Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-31
gpecinic9rrsspondonce of Gazette ana journal

Wednesday Night Legislative Notes.
DpeciaicYrrespordonce of Gazette ana journal
DOVER Jan. 23.-'The case cited to
Speaker Watson to-day, i'll support of the
view that the majority OF u quorum Gun
elect United States Senator, was not u
contested election case. There was doubt
of the eligibility of Warner Miller and
Elbridge G. Lapham, it is said, because
they had not received majority of the
joint vote of the New York Legislature.
They had only received a majority of the
vote of the quorum. The question was
referred to a committee, which decided
that they were eligible. and they were
seated.
1t is said that parties interested in the
Queen Annes Railroad Co., whose bill has
had two readings in the House and is in
the hands of the committee on private
corporations. will make an effort to secure
the immediate granting of charter. A
majority of the Assembymen from the
two lower counties are said to be in favor
of extending the company's road across
this State and 1t is alleged that the bill will
pc passed within Il few days. This road,
I is claimed will enter into direct competi-
ion with the Baltimore, Chesapeake d
Atlantic railway.
Immediately preceding this afternoons
session of the Legislature the Board of
Trustees of Delaware State Hospital for
the Insane and the members of the Gen
eral Assembly held a conference in the
House chamber. Speaker McMullen pre-
sided and the attendance was large. The
conference began at o'clock and con-
tinued an hour. The trustees asked that
the sum of $50, 600 be appropriated for the
current expenses of the hospital during
the ensuing two years and that an appro-
priation for the enlargement of the insti-
tuition be granted
4. II..l atA -, H. ,..,N
report of the board. When the hospital
was opened, in 1850, he said, its annual ap-
n propriaton was $4,000. The trustees ask
\ he continued, for $4,000 for the ensuing
two years. The hospital cannot be carried
on for cent less. 1t is being carried OH
at cost Of SlSS per patient per year. The
Increasing number of patients is increas-
ng the cost of running it. The patients
are treated at a cheaper rate in this State
than in any other Eastern State except
West Virginia. There the average per
patient is Sl23.76. The average per patient
at Middletown, Conn, is Sl5B; in the Dis
trict of Columbia $3.50; at Newark, N. J.,
Sill; at Bloomingdale, n. Y, S553.2s; at
Willard's Asylum. Sl5S; at Buffalo, n. Y,
1882, He declared the hospital is being
carried on as economically as possible.
The inmates have to be provided for by
the State and the State has done nobly.
Bills are due and the trustees would like to
arrangements have been made with vii
mington City Electric Go. for lighting the
hospital and New Castle County aims
house. If the hospital had 100 pay
patients, he added, the annual apprOpria.
tion for INDECENT patients could be reduced
considerably. The hospital has accomino
dations for $50 patients. Provision must
be made for about 2OO Some rooms con
tain seven and eight patients each, There
is fear that trouble will crop out in the
hospital because of the overcrowdlng OF
patients. The trustees have gone over the
building, from cellar to attic, and they dc
not see how they can do nSthing to Iii
np additional quarters under the roof
They started to put Delaware's hOSpita
ahead OF all State hospitals. They wan
the State TO give them Il hospital that III
expert, after going to II and looking owe
it, will not turn around and laugh at. u
the building is extended pay patients vii
be received. With an enlarged building
he thought, 81 ,UJO per month can be oh
tanned from pay patients. The amour
now received from pay patients is $500 pc
month. With this money the electric
light apparatus is being put in. With pa.
patients the trustees, when they ask 10
their next biennial appropriation, viii
probably not have to ask for more than
$5OOOO. Give us another building, he eX
claimed, and well make good returns. 4
new building is particularly needed 10
noisy and unclean patients. He estimates
the cost of the building asked for a
$50, 600.
Dr. Hancker said the amount asked fol
when looked at on its face, seems large
but when analysed it is seen that it is unl
374 cents day per patient He also state
that there ought to be one or two lntei
mediate wards.
DIR. Burton said the building is good q
far as it goes but it ought Ia have ont
and possibly two. outlying wards.
DR.. Wilson said there are II few idiot
patients at the hospital. He thought
would be better ii the State could max
other provision for them.
lIrs. Black and Burton we're of th
opinion that the idiotc patients should r,
main at the hospital. The latter said th
institution is run as cheap as it can be an
there is no institution III the state less pa
tisan than it is.
William Stewart said they do not prt
pose to 90 cut of the State and solic
patients. Their intention is to secuI
better accommodations for Delawarenn
The patients are not paupers, but charge
ON the State,
DIR. Hancker said the accommodatioE
would be insufficient il they dld not ha'
any pay patients None can be compelle
TO pay. The highest amount paid by pa
patient Is Sc per week.
Speaker McMullen said the Asscmbl,
men, if they would visit the hospital rs
has visited it. and il they have one drop
human kindness in their blood. Will sru!
n the requests. He, too, declared that Il
institution is managed rs well as 1t no
bibly can be.
day, an act for the protection OF endorse
and sureties. ltsays No person resi-
ing within this State shall have eXcln
from execution or attachment process &C.
cent as provided in section of chnpt
b65 Vol. XIV, Laws of Delawarel al
personal property or wages Tor !apor
Il personal hire, where the original deOt
q for money paid by another us endorse
euarantor or surety for the debts, wheth
"A upon Judgment on an original oblgatiol
or upon any renewal Thereon, or upS
obligations given in lieu thereof, proNlue
X however, that such Suarantor, ehoorser
anretv to whom such dept is due, or sou
credable person for him, shall make .
sfidayit in writing, setting forth tn
such original debt is for money PAID
~ puarantor, endorser or surety Tor y
5ehtor. which fact shall be stated in u
81 erecutlou issued upon any such ]udgme
and the affidavit entered IN the record
such execution, but il shall not be re1t
site that such statement snail appear up'
"A the record of judgment ana no attacnine
or demand for rent not actualiy uue a.
in arrear shall take preference UT ho
priority to said execution.
senator Handy gave notice OF the init
80 ,dnrtion of nm act TO authorize the Gov'
nor n anpoint an additional justice OF u
W peace for Brandywine hundred.
Renresentatiye Walker introduced
ga .ct ~ increase the annual appropriation
IA the Delaware Fire Co: OF wilmington
W IS. 500.
Senator Alrichs gave notice of the I'M intr