THE BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS.
Mr. SPANN called up the special order, being Mr. Brown's bill [S. 1] for the better management of the Benevolent Institutions of the State-see page 87 of the Brevier Reports-and asked and obtained leave to withdraw his pending substitute for the majority and minority reports, the latter recommending indefinite postponement of the bills.
The question then being on concurrence in the minority report, it was rejected by yeas, 21; nays, 26.
The majority reports, recommending the passage of the bill, with amendments, as set forth on page 87 of the Brevier Reports, was concurred in by yeas, 27; nays, 22-as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Bell, Benz, Brown, Compton, Davidson, Duncan, Ernest, Faulkner, Fletcher, Hill, Hilligass, Hoover, Howard, Hutchison, Johnson of Tippecanoe, Marvin, May McClure, McCullough, McIntosh, Null, Rahm, Richardson, Smith of Jay, Voyles and Willard-27.
Nays-Messrs. Adkison, Bichowsky, Bundy, Campbell, Fleming, Foulke, Graham, Henry, Keiser, Lockridge, Lindley, Macartney, Magee, Overstreet, Ristine, Sayre, Smith of Delaware, Spann, Van Vorhis, White, Yancey and Youche-22.
Mr. BROWN moved to amend the bill by adding an additional section, providing for the removal of officers for cause, the Governor to fill the vacancy until the next meeting of the Legislature, and that the General Assembly shall elect the first incumbents immediately on the taking effect of this act. He said this section is taken from what is known as the Wilson bill [H. R. 42]
These amendments were agreed to by yeas, 27; nays, 20.
Mr. SPANN moved to amend by inserting a section requiring the Female Department of the Insane Asylum to be placed in charge of a competent female physician. He insisted that there should be this recognition given to the women of the State.
Mr. BROWN opposed the amendment, as that question will properly come up for decision before the Trustees of that institution, and if they think it advisable, a female physician will be selected by them. He demanded the previous question.
The demand was seconded by yeas, 26; nays, 28; and under the operation of the previous questions the amendment (Mr. Spann's) was agreed to by yeas, 25; nays, 24.
The bill as amended was ordered engrossed.
