The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-02-18
Nevada were taken care of we'll and cheap!y

Nevada were taken care of we'll and cheap!y
at the California Asy lum.
Mr.. Stevenson concurred. During the
past Summer he had visited the Asylum IA.
Stockton, which was an excellently arranged
institution. While there he had asked the
Superintendent if there would be any diff
Guilty in the future about their receiving
| the Nevada insane on account Of want %.
room. That official had told him that the
Legislature at the previous session had appro-
priated the Reform School building at Marys-
vile for portion of the insane, and he
thought there would be no trouble unless
| there was hereafter very great increase IN
the number Of patients from Nevada. The
cost was but 95 cents each per day, and he
| thought that was much less than it would
cost to take care Of them at Nevada Asy-
lum. When the State could afford it he
would favor State Asy lum. but not now.
The Mullan said the bill had been intro
duced in consequence of the report of the
State Director of the Insane, who feared that
the Nevada patients would be refused accom-
mediation at the California Asylum on ac-
count of want of room. A large sum was
asked for their support there. and it was not
right to take the contingency Of having our
insane thrown on their hands with no pro-
vision for their maintenance.
Mr. Edwards said he observed that the bill
supposed that gentleman had introduced it
as joke On the Capitol Appropriation, al
though he had never known i.c was wit
before.
Mr. Welty moved that the bill be referred
to the Committee State Affairs, in order
that they might draw Up substitute whic',
would provide for the contingency of Cali.
fornia refusing hereafter to receive Nevada
patients.
NJ Tel ~ r,i,
fornia was the most economical, but it was
eminently proper that provision, carefully
guarded, should be made for the contingency
spoken Of. In that view the reference moved
very proper.
Mr. Mullan said he introduced the bill in
good faith. He had obtained it from Ny
Welty, and had no doubt but that gentleman
had drawn it up. So far as introducing bills
4 Joke was concerned, ne left that to TIC
Senator from Ormsby. He did not know
but he might have favored the Capitol bill r.
JOKE; but he | W. Mulian) did not purs,.e
that action in the course of lis Senatorial
duties. He had presented the bill! because he
believed it was demanded by the interests o.
the people of tie State and had no other
motive.
MI Edwards said he had referred 70 NJ.
Welty as the Joker, not Nj. Mulian.
Mr.. Grey thought the bill should BE rejec-
ted for the reason, if for other that iEa
California Asylum would be compelled ID
keep the Nes patients until the n,.t
session of the Legislature.
Mr.. Welty replied to the remarks of M
Grey and Mr.. Edwards.
Mr.. Brown said here was bill in the
House making provision for the insane,
which he thought would meet with favor, and
this bti! had better be disposed Of. He there
fore moved to lay It on the table until ths
Assembly measure should come in.
Carried. Ayes. Ii noes, 2-Mullan and
" city voting nav.
Mr.. Tritle moved that Il resolution rrqui.-
ny the Committee on State Affairs report -
whether the State officers had transmitted -
he Senate ito missed statements Of the expen-
li,ure ofthe appropriation made them 4, III
asst session, other than salaries
Adopted.
Senate adjourned.