The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-02-12

By MIR. PILLSBURY- s. F. No. 65 arbir 70
amend the - Act for the better sopport of
schools in the city of st. Anthony VI
By Mr.. SWIFT-S. F. No. &c q hill, m
amend sections and %, of chapter n of tho
Compiled Statutes. o
BY Mr.. NICOLS-S. F. No. Y. q hill to
amend sections and IL, of chapter n. oftbc
Compiled Statutes.
HOUSE BILLS INTRODUCED.
H. +. No. 36-A bill for an act to amend the
"act to provide for general system Of com.
mon schools, the officers thereof and their
respective duties and powers"
III. f. No. IA bill to authorize school dis
trict No. and 16, county of Blue Earth, to
issue bonds to build school house.
II. F. No. 51-e bill for an act in relation to
the Target Lake Ferry Company.
II. +. No. GA bill for an act to change
the name of William Layton to VIM. Seargall
Wekelin.
II. F. No. 31-A bill for an act to provide
instruction for the deafand dumb of this State,
and to appropriate money therefor.
II. F. No. 37-A bill for an act to authorize
the auditing and payment of the expenses OF
the arrest of Christian A. Lynn.
II. F. No. 50-A bill for an act to establish
State road from Saltwater, in Washington
county to Brunswick, Kannabec county.
H. +. No. 52-A memorial for mail route
| from Chippewa Agency Minnesota, to Supe
rior, Wisconsin.
READ A SECOND TIME.
| s. F. Nos. IS, 50, and 60.
| PASSED.
8. F. No. 47-A bill for an act to authorize
the county of Blue Earth to issue its bonds to
build certain bridges in said county.
| s. f. No. asa bill to provide for the col
| lection and return of delinquent taxes in Saint
Anthony, Hennepin county.
s. f. No. 51-A bill for an act to prohibit
Noaries Public and other officers from taking
| onlyY, xIodrr ,tc mr. of
the parties do not appear before them.
| OUR INSANE PATIENTS.
A communication was received from His
Excellency, Gov. Miller, enclosing letter
| from D. Blakeley, State Superintendent OF the
Insane, with copy of letter from DIR. K. j.
Patterson, Medical Superintendent of the
Iowa Insane Asylum, where our Minnesota
mending legislation to comply with the sug-
gestions therein contained.
DIR. PattersOn's letter says:
| In regard to the time when the further adj
mission of patients from Minnesota must sease,
am of opinion that all of your recent cases"
may be admitted for q number of years to
come, provided you do not send us any more
Chronic cases We call a case recent vwhen
the insanity dating from first symptoms, is OF
less than one years duration, always dating
from first symptoms.
Epilepsy resulting in insanity is incurable
Mrs. O'Briens case is one OF chronic epileptic
insanity, and incurable. In this case suppose
the physician swOre to the - durability OF the
patient, because ii wastin the blank.
If you will send us only recent cases and
exclude all epihptics (fits) UhO neuer recorer, /
think we shall be able to take all of your cur
able patients for many years to come. Epilep-
So is incurable, no matter how recent!
Your best guide in regard to the durability of
any case is the duration of the disease, dating
from it's first symptoms. We can cure 80 or
80 per cent of all the strictly and fairly recent
cases you may send US.
In conclusion, am at this time of the opin.
ion that you may keep from fifteen to thirty
patients here for several years, though l can
not promise this positively, and that it will
accomplish more good to your people and
State if you restrict your cases to those whose
insanity is of less than two years duration.
Peculiarly urgent cases, though chronic, may
also continue to come for time. Chronic
cases make us less trouble and care, but the re-
cent cases only, as general rule, will recover.
The communications were referred to CON-
mittee on Finance.
THE LAMPSON APPROPRIATION.
Mr.. DANIELS, from the Committee on
Claims made a report on the House Bill ap
propriating sum of money to Nathan and
Chauncy Lampson, for the killing of Little
$500 for Nathan Lampson, and 800 for his
son. The report created O warm debate.
Mr.. RICE moved to amend the Committees
report so as to give Nathan Lampson $780, and
his son 800.
The question being taken on Mr.. Rice's mo-
ton, and the yeas and nays being ordered,
there were yeas G. nays 10, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Cameron, Morrison, Pillsbury,
Rice, Stevens, Warner.
| Nays-Messrs. Berry Daniels, Langley, Lin
coin, McKusick, Miller, Nicols, Porter, Sprague,
| Wilson. s.s nt- .>,.
After some farther debate the bill and re-
port was laid on the table.