Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-04-28
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W~AsxrNoroN, April xI.-Tho chhr-
actsr Of the testimony now given before
the Committee on Expenditures In the
Interior Department in relation to the
Government Insane Asylum IL entirely
different from that heretofore taken.
DR.. Morrill,. First Assistant Surgeon at
the Asylum. testified to-day that he
never lifted his hand against . patient
and never knew Of an attendant who did
20 that VA not discharged, except II was
clearly Q case VI sslf-dsfsnss. DR.. N.
r. Hsmiin testified that he never struck
an insane woman or other psrson under
his charge. There are $50 patients In
the asylum, and a. . general rule there
ID one attendant for every tan patients.
II Is Q leading feature OF mental malady
to complain Of real or imaginary griev'
spcss. He had known patients TO com.
plain Of anything they did not like. and
In the MAST majority Of complaints he
know that the grievances were entirely
imaginary. Sick patients were visited
according to their necessities and nc
cordins 10 the gravity Of the cases.
New York Dsmsssasie state Cen
vsnsioa.
New Yolx, April 27.-The Demo-
cratic State Convention reassembled this
morning. and recognized the Tammany
delegates from New York ~ regular, and
gave them seats on the floor without Z
voice from the anti Tammany contest.
ants. The convention appointed the
usual committees and took q recess.
Immediately on the adoption OF the
report fAvoripg TAmuany the anti.Tam.
manyites left the convention.
Altar recess, Francis J. Kerpan, VII.
liam DorShsimer. Henry O. Murphy and
Abram 3. Hewitt were chosen delegates
at large 10 tho National Convention.
The resolutions instruct the National
delegation TO vote ~ q unit, In accord.
ance with the will Of the majority. and
suggest the nomination OF Samuel j.
Tlden for President.
UrIcA, N. Y. April 27.--In the Dem
ocraiic Convention to-day, John Nor.
risssy. In his argument In favor OF ad.
hitting the anti-Tammany delegates,
said: You may let US In or out; but
let me tell you. II you adopt that ma
jority report admitting the Tammany
delegates, you will zoe more destruction
in New York than you have yet ssen."
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wAsHIxorox. April 27.-Ths House
Committee on Ways and Means take the
ground that As the bill relating 10 the
Fitch lwols relates to tho revenue. !!
must originate in the House. They viii
therefore ofisr = new bill. No opposi'
ton TO the measure Is expected in the
committee.
The bill introduced by Sargent to on
courage and promote telegraphic COM
m~unication between the United States
and Asia authorizes the American and
East Indian Telegraph Company OF New
York to operate q cable on the Pacific
coast within the jurisdiction Of the
United Statos for a period Of twenty
years, provided the company shall com
msncs active operations in two years,
and shall have at least n cable In ope'
ration from the continent 10 the Aaiatic
colony within the enactment Of tho bill,
the Government 10 have priority In the
use Of these cables. The right to alter,
amend or repeal the act is vested in
Congress, and the rest OF the bill au'
thorizss the Secretary OF the Navy "a
detail one or more steam vessels to assis,
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