the iegLs-
lariye investigating committee wherein it
] treats of the territorial appropriations and
warrants issued for the care Of the insane
In his letter Dr. Threadgill says:
az see. in the published report Of the IN
vestigating committee, which / send YOU
grave errors so far as my account IS con-
cerned. The legislature Of 1897 approprl-
atsd Sol. 900 for the care Of the insane, IN
| til the expiration of the contract with the
Oklahoma Sanitarium company which
expired June Is. 1898. The same legislature
passed an act authorizing the governor OF
the territory TO enter into contract Tor
the care of the insane for three years
from the 18th Of June, 1898. When We filed
our final account against the territory
| under the contract entered into with Gov
ernor Renfrow) on the 18th Of june 1898,
/ this was for the care of the insane for the
fiscal Quarter commencing April l. The
account was for $11,61L67. We only drew
/ on this account in warrants $4,41359 leaV-
/ ing the deficiency out Of this appropriation
/ for which no warrant was ever issued 10
us. S7.1SS.2S. and for which We asked the
/ legislature Just adjourned 10 make an ap-
proDrlation 70 cover the deficiency. For
/ the new contract the legislature made 10
approoriation. but the warrants were Is
/ sued 70 US on the written opinion OF the
attorney general that where the legislature
/ authorized the governor 70 contract deoo
Q 4 ia "a IN
the debt. that the warrants should issue
/ in the absence OF any appropriation.
/ We received warrants under the new con-
/ tract as follows: From June Is, lssS. 20 the
/ 1st of July. 1895. we received warrants 10
( the amount Of $.572l9; and FOR the fiscal
quarter ending September. $50. lSSS. we
! received warrants 10 the amount og SO.
! 223 50: and for the fiscal quarter ending
/ December 81. ISas, We received warrants
/ 10 the amount Of $40 S6s.0l You viii OBJ
serve vast difference in my letter and
/ the reports a published by the committee.
/ The auditors books should show exactly
/ what my letter shows. Yours truly,
JOHN THREADGILL."
! The two paragraphs IN the report 70
| which Dr. Thr5ads.u takes exceptions are
/ as follows:
! we find that there was appropriated
/ for the care OF the insane for the years
/ 1877 and 1895. under contract Of the terri
/ tory with the Oklahoma Sauitarium COM
pary. the sum OF S6lo 90 and there have
/ been issued warrants for that purpose in
| the sum Of SI15.-4oSI n excess Of the ap-
/ preparation bur that hy reason n a defect
/ i've provision IN chapter 10 Of the session
/ laws Of 1897 these warrants were n5t only
/ authorized but required TO Be- issued quar-
terry"
we d1d that there was Appropriated
/ for the care Of the insane for the years
I 1Ss7 and 1855 under contract ot che territory
/ with che Oklahoma San.tar5uu company
/ the sum O.. s5llC.1 and that ,l=-e have been
issued warrants Tor taa- purpose in the
sum ot Su.-ssl n excess * .1e aPp-o-
/ pr-stion. and taa- hy reason II a defective
/ provision 81 chapter IL Of the session laws
/ q 81 these warrants we're ao- only au-
+ ,horized 5u- required 70 be issued quar-
/ te1iy."
To Eujoin Isabella Mime Patents.
/ WaS1.nEror ID .. March 2g-Tre Rox-