The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-01-08

WILLIAMS
allowed by legislative action without
the facts and the law having been
first found and declared by a cUmpe-
tent judicial tribunal and judgment
rendered against the state. The state
ought to pay its honest, just and le-
gal obligations, but when the claims
have become so old as these they
should be first supported by the find
ing of a court before an appropriation
is made to liquidate same I recon-
mend that by legislative act the par
ties holding said disapproyed claims
be permitted to bring actions in the
Supreme Court but not to have the
right to set up in said action any
amount in excess Of that set out in
said items as disapproveGI or any
other claims against the state other
than the specific claims hereinbefOre
referred to; the Supreme Court to be
given the original jurisdiction OF said
claims and permitted to consolidate
suct into one action.
Penitentiary - McAIester
From July I, 1915, to June
80, 1916, the Warden de-
posted with the State
Treasurer .....,.........S 4,796.34
From July l, 1916, to June
30, 1917 t.............. 133,772.32
From July j, 1917, to June
80, 1918 ............ 496,176. 1S
For the fiscal year ending June 30,
1918 the gross earnings Of the farm
was $48,951.68, thenet earnings being
S19 9139.09, or 40 per cent of its orig
inal cost For the same period the
gross earnings Of the Penitentiary
farm at McAlester were $40 ,574.73, the
net earnings being $20,013.4S.
~ Various industries have been in
stalled at the Penitentiary to be run
solely for state use, none of the pro-
ducts to bevsold for commercial pur-
poses but to be used solely for the |
state and state agencies.
Total net earnings from the
penitentiary were ..... S202 1923 |
The prices Of the products Of thes |
industries used by the state are cal |
culated at the lowest price at which /
these manufactured products could |
have been bought BY the state in the
open market and the different state
agencies reimburse the penitentiary
therefor
The Sixth Legislature having adj
iourned before war was declared, the
appropriations for maintenance were
made on a peace basis Such appro-
priation for the Penitentiary at Nc
Alester for the fiscal years closing
June 80 1919, is 1882. 100000. On ac-
count of the war prices and other adj
litional fixed charges these appropria-
ions became inadequate. The net
10
under the law could be
lsed for operating or maintenance pur-
poses in certain instances. The re-
suit is that you have a small def
'iency of $3S,000.00 for the Peniten-
iary at McAlester when otherwise
'ou would have a deficiency Of about
'240, 10000.
The Sixth Legislature changed the
ule for the transportation of prison
RS to the penitentiaries. Formerly
t was done by the sheriffs and the
sixth Legislature in providing this
hould be done by the officers Of the
'enitentiary made no specific appro-
riation TO cover same and conse-
uently such expenses had to be paid !
ut Of the maintenance fund. The /
had not only the burden
t increased war prices but also that.
f the transportation of the prisoners.
these burdens on ac- /
cunt of the net earnings of the Peni-
antiary available through the revolv-
lg funds. the deficiency has been |
ept down to the item Of S3S.000.00.
he principal or fixed capital in the
evolving funds cannot be impaired.
,nly profits may be used under the
Nv. These industries not only go /
long ways towards making the Peni-
entiary self supporting, but are also
ocational and educational in their
haracter, Prisoners learn trades in
lese small industries Only ordinary
rinting to a small extent is done. All
ne labor employed by the state is an
Nnert supervising printer and then
nfortunate bright young fellows if 6
ley so desire are permitted to learn
le trade as printers and 90 out in the I
orld gratifed TO be self sustaining
nd law abiding citizens. This plant
not run to make money It does
My certain kind of printing for s
lie state like blank forms. envelopes Il
I'd common stationery. and such or
nary printing
The revolving funds have worked
ell The vouchers are first approved s
= the Warden and the Chief Clerk: I
len by the members Of the Board OF
ontrol or Board Of Public Affairs.
len by the Governor or his. Chief
Jerk and then by the Auditor Addi- 1