Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-03-06
so much noise that speaker could not b.
heard, even few feet from his desk.

/ The report of the special committee was
passed by an overwhelming majority. The
bill removing the present board of nine
members, and providing Tor new board Of
six member, was also passed by an almost
unanimous vote.
A resolution that the present board reor-
ganize the Institute was offered by MI.
Morris, before the vote on the report and
the accompanying bill, but was rejected.
This showed the temper of the senators,
and demonstrated that they were in mood
to clean out the Institution.
Senator Hay offered resolution author
izing the removal OF Superintendent Doyle
and Teachers Humbert and McCambridge,
of the institute. It would have been pass
ed by a large majority, had not Senator
Hay Withdrawn it.
Senator Sands offered resolution clean
ing out the whole institution, but after
wards withdrew it.
The report and bill were taken up as soon
as the Senate had passed upon several min
OF matters By this time large number
of outsiders had come in to hear the argu-
|
ments. When the House adjourned many
of the members sought seats in the Senate
chamber and listened attentively to the ar
gumentS. The consideration of report and
bill and voting occupied the time up to
Ills o'clock.
I Superintendent Doyle was an interested
listener to the speeches.
SENATOR MORRIS PROTEST.
Senator Morris was the first speaker.
He said that he desired to enter his protest
against the report. Not one particle of
evidence" said he, ''has been taken by the
committee damaging to the institution's
MANAGEMENT during the last two years. l
protest against this stigma being placed on
the board of visitors by the adoption of
this report" Mr.. Morris said that the re
port was the result of public sentiment,
created, for the most part, by the newspa-
pers.
SENATOR STUBS VIEWS.
Senator Stubs spoke earnestly in behalf of
the special committees report. Said be in
part: knew full well when 1 was ap-
pointed that the work was unlike any HAD
ever had in my legislative life. [ knew the
grave responsibility entrusted to me. l
went into it with determination to do
the best could.
I knew that the members of the Board OF
Visitors were men higher and purer than
whom there do none live"
tor Nj ,ba al, 7 \ ~
state that in your report"
II did not think it worth while,'7 replied
Mr.. Stubs. against such distinguished
men as are on the Board of Visitors, there
was not breath of suspicion. Five men
made this report because it was the best
that could be made. It was not forced by
the newspapers as the senator from Abe
marie asserted. "
Senator Morris: II did not charge
that. :"
Senator Stubs: "Y es, you did,
II want to reiterate the statement that
this report was the best we could do.
Three teachers Of the institution testified
that they could not recommend the insti-
tors testified that he took his child away
because he did not consider the institute q
fit place for it.''
= Mr.. Morris: 1.-THE report doesn't show
it.''
MI. Stubbs: Eyes it does"
Here Mr.. Stubs reached an interesting
portion of his speech. Continuing he said
with impassloned oratorical effort: ''Wehad
no authority to remove the principal OF the
teachers. This power is vested in the Board
of Visitors. With that state of affairs
what could we do? Nothing else but rec
ommend the removal of the Board of Visi-
tors to reorganize the institution thor
oughly. --
THE BILL EXPLAINED.
''Financ1ally, the management has done
well. Otherwise the management has i'm
proved within the last two years.
with the handing in of this report I
believe we have faithfully discharged our
duty. 1t is for you to do as you please. Ii
accepted. the governor may reappoint the
same gentlemen and will not say word.
II want to say that had we listened to
the newspapers we would have gone far
ther. Public opinion says already that we
did not go far enough. For my part, do
not care what is said, so long as consider
that have done my duty conscientiously
and honestly. ~
Mr.. Stubs then explained the committees
Il; aI,o
gave the history of the institute from its
Incorporation in 1888. up to the present
time. He stated that his committee had
gone into it's affairs as far back as possible.
It had been discovered that the Board had
consisted of six members up to 1884. In
1882 the board was made political foot
ball..
Senator Stubs continued: eff you think
we lave made mistake do not accept the
report I shall not feel sad. have done
my duty
MI. Stubbs here said that the report was
not reflection on Senator Mushbach or
MI. J. H. Lindsay, OF any other member
of the Board Of Visitors. He paid these
gentlemen high tributes. To MI. Lindsay
the committee had granted many privi-
leges, and the speaker thought he should be
the last man to find fault.
Senator Stubs also paid high tribute to
Captain Doyle. He said that what evil
dence was obtained against him came from
his own lips. II
Here Senator Flanagan wanted to know
if evidence had not been submitted showing
that Captain Doyle had been drunk in Rich
mond.