, 1879-04-26


proved siarc! 8V. 1871.
Tile House tllen adjourned.
aRNATF.
The Senate resumed tho consideration Of the
bill In regard to tlle commitment Ut insane per-
sous. The imtQrtant changes proposed tu this
law Is Quo allowing the Judge Of the County
Court 10 appoint, on petition, two physicians
Ut gnud rcnute for medical skill and moral In
tcgrlty, residents Of thu county, tn visit mud ex
n,ninc the pcrson alleged to 1c INSANE, md, On
their certificate 10 the Coust that such pcrsonis
insanc, the Jutgs causos srleh certificate to 10
recorded, A,ll issucs an order Tor tile cumtnlt-
nent OF tho insane person. But 6vcry
person alleged to be Insane, or
any relative or friend acting in his
belIa,f, or any respectable cisizcu shall, at any
stage Of tho examination into Ills sanity, have
the right to demand TINT the question be tried
BY jury. Or tho Judge, on tile return of tho
physiclan's certificate, snay make such additional
Investigation as Tnny eecm to him necessary or
propur, md may i,npanel Jury for the trial OF
the case.
Senator DcLany offered IN amendment which
would require jury-tral III aEl easca, md spoke
of the necessity OF such provision. liz feared
| tho lmpsuper commitment Of persons, and
| wRlled no provision omitted which would guard
agatnst IL.
Senator Mayborno spoke strongly In favor Of
the BILL
Senator Joslyn said this bill wus on the aide
Of humanity. Ilo wished to fcmoyo these ac-
kuowle1gedly Insane persons and their trcnds
from the distressing ordeal Of public cxatn!na-
ton. Such things only crafty thu morbid fell
inga OF n eru,stl Of courtroom loafcrs. Friends
| uf these unfortunate persons often deferred
EiYin. thu {nsatiu the treatment OF scientific
tiIen mud tile experienced cnre Of the Asyltilns
slr,'ly becauso thcy dreadful tho publicity null
anxiety attendant on these e1atniiatlone. sl'ero
there was no question az to thu sanity. a',<'
II VIA but u miscrahla formnlfty 10 enforce
tue present Inv. The provisions Ut ttis law So
curuly guarded agnnst tho wrongful commit
llGBt Uf ANY person.
Numerous amendments wero offered nnA lost.
6cnator bon1!ultl opposcd tho bill worry, car
neatly, mud senntor DeLany moved It bc la'd on
Tho roll was called on nearly every motion,
nnl those opposing the oct fought It closely.
The motion to table was lost, and. hy vnto Vi
81 to -, the bill was ordered to third reading.
BANKING.
Senator Bent's bill. providing for tho exam
lnatlon Of eanks. was tl!cn read a third time
Inspection Ut hunks, but he thought this wcn1
too far. 1t proposed to include every person
who shall soil md buy exchange, or receive do
hosits, This in'g,t nllow an olliccr to inaalr'
we're lit no lust bulisu hankerh. nor held them
selves out 70 the public rs such.
! Senator Hunt hoped no personal anxiety 70
thu wcfuru Of another b1ll would defeat Til
passeil Many Efforts IN thia tllrcein have bee,
made, but o,le by nnc they had failed 70 bccon
10y. 1i.e PROVISIONS of thls by WI
q Thrtlcth funeral Assembly, vt they lad nec
i stranaIcd; Scarcely nuu lt'S lust Legislator
c Cheago and claowtsro IN tho stato lad failed
5 aEa swept awuy the savings Of ma!py THOUSAND
ot the fnluhlr[ous poor. He would call the a
tention of tha Senate to the fact tint 10 Rtea
:. tint .he last Democratic State Convention Wills
10 met IN this city recognized tho wrongs tint no.
e existed, aila, in their platform then adoptc'
10 cal9ed OIL tho. General Assembly tn pass solt
~ ,night b. cheykel No law Ind yst bccn t'asse i
If on th!s subject. and It was tha impcrntl1
ID duty o. tia Senate to t'ass thia law. wilic
ii would furnish sstne guhrantcc to tho public
the solycncv OF banks, a,il prevent tllu Tucu
rcpec of these wholesale failures, with the 20
seiuunt tEnpoverlshlncnt Of tl,ousands Ut u
o. sAspectinE iepoa!tu!s.
~ cause Of the last Bect!ull, which contains Il
II. provisions which suNAiur Gallon eatllenlne
" lle believed such requirement woull itclu
e. HlHhy not bankers, mud to pass lRw dlrcctln;
lo public officer to examine merchants uriya
It. affairs was, to bis tnlnl, wholly uAeo,,stit
to uona1.
u. Senator Mcclellan opposed the bill, becau
a its lcra allowed to tho examining oitccF af I
Mt would nuke this ofIicc of Auditor worth $l0,l
or per ycar. It was i scheme Ut fraud Atlt! q II
berry. II tho Inst sectton was stricken out
would support It, but to incl,!du eycry man "
ot bnys and sells exchange would alluw thu Aud
~. Or to look into 1lse business Ut every gra
in dealer, pork ku4cker. a.,d many Of the nefcLa1'
fMs and t!At Wut wholly wrong.
Senator Bent then asked consent to Rtr
out tho last seetiols, thp eighth. Objection .
n,ate. wheFvupnn Senator Herdtnan nlayetl
'ed secontn!t Tho It'll 10 the Judiciary C0ulnitt