The sun., 1898-04-01
EXPENSES MUCH GREATER
Board Of Trustees Of State Hos
pitaE Partially Called Down.
MONEY. FOR THE INSTITUTION
Amendments offered TO the Bill and
the Vote Reconsitiereti---R Resolu-
tions Of Respect Passed on
James IL. WOlcDtt.
MONEY. FOR THE INSTITUTION
Epecial to THE SuN.

for the Insane received some attention
from the House during the morning
session, when bill was presented ask
ing for the appointment OF Il steward tt
attend to the outside work OF the insttu
tion.
While the Board OF Trustees OF tn,
hospital was not direct Y accused of mis-
management it was broadly intended
that the expenses OF the institution wer,
two or three times greater than the,
should be, and it was openly asserted b,
Mr.. Wilson that it cost over So per da,
per capita to support the patients now
accommodated within the walls of the
institution.
Stress was laid upon the fact that last
year the legislature appropriated the
sum of $50, 600 for the maintenance OF
the institution, and so far no itemized
statement had been made to any official
of the State regarding the manner in
which the money was being expended
1t was also alleged that in number of
instances money had been demanded
from relatives OF insahe patients, who
were cared for at the hospital, but that
no account had been rendered rs to
what use tn" money had been put, or
by what authority it had been eXacted.
Mr.. HAZEL attempted to show that
tie institution was conducted on busl-
less principles, but Messrs. Wilson and
empsey denied the claim, and told OF
many cases of misnanagement on the
part OF the trustees and showed that
there was an utter lack Of system IN the
conduct OF affairs within and without
the hospital and grounds.
There were two amendments offered to
the bill, one authorizing the Governor to
appoint the steward and the other giving
the Governor power to fill all vacancies
which may at any time occur in the
board of trustees or other officers Of the
institution, both of which were carried
by close vote, but when the bill as
amended was put on passage it was
lost.
The death Of ex-ChancelIor James J..
members of both House and Senate
which found expression III the following
resolution:
WHEREAS, The General Assembly has
heard with deepest sorrow and regret OF
the sudden death this morning ol Hon.
James l.. Wolcott. and,
WHEREAS, He was once an officer ul
this General Assembly and has loAg
been trusted adviser and pei -ul.ai
friend Of many of our members and
WHEREAS, Though not now i'll public
life having some time since retired
from tie office OF Chancellor of this
state, which he had So ably and consci,
cntiolsly administered J, still the many
duties preferred by him in the service OF
his State, as Clerk OF the Senate, as Sec
retarv OF State, and as Chancellor, have
all contributed toward making his death
a loss to the State as well as to the town
and county in which he lived, and to hi.
personal friends and to his family.
Therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY the Senate and House
of Representatives OF the State Of Della
ware, i'll General Assembly met
That, though boWing in humble sub.
mission to the will of the Divine Ruler
of the Universe, in laying the icy hand
of death upon Hon. James l.. WolcOtt OF
this State: still, we cannot withhold an
expression Of the heaviness OF our srieI
occlsioned by his sudden demise. And
he it furt Q
REnLvED, That by the taking away
Of the departed, so conscientious an Of
ticer and citizen, 50 able au advocate, SC
true friend and counsellor his native
state, the town vi his adOptiOu, and the
friends, who had met him in every qay
intercourse have suffered loss which
seems ireparablc, and which is all the
more poignant by reason Of its sudden
ness. And be it further
RESOLVED, That we hereby extend to
the bepaved family Of the deceased the
expression OF our sinccrest sympathy
and commend hem for comfort to him
'wlo doeth all things w-ll.' And re
further
RESOLVED, That copy oi these reso
lutiOns b. transmitted to the family o
the deceased, and that they be entered
upon the journal of each House Of th'
General Assembly. And, be it further
RESOLVED. That ;ls Il iurhe mark o
our esteem for the deceased and as Il
slight recognition OF his eninently use
ful services to the State, that We do adj
journ, to meet on Monday next, April 4
at 10 o'clock And, be it further
RESOLVED. That the two houses at.
tend the funeral Of the deceased in i
body.
Several OF the n,cuberS oi the lIoust
spoke in Z lowing terms oi the life and
public services OF the deceased, and in
the Senate speeches were made upon til,
loss which tic people ui Delaware suS
tained through the death Of Mr.. Wulcott
The proceedings were as follows
House called to order ut lO,45
Prayer by Chaplain RavcIlr.
Roll call
Reading and correct IN Of journal.
Read and rtferrcd-Bil authorizin,
repairs and Improvements to the STATE
House.
kilicd-AcI in relation to appointin.
IA steward iur the Delaware State Ilospi
tai for the Insane.
Adoptcd-,jpint resolution oi condo
lrnCc and respect to the memory OF Tx
Chancellor James l.. WoIcOtt. and ud
jpurnmcnt to Monday AT 10 O'clock
Capitalization that the vote on th'
House bill relating to appointment o
steward for the Delaware State Ilospita
for the Insane, BE- rrconsdered.
McCuIIOrGm.
1HROITGHnII DELAWARE