The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-02-14
CALLED AT THE ASYLUM.
investigation Committee Takes a Trip
To Warm Springs.


committee appointed on motion CT
Tom kilgallan, OF Silver Bow, came
to Butte after attending to it's duti IS
ny making an examination of the state
asylum for the insane at Warm
Springs, says the Standard. The
train arrived at 5:15 o'clock, being two
hours late, and the members of the
committee, the Legislators who accom-.
panied them on the trip and the news-
paper men who went along to chron.
icle the proceedings of the junket,
were driven to their hotels, where the
legislators spent the time until the
train left for Helena, at o'clock.
The following composed the COM
mittee: j. II. Uruuhart. chairman,
Lewis and Clarke county; u. F. Met
len, Beaverhead county; C. d. New
berry, Custer coutny; John Bielen-
berg, Deer Lodge county; j. Meunier.
Silver Bow county. These were the
men appointed by Speaker Corbett,
and the following members of the low
er house came as visitors to the insti-
tuition: w. j. Hartwig, Helena; r.
Brownlee, Sweet Grass county; G.. B.
Bourne, Choteau; Tom Kilgallan, Sill
yer Bow. Besides these there were
David w. Yancey, committee clerk.
and Master Elmer Brown, page of the
committee.
The committee went to Warm
Springs late Saturday evening and re
manned at the institution all night
The investigation began Sunday
morning. and the place was inspected
under the guidance of the officials of
the place. A thorough investigation
was given the institution and all the
points covered by the complaints
made by Rev. G. c. Stull, of Billings
were given attention, The result Of
the investigation was precisely what
was expected. Nothing will be report
ed by the committee that will at all
resemble the lurid tales that Rev.
Mr.. Stull claimed Were to be revealed
by a visit to the institution where the
insane of the state of Montana are
cared for. Several members of the
committee stated thai there was moth
ing to criticize about the conduct Of
the place, and whatever was given in
the report would be in the nature Of
commentator, although it was posi-.
bic that changes would be suggested
in some particulars. The committee
will prepare it's report today and to-
morrow it will be submitted to the
legislature.
did you investigate along the lines
suggested by the questions PROFOUND
ed by Rev. Mr.. Stull?" asked the re-
porter
We'll, no." replied one of the COM
I'VE investigated the irstitu-
ton with view to ascertaining if
there was anything about the conduct
of the establishment that called for
criticism and correction. We thought
we knew as much about how to go at
it as Mr.. Stull did. He stated on the
floor of the house when the commit
tee was appointed that it would not
report unfavorably to Mitchell G. Mus
sugbrod, the contractors VINO have
had charge of the insane. He said
we would be wned and dined and the
would be a farce"
He had an opportunity to come
along if he wanted to-" said another
of the committee. In fact, our chair
man asked him to accompany us, as
many of the other legislators did, but
he declined, although he did come as
far as Butte, and might easily have
come to the Springs to see if his fears
concerning the farcical nature of the
investigation we're we'll founded"
At the Butte hotel. Representative
Meunier gave a little informal ban
quet to the members of the investigat
ing committee before the train left
for Helena. The way the members
of the junketing trip ate of the good
fare set before them would indi-
cate that they had not been banquet
ed very lavishly while they were ut
the state asylum. The men from the
legislature formed merry party and
appeared to enjoy the outing the trip
afforded.
The chairman of the committee
stated that it was very probable that
another investigating committee
would be started out next Saturday to
visit the penitentiary at Deer Lodge
and report on the conduct of affairs at
that institution. The appointment of
committees in both cases were merely
matters of form, said he, and were in
no sense indications that the convicts
and insane persons were not being
properly treated.
The following are the questions