The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-01-18


resolution. These unfortunate peopl'
must be provided for by ourselves with
in the State; and it ought to be dom
with as little delay as possible. Sc,
no way in which this object can be &C
complished so cheaply or so speedily, a.
that recommended in the report Of tn,
Directors and Superintendent Of tn,
Hospital for the insane.
WEST VIRGINIA INSTITUTION FOR rHE
DEAF, DUMB, AND BLIND.
As required by the act Of March Sd
1870, appointed the Board OF Regents
for the West Virginia Institution fol
the Deaf, Dumb and Blind; and have
the pleasure of laying before you theil
first annual report, accompanied by tha
Of the principal and other documents
As will be seen, the Regents have 10
Gated the institution at the town o.
Romney, in Hampshire county, upon
property donated by the citizens of that
place, consisting OF a building and
fifteen acres of land, the whole valued
at $4,000. A merited compliment is
paid, in the reports, to the public spirit
ed citizens who made this muniticent
offering, and also to the people Of Rom
ney for their hearty cooperation in the
Inauguration of the institution, and
their assistance in its successful work
ing thus far.
The building has been fitted up so as
to accommodate only the number OF pu-
pills provided for in the present law
The bill for the establishment Of this
institution, as first presented in the Leg
islature, was intended only for the bene-
fit Of the blind and the number OF pupils
fixed accordingly; the provision for the
deaf and dumb was added afterward
without changing the number of pupils
to correspond, and the mute being more
numerous than the blind, it was soon
discovered that the accommodations
were too limited for both classes
If it be the intention Of the Legisla.
ture to provide for the education OF all
the deaf and dumb and the blind child
ren, of school age in the State, It will be
necessary to enlarge the building and
increase the appropriation.
The Regents estimate that $4,000
will be necessary to carry on the insti-
tuition during the present year. When
it is considered that this amount is in
tended to cover the cost of enlarging
the building, make up the deficiency OF
tie previous year, and meet the current
it is as small an appropria-
tion as the hoard could ask or the Leg
islature should give These afflicted
children Of the State have been neglected
too long already, ,..and it will he u griev.
GUS wrong to them, AMI fault in us, il
they continue to- suffer
INSTITUTION FOR THE DEAF, DrNB, AND
BLIND, AT STANTON, VIRGINIA.
As will be seen from brief state.
ment by the principal Of the above in
stitution, which I lay before you. we
are indebted 10 it the small balance Of
five hundred dollars, for the care OF n
few pupils from this State, before their
removal to the West Virginia institu-
ton, at Ronney Our deaf, dumb,
and blind have always been well cared
for, and at very low rates, at this
most excellent institution, and ! am
sure you will not hesitate to insert in
the appropriation bill the small amount
due.
STATE VACCINE AFENT.
The State vaccine agent condences in
one report, made this year, a statement
of the duties he has performed from
the time OF his appointment in 1868 TO
the present time. The report will be
found interesting and instructive, Az it
relates TO an important branch Of the
public health, and shows the means
which may be adopted TO prevent the
spread Of one Of the most destructive
maladies with which the human family
Is afflicted. The probable number Of
persons vaccinated; the importance Of
vaccination, and many useful directions
and timely suggestions in relation to
the whole subject, are embodied in this
excellent paper. :.
The Legislature at It's last session
failed to make an appropriation to pay
the State agent his salary, and as the
fixed by law il but trifing
for the labor performed. there should
be no hesitation, it seemsto me. in pro-
vidng for its payment, -
SOLDIERS cE,erERY. IL GRAFTON
In my annual pessage. 70. the Legis-
lature iniSLS70f !, ,cailed attention 70 the
fact that-I had yeteiyed "A copmpajca
ton fromsde Sscreta tafysofs sN,ar. ASK
ibg the con nseut 4he IssFisat9Fe tothe
8tife Upiled aStatessof the
National S6ldiers .ge1 1et taSy,st Grafton.
40 final I6p was sksh in the mat
Ter. InksDmghpic addressed TO
me, ,iAg tsf.lO O. 1916, a ths present Sec.
retary lSEs War,stSe re9peseis renewed,
in cons5iancesa ash be fssys Nth section
2 OF 81 Of copgRss entitled AN
Act taHkn& an Act entitled an
Act 10 e1Ioblish shd to protec,
natiosf ceI5aeies, approved July
lst, HaFO. Ttsee no objection TO
giving stbs cQssert as requested, and
respectfully 8 recommend thati. be grant.
ed wehout turther delay. -
: sAsftbFAN NATIONAL CEMETERY.
3 IWbefore you the annual report Of
6. Z; Cranmer, Esd Trustee for Wes,
Virginia, of the Ahtietam National
Cemetery. Il, Willie seen from it, that
the s Cemetery only lacks the head
boards for the graves, promised BY the
General Government, TO give harmony
and completeness to the grounds. ~Foul
thousand five hundred and ninetysiS
Union soldiers are buried in this sile6
city 6f the dead-many ofwbom belopg
to West Virginia. 5s. :,
- 1t was part OF the original desjsu "a