The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-27
IN THE VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
Some of the Proceedings in That
Body Yesterday.
Captain Doyle's Testimony Before the
Asylum investigation Committee Con-
oluded-The House Subcommittee Re-
port Unfsvorabiy on the Deaf, Dumb
and Blind Institute--Othor Institutions
highly Commended-Field Relief Bill
Passed-Other Matters


RICHMOND. Va, Feb. 26.-The special
committee investigating Randolph's
charges against the Deaf, Dumb and
Blind Institution held brief executive
session this morning. There were no
witnesses to be examined and an adj
ionrnment was taken until Tonight,
when Captain Doyle concluded his lesti.
monY.
Messrs. B. L. Winston, e. W. Smith,
franklin Pierce, George @. Bland and
d. ID. Batten, the sub committee ap-
pointed by the house committee on
ssYlums and prisons to examine the
Western State Hospital and the Deaf,
Dumb and Blind Institution at Staun-
ton, have made their reports to the
committee and the same have been
adopted.
The committee speaks in the highest
prG OF the hospital, but of the Deaf,
Dumb and Blind Institution it says:
"Ihe chairman Of the sub commits
having heard the testimony before the
joint committee appointed for the pur.
pose OF investigating into the manage
ment Of this institution, declines to
participate in this repors, consequently
1t Is submitted by the balance of the
members Of the sub committee.
1--WE regret exceedingly to be unable
TO record our approval of the general
condition Of that institution. we care
fully inspected its various departments,
including its dormitories and lavstoriea
for both sexes, together with the school,
rooms and workshops. and were forcibly
impressed with their general surround
1ngs, indicating an extremely unsatis-
factory condition. We deem 1t best not
to 40 into details with reference to our
objections to this institution nor to
make any recommendation in reference
to %, as the joint committee appointed
to Investigate Its management will,
doubtless, submit q report covering the
institution and its management" The
signers are MeHsrs. Bland, Pierce, Smith
and Batten.
Messrs. Hathaway, Rsmbo and Ssyers,
who visited the hospital at Petersburg
and the one st Marion, commend most
highly the mana cement of those insti-
tutions.
A resolution for the relief Of Gen.
James Ct. Field came up In the house to-
day and was passed. At two or three
and was defeated.
Election bills were fixed as. special
and continuing order for l o'clock to-
morrow in the house.
Appropriation bills will have the
right OF way over them and they can be
considered only when measures making
appropriations are disposed OF.
Mr.. Keezell made an unsuccessful ef-
fort In the senate to have the commit
tee discharged from consideration of
the SAUNDERS bill requiring railroad
companies to fence their tracks. The
senate refused to adopt the motion,
ages ~; noes 16.
The Senate reconsidered It's action in
reducing the salary of the adiutant
general, and passed the appropriations
bill.
In the Senate the committee on priv
ileges and elections made report de-
olsriDg MIR. Flanagan entitled to his
seat and the report was adopted.
Mr.. Stubs addressed the senate in
favor of constitutional convention.
The house committee on bank, CUR
rency and commerce tonight killed the
bill to relieve barges carrying coal from
the payment OF the pilots tax. The
bill got only two votes and was laid on
the table indefinitely.
In to-nighs's session OF the invest iga-
ton OF the Deaf, Dumb and Blind In
stitute, Senator Mnshbsck testified as
to the good management OF the school.
Heber Kerr. the Times correspondent
at Stsunton, was put on the stand and
asked IL he was the author Of the letter
In that paper saying that the people OF
his city regarded the investigation IS a
farce. he said he was, and insisted
that he had good grounds for writing It.
Kerr stated that he himself thought 1t
WAS farce.