The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-27
MEN AND MEASURES
The Wishes Of the One and the Provisions
OF The Other Are BruIted.
AT THE STATE CAPITAL YESTERDAY.
Committee on Asylum nnd Prisons
Mnke Their Rcport Tho Dens,
Dumb nnd Blind Asylum Reported
In Decidedly Unsntisractory Comii.
ion-Maupfn Fiji Resting quietly.

tion-Mauptn Hill Resting quietly.
Richmond Va, Feb. 2G--(Special)-
MIR. Cooke offered IN the House and Mr..
Maynard In the Senate q bill to author
.ze the Law and Chancery Court at
Norfolk TO appoint Il commissioner in
chancery. The bills were placed on
the calendar
= bin was introduced in the House by
Mr.. Smith imposing a special tax
on dealers in pistol cartridges In North
ampton.
Mr. Matthews offered bill Imposing
special TAX on dealers IN cigarettes In
Aecoinac county.
Governor O'Fcrrall sent TO the General
Assembly to-day the res. g,ia tion Of
Judge J. NJ Keeling. of Princess Anne.
aus successor VIII be chosen tomorrow.
senator Roykin introduced n bill to re-
peal the law prohibiting the catching
CT oysters that measure less than two
anu half Inches from hinge to mouth
so lar as II applies Ia James river above
line drlwn from Days Point. In l.lc
OIL WIGHT, TO Deep Creek IN Warwick.
The House to-day voted to fix the
electi2fi bills as the special ana con
tinn'nE order for u. m. Tomorrow. MIR,
Harrison of Lynchburg, made the mo-
hon He said If the body Intended 10
take ans action 1t was high time some
thing was being done There was no
objection made. The bills. however. win
hofdiE be considered tomorrow. for
the appropriations bill, which has the
rignt OF way over everything will come
up. Mr. Parker, OF Southampton. has
offered substitute for the Craig bill
II seeks 10 perfect the Walton law.
ms substitute Will receive thr support
Of the friends OF the Walton ACT
The Maupin bill Is still resting ouietIv
on the Senate calendar. 1t will be pass.
cd whenever reached. One of its oppo
merits told me to-day he had made a
canvass of the Senate and the members
stand twcnty-eight for the measure 10
twelve opposed to It,.
MIR. Stubbs addressed the senate q,
some length to-day in favor of n con.
Eftutional convention. He appealed
eloruently TO the body to pass tho With
ers resolution. Mr.. Stubs gave much
valuable information as to how the pres
ent constitution was made.
Messrs B. l.. Winston, e. w. Smith
FRANKLIN Pierce, George C. Bland. md
d. D. Batten. the sub committee np.
pointed by the House Committee on
Asyl,ims and Prisons to examine The
western state Hospital and Deaf
Dumb and Blind Institution at Staunton
have made their reports to the commit.
tee ana the same have been adopted
WIN reference TO the former Institution
they say: "on the 18th Of this month we
visited the Western State Iospital and
Inspected thoroughly It's various de-
partments. Including the male and To-
male wards together with tho anneyos
{" mat Institution. While we had no
REASON 10 douht before our visit there
mat we would find this institution In
any oaher condition than a satisfactory,
one, We must confess In the outstart
thn, II has far exceeded our most San
suine expectations. The ARRANGEMENT,
~ lis wards and Its hygicnlc condition
Indicate management of which the
State may well he proud. ana after n
most critical examination through It's
various departments we were unable 10
detect anything afforalng tust snh,oc,
for criticism"
The committee say OF the Deaf Dup,h
ana blind Institution: Tho chojrmon
oi the subcommittee having testified
before the joint committee appointed for
the purpose of investigating into tEe
management of this institution. declines
TO participate in this report. consequent
~ II Is submitted by the balance of the
members Of the subcommittee.
we regret exceedingly TO be unable
10 record our approval OF the general
condition of that institution We care
inlly inspected its various departments.
including its dormitories and labatories
Tor both sexes. together with the school
rooms and work shops. and were forci-
bly, Impressed with their general sur
roundings. indicating an extremely un-
satisfactory condition. We deem ii best
no; 10 go into details with reference TO
our objections to this institution, nor TO
make any reccmmannat.o.ls In r5eer-
cnca 10 Il. rs the joint committee an
pointed 10 investigate It's management
will doubtless submit a report covering
everything nppcrtaininG To the lnstitu-
ton and It's management"
Tho signers are Mcssrs Bland, Pierce,
Smith and Ratten.
Messrs. hathaway, Rambo and Say
c"s. who visited tho hospital at Peters
burg aud the one at Marion, commend
most highly the management of those in
stitutions.
The House adopted resolution pro-
viding that the chair should be vacated
nj 2:30 and resumed at 1870, and here
after the body shall convene at IL a IN
4 resolution was passed allowing the
clerks, sergeant-at-arms and doorkeep-
ers and pages extra compensation.
The resolution for relief of General
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