The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-24
Dfs. Black and HanCksr Before The
House.
A TIP-T0P MAN.
What is Going on In Both Houses OF the
Lestslnturc-Noticeo of Btiis Givsn-Other
News From the state Capital

report, which showed that tho expense oil
keeping patients in the Delaware State
Hospital Ia less than In I'LL others except
West Virginia. wuera help aud supplies
can be obtained cbeuper. Inc INSTITUTION
ls carried on as economical US possible.
There poor. INDECENT people are now In
the hands OF tho State. Whoever goes TO
tho hospital Will have good home
Another question comes up-the ac-
comm ouations. IL tokes more room TO
keep 100 insane people than to Keep 100
pBupers IL the buildings were larger pa-
Jiehts could be secured. and from the phy
thut would DO received from them We
could reduce tue appropriations TOT tne
INDECENT. ThA capacity OF The hospltai 10
i50. aud yet we are Obliged To nccommo-
date $50 patients.
There are seven or eight patients In
some rooms, and that IL somethlnK en'
tirtly wrong. We have thought much
about the matter but we cannot remedyit,
for tho poor afflicted creatures must be.
and will 10 To the best OF our ability. cnrad
for to the credit OF the State. We want
to put Delaware up higher still until she
Stands where no expert can come here ana
laugh at our insane asylum.
Tue hospital Is 50 arranged that VlOle MT
cases cannot he separated from he othrrs
anu 1t Is uillicult to keep down disease un'
der such circumstances.
In conclusion Dr. BAck favored the is
que OF "a special boud Dy tho state foT
amount to place proper buildings To ac-
cummodate the poor creatures VINO are
oDhged TO go 10 the Hospital.
LIE ON EHE FLOOR
Dr. HanoIor, superintendent OF the Hos
Hospital said that wnen II was considered
tuat the clothing. attendance and food OF
ench patient cost only 5lIa cents Jay.
IL could bo seen that the closest economy
WIS piact csd. In some or The rooms inc
patients are obl,sed 10 lilo on the iioOr on
innttrt s5es as the rooms ARE not Dig
enough to tlace beds therein. There are
only two wards for the male ana TWO
wards for the female patlehts anu this
should not lie the case. There should DO
All intermediate ward.
Dr Burton felt confident that II the
prssantIrg ,slature would grant IN appro'
priuliun for buildings there would pe
several patients secured. ..
During the last twoyears he wae obliged
TO piace two pay patients in Philadel'
phia nos spitai. They would never have
go.e there IL Delaware had had the ac'
COMA udutions. They pay III some III.
6tauces go per week.
IpIoCY AND LuSAcY ...
Dr. Wilson said 1t had often been asked
how ls IL that there SIe SO mnny ptLlentS
nowadays. II Is simply because thefe III
10 Il liersnce between Idiots aud lnnHtics
according TO the state laws. Speaker
McMullen said that y irson VINO woui
| visit the hOspltalI as he hnd done Wouln
| not have O drop OF human Kindness IN
| his veins II he ald not feel Tor tue condt'
! ton OF tho poor insune people VINO were
| there without any self cause.
Dr. Black thanked the members for the
! kind manner IN which they received the
| Trustees and invited the Inemuers To Nisit
| the Hospital tomorrow afternoon.
Mr. Moore and Mr. Hanby favored
going to.uAy but the speaker SAID NO,
| No, MIR. Moore we cannot go to-day lot
| .f..I,f y In
no up on the Norfolk express which. caves
!, here ut A O'Clock.
REPRESENTATIVES, WILSON'S HAT.
Had 1t not beeu for tho AIdicks' delega'
tion here yesterday Representative Will
I son would not IN all PROBABILITY, have
bought new hat in ID yer. From all
! that can be learned it appears that yester-
day some one Wake Oh wlth ms nat anu
left an old Que in Its stead. SO eoh5e-
quently the genial representative was
obliged TO buy q new hat.
HANDY AND FLEMING.
Senator Handy and Representative
Fleming seen to enjoy ench others Jokes
immensely. The Senator has been telling
a laughable story al the expenses OF Tue
Representative. The tables are turheu'
however, for the joke IS gong tine rouhds
on tho Senator in connection with bill
which has been submitted to the commit
tee of which Senator Hanby ls chhif man
Ihs Senator will ba Obliged TO make !
close Investigation OF the case Tor mucl
OF The future oil part oil u mans larm Ii
conCvrned In the case.
THE PeErs Al WORK.
An admlrer OF Higgins and an admire
OF Addiuks had lively war OF words thii
afternoon at the railroad station. vel
I known young man who heard tho conFet
aatlon anu VINO got oil Inc tralti at ClaS
ton wrote Tine following stanlas on th'
convention.
AppIeKs.
He united Kent and SUSSEX,
New Castle no did aid
The people want business man
And Will not lie dismayed.
Let HigEins talk his talk
And Massey try his tricks,
But to ssve the grand old party,
Vote straight for john Addleks.
He amt SO much on apsaklnE.
or making OF ehowi
He never let the enemy
His inside buslIes7 know.
Ain't nothing uI an orator
Built on another plan.
But Tor business enterprise
Lies q
Tip
Top
Man.
Addicks, Addlcks give us rest on aoi
Delaware now Ii tired oil you;
1t may bs hard.
10 play the card,
But YOU alas!
Have got To pass
And walk oil for year or two.
Be's son OF Delaware.
Swim out Addioks Ii you can,
And IN the U. S Senate
He's
Tip
Top
Man.
TWO BRIDES on THE TRAIN.
On the 3.47 o'clock train to-day brld,
couple from here left on their hone,
moon trip. Another happy pair Was o
the train already and rlcs was plen ifu
The latter couple were DIR. and Mr.