The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-23
ASYLUM INVESTIGATION.
COMMITTEE 6PPOINTED AND WILL
sOOy GIT TO UORh.
Mr.. Stubs Elected Chairnan-Tive Sub
committees to he Named This After
noon Criminal Expenses.

| Lieuterant-Govcrnor Kent Yesterday
| morning appointed Messrs lanes y
/ Stubs, chairman OF the Committee on
| Public Institutions and Education. and H.
| f. Buchanan, OF the same committee as
/ the TWO Senate members OF the special
| committee appointed 10 investigate the
! charges maze against the Dear, Dumb,
aud Blind Institute, at Stanton. The
! House members OF the committee are
/ Messrs. Walker. hathaway. and Carter
/ Ii. Harrison.
These gentlemen held session yester-
/ day, elected MIR Stubs chairman, and
| decided TO meet again TINS morning, when
| Organization VIII De effected, ard a time
set to commence the Investigation.
At a meeting Of the Committee on
/ Public Institutions ana Education a few
/ days since, IL was decided TO appoint
/ five subcommittee. OF three members
each. TO look into the affairs at the State
penltentlary and various asylums. The
committee VIII hold a meeting this az
ternocn, and the committees VIII be APP
pointed and a date set Tor the commence
ment OF their labors.
/ REDUCE CRIMINAL EXPENSES.
The special joint committa on criminal
/ expenses, OF which MIR. Saunders. OF
| Franklin. is chairman, held "A meeting at
/ O'Clock yesterday afternoon with
Messrs. Saunders, Jones, Nithers, and
McRae present.
/ ton OF the committee a lengthy letter
from Judge j. NJ. Mullen, ot the Cor
I uOratiOu Court OF Petersburg I'm which
he suggested many changes IN the eN-
isting laws In regard 10 Offences against
the Commonwealth Of more or less
trivial nature. Judge Mullen is OF the
opinion that "a large sum is yearly eN-
pended by the State IN making needless
arrests. In Illustration OF this. ne says
that the criminal expenses or the city OF
Petersburg are $1,000 year, and that
he is satisfied $500 OF ms Is Tor ar
resting drunken men lie makes me
o.. .H4fn a 10
Should not be taken cogriZance or by
the law, since IL nanituailE pracuceu
would become Il puLhc nuisance ~"
therefore be dealt with by the common
II ls estimated that al least 10000
por wear could Doe saved 10 the state by
a change IN the laws in thls respect.
THE committee was engaged Tor sew
orsl hours in the consideration or va
riOus other matters OF importance me
committee will report TO the Legislature
as soon as possible, -.-,.,.,.-.,.,.
Tho House Committee on Schools ana
Colleges met i'm room No. ] on the upper
floor OF the Capitol building, Win Ut;
Iarham. Of Surry IN the cnalr. ne iIS II.
bin taken up was one INTRODUCED LH
DR. r.. /. Powen. Of Brunswick, when
seeks 10 amend the Code in regard 10
teachers holding certlicales OF q',a.'n.
cation. n provides tha' s'.nenls 81 t,
state institutions. such as the state re-
male Normal School, at farmNille. inc
Normal Department Of the College OF
William and Mary, and OF the IeapSdN
normal College. at Nashville, Tenn, shall
-e,eive diplomas or certificates of grad
nation. These diplomas or certificates
shaii EXEMPT ine students from tie ne
cessitv OF passing an examination oei9Is
thew can teach. The committee decided
A. rencrf Tho bin unfavorahly. inasmuch
as n made the Issuing OF the certificates
mandatory. while there might DC GER
tain disQualiiicat0ns. s,..,.-
ablv the I'm introduced 10y. Mr. Coles ot
NoIthumberland. to amend the code IN
relation 10 the attendance Of cni,,aIen ~,
pe.ii' 49, mower and u shall be Us
5 5nqi 10 t5' make p" regulations whereby Che
,tiiiren Of one district either in or out
OF the county. but whore tnere aIe, " ol
~ -o-,c school district the atteh-
dance shall be upon the nearest school
to the respective pupils.