The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-02-02
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FAIR, srASp-uP, soUARE rioHr.
The only real measurement OF mind and
test OF talent that has yet occurred in the
Legislature, came up this morning ia the
house. The question was upon printing
the governors message in German and
other foreign languages. With sanity
regard for con stitutlonal provisions, Me,sr-.
Hay measured cudgels with MIR Oberly,
Durham with Col. Thomas, and Wicker
with Shaw and Rountrce. Tho contest
was intensely heated, and although the
maj GRITTY men carried of tho prize, the
minority retained the field. The speech of
Mr.. Oberly was n troublesome one to con-
st,ution lovers, full of sound argumcn.
and searching invective. lilo made tho
giant Hay tremblo in his boots, when he
referred to the action of the Radical ma
tority in violating the state constitution
by the election OF Gov. Oglcsby to the
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=. efkiNoFiELDiJan sl.-Ihe Legislature,
~ not nm ihVentiVe, Is Huiy an INITIATIVE
oody. IL ny chahee one OF It's members
ohets a OH upon almost any subject,
most OF otners, without improving upon
the or'grnai idea, straightway propose the
SAME s FEATURES IN as many other b'is
rms pecuharity mas already been noticed
IN commenting upon numerous bills oil a
similar character In addition 1t may DO
mentioned that no FEWER than seven have
oecn onered upon the SUBJECT OF imprison..
meht OF criminals charged with capital
crime wno nave escaped convection on
.he P'oa OF INSANITY Douollcss the themo
Is observing oil ATTENTION, ana perhaps
,"ere may ee choice IN inc frame ana
language OF some over others, out NJ all
ann AT inc same ooJect' IL may De worthy
OF inquiry whether iewer number would
ho' .e"d W 'esS co"'P''c"'oh anu defahSe-
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INSANE CRIMINALS TO NE CARED FOR
One thing is manifested: there is an ir-
respressible disposition TO provide some
means OF removing from society semi.crim.
inals who kill in moments Of emotional in
sanity, or, rather henious crime, and es.
capo conviction and punishment by show
ing that they had eaten of the insane root
There is ms much necessity, If not more,
to restrain insane persons by imprisou-
ment somewhere and somehow than pun
ish or prevent sane ones from the coinm's-
sion OF crime. Hence, our general Assem-.
by nave devoted much time and expended
considerable labor to devise the proper
means. One OF the bills proposes to
authorize the jury to determine the ques-
.ian of sanity, and if the accused is con-
yicted OF the crime, but the plea OF inssn-
ity Is sustained, the court may order the
party TO be imprisoned for term Of yease'
or until restored to reason in an insane
asylum. Such an act has been adopted in
New YORK, another Is being considered In
Indiana, and third 10 before the legisla-
tire oil Missouri. 1t were well Tor society
that some such law should DO adopted in
every state. Murders have become so COM
mon, and criminals so frequently escape
hanging or imprisonment for lie on pleas
vi insanity, thht the marvel IS why such
nav wa, not gehera.y PROVIDED llI'hols
VIII i'''o" hef sisters IN TINS reform move
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Next IN order, and as source of insan-
Ivy, 10 the treatment OF confirmed inebri.
ate'. The condition OF this unhappy class
has invoked the sympathy OF several legis-
lators. -Four bills have been submitted IN
the house and two in the senate, looking TO
the care and cure Of confirmed drunkards
One Of these is type Of all the others. 1t
proposes TO establish an asylum for ine-
tria,e', where, at the charge Of the con-
demned, If they have property, or at the
expense of the county, they may be con-
fined until cured. This humane institu.
tion is decidedly in the interests of society.
Few classes deserve more consideration
than that of tho demented creature,
whose animal propensities for liquid fire
have grown to be n second nature. The
habitual drunkard is an object Of the
deepest commiseration, and the Efforts
made to exercise the evil spirit that dc.
stroys him deserve encouragement. From
the half-dozen bills introduced, one should