The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-02-27

TarTsr. Tison. Trest. Tde ker. wall, Warren
/ Washington. whitaker. Wilson, Wosad
i Yong Of Calhoun and 1ounR Of Panoia
los.
ABsENT-Me>srs. Bird, Deaham, D ok
cry, Dozier, GholsoH. Hicks "f TaZ 20, XIV.
4 Libby, Magee OF franklin Mclean, Miller
of Panoia and Montgomery of Oktibbe-
ha-l2.
Leave OF absence was Crane M-ssrs.
I Montgomery Of Ok5ibbeha AMI KY.
REPORT OF coMMIETEE on BESEvoLEST IN
sTITCTIoNs.
Mr.. SPEAKER-Your Committee on Be-
nevoient institutions has visited the isis
sippi State Lunatic Asylum, and ask leave
! to report that they found this magnificent
/ charity in good CONDITION, well kept. and
neatuess aud order prevailing throughput
! ifs departments The committee feel i'm
/ PEELED to say that the skill and ability dis
| played by the Superintendent and officers in
charge of this Institution is highly crafty =
| ing, III tine general management of the same.
! rs well as the success attending the special
treatment Of this unfortunate class OF cur
! people.
The new wing OF the female department
ha, been com pleted and furnished, having a
capacity Of eighty patients, and makes the
total capacity ut thu building. tor patients,
four hu.dred aud ten. At the assembling
OF the present Legislature there were 39l
patients within the buildiug. and At this
writing there are 40. Twenty-Five patients
COW. he'd aud six have been discharged. |
VIII b. seen from this stat ment thar pa
tients can be admitted emily as places are
made vacant by death n recovery of those
now there. This suggests TO us the necesSi-
~ of making some provision tor the appli-
cauts now on file at the Asy lum, numbering
abOdt forty; aud rom those who may be-
come insane during the next two years
The statistics show hat about forty persons
in the population OF our state annually be-
sdn ni Fr a = all MI
cured. and "A small annual mortality among
those who are incuTable. it, therefore, be-
comes apparent that additional room must
be provided. By amending the law passed
few years ago. which required the friends
OF harmless and incurable patients, to re-
move them to their homes, when aOe, aud
when not abe. requiring the Board of Su
perviSors OF their counties t. com pei the
Sherffs To convey Them TO their counties as
A charga upon the counties, about fl teen or
twenty p1tients can be 80 removed and their
places vacated for acute and durable
persons.
Your committe predicating their estimate
for the support of this institution upon the
cost of the same for 1871 recommend that
1000 tor 1878, AMI $50 900 for 1879 making
one hundred and twenty thousand dollars,
be Appropriated for support fund for the
years lS7S-'79 inclusive
DEAF AND DUMB.
Your committee also visited the Institute
for the Deaf and Dumb and take pleasure
in rep ring its condition. The committee
found the Institution ne 1t and cleanly, ard |
the pupils making satisfactory progress in |
the various branches Taught in the Insritu-
tInn. There appears 10 be laudabe zeal
o. the part of the princip / AND teachers to |
make the Institution subserv- the benevo-
lent pu rpose Ior which IT, was created, and |
so tar As the committee We're able Ia judge. |
the Institution has succeeded To the salts |
faction OF all its friends. There appears to |
be high degree of respect for the princi- |
pals aud teachers, on the pLr5 OF the pupils, |
and CORE ponding degree of conSidera- |
tion aud affection on the part OF the princi |
pals AMI teachers for the pupils. Your COM
mittce. without particularly recommending
an extension of the building, would say, that |
eXten Son proposed 10 us by building An
additional wing on the south side of the
main buil1ing, would add To the appear |
ance of the structure, and afford nine addi- |
tiOual rooms to 1t. which would afford |
room for divine service, one tor a hospital, |
one for school exercises, and three or more |
dOrmitOres, which the committee think |
would not only be Il comfort to the pupil, |
but if they are to increase in numbers be- !
yond the present number of forty-onc pu- |
pills, it becomes necessity.
BLIND asylum.
Your committee have also visited the |
ASYLUM for the education of The Blind and !
will say that the pupils, when we consider |
they have lost the most useful of all the |
progress in the studies taught. The com |
mittee would specially commend the efforts |
made in the direction of educating the pupils |
in some useful trade, so thaG these untortu- |
mates may be able to support themselves in |
aft ar lie The progress made by the pupils |
in this direction were highly gratifying. |
So. also, in Ell cheney in the usual studies |
taught including vocal and Instrumental |
IN usic.
Your committee would say, that in their |
opinion, some repairs are necessary to the |
building, but to what extpn mt or what nature,
they leave to the Committee on Public |
Buildings to recommend.
For the support OF the two last named |
Institutions, the committee recommend, for |
the Deaf and Dumb, $1,000; tor the Blind, |
$4,000, for the yea 1859 inclusive.
The committee recon- mend some change |
in the law of 1876, so as 10 require the Stew |
ard of the Lunatic Asylum to make the pur-
chases for these two Institutions at the |
same time and in the same way, aS is done |
by him tor the Lunatic Asylum, which is at |
wholesale anu in the best markets. On ex-
animation CT the vouchers of these two last |
named Institutions the commit ee found |
that many of the articles purchased were
bought at retail, and at retail prices in the
nearest markers Respectfully:
w. &. WARREN, Chairman.
NEW COUNTY.
By Mr.. Clay. To create the county OF
Concordia. The ball divides Bolivar into
two counties. Mr.. Field moved TO refer the
bill TO the Committee on County Affairs. Mr.
Spight moved to table the motion Carried.
Mr.. Spight moved TO refer to Il special Com
mittee. Carried. Communicable ssrs. |
SpighJ Marshall of Warren, and Martin.
APPROVED.
The Governor, through Mr.. D. w. Rice,
Assistant Private Secretary, informed the
House that he has approved the following
bills.
H. B. to create an additional Constable in
~. 81.
saw comfy.
H. B to provide for the payment Of the
outstanding Indebtedness of the city of de
ridian created by contract with teachers
for the years of 1874 and 1875.
II. b. to punish certain offences ag aims
private property.
H. b. to authorize the Board of Super
vi>ors of Sumner county to cause a regis |
tration of outstanding warrants OF said |
county.
II. B. to create an additional Justice of
the Peace and Constable in the Third Su- |
pervisorS District of Warren county.
IL. B. to provide for sales under judg- |
ments on mechanics liens in justices Courts. |
H. B. for the relief of the corporation OF
Byhalia, Marshall county.
II. B. TO amend the amendatOry acts in !
relation to the Board OF Levee Commission |
ers of Bolivar, Washington and Issaquena |
counties, approved January %, 1877.
Ii. B. in relation to the removal of mat |
tiers OF guardianship and administration |
from the LIST to the 21 Chancery District OF
Carroll county.
II. B. in relation to assessments.
II. B. Empowering the Superintendent of
Washington county to pay certain claim |
OF the Board OF Registration of said county. |
Mr.. Nets, chairman of Committee on |
Railroads, made report upon number of
bills. The report was taken up.
Fl. B. supplemental 10 an act supplemental |
to the acts Incorporating certain railroads, |
was passed. Yeas, 40; nays-Messrs. Aid |
rich. Parker, Pegram, Roane and Tison-5;
absent. 10.
H. B. to incorporate the West Point and |