New-York tribune., 1890-04-03
STATE CARE OF THE INSANE.
PASSAGE OF THE ACKER BILL IN TIE SENATE
WHAT IT WILL GUST.

WHAT 1T WILL CS>I.
Albany. April : (>pccaD.-As'cmpN'nah NoNcr
bill TO transfer tho insane poor from tc county poor
house, to state insane asylums was passed III uie
senate this morning by vote of II 10 w. II 81"
couutcrcd even more and stress tan wien was
on il final passage in the Assembly. Tho dcDa'c
lasted four hours. At the outset Mr.. Fas>ct', VII"
had the measure in charge, could count o''rS c'"-"
vote, to insure it> safety. But by deNuo"H ma''s'
mcnt lie prevented the Interpolation 0f single ahehu
mcnt and the final vote indicates real> ho'a"'e
triumph Mr. Ianghlin. of Buffalo, was thu ho''
strenuous adversary Of the BILL but hc ana Nr
Erwin both won applause by Withdrawing their oppo
ition a, thc last moment Mi, Louisa Lee schuyler
and other ladies Of the state Charities Ad Asso
citation with which the bill originated SAT out inc
whole debate and were warmly congratulated on inc
result.
MIR. Laughlin as soon the bill came up. moved 10
include Eric County with New York, Kings ana
Monroe in the exemption from the operations o' 'e
,u,,.urc am unqualiicdly in favor OF the sia'c
c ~ thc insane he said. in those counties where
II H. needed ltut Erie County proceeds under pan
approycd iy the state boirl oi 'hdilues' We "a'o
erected fnc Imldinc, and Invested largo sums :"
money and We don't want any state Interference
There is more polite, in this bill than most people
nnnosc and H., effect would simply be TO give TIE
cn,.orro, the anpoiutmcnt Of a large number Of
bnildinc commissioners VIII vote ior IT, h""c'c''
if Won exempt Erie County.
The next moment Mr. Laughlin declared that this
ront be reserved 10 decide later lie la1 spoken ior
vor half AN hour in the same strain when Mr. Chase
Of Albany whose vote Wa, among the seventeen de
pendcd on. begged that the matter might come -
,.o,o . he had to Start IN few minute, for Ncw York
70 keep an important appointment. hui Dir. Lansh"h
vent right on. and occupied altogether "n hour ana =
ouarrcr i'm teln- the scua, that Eric County wanted
to be exempted and In picking nav- in the bill
Il can't vote for the bill said VI. sloan. when
he had finished because III nv district 1t really ish
wanted
Nr. Laushlin said he didn't want TO cucumber Ms
own motion with amendments. Mr Erwin Al"
nounced that he thought Lewis Comfy ons" {" be
exempted also. Mr.. Ncddos at tne f'nc moment wa
i'm. p,rea 10 make similar request on behalf "i 'a'
tai.,ugus and Chautauqun. lhi> tangled the stla
lion a ntr. When it had been s'raisht'nei Ont
Mr. sloan, and Nh Vcddcr, motions were both voted
down Then Mr. Erwin c.lycncd thc discussion
with one Of h. Characterize sprccl''-.
donr .ec.~ he aid. in an injured nnc. "hy We
shouldn't exempt Lewis County a, veil a, Monroe
while We are ai d. What ha- Monroe done Why is Sic
81, much better than an, other part Of the stat" P
iShv i, Sew York exempted l. she -" extremely
tender toward hcr insane never heard that people
were f,Lcu better care of n Ncn York thtn 300 tie
.ountfy Lcwi- Comfy furnishes ic-h air. good
uidins aud good attendance and what more can
ANYBODY want The Ncw Yor, senator, mas Taught.
won't a.. TO have oneida exempted. aid vi
Cocse-ha &C. l,cau-c this bil b. cVid"ntt rrd'-in"i
Il, ras, without the dotrns of an co. the crossing -
believe the hill J.. imperfect. Moreover. n every
state where the system It advocate has been adopted
II works badly
Nj fa..ct -aid that the reason Monroe County
wa. exempted was because it had the hrsc-i ana
finest accommodation, and the bet Attendance n the
state. out .dc Of Ncn l,rt and Kings counties.
COM Institution Wiz accommodate three times a
many patent protected VI. Laushi.n
i.lIc tuuutf. fi.'i Nj la--rti. "lr Ju-t Ah"ut
fn abandon A,I Institution. The bn.dlns- ar too near
the pooiho-c and iic needed for the gaupcr-. They
have lu. bought farm. 80 that pra' tcilly the,
have building which viii be left Oh their hand' bi
;Al- BILL
After a long debate. Nj Hunter moved 10 have
To.a County exempted. The motion w.. put a. To
TIE exemption oi Hofa, Lewis ana Err. IL was Io'i
hy 4 vote II J. 10 :.
Tnc blM va, pa, .,d bS the following vote:
Va, ,ic..f- BrAc.'. Dan. Erwin. ta-.c;t, Hon.
dflrs. Iarghlu o., anuos E0Dcftson SaNi"n. stewart
lt.tfn Cantor. CHASE. 'oln,, UAWklnr. Ite-. Jacobs
lltIaI.n. " Nau yiituA. kosscn aad SiAd4"i-@l
Nat-- N,-.I-. toestahaA. Huut~l, sloan Van 'ofd'T
Vcdder and i.in.on -o
CarclI computation, by those interested IN the
nc4-u-. .hDa That s-.., insane patients are nov Ia
Do,rn.Ii-e. throughout Tie state Deiucilns from
tl,,c - , i 'lr loughhcepr yium and 600 is Lr
- Itnirir. -itic Asylum the number 10 hc pr0sidcd
for under fir uill only l,3Jr. Instead Of 2uOD A.
asserted 5t tie "ipo-iton and the cost OF the buiii
Ing, aud equipment. would be S7i6DOo