Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-03
vague n<ssons Fioatinx About

or some one c[3e can give some reason 1oi
this PROPOSE investigation, will vote
against II. Simply because there may be q
few h. ].
vague nsasons Floating About
through the sir concerning this asylum, is
no reason whf this Legislature should ap-
point comDdttee to investigate as to its
management Bring on your charges, ii
you have any, and there is no person in the
State who VIII be more willing for thorough
investigation than myself.
Mr.. Brown desired to pay his conpli-
ments to the meInber from Marshall and
answer an inquiry the Senator had made
as to what party he belonged to when the
penitentiary and the Weston asylum
were constructed, and had made
such ample provisions in them
for the managers. He went on to
say that the party he belonged to att hat
day was the right party at the time, but
after it had become prefiigate and corrupt
as all parties do when long in power, he
threw its yoke from his neck and Joined
the party d honesty aad purity OF govern
ment. Hthe party i belonged to at that
time had not succeeded, where would we
have been To-day? We would have been
in the panfaloon pockets of
Sweet Billy Malone.
He went on to defend his political course
before and since the formation OF the
State, showing that he had always consist
emily been on the side OF her best interest
and welfese.
Mr. Dafson arose to reply to the Senator
from Jackson, but before the drift of his
political remarks could be caught, he was
headed off by point of order being raised
and spoke very briefly.
Mr.. Woods said there was two reasons
-. pf tho Rnn, "
ASYLUM. They were found in the Govern
or's message, one relating to the alleged
necessity of constructing additional build
ings to the institution, and the other con-
cerning the admission of two colored in
mates of the place. But this has nothing
TO do with the resolution of inquiry. AS
the Senator from Berkeley has we'll said, l
can see no reason why committee should
be
Sentte Romney
on the mission proposed.
On the question of the passage OF MIR.
Newman amendment, to strike the Deaf,
Dumb and Blind Asylum from the resolu-
ton. Mr.. McGrew demanded the ayes and
noes, which resulted as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were
Messrs. Summers (Presidentl, Dawson,
Donehoo, Ewin, Faulkner, McGregor, Nc.
Neel, Newman, Roberts, Samples, Stol-
lings, Vanmeter, Williams and Woods.
Those who voted in the negative were ::
Mcssrs. Barbee, Brown, Dawson, Farms
worth, Maxwell, McGrew, Shelton, Smith,
Stout.
Ayes Il, noes ..
So the motion to amend was agreed to,
and the resolution simply authorizing the
appointment of a committee to examine
into the sanitary condition aud general
management of the Hospital for the In
sane. Adopted.
A number of bills were then taken up
and ordered to their third reading
Mr.. FarnswOrth introduced bill to
amend and re-enaCt section l93 OF the acts
of 1891.
On motion of Mr.. Donehoo, the vote by
which the Senate adopted House joint reso-
luton No. 30, authorizing an inquiry into
the management of the Insane Asylum,
was reconsidered.
ON the question, shall
The Joint Resolution
pass the following was the vote:
Those voting in the affirmative were:
Messrs. Summers (Presidentl, Barbee,
Brown, Dawson, Dawson, Donehoo, Ewin,
Farnsworth, Faulkner, Maxwell, McGregor,
| McNeel, Newman, Roberts, Sample, Shel.
ton, Smith, Stollings, Vanmeter and
WoOds-2O.
Not voting:
Messrs. Dennis and Williams-2.
A number of other bills were then taken
up, some read and others referred to their
proper committees or advanced to their
proper stages in the course OF legislation.
The Senate. at about five o'clock, ad
iourncd.