THE BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS.
On motion by Mr. SPANN the Senate returned to the consideration of his motion pending at the adjournment yesterday, to reject the House amendment to Mr. Brown's bill [S. 1] for the better management of the Benevolent Institutions-see pages 105, 135 and 136 of the Brevier Reports. He said the judgment of the Senate was this amendment stricken out in the House should prevail, and he desired to know upon what ground objection is made to such a humane provision. He urged Senators to rise about the rut of political necessity in this humane feature. We are willing a Democratic woman should be put in the position and have charge of this unfortunate class of fellow-beings. If this section remains he would vote for the bill. He favored recognizing women of the State who have the ability.
Mr. BROWN offered a substitute for the motion that the Senate concur in the House amdnemtn. The Senate can not dictate to the House what it ought to do, even to get the vote of the Senator from Rush. All this talk about a female physician has been made for the purpose of defeating the bill, because this matter is left to the decision of the Board of Trustees, who can make just such an appointment, as the Senator desires, if they feel so disposed. He demanded the previous question.
The demand for the previous question was seconded by the Senate-yeas, 25; nays, 20.
Under its operations the substitute motion, that the Senate concur in the House amendment, was agreed to by yeas, 27; nays, 21.
The motion as amended was agreed to by yeas, 27; nays, 21-and so the Senate concurred in the House amendment, striking out of the bill the section requiring the Female Department of the page: 200[View Page 200] Insane Asylum to be placed in charge of a competent female physician.
Mr. BROWN moved to reconsider the vote concurring in the House amendment, and to lay the motion to reconsider on the table.
The latter motion was agreed to by yeas, 28; nays, 20.
