The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-20
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House bill No. rs, to re0rganizc the luna,
tic asylums and Deaf, Dumb, ana Bnno
Institution came up on It's second reading.
As reported from the committee the nrst
section Of the bill provided for eaeii OF the
several institutions named board OF III
rectors TO consist OF seven members.
ON motion Of Mr.. SKINNER, the number
was increased TO eleven members each. IN
the casc of the asylums six shall constitute
a court for the transaction OF business ana
four for the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind lhsti-
tuition.
The second section provides that the
offices OF all directors TO said asylums,
and the said Deaf. Dumb, and Blind lnsti-
tuition. shall be and the same are hereby de-
clared vacant upon the 18th day OF FeDru-
ary. 1882, and all Offices therein flled by
said Board Of Directors, as at present con-
stifuted. shall be and the same arc hereby
declared vacant upon the list day OF March,
1882.
Mr. HANGER moved to strike out that
nortion which required that all the offices
tIled nv the directors be declared vacant
ON the ist dav of March, 1882. lie thought
II long step to take TO lcgislate out OF
Office without cause. all Of these persons,
who have been appointed in accordance
with law. He also thought II was lmpolltlc
to remove at one fell swoop these trained
attendants. Let the boards go upon inc
ground and determine who TO remove and
who to retain.
Mr.. SKINNER spoke in support OF Mr..
U,yGrR's amendment. He had been di-
rector in some OF these institutions before
the war. when party spirit ran high, and
these offices were not then considered from
a party point Of view. He wantedto know
what was the cause OF this move. Was
there any charge of mismanagcment or
molodministration in these institutions?
There was none. Speaking for The lnsti-
tutions located in Stanton, he SAID that
they had been most efficiently managed.
He said that it was wrong TO substitute III
experience for experience.
Mr.. GDDINGs wanted to know why Dr:
Brewer was displaced a. superintendent oil
the Eastern Lunatic Asylum.
Mr.. SKINNER said he did not know any
thing about the case OF DR.. Brewer, but he
did know that two wrongs never made
right lie implOred the Legislature, III the
name Of the unfortunate inmates oil these
institutions. not TO turn out these expert
enced and skilful employees.
Mr.. FRAZIER Sald tnaj lnlH piil was
framed not on account of any dssatisfac-
ton with the management Of the asylumS,
but because the late Governor had eXer-
cised undue haste in appointing boards OF
directors.
Mr.. STUBS moved to recommit the bill
on the ground that it purported to amend
certain sections OF law already in eXis-
tence, without setting forth what was
sought to be amended.
Mr.. MAYO answered Mr.. STUBBs's OBJ
jections by saying that this was new law.
The motion to rccOmmit was rejected.
Mr.. HANGERS amendment was also re-
jCctcd.
Mr.. SKINNER moved TO amend As follows
In lieu Of the provision declaring all offices
vacant on the 1t Of March, 1882, " that the
Board OF Directors abolish all Offices which
in their judgment are unnecessary. but
that none of the present appointees OF the
offices retained shall be dismissed except
for bad behavior or physical inability likely
to last for q long time" Rejected.
The bill as reported from the committee,
with the exception Of a few unimportant
amendments, was ordered to be engrosscd.
The House then adjourned.