The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-14
'INS||NUAHONS WERE POINTED
Against the delaware State
Hospital for Insane.
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TROUBLE OVER A STEWARD
Directors Charged With Making Re
ports That Are Wortlless--New
General Corporation Law.
Liquor Bill Referred Back.
TROUBLE. OVER A STEWARD
Special to THE Sun.

Special to The suN.
Dover, April 13. = Insinuations that
were very pointed were made in the
House this morning concerning the
methods employed by the managers OF
the Delaware State Hospital for the
Insane. .As
The debate was upon the bill authoriz-
ing the Governor to appoint steward to
look after the outside work of the
institution.
The bill was offered by Messrs.
Cheairs, HAZEL and Donaldson, who
thought the doctors and other officials
knew what was necessary for the proper
conduct of the institution, and as they
had passed resolutions against the D,li,
that ought to settle the matter to lhe
satisfaction of everyone
Messrs. Dempsey, Adams and Wilson
championed the bill and claimed that
the object in view was to take some of
the authority out of the hands of the
doctors, and have at least one officer in
the asylum who was independent of
them and who. would look after the in
terests OF the farm as well as the ac-
counts. 45y j
1t was openly asserted that the reports
OF the directors were made in such a
manner as to be worthless, and that the
State Legislature had no means of know
ing what became of the money appro-
priated to the institution outside of what
these valuable reports contained, and
it was intimated that an itemized state
ment of expense would be insisted on if
the present directors desired anything
more of this General Assembly.
The bill was passed by vote of II TO
8 and was ordered sent to the Senate,
where some OF the House members will
watch its progress with some eagerness.
The Senate bill authorizing the Gov
eraor to appoint Robert Weir notary
public for the city of Wilmington was
read and referred, as was also bill pro-
viding for the assessment and collection
OF a per;capita tax for the State.
The Senate passed the House bill
authorizing the Clerk Sof the Orphans
Court OF Sussex County to make indices
Of records Of the court.
The House spent considerable time in
the afternoon in considering the new
general corporation law, so that the regu-
lar, afternoon session was, not called
until 4sl5. M, ,,,.... =.
In regular session the bill in relation
to licensing the traffic in liquor from
wagon or other vehicle, was called up.
Mr.. Dempsey stated that the sole object
of the bill was to legislate. out of exist
ence by putting high license on such
traffic q most demoralizing practice of
selling Intoxicating liquors indiscrimi-
nately, especially in New Castle county,
but subsequently, the bill was withdrawn
and referred back to committee for re-
vision. ..
Mr.. HAZEL reported from committee
the bill regulating the sum-
moning and return OF jurors, and later
action on it was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Short gave notice that he would in
troduce bill providing for the examina- |
ton Of insurance companies doing busi-
ness in this State and publication of the
same.
Mr.. Wilson presented bill providing
for the levying and collection OF a per
capita tax, which wask read and re.
terred. Mr. Hopkins rYabrted that the
new educational law NJ be ready for
consideration Frida YMo16AF
The Senate notified tie House of the
passage OF the bill in relation to pur-
chasing books fysthe State Library, ard
also the bill autheizing the Clerk OF the
Orphans Court 0N Sussex county to
make ialdices of court records.
In the Senate the bill amending the
investment tax law was temporarily
and the bill providing for a
steward for the State Hospital for the
Insane was read and referred.
MCCuLLoUGH.