The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-18
IN THE STATE SENATE.
rr1soy ron COMBINING LUNA
TfCS IN jan.
.,.r the Southeastern Taun Assoc'a"on'
4c,nersi Game Law Made the sPse'A'
order for Tussdsy-other Biiis'


acted a..
..,s,or I.ovonstein, Chairman OF the
,.ot Committee on Public lnsu'u'iohs
:, ,be Senate and Prisons and Asyiums
- the House. a subcommittee OF "hicn
-. t,st returned from visit to the
western Lunatc Asylum, ohereo inc i0'-
,,u,ng resolutions;
,,,s,,oas a. has been reported that |
49,. src now "a large number OF Whi'e l
i.,stlcS I'm the jails OF the common
18th who can not be accomilonaeeu
a, tho asNums. and whereas AFTER an
,'sncction 81 these asylums by the Noii'-
..tt,eas OF Public Institutions, OF inc
senafe. ana Asylums and Prisons OF 'he
4f+,,se n is found that there are now
,,,rnodations ready for a large number
a. .ho Western Asylum. and that a new
,,rline has been completed at the bas-
..-r ASYLUM capable Of holding one nun
ana female patients as soon as i"i-
nished: a.. House Of
resolved by the Senate the HOUSE s,,o u
Tciegates concurring, Ihet 'nS '.,,,oa
-, puhlic Accounts Is hereby ihS'i 49, ~
go "a circular letter 10 the pIopel
- A.. Zach county and city III '"s
s+~,,,rr them OF these fac'S anu
s.'@,~,,o,irr them TO apply TO the ne" -.
.,,.n, for admission, ana IN case NJ
"Ss - hc aecommodated, theh 10 appls
N"'nV' Thor asylums. in order thd' 'ne
- he relieved and the insane mag
JAZZ e'' ,rornpt and speedy relief
'r,--,f..d further, That the Rudi'o'
tnstruct said officers TO report 10
81, the number OF im0eches ana iuio'S
confined IN Jails. ...a,,o~ make a
.rt of the Information received to the
l,-,i Assembly. If in session, II not ne
,.n submit his report 60 the Governor
Iunatics in jail.
~ Fovcnstein said there must De
,o mistake about the number OF luna
I'D To- be in iail. He ala not thlnk
., what ne had learned on MS VISIT
&c.. Tho number was over twehty-iN''
5o- his resolution all could be ac-
-r,odatod. pr Blackford. superlntcn-
., of tho Western Asylum salu ne
VA room for 80 or 200. ana 'hat 'n's
rld De done ana tne , asslu," . ~,,e1
ask one dollar addiuonai app''-
s.re,o~ sfubbs said it was known
+h. Eastern and the Western Luna
.c As,lums could not accoinilou s, ~
,,.,ro patlents. and Doctor Preston u ny
,f,rion Asylum. had stated 'hat ~
piackford would not sen1 lor P"'''"'
@,rtbor West than Radford. ,,.-,,,.
senotor stubbs said there was evioenuy
- mistake lie knew that appii0"
,t-n had been made 10 stanton.
~ buchanan says there are seNei.y
~ ,atieuts in the jails of the 0ou'"-
west 1880 r,,-oretein would
,.ns the resolution so as 10 ~ .,
',s-,ocrintcndent TO send AFTER ,neS'
.t,ts and take them 10 the asyl"i'''
10 would vote for them. ..,,b the
e.rofor Morris said ne was WIN a.,
,,,,roiftoe when they made 'nei ~.
-. tba ssvfums and had talheu W"
srncrintandonts and keepers anu He ,',,,,
iisesd that there was Information
,t.so matters that the committee ui' ~
49, a. their possession. SAID ne an
- tbot there is something Io''V'
,..,,,,rt, am satisfied from VIVA
100 heard that there IS soiic'i
zion In Denmark. / am sa'lsiieu 's"
49,. ie a certain class OF luhauC VIM
be- ,er,. unpopular at our Stale dss -
Known as the unruiy ana chr 80
tf.b the keepers claim, ii duini,
,,erd make IT unfit for any o'he
. 10 We have q ward IN any
os,,l,u,s suitable for the care
.i. ciaes of lunatics we ought 10 h'O'
and me tails ought 10 be reheFou
them. la v.as ola
"a hear that there was room III
Western Asylum, that the "sS iu'" 81,
'etcers had vacated the executive ono,
.ha+ tbev might be made into Ndiu
,rt,ot there are seventy-hve appiicauoi
or which there is n0 room, anu apphN'
lions made 70 the Western Asylum "ei
tofore had been refused. because u va
out Of their regular territory
Mir Echols deplored what must ne COZ
ef5ered a reflection on the superintehueh
"a said If there was anything Wroi
,o connection with the asylum the Sel
ito ought 20 know H., that ne knew
Intimately the superintendent or me e.
ern ASYLUM that he was willing 10 sta
his own reputation that II Dr. biaCNlo'
had declined 10 receive patent IL w
for a legal reason or Tor some o'i
cause which would be eh'lreH sd"
factory r. the Senate.
MIR abb read from the AUDITOR
renort Showing that last year $1,000 M
been expended for the keeping OF luh
tics I'm jan and in private custody al
estimated that 100 patients might
supported i'm the asylums for that SUI
Mr.. Morris here rose to a question
personal privilege, ana asked 10 VIZ
draw his remark, something rotten
Denmark" made i'm the heat OF deDa'
lie said he did not mean TO char
,ehaf the term taken outside OF the co
text of his speech might imply, ana IN
he only desired TO impress the idea IN
there were certain contradictory lar
which the committee ought 10 know a
should look into.
senator Watson, who at a previo
session. criticised the usefulness or
committees visits to the asylums, &C
aratulated them on the report. All
some further debate the resolutions We
agreed 10.
Bills Introduced.
The following bills were introduced d
referred. .
Bv senator Hay: To authorize I
school board Of jefferson township
Cuipcpcr county 20 borrow money.
Rv Senator Watson: To regulate
sale of seed cotton in the county
Brunswick
By Senator Echos: To amend the 90
in relation to the removal Of causes.
BY same To prohibit discriminate
by Insurers.
This bin provides that combinauo
81 any sort or description between p
sons or corporations designed 10
vance the cost or control the rate or y
and marine insurance on property sh
De declared against public policy a
unlawful and void II prohibits discern
nation as 10 the rate or cost OF ms
ancc IN favor of any locality In or out
The State under similar circumstanC
aul conditions. and gives the con-
Jurisdiction 20 determine in any case
alleged discrimination IL makes the
fence f. rnisdemeanOr. and imposes a I
az rot less than $500 FOR violation Of