Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-06
TBELEGISLATURE.

prior 10 Qual huJouAu
was the ratification by the Senate OF
the appointment made by the Governor
of the new Board of Visitors for the
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institution at
Staunton.
He sent Communication to that
BODY Yesterday naming Messrs. James
n. Stubs, of Gloucester, and James X.
Edmundsop, of Rockbridge, to serve
three wears; Gen. George J. Hundley,
of Amelia, and Mr.. r. S. Turk, OF
Staunton, to serve two years, and Cap
tain George A. Mushbach. of Alexsn
dris. and Mr.. Addison Maupin, OF Hen.
rico, to serve one year. The terms OF
all are to commence as PROVIDED py the
bill, on March Is, 1896.
The Governor also submitted for con-
firmation the boards of visitors OF sew.
eral institutions which were appointed
during the recess of the two sessions.
AS soon as the Senate received the
message the body went into executive
session, on motion of Mr.. Echols, ana
the amendments were confirmed
Mr.. Wickham asked that the follow
ing protest be placed upon the journal,
which was done, the secrecy of the ex'
ecutive session being removed:
1.-The Senator from Hanover desires
to have the following protest entered
upon the journal: He protests
against the confirmation of the board
nominated under the act approx
ed March 4, 1896, by the Gov,
ernor, for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind
Institution, because the recommends
ton and request in writing, signed oy
eighty.six members of the House OF
Delegates for the reappointment OF Dr.
B. L. Winston, of Hanover county, has
been disregarded."
DR.. Winston was one of the witnesses
in the recent investigation of the Staun-
ton institution and the Governor did
not see fit to name him. DIR. Winston
and Mr.. Mushbach belong to rival
| factions in the present board and the
Governor no doubt thought it would
never do to reappoint both.
The board, as now constituted, Is
composed of the following members,
who vacate their Offices next Sunday
weeK: Samuel Forrer presidenD, Au-
gusta county; Thos. ]. Crowder (mem-
Der executive committee), Staunton;
DR.. B. L. Winston (member of execu-
tive committee), Hanover county; Capt.
G. A. Mushbach, Alexandria; DR.. w. D.
Quesenberry, Caroline county; c. w. 5.
Turner (member Of executive commit
tee), Loundon county; ]. d. Lindsay,
| Charlottesville; r. W. Watkins, Char
lotte county, and S. b. Miller, Lynch
burg.
Senator Mushbach is the only mem
Der of the old board reappointed. A
petition, signed by nearly every Sena-
! tor, was sent to the Governor asking
that he be reappointed.
Mr.. Stubs is the Senator from Glou-
cester, and was chairman of the special
committee that investigated Randolph's
charges against the institution.
The impression is that the new board
will re-elect Captain Doyle Superinten-
dent of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind In
stitute.
After recess by the Senate at 2
o'clock Mr.. Lovenstein took the chair
and called the body to order. A mes
sage was Immediately received from the
House stating that committee had
been appointed by that body, to act
with similar one from the Senate, TO
wait on the Governor. Messrs. Morris,
Wickhsm, and Williams were appoint
ed on the part of the Senate, and in
few minutes returned from their mis-
sion with the report that the executive
said that public business would not re-
ouire the law makers to remain there
| longer. Mr.. Lovenstein, in few ar
propriate remarks, then announced that
the body was adjourned without day.
The House took recess from l.
until 9 O'Clock, and at that hour the
body reconvened aud Messrs. Parks,
Foster, Pierce, Williams, of Giles, and
Ivey, the only members present save
Mr.. Cooke, were appointed a commit
tee to notify the governor that the
body was ready to adjourn sine die.
When they returned from their
! formal mission, Mr.. Ryan extended his
thanks to the members for their uni
form courtesy and to the officers for
their assistance. He then adjourned
the body without day, and, leaving the
chair, shook hands with the few mem
bers who were present, and IN ie~
moments the hall which has rung with
so much oratory during the past three
months was deserted, so to remain Tor
tWenty-one months.
The clerks in the enrolling room
we're busily engaged getting the many
bill in shape yesterday, and complet-
ed their work about dark.
The bills which the governor has
signed are exceedingly numerous, but
be has killed some also. While the
two bodies were in session he vetoed
about dozen, and yesterday he re-
turned an even dozen without his sig
nature, thereby killing them. his failure
TO sign them amounting to pocket
veto. Among the bills thus treated
were:
For the working of convicts at the
farm upon the public roads in the VI
| ciuity of said farm.
To incorporate the Potomac Western
Railroad Company.
Speaker Ryan appointed Messrs.
Smith, Willard and Pitcher, on the
part of the House, members of special
committee under concurrent resolu-
ton in relation to fishing in the Poto-
mac.
Also Messrs. Hathaway and Booker
members of special committee on the
part of the House under a concurrent
| resolntion nm the subject of survey of