Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-01-29
AGAIN IN SESSION.
Delaware's La w-Makers Re-assemble at
Dover After Their Vacation.


Special Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN.
DOVER, Jan. 29.-The Legislature re-
convened yesterday afternoon and put in
an hour OF solid work. There Is desire
among the members TO make up for lost
time and some good work may be ex-
pected this week.
The subject of State Insane Asylum
is still attracting considerable attention
from the members. The need of such an
institution is admitted on all sides and
the only question OF difference Is the cost,
and If the New Castle County + eople can
chow next Friday that their building can
be run at moderate cost to the State,
there Is good prospect that the Legls-
lature will decide to take 1t. Kent
County's accommodations for the insane
sre miserable beyond explanation, and in
Sussex the unlortunates are confined be-
hind iron bars like common criminals.
Their condition In the latter county was
much worse few years ago, but the hu-
name efforts of Ex-Governor Stock ley
succeeded in having the present building
built.
The New Castle county building was
erected for the express purpose Of accom-
mt dating the insane and is now under
the care of persons who have become ex.
perts by l. ng service In handling the in
zane. No confinement is imposed upon
any of the inmates, on the other hand the
greatest liberty is allowed, as far as SAT-
ETY. will permit.
Every effort Is made to take away from
patients the idea of their condition. The
best Of medical attention Is given. A
number of the inmates are OF no expense
to the State, their board being paid by
friends and relatives.
The Divorce Committee holds Its first
session to day at 2 O'Clock. There will be
plen y OF business oa hand for the reason
that the meeting of the committee has
been SO late. There is not near SO much
business before the committee however az
has been supposed, there being only
twelve cases up to date, which is below
the average Of two years ago.
Nearly all the parties in the cases are
very poor, and were they compelled to go
into court would be unable to receive the
relief they desire owing to the expense.
The committee Is an excellent one, and
there Is very little danger that any un-
worthy cases will 60 through their hands.
Should they not be able to complete thelr
business this afternoon q special session
will be held this evening TO expedite mat.
ters. The next regular meeting of the
committee will be held tomorrow.
There is one act to amend the charter
Of the city Of Wilmington that VIII meet
with some opposition. That is the ont
making the salary of members of City
Council $3.50. A number Of persons claim
that this is too much money for the mem
bers TO receive. This gives each member
a monthly salary of t20.83.
Tho act also provides that certain
chAirmen of committees shall receiv,
additional compensation in addition Il
the amount nam.d. Should any member
be absent from meeting OF COUNCIL ht
will lose dollar for each meeting, an(
fifty cents If absent from q committe,
meeting. These charges are not mad
against him, however, If he offer q sufii
| cieht excuse for non-attendance. Tht
] objectors say that this excuse will not bt
hard to obtain. They also claim tha'
800 year would be sufficient pay fo
the members. In times past, before th,
days OF big committee bills, the salary O
a Councilman rarely rqp over thi
1 much work to do as now, and the mer
who were In Council then were In ever,
way the equal Of the present members
Councils comuittee will be down to-da
to urge the passage of their measures.
| MAX.