Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-05
WANT IT DEFERRED.
COMMITTEES Wish The Investigation SuS-
pspdsd Until After Adjournment
,xTrnrERus WITH OTHER WORK
,,,, Members cannot Continue the
tnoylry and Properly Discourage
Y..,r o,her legislative Duties
Alan, Witnesses TO De Examined

,rh.ro has been a temporary suspension
~ The Investigation into the aha's Oh
49,. n,sf pumb. and Blind INSTITUTION
%, stounton and II the views OF inc
'r.,i.t mint legislative committee pre-
,n che inquiry will not be resumed
nnui after the adjournment Oh 'ne "e'-
efal Assembly next week
Rut there is very great DOUBT "hether
,be suggestion that this course be foi-
,ou.ed rlu be adopted by the TWO houses.
Tho sentiment at the Capitol yesterday
and IN the Exchange lobby last night
was that Il would not
I, ,eas expected that the taking Of tes-
t,nonv would be resumed yesterday
,norniae. but instead Of this the commit
tce held a brief executive session and
alopfod a report which was subsequently
lad before tho Senate. but not acted
THE COMMITTEES REPORT.
The report is as follows:
TO the General Assembly Of Virginia:
The committee to whom was referred
the charges of J. L. Randolph. Esq.
made against the Deaf. Dumb. and
Blind institution. at staunton. respect
fully submit the following report and re-
concentrations.
Your committee commenced an in
vestlcatiOn on January 9th. and up TO
this time have examined eighteen wit
uesscs. Your committee has been re-
quested by j. l.. Randolph TO summon
fifty witnesses TO testify, and we have not
been informed how many Witnesses were
% be summoned for the defence. Your
.0mmittee is OF the opinion that most
borough investigation be made and ample
opportunity be given all parties
testify. Ii is impossible for this
committee TO attend 20 this investisa-
ion properly and attend to their other
legislative duties
Your committee therefore recommend
hat this investigation DE suspended I'M
u the Legislature adjourns. and that
authority be- given your committee 10
prosecute the investigation, with power
% send Tor persons ana papers, ana
When a conclusion is reached the report
ID bc submitted TO tho Governor Of Nir-
rinia. and authority be given the Gov
irnor 10 take such steps as ne may deem
,ost. should the report of your commit
zee require a.
Further. y0ur committee IS pronounced
N the opinion that this Investigation
mould be made as soon as possible
tftar adjournment Of the Legislature.
J. ~ STUDIES.
Chairman Of Joint Committee.
Not INCLINED TO DELAY.
Mr. stubbs. after the report had been
read. stated that it was a matter of
lmDosshi'ily for the committee TO pro-
coed with the investigation. and conclude
ifs labors before the end Of tho session,
unless they utterly neglected their duty
t0 their constituents as Legislators
SIR Echols thought the matter was
IF grave Importance and moved that
the consideration Of the report be passed
by until to-day.
Mr.. Wickham said the subject was
more serious than any that had probably
ever come before the Legislature. and
De doubted the advisability Of further
proceeding with the Investigation during
vacation Of the General Assembly. and
dclegatIng the power 10 act i'm the
premises to the Executive. he thought
the matter should be disposed of by this
LEGISLATURE
Messrs. Williams and Lovenstein were
or the same opinion as Mr.. Wickham.
Mr. Flanagan thought the request Of
the committee should be granted. Ac-
tion upon the report was finally post
poned until to-day.
AN AMENDMENT PROPOSED.
Mt. Lovenstein has prepared the fol-
lowing amendment to the report, which
ne VIII probably offer to-day:
Resolved, That the comwittee be in
stulctei to continue the Investigation.
and that leave be granted so as TO re-
port before the adjournment OF the Gene
raj Assembly, the committee 10 sit du-
ring the sessions Of the two houses.
just before the body adjourned Mr.
Stubs rose 10 "a question of personal
privilege and stated that he was very
sorry that the criticism OF the commit
Zee had appeared in the Times yesterday
TN regard 20 the examination Of wit
rcsscs He said that the committee had
been exceedingly careful in conducting
the examination. lie also regretted that
the presbyterian ministers had seen fit
TO criticise the investigating committee
or their meeting Monday.
The report will not be presented I'm the
House until after the action Of the Sem
etc. when II viii be communicated
through the Clerk
Captain Doyle is back i'm the city. and
MT Euritt and Mir. Lindsay arrived
last night.
Captain DOYLE said last night that he
would De able to disprOve all Of the
statements made by Miss Riggs.
The Investigation will not be proceeded
with for several days if at ALL before
the close OF the session
.