The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-16
WHAT WILL BE The RESULT?
SpsCuIatiOnaS 10 The Outcome Of The DEAF,
Dumb and Blind Investigation.
PROP. EUaII1'S UNEXPECTED ADMISSION
One Of the Hardest Blows Yet to captain
DovIe-The Committee Has Certainly
Discharged It's Duty Faithfully
pre~sloas ofOpinion ir >iaunton.

The subcommittee OF tho two House
Committees On Asyiums and Prisons anu
on Schools and Colleges w.i return cary
fhis morning from their trip 20 Chat-
lottosville. Siaunton, and lexington
where they visited Che various state IN
sfitufions Among the number are
Nlossrs. Howard Hathaway, OF Lancaster
and Carter ID. Harrison, or foWnaia"'
the only two members of the committees
charged with the investigation OF me az
fairs of tho Institution for the Deal Duhi''
and blind. 20 Staunton. VINO nave hV9
yet returned 10 this city.
Mr.. Hathaway feels very proud OF
present made him by Mr.. Meade j..
White, Commonwealth Attorney OF Au-
gusta county. 40 consists Of valuable
set OF deer antlers. and Mr.. Hathaway
has ruardod it in the most careful man
ncr ever since he received IL. The lnNeS-
tigdtlng Committee started out from mere
Oh last Tuesday with a determination 10
put in some good work. and events nave
shown that the committee were fully able
t. carry out their intentions. Ihey ar
rircd in staunton on Tuesday evening be-
hind schedule time. Arrangements had
been made previously by Mr. Frank b.
Watkins, the faithful Serg cant-at-Arms,
to begin with the taking OF evidence
promptly at S Il. ". The members Of the
committee had barely time 20 partake
of q hasfv supper az the Virginia Hotel
and hurriediy repaired to The Council
chamber. where they remained I'm session
for oyer three hours. The next day
eleven hours We're spent i'm examining
wifnrsr s. ana ON Thursday last tho IN
veetc4tl0n was carried on from o A. NJ.
70 =. ~. and from 3 =. NJ. 20 Z. NJ.
lt only stopped then because the defence
had no more witnesses on hand. ON
Friday morning. Goo the absence OF Senator
Stub1s. who had been compelled 10 leave
for homo. only four members Of the COM
miltce attended the session, and or those
Senator Buchanan was compelled 20 leave
az . o'clock in the afternoon for Rich
m0nd This would have left only bare
quorum of the committee and IL was,
therefore. considered best 10 continue the
Investigation in Richmond. and the COM
m.ttce adjourned that day after having
been il session from Q A. NJ. 10 p. Vi.
TIE PRACTICAL RESULT.
As 20 tho practical result Of the in
vestigation fl must be admitted that there
never has been a legislative committee
more faithful i'm The performance of its
duty than the one appointed for this in-
Yestigati0u. During the comparatively
short stay I'm Staunton. some siXty-Odd
witnesses were examined, who were
brought there by The Sergeant-at-Arm
upon instructions received from tho COM
mttoe. Alr. Frank b. Watkins. who
flls that Office IN an able manner. de-
serves great credit for his indefatigable
efforts to keep the committee supplied.
~ had 90 he On attendance during me
sessions of that body and had to fail
back only on iutermissions, and the early
morning hours TO subpoena the witnesses.
Since l have returned from StauntOu L
have been asked frequently what. in my
opinion, the outcome of the investigation
will De. / have told them i'm every in
stance that / could not tell. and that
did not think any member OF the commit
tee knew at this time how TO vote on
the subject. When ! went up 20 StauntOn
+ fully expected that the committee would
be confronted by q go0dly number OF
witnesses who had nothing bun the very
best to tell about the institution. 1 was
not disappointed in the slightest degree.
There were witnesses taken from the list
OF flo pupils, and they were certainly not
a diseTcdlt 10 the institution. There were
also amy number OF employees and officers
OF the school. Was it anything unusual
70 hear them testify 20 the very best in
terest OF the institution? Certainly not.
Who would like 10 say anything and run
a risis Of being driven from his house and
home.
lt was whispered about the hail where
the committee met that an those who
had ans special interest In the institution
had been previously rehearsed as 20 what
they would testify. This rumor Received
some confirmation, as some Of those pres
ent Thought on Thursday night when q
Mr.. James H0iler was called to testify I'm
the interest of Mr. DOYLE lie stated that
he was unwen. but hoped 10 be better
able on the next morning 10 express his
views.
cite does not know his lesson tonight. a"
was whispered about, ana ne was excused