The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-01
Trend In Senate Now Is
for Inquiry Into Affairs
of Hospital.
MAY EXTEND TO
ALL INSTITUTIONS
Senate May Yet Decide to In
vestigate Colleges AS Well AS
Insane Hospitals - Mr..
Cloves courting
Inquiry AS to
His Fitness.


Behind closed doors tho Senate, forced
to the point again by Mr.. Sadler, of
Powiatan, yesterday afternoon for the
third time took up the Cloves appoints
mont, and after a lively discussion ex-
tending through two hours, adopted a
resolution calling for an investigation
that while 1t refers specifically only to
the Montague nominee Will almost un-
questionably result in an Inquiry in gem
eral into the affairs of the Eastern state
Hospital and possibly review OF the
management OF certain other public in
stitutions as WE'LL
What occurred within the Senate
chamber during the executive session is
carefully concealed behind the law of
secrecy imposed. suffiicnt is known,
however, to make 1t plain that important
efforts are expected in certain quarters
to result from the action eventually
taken.
In fact resolution was offered in the
course of the executive session for an in
vestigation of the management of the
Eastern State Hospital generally, but
this resolution was ruled out on the
ground that the Senate was merely cou-
.sidering the nomination OF Mr.. Il. III.
Cloves, of this city, to membership on
the hospital board and that it should
limit its inquiry to this particular mat
ter. An afbortlve effort was also masle
to remove the ban of secrecy and throw
the doors open to the public. A provision
to this effect was included in resolution
offered by Mr.. Thomas. of I,ynchburg,
but was carefully stricken out. Sensa-
ttonai safeguards in the way of execiI-
tive sessions were substituted and the
resolution was then unanimously adopted
as follows
"ResolvcI, That committee of
three members Of t1er Senate be ap
pointed to investigate In executive
session the fitness OF e. n. Cloves
as member OF the Board of Drec-
tors of the Eastern State Hospital,
and said committee shall hear evil
dence on the 9Th day of February,
1906, In the Capitol and shall report
at tile earliest moment to the Senate
In executive session the result of its
inquiry and the evidence taken be-
fore the committee"
Interesting Situation.
An interesting situation arose over the
appointment OF the committee. Mr..
Shackelford, of Orange Democratic
floor leader and an active participant In
the fight over the nomination. declared
that unless the committee We're appointed
at once the purposes OF the resolution
would be defeated.
1t was importanY also, he said, that 1t
should be composed of men who had
manifested no particular interest in the
outcome. He suggested that the COM
mittee be composed of Mr.. Thomas. OF
Lynchburg; Judge Tayenner, of Shcnan-
doah, and Mr.. Echols. of Staunton.
II will call the attention of the senator
from Orange to the fact" interposed Mr..
Sadler, that while he is attempting to
secure disinterested persons for member
one of those most active in the fight on
this floor"
If the senator from Powhatan raises
the slightest objection, | withdraw the
suggestion. declared Mr.. Shackelford
promptly.
Representing the district in which the
Eastern State Hospital Is located, Judge
7. Ashby Wicllham, of IIenrico, arose to
endorse the suggestions made by the
floor leader. General Charles ]. Anderson,
of Richmond who has been assisting in
carrying on the fight for Mr. Cloves, also
stated that the suggestions were satis-
factory.
'The chair will assume the responsible
.ty OF naming Mcssrs Thomas, Tavenner
and Echols on tho committee, an-
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