The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-28
INVESTIGATION
IS LOOMING UP
Senator and Delegate Would
Have Eastern Hospital Affairs
Looked Into.
CLOVES ARGUMENT TODAY
Report Of the Committee is EN-
pccted To-morrow-NIuch
Interest in 1t.
CLOVES ARGUMENT TO-DAY

Unless the Senate special committee,
conducting the Cloves inquiry shall make
report OF such character as to render
this independent action Unnecessary,
resolutions will be offered simultaneously
ir both houses of the General Assembly
within the next few days calling for
sweeping investigation into the affairs
OF the Eastern State Hospital at Will
llamsburg. with which both the Rich
mond man under fire, as director, and
DR.. l.. s. Foster. his chief antagonist,
as superintendent. are connected.
Plans made yesterday to introduce the
resolutions to-day were altered last night
In Difference to the special committee
now about to conclude It's inquiry and
submit decision of some sort. AS to
the new movement which comes from
quarter known to be friendly to MIR.
Gloves. everything depends upon TINS
decision. II the committee confines itself
strictly to the question of the Fitness" of
Mr.. Cloves. which is the specific pur-
pose for which 1t was appointed, the
resolutions will be promptly introduced,
whether the verdict be favorable to the
director or not. But the men who are
Interesting themselves In the matter
profess to have certain "inslde" Informal
ton leading them to the belief that the
scope of the committee report will be
broader. that 1t will touch In general
upon conditions at the hospital as re-
'vealed at hearings, and that the de-
liverance Of the investigators will be
of itself sufficient to cause further in
duiry. 1t is to await these possible dis
closures that the others are holding
hands off" for the present.
Wait for the Renort
The names OF the two legisators-one
In the Senate and one in the House
who are preparing to introduce the reso-
lutions, should the report OF the COM
mittee not prove broad enough to satisfy
them might be given. but are withheld.
The senator who Is moving In the matter
was seen last night and discussed the
matter freely
"The resolution has not yet been
drawn" he said. "but was to be intro
duced tomorrow simultaneously In both
branches. In view Of the fact that the
| committee is about to report and may
do so Tomorrow I conferred with the
House member this afternoon and secured
his consent to wait until we could see
what the committee does. II the COM
mittee does not make report that will
result In q general investigation of the
affairs of the Eastern State Hospital. we
shall certainly introduce the resolution
1t will call no names. but will express
our belief that the conditions at the hos
pital require an investigation"
Argument in the Cloves case will be
heard to-day. In view of some delay in
getting the stenographic record OF the
late testimony. the session OF the com
mite may not be held until the after
noon. 1t Is not likely that the commit
tee will n IN fha
day. as suggested by the senator quoted
above. though this Is, OF course. within
the bounds of possibility. Three quarters
of an hour will be allowed to each side
for argument. Mr.. Cloves will he rep
resented by Colonel George Wayne Ander-
son and DR.. Foster by the Hon. Joseph
7. Lawless.