South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-14

600 regular maintenance and an ex-
cess per capita maintenance Of S12O
for all inmates over geo. The result
ant cut in the total funds ne would
have on hand would approximate be-
tween IS .000 and $1,000, ne said, and
then ne began to tell stories Of
economies that already had been
practiced at the institution that made
committee members sit up and take
notice. He said the institution now
is buying only Torequarters of beef,
that 10 is using "A great deal OF but
terine and now sees ahead OF il the
necessity OF purchasing shorts" to
fin out the needful quota of its
breadstUffs during the remainder OF
the present fiscal year. The state
viii lose between S25. 600 and $50. 600
in products from the institution by
such meager appropriation plan,
Or. Peyton said. because Of the un-
Willingness Of inmates 10 work to
their fullest capacity unless their
food and clothing and other neces-
saries are of higher class than they
have been during the months just
passed. when economy has had to be
the rigid watchword at the institu
ton he said
Grant Two Requests.
AAt NUAlllA4lttE nFAANtu 10 81 ant
two requests of DR.. PeytOn on the
specific recommendations for the re-
fOrmatOry. One OF these was the
grouping Of a number of items Of
new installations into one group for
which $4,000 was appropriated. as
Or. Peyton said he was not certain as
TO the exact cost of each item listed
IN the appropriation. Another scheme
ne suggested brought up an unpleas-
ant subject for when ne asked that
at least "a part of an appropriation
for building a connection 10 the river
from the institution 10 obtain soft
water be made available by April ,
so the work might start at once, Rep.
McGOnagle reminded him that the
state board Of finance had ISSUED
orders that were peremptOry against
any appropriation being made avail
abie-that possibly could be held off
prior TO the June settlement of the
state with the counties. Thus did the
old financial DOGGY that has become
unusually pronounced in the state
treasury just now cause frowns TO
appear on the brOWs of some of those
at the meeting, particularly the in
St1tuuOnal officers. The committee
however. on motion of Rep. Esch-
bach, voted to acquiesce in both of
Peyton's requests on the specific ap-
preparations Several comparisons
between the per capita expense OF the
reformatory and the boys school and
| the state prison were made during
| his argument by DR.. PeytOn.
Trustees Oppose Cut.
Mrs Jacob T. Dunn and Mrs. VIII
! j. Mckee of the board of trustees of
the wOman's prison, appeared to
argue against a cut of $4,000 in the
maintenance of that institution While
/ the regular appropriation bill carried
/ the same amount of totar mainte-
nance for the year as the 1913 act
/ did. the requests of the institution
! had been for $4,000 a year instead
/ of goo, the former figures.
The institution had to be held at a
| point Of maintenance that would ad-
I demands might be made of it. the
| trustees argued and they said the in
| fluX Of short term prisoners ~ the
| correctional department had become
| so great that the last years main
| tenance was not adequate In the
| legislative visiting committees report
| 10 the legislature a recommendation
/ was carried that a statute be amend
| ed to provide that municipalities.
| sending prisoners To the correctional
| department of this institution be re-
! quired TO pay 50 cents a day for each
/ prisoner so incarcerated.
! Hearings on both the regular and
/ specific appropriations will continue
! now each evening of the session. until
they are completed. it is understood.