The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-20

necessary expense, nisuppreSsiiig.ssot..
ing and other various conduct Ain Ok.
mulgee and MclntoJh countiez known
as "rhe Snake Indian Uprising. and
for which bills were incurred amount
ing TO ak Thousand three hundred
eignty dollars and nlnety-seven cents
and ask that yoai appropriate an
amount OF money necessary TO lilui.'
date said bills.
1t will be observed that the twc
new appropriations herein asked to be
paid out OF the tax funds OF the
state amount to less than twelve
thousand dollars, and am satisfied
that surplus balannes In other appro-,
priations made by you at your last
session for the current year will he
so much greater than these two tens
as TO keep the h0tal expense III said
government we'll within the total ap-.
propration for the years business
Insane Institutions.
The State of Oklahoma now has
substantially 1,2O0 insane patients
under its care. About SIS are kept at
Fort Supply Asylum. and about 625
are still kept under the provisions of
tho Oklahoma Eerritory contract at
the private Institution Mt Norman. AS
to the condition and conduct OF both
these institutions, hand you here.
with the complete detailed reports OF
our state Charities Commissions.
Miss Kate Barnard You will find she
has carefully and fuAy analyzed the
subject and | commend these reports
to your careful consideration.
II is true that Oklahoma is new
state and It's institutions must neces-
sarily be OF a character less comfort
able less completa, and less atifdcA
tive to the patients and the public,
and yet believe there are many OF
her recommendations that we can en-.
courage and adopt TO the great ''ber~
fit of the service especially call
YOU attention to the fact that the
most serious complaints set forth are
such as the Legislature can remedy.
as they require greater expenditures
o. money than you have given the
board appropriations to meet.
have further to recommend for
your present consideration the fol
lowing:
That you amend the law so that
each county that commits patient TO
the care OF the state asylum shall be
charged with such quarterly payment
In advance as will defray at least 10
per cent OF the total expense, the
state furnishing the institution aud
paying for its administration Is sub
stantially 80 ,er cent OF the entire
cost.
Futher, that your law contain such
provisions that the person legally re-
sponsible for the support OF the pa
tient, II possessed Of an estate greater
than the exemptions provided by law,
shall, by the county court go commit
ting the patient, charge such person
with the payment to the county Of a
sum equal to the amount that the
county is required to pay the state.
And further, that ii there be- no per.
son legally responsible Tor the sup
port of the patient either as parent
or next OF kin, that such patient rs
/ possessed OF an ample estate OF his
own, that the amount which the coun.
ty Is required to pay the state shall be
reimbursed frcm the estate OF such
patient. II such estate is in amount
greater than the exemptions allowed
by Law.
respectfully call your attention to
the fact that there are few states 0f
the Union which as Oklahoma Is now
1 doing, provides for the care OF all oI
/ itr insane free OF charge 10 the coun,
II, the patient or his family.
also call your attention TO The
fact that the county court in each
county has a much better opportunity
TO cause the county to be reimbursed
by the family, or the estate. than Il
would be possible for the state board
70 SO administer such law throughout
the entire state
Chllocco Mission.
! am advised by the Honorable Brt
Mcclure. our member of Congress
from the First District, Wherein tn,
ChIlocco Mission School Is located
and who, fortunately. Is Chairman n
the House Of Representatives a
: Washington, OF the committee hayInl
such matters in charge, that the Unit
ed States Government may deem !
wise to give The State Of Oklshomi
all OF said chilooco Mission property
+ which consists Of buildings costin;
practically q half million dollars ant
embracing over 5000 acres of vair
! able land. and therefore ask tina
you, at the earliest moment possible
pass joint resolution properly autf
prizing our said member Of congres
TO express Tho desire Of the Stata .
Oklahoma to have said property. IN
same 10 be used as an asylum Tor th
E cise Of insane patients And furtbel
that all OF our delegation In c0ngre /
be earnestly urged to aid and suppoi
4 the effort To secure said property 10
tie state lind on investigation
that this property Is Of sneh chafaete
!, an to be Immediately available for tn
comfortable care and keeping OF pfol
ahiv az many as 800 patients and
believe that we should at the earlies
popble moment. provide q plec