New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-12
STATE CARE OF THE INSANE.
PASSAGE or 4 BILL ~ TIE ASSEMBLY TO PUT
X OPERATION LAST YEARS MEASURE.

PASSAGE or 4 BILL IL THE ASSEMBLY IL fCI
IL OPERATION LAST YEARS MEASURE
Albany. Feb. II C>pcciaD.-In the Assembly to-day
another. and il IS % be hoped the last ehoH was
made to prevent The Legislature from putting lh'o
..ct tI,c provisions Of the law which was enacted
Ia, r ,,r.,lip. for state care for the insane. II
r trtuu,tc that the attempt resulted In nothing moro
than Ion, discussion OF the merits OF the system OF
state car, as against the system Of county care Nihch
Ia, been decided to be- imperfect ana poor
Thu Lul which was introduced By A,Semb'yman
Achcr nj the opening Of this session. approp .lAuhS
$i5tO0O 10 put in operation the requirements Oh inc
measure enacted last year IA, passed the Assem-
bis and ma, gone to the senate" where 1t VIII uil
doubleday receive prompt attention The bill was Oh
the ofd,r o third reading thi, morning In tho Assem-
bly and A,,cmblymau Bush, Of Ulster County, oHcIcd
an amendment which was intended 10 fetaId the
pa.,agr Of the lii ail 10 tie the hand, OF IN" Htlp
LuDacy Commissioners who are charged with the iii
potant dntc, ~ seeing that the provisions of the la"
are carried ont should the measure with this amchd'
mcut pas. This amendment sought to prevent t'
commissioner. from doing anything under the law IN
the way Of extending the facilities of the state 'u
tons for the care Of the insane until all OF the county
asylnms have been appraised and arrangements ioF
their pughasc made.
Although this measure and the principles whch a'
involved in il have been under discussion all thl'
session. As well a, for the last two or three years IN
charge that the Assembly had acted with undue haste
In forcing the bill to passage. lie made further
charge which was repealed Indignantly by b0th As
scmblymcn Fish and Hit, that those VINO were III
favor Of this bill had been lobbying on the floor OF
the Assembly in more indecent manner than tho
lobbyists of a railroad corp )ration employ 10 gc'
through the measures in which they are Interested
lie then asked In sncering tone while ne looked
directly at tho speaker, who had only recently APP
ponted him TO the Craftsmanship Of one OF tho
most important committee, OF the House. why had tho
Erie County Asylum been appraised II IL was not
because it was known that Il gentleman from ulat
comfy youId he the Speaker OF the Assembly. and
such have the appointment oil the committee On
Public Institutions which would pass upon this bill.
TIE law Of , year. he continued. was pissed through
instrumentation lie charged the New York mem
bcrs with beng practically br!bed to vote for 1t
then because that city exempted from It's pro
visions.
Mr. Acier denied that there had been any haste
in messing the measure this year. and he wanted 10
prot , against the language when hdu Occh uscu !"
regard 10 the speaker OF the Assembly,
Mr. n n moved that the amendment be rejected.
and on tbs the previous question was ordered. The
taking Of the vote this motion consumed a long
time as many of the members wanted 70 explain
their votes which I'm all but one or TWO instances
meant that they wanted another opportunity 10 at
tack the bill. H. ...,...
oue,tion on the motion TO reject the amendments ear
ricd with Il the entire BILL and that no further amend
ment. were In order. The motion 10 reject tho
amendments was carried by large majority ana tho
final rolLcall the bill was ordered rms gave uio
OPPONENT, OF the measure another chance - De hea
and thcy took advantage OF H. here II ue Noto ny
u,icb tho bill finally passed: =, ,,,
""u" ~ aGiruatlvc-Nlc,sr- Acher, A,pinall Blumcn
thai. bradford, Erod,hy Everett broWn' 6rnndsse
i,,t t,r,iu Christie, CLARKE. Connolly. C00ney.
CTSaR. Dave. D.mp:ey, Denni ton Deyo Dirtcl,nl"I
Drypocher Duly, Durham, Dunlap, Earl Farquhar'
81 EoIev Gallagher Gillette. German. b0ud. Grcfn
Gaenthcr, Guibord, Haley, lldreth, Hit. Holcomb.