The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-17

or that commission In any sense He
was not sure that in their action first
and last local interests, rather than
those of the state at large, had not
actuated the members Of the commits
sion. Personally, he felt that the new
hospital should be built north of the
Twin Cities, If at all
Senator Greer moved to direct the
standing committee on insane hospitaIs
to pursue the inquiry.
Senator McHale said the resolution
would only rethresh a lot of old straw.
The legislature had settled that two
years ago.
Senator Yale thought no committee
of the senate could rightly determine
who were and who were not proper in
mates of such an institution.
Senator Sheehan said no senator. so
far as he could learn, had ever uues-
toned the advisability of erecting a
fourth hospital, until the adoption of
the report relocating it at Hastings.
1t was an imperative necessity.
Senator Knatvold said that While the
legislature had deemed a fourth hos
pital necessary it had already appro-
priated half a million dollars for care
VI lilC IiloFdIG, anu II ought know
what had been done with it.
Senator Stebbins. chairman of the
hospital committee, said he had been
investigating personally and was in
formed by the superintendent at Roch-
ester that the discharges suggested un-
der the resolution would not exceed
fifteen or twenty.
Senator Schaller said expprts in +ha
control of the insane had decided that
not more than 1000 inmates should be
sheltered in any such hospital, on ac-
count of the administrative difficulties.
He quoted from the latest report of
the state board of corrections and char
tiles.
Senator McHale moved a call of the
senate.
Senator Miller accepted Senator
Greer's amendment
Senator Hits said the intention of the
resolution was not apparent in its
words. 1t was not more information
but more confusion that was desired
Senator Cole said that the latest
science seemed to favor the cottage
plan for the care of acute insane
patients, the hospital plan for the
chronic cases. He cited some figures
to show that the additions now built.
or ready to build would give $50
patients accommodations, and the
natural increase would be about 500
leaving room for $50 then.
Senator McHale said that the propo-
siton was not to build a hospital for
1000 people at once, but as the neces-
sity therefor arose.
Senator Thompson moved to add the
state board of corrections and chart
ties to the resolution, but this was lost
The resolution was then adopted, % tc
p. as follows:
Ayes-Barr, Cole, Culkin Durham, French,
GuAer, Heneman, Hodge. Jones, Johnson "a.
Miller Peterson, Potter, Ringdal Spencer
Theden, Thompson, Whitney, Wyman-23.
NayS-CrOnkhite, CurTier, Dunn, Greer
Hits. Keller Masterman, Macarthur McHale
OZmun, Pottgieser, ROverud Schaller Shee-
han, Sperry, Stebbins, Stevens, Stockton
Swenngsen, Wing, Yale-21.
Senator Potter's bill! to permit coin
surance if the companies reduced tho
schedule rates when part of the risk
was assumed by the insured, aroused
the first debate on general orders
Senator Schaller said that it would
leave insurers Of extra hazardous risks
at the mercy of the companies. Senator
Portcr said the bill had been so amend.
ed as to meet all the objections made
against the bill two or three days be.
fore. Senator Spencer thought it would
be a mistake to undo the work done
two years ago. Senator Wyman was
pitted against his collea gue's bill and
the author said that he had no interest
in the law himself 1t had been asked
however, by 1,200 people, he had pre-.
sented the bill. explained 1t as we'll as
: he could and was now willing to leave