The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-11
TWENTY.EIGHTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 0, 1874
Senate.
The usual number of petitions and upon the usual
subjects were presented and referred.
Several committees submitted reports upon minor,
individual and local matters.
GEN. JAcKsoN's FINE.
Mr. DAYTON presented resolutions OF the Lee
gislature of New Jessey,. insructing their
Senators to vote in favor OF refanding the fine Mr.
those Instructions. The Senate was never lnstitu-
ted to be Mahometan chess board on which Sem
ators were by others made to play game as suits
views upon the doctrine oflegisative Instructions,
for the benefit, as he said, of the New Jersey Lee
gislature. 49,
Mr.. MILLER also presented his like instructions
from the same Legislature, but Withheld his re-
marks until the bill should be called up.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LuNArIc ASYLUM BILL.
This bill was called up. Col MERRTCK said the
Lunacs of this District have hitherto been support
ed at the Maryland Hospital. He had received q
communication from the principal of that hospital,
stating that $1,000 were not enough to cover the
pense. $1,000 were due last 10th December, and
the sum due by next 10th March, when 1t is expect
ed they will be removed. will be Ss3975. Col. M,
therefore, moved to strike out $4,000, and insert
$1,000. It was done. Col. Merrick said the mum.
Der of unatics at present supported at the Maryland
Hospital is Is. H.
Mr.. MILLER said in answer to Mr.. Allen, that
Congress had declared twenty-five persons to be
pauper lunatics. He said the only question
was. who should support these pauper lunatics-Con
gress or the district Fifteen are supported at Baltimore
been appropriated by Congress for the preparation OF an
asylum in this district which has been DONE Money is
wanted to these lunatics from Maryland to
this district support them here few years since
Of these very lunatcs attempted to assassnate the
President Of the United States He was tried Tor me o.
fence and insane. II was his case which then
originated this system The annual appropriation heres
required will be about $4,000 This would be moder'
ate amount for the purposes required to support
icians, inspectors and lunatcs. LN4t-t
Mr. ALLEN claimed to be as charitable as Mr.. Miller,
but he thought district ought to support these unac
paupers When the matter was first originated all that
asked was $4,000 to fit up building for these luna
tics Now seems we are required to support them TOO
The bill provides that lunacs coming from other States
shall be sent back again to those States Therefore let the
district support their unatlcs In Ohio were lao lu
oneha of what asked for the support of these unatcs
Send back to the States their own lunatcs and this dis
trict will not have more3than 6or to support Where
you give $4,000 this year. yon will ask for
next year. this number will be doubled for all the
States in the Union will nd their surplus lunatics to
this 10 miles square, to be supported out OF the public
Col MEnnIcx said Mr. Allen certainly could not intend
to accuse the neighboring States with deliberate pur
tics whose they have made ample provisions AS
to the Ohio expenses all he had to say was that living
much cheaper in Ohio than it is here.
Mr. ALLEN wanted to know what reason Col. Merrick
had suppose there would be rush of unatics to this
% ne ss pd nos % history that
these poor deluded creatures always attracted to-
wards great and important obecspresdents congress
men, kings queens, &C., like moths attracted about 30
many gas lights Her Majesty the Queen Of England has
had the honor Of experiencing several stemps at assass
from thus s class nese ar
tive
Mr. HAYWOOD would not vote for the bill, because the
compensation inspectors Is not enough If they to be
paid ALL and too much If they render their services
matter Of charity. Their salary will not procure the
escto strike out the $3.50 salary to the three inspectors
2P. M.-The debate on this bill is still progressing