The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-19


territory Kansas has Tor several
years been keeping the Oklahoma
prisoners The original contract with
that state stipulated that the price
should Be thirgy-nve cents Per day for
each prisoner. In the year 1908 the
Kansas authorities n-tlfied the terri
terry that the existing contract could
be no longer maintained. claiming thar
the state was entitled 70 more coznpsn-
sation for keeping orr prisoners. Cn
the +th of August. 1898. a contract was
entered fss0 between the territory Of
Oklahoma and the state OF Kansas
That contract stipulated that the ter-i-
tory should pay forty cents a day
for eaeh prisoner Tha contract ex-
pires on the 24th day OF January 1905.
Oklahoma is prohibited BY congress
ssonAI restrictions from erecting any
public buildings. cons squenus. cannot
erect renigentiary What may bs
accomplished with the state cs Kansas
relative 10 the renewal Of 5hs contract
Is not known AZ th:s time. There has
been change cf adriui stration in
that stats. and what will he the policy
cf The new administration concerning
tee contract wish Oklahcr,a is not
know II the contract cannot be re-
ne~ed- the territory Is poweriess TO
act The prisoners cannot b. removed
at This time as there is no pace 10 take
them. and the territory is prohibited
by congress from making the necessary
provision in the way q buildings. Il
Is - be hoped. however. that the con-
tract with Kansas can be extended
antil Some other provision can Be inade
for caring for the prisoners Of the terri
tory.
Care Of Insane
On the 3lst day OF May. 1901. a con-
sracl was entered into by the governoI
of the territory and the Oklahoma san
itarium company. the contract TO re- |
main in force for period OF foui
yezrs from the 18TH day or June. 1901 |
and terminating on the I5th day al 1
June. 1865 provided. however. rhat Ii. I
me event that the territory should ar
range for an asylum. and BE- prepared 4
to take the matter under its dlrec 4
supervision. the contract with the san 4
itarium company should terminate
otherwise Il should remain III force
until June 1905.
The Seventh legislative assembly \
enacted a law locating the asylBm or
the military reservation al Fort supply
this reservation having been tenaeret
q the territory by the federal govern
Fsnt for the purposes OF an insane
asylum The act Of the Seventh as
sembly however. contained 4 provision
to thu effect that it should nos be in
force until a railway. steam or electro.
should be built to Fort sup
ply. No such railway mas ye.
been built, consequently the contract en-
erred into with the Oklahoma SAM
arium company is stII III force.
The existing contract provides thar
he territory shasl pay the sum of rws
hundred dollars per annum for eacf
Datient. for board. lodging. medical
reatment. ard all the attention ac-
'orded a patient in an institution Of this
.haracte-.
The territory does not control the
anitarium management, and has moth
ng 10 do with its business transactions
me only authority that the territory
an exercise IS that Of 4 contractor
he company contracted with the terri
ory 70 perform certain things. The ter
itory can only require that those
hings be done. and beyond the fulfill
aent Of the conrracr mas no jurisdiction
ye- the business affairs or the lflstltu
iol
on the fifteenth OF D. eesnber. 1904
here were colfined III ne asylum fou
undred and thirty-fo Ar patients Pa
tents are going to an from the asylum
lmost all Of the TIP e. II IS worthy Il
ote, however. ths the number IL con.
tantly lnereasIES.. notwithstanding the
aanges.
Under the Law. lar board Of visitation
an release patents from the asylu-r
nd tins Y can also be released BY n
hysician in charge. These patient
re sent to the Institution BY authosfts
tine boards of Insanity in the warriors ,
ounties. In some Instances. tn fact
many instances. the persons pro- q
ounced insane BY there boards are not /,
lsane, but are often poor people who 4
lould be maintained at tho expense D.
cal taxation and not 81 the expense 4
the territory. Again. ineh-iates and +
'caine victims are frequently pro-
1unced Insane By the county boards
~ SENT 10 tNe aStlifm 10 be care
e by the territory. - ese persons arf
ON time to time released by the pby-
clan at the sanitarium. or By tn
,ard Of visitation. and returned 10 rhs
anfies from which they were sent !.
~ to be arraigned By fhe local ill.,
nifty board and returned TO the aSy- 2
m While these persons frequently y
e not really insane, yet thy are 4
sally insane. having been SO pr0-
'unced By legally constituted hoevd 4
is respectfully recommended that the !.
y governing the powers Of the county b
sanity boards be amended ara thai 3l
restriction be PLACED upon the lib q
lies too Otter assumI by said boards a
sending persons who are rot insane n
the asylum to be cared for al terri Y
rial expense.
Auditors Department
Fhe rsFost Of The auditor indicates 4 =
'ge Increase IA the volume Of basi-
IS IN the territory.
During the past bieanEum the treasur- "
received 1880 issz3 ana disbu,sed y.
sTs72l 10. The major portion Of the n
iount disbursed has been for schools W
df1 s,o4 aors.a frr., sa~.,Fo. r uf