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+ menlmsat. he would simply vote upon a
proposition 20 submit. bu, upon considera-
: tiou De vas Of the opinion now that in so
voting be would also approve the amend
ment. Hc said he would probably vote to
submit lt, but members who SO vote must
20, be under misapPrehension. He be-
+ lievcd HAT the constitution did not contem-
plate THAT the Legislature is TO 90 through
. the idle form Of submitting an amendment
unless IL also approves it, The object IS TO
4 get ike sentiment OF the Legislature wheth-
! er the proposition ought 10 become the or
( gsuic law. and he did not see any necessity
tcr amending ,hc resolution. lie believed
/ it 20 be sufficient as originally offered to IN
dictate that when the Legislature votes 70
submit, t also endorses the proposition, and
f for that reason he was opposed to Mr. Hub
bard amendment
The resolution was ordered 10 is engross-
men, and thiri reading, and made the spe-
c.al order Tor Thursday. when i, was put
upon It's passage, and the following vote
recorded;
Tie ayes were Nessrs Babb, Beckwith,
! Be, Cox, Davis, DAWSON, Dcpue, Dodrill,
/ Elmi;oa, Evans, Farguson, Fisher. toi
+ Braxoal, Fulkcrsou. Grantham, Hobbs
Ho,,. Irons, johnson, kepner, Lurty, Lusk,
Maxwell, GcCo-j, McCrum, liohttt, Orr,
Poe. Riley, sharp, Sheppard, siler, Sinclair,
S.eere. S,deastricScr, T.pPeit, Watson,
Wayt Wells iof Tyler and Wilson tot
Bsrt,url-29
Tie noes were: Ncsss. Wilson Speaker,
Bell, Brady, Crumwine, Day, Fisher, toi
Hardy, Floyd, Hall ,of BARBOUR, Hall
Of Wc,zel, Hubbard Leonard, Lynch,
Mcneil, Meadows, Monroe, Morrow, Quar-
, rier. ~oa5rsbt-lS. Several members were
absent. paired or excused from voting.
Fory-iour votes being necessary TO passage
of O., resolution, it WAS, consequently, de-
fyacl
Ia Che Senate on Thursday tie resolution
reported irom the House authorizing iEycs-
igaaou OF che Romney and Weston Asy-
lums. was taken up, and on motion of IT.
Faulkner. i. a>re;errod to the Senate Com
mite, on Public Buildings and Humane
Institutions. In the afternoon AIr. Farms
worth, from the Committee ON Public Build
ing, aud llumaue Institutions, reported
back House joint resolution providing for q
Join; committee Of the two houses 10 visit
aud examine into the sanitary condition
and general management of the Institution
T for the Deaf. Dumb and Blind and the Hos
pial for tLe Insane, with tbe recommen-
dauoa of "a majority Of the committee that
the Joint resolution De adopted
/ The resolution was advocated by Senator
Brown. the latter thinking there was seri-
GUS need %; Investigation.
+ Senator Faulkner asked why send s spe-
cial committee TO this Institution for the
Deaf, Dum5 ana Blind What is the OBJ
iec, Of appointing q Board o. Regents Of
tlis asylum, whose duty it is 20 look after
! the MANAGEMENT of their Institution in all
its departments This Board Is the proper
/ a-.at To- inquire into and investigate the
workings of the Romnty Asylum. Unless
/ tac-e axe some charges against this institu-
auu. a-l not in favor Of sending special
committee out 20 Romuey on "a pleasure
Iauut without any projeo, in view, at con
siderable expense 70 the state. Until some
: reason is given ;or so doinS, will vote fol
;ac minority report
lI7 Farusvor.h thought the HousewoUld
4 not pass "a resolution authorizing an inquiry
into the manacsmentof the Romney Asy.
luu if ,bc-c vas uo foundation for it. lie
SAID that various iatinauons ogirrcguiarihes
I'm the management of the institute had been
mad, AMI he wanted there thoroughly ven
hated. he strongly favored an inycstiga
t.on Tie hal heard no substantial reason.
urged azlins, the Investigation. and until
, D., did. me Was ia favor Of the majority as
submitted by himself Ic dil not want {.
. whi.sv,sh tie thing after it had gone thi
fir Oagenecai principles hcwas opposed
. whitcrashing and In this instance hew&
most decidedly agaius, it.
Nr Faulkner said that he would snswe
the senator lcom CPshur. Thconly reason
tina, gentleman has given for the inyestiga
ton tat Aeis not In favor of whi,ewash
ing. Neither am or amy other gent.emei
here. Inoqposiug this resolution Of in
curry ao the R3aGey asylum, we are no
.a favor embarrassing theins,iution, bu
vc simply desire Go snow what vc ars doing
Although have demanded IT, taere ha
hot been one word or syllable uttered her
In the way OF "a chary. against this Institu
uou f,r the Deaf Dumb and Blind chal
lougc tLc Chairman ottLis committee VIII,
has submitted the majority report, 70 maxi
auy specific charge aeains, the Management
ot Iii, asylum. and unless he or some ont
else can give some reason for this propose,
I Investigation, will vote against it, Simpl!
because tacrcmay be "a few vague rumor
floating about through the air concernin.
this asylum. is oroason why this Lcgisla
urc shou.dappoiuta committee TO iuyesti
gate as to its management. Bring on you
charges. If You haycany. and there Is uoper
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