Evening journal., 1897-05-11
TO GOVERN ADMISSION.
Restrictions Regarding Pa
tients Entering Farnhurst.
DONALDSON OPPOSES RAILWAYS
BUT THE HOUSE PASSES THE
SOUTH SIDE RAILWAY BILL,
NoTWITHSTANDING-WILL ADJ
JoURN IN TWO wEEKs-OTHER
LEGISLATIVE MATTERS.

JoURN IN TWO wEEKs-OTHER
LEGISLATIVE MATTERS.
Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover, May 1.-THE House passed
the House bill regulating the admis-
sion of patients into the Delaware
state Hospital at Farnhurst IL pro-
vides that children under 10 years of
age shall not be admitted; that all ex-
aminations shall be made by physicians
appointed by the trustees. and that un-
less affidavit Of indigency is made the
relatives shall pay the cost of such ex.
aminatiOns.
Mr. Hazel explained the bill and
said that in the opinion OF medical
men insanity rarely developed In chill
dren under 70 years OF age. and that
all children mentally affected below
that age were merely idiots. sent there
by the parents or relatives to get them
out Of the way.
Mr. Dempsey objected to the 12-year
clause. He said that It was public
institution and any insane person had
q perfect right to demand admittance.
He knew of little girl who went in
sane when she was beneath the age of
II years. She would have been kept out
under the pending bill.
Mr.. Hazell said it would only be kept
out few. weeks, as II was only a few
weeks under the age.
Mr.. Dempsey said that he had been
told by the physicians that there were
twenty-five men there who could be
put in the state work-house, as all
they needed was someone to watch
them.
Mr. Short said that the bill should
be so amended as TO give the trustees
the right to send all idiots back to the
almshouses He moved that the bill
be recommitted. The motion was lost.
The bill was then passed by a vote OF
IA to 2, five members being absent.
DONALDSON WAS OBSTINATE.
Representative Donaldson did not
vote for the House bill to incorporate
the South Side Railway Company. but
It went through the House yesterday
without his assistance. Representative
Dempsey called up the bill. He made a
speech in which he said that the line
! was to be built simply to accommodate
the employees Of the Lobdell Car Wheel
Company in getting to and from their
work.
< Chairman Smith, OF the Committee
on Private Corporations. made SINH
a lar remark, and also read letter from
i the Lobdell Company In substantiation
of what he said Mr. Smith remarked
Z that everything OF an Objectionable
character had been remedied by the
amendments.
Mr.. Mccullough wanted TO know II It
was not customary to have corpora
tion bills printed. He declared that he
Z had not seen the bill and did not know
2 enough about II to vote for It.
Chairman Smith replied that the bill
had been in hand for some time. The
y committee had made all possible in-
= quiry about It, and no one had asked
. to have it printed.
+ When the bill was first called up
+ Representative Donaldson left the
d hall. While the roll was being called
!. he returned. He asked the speaker TO
X excuse him from voting This was re-
y fused. Mr.. Donaldson said that he did
II not know what the bill was. The
speaker held the bill up and read the
e title 10 him. Mr.. Donaldson replied
that he did not hear the bill read and
was not in a position to know much
a about it. Speaker Riggin said he
II would not excuse him.
y Representative Dempsey remarked
il that MIR. Donaldson went out when the
P; bill was being read, and II he had re-
II mained in his seat he would have
D. known all about it.
Mr.. Donaldson was obstinate and
J. would not vote. but Speaker Riggin
l. made no scene by endeavoring to CO.
erce him. The bill was passed, Repre-
p sentative Thompson, of Sussex, alone
d voting against IL, and Representative
e Donaldson keeping silent.
n RESTRICTIVE AMENDMENTS.
3 The House bill to incorporate the
s. New Castle, Newport and Wilmington
10 Passenger Railway Company was re.
ported favcrably with amendments
They provide that 10 per cent OF the
capital stock shall be paid In before
! business is begun; that a branch road
! may be built to Brandywine Springs
|, and also to any point in White Clay
- Creek and Pencader hundreds. The
10 grade crossing and merger features are
20 stricken out, and the company Is re-
- stricted from furnishing electricity fol
~ commercial use in Wilmington. The
~ territory thrown open to the corpora
tion is New Castle, Christiana, Nil
Creek, White Clay Creek and Pencadei
hundreds instead Of New Castle count,
at large. The road must be begun
i, within six months and be in operation
49, within two years.
xt THROUGH THE HOUSE.
At it's morning session the HousI
passei the following bills: House bill
to divorce Annie NJ. and George NJ. T
g Reybcld; House bill to amend thu
ne charter OF the HenlOpen Electric Ligh
and Railway Company; House bill t
incorporate the Spring Valley Distill
ing Company; House bill proYIdinE
that the clerks of the peace shall mak'
QSarterly settlements with the stat
KS treasurer.
WITH TWO AMENDMENTS.
st The House Committee on Private
he Corporations made a favorable repor
on tho bill to incorporate the Diamond
-. State Lumber Company, with amend
-, menls striking out the perpetual sue
"' cession clause and making it privat
instead of q public act.