Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-03-17


relative IN the Ceoerai Assembly was
10 canse for Questioning his Integrity
The speaker was n lawyer. ~ ~ns tne
xsDtlsD,a1 from Lee. Ard lac presume4
hist the gentleman from Aee Vas not
asetse - taking fees
Mas ne Copies.
Senator I.assiter declared that he
was una BILE TO say n the papers read
by Senator Noel. az the originals had
been distracted from the MES ~ n
former conhdentiai stenoSrap nS IT.. 80 "a
comparison was impcsslble- he Go
not however, doubt that Senator noe.
believed the papers 10 Re copies ana
ne (f-assiter) did not deny that they
..,-....t,r rassiter paid high tribute
to DR. r. r. williams. his classnafe
a tns University Of Virginia. and he
endorsed what DR. Rawley W Mar
tin had said: I'm getting DR.. Robert 4
F. Williams as superintendent the 4
board had maue 2 r-n-slfiHe he de- I
tended the boaru. and in commenting
I on a declaration contained IN a letter
frorn the Health Commissioners 20 Dr. /
/ Robert r. Williams. that the posi-
ton COT sriperfntenGent) had no time
limit. unless there should be an up
heavaf and the Republicans got con-
troll OF the government. and he did
not think such a thing possible for
a generation" said that ne aid not BE-
iiiove that such a change was posSl ole
by such attacks and criticism Tor
good many years 10 come--when ale
s,effors v,ere based on documents
vvtEch were appropriated BY a conf
Idential man. who had also supAeo the
Senator from Lee with proceedings OF
Ian executive session OF the state
. Board or Health
r Meagre Appropriation
= Senator kison. OF flttsy itanla, sailo
2 that 8. ssas discovered thar Dr. Robert
= u. Williams. who had come from
- Texas Co accept the position. and ar
ter he had round That the approprla-
e tion was inadequate 60 meet the views
& OF the superintendent and uiuerences
v arose The board had made con-
+ tract. and the Attorney General. 20
D. whom the matter had been referred,
e had advised that the ooafe We1lN "
well within its rights % setue lol
10 half years salary and thus end the
i lie discussed the sale Of the prop
g. erty and defended the attorney VINO
n had made the examination True, the
81 pronef.r had been sold az auction Tor
IS some $4,000. and the State had paid
be- $500. lie cited several analogous
r cases. showing that such transacti on on
~ were frequent and eten greater va
81 riances than the one under discus
be- sion
Senator Keezeu. chairman 81 th'
B. rir1nte Committee. regretted ina
RI the valuable time or tne Senate nae
to been consumed I'm this matter. an %
ne which were diamctrically opposed q
r the claims made by Senator Noel "a
~ and uuHtness of thc Cata"ua SANTA
EN- RUM There were a dozen or tnes
~ communication. from physicians arr
ne others who we're Cogni1ant OF IN
adapta biify OF the place anu IN
~ price paid for the property
.s- Senator Sims said he had intende
as 20 discuss the matter, but he believe
the matter had been given more I'm
~ portance than was merltcu-
us Halscy Protests
Senator TfnIcoW entered u Nt-oroN
-- protest against such sensational
,o' legations made last night in which IN
- integrity OF the board was assalie
and rhfs morning these had been fnli
az fzo. hv criticism OF thc luugmci
lot OF the board. and that thc action w,
~. prompted by an article pupllsheo
-N- "a new suaDer az the city ot ho4no>
ln- M was not % hls thinkinE, any just
49, ncatioa Tor the sensational nrral-
ment az the Board OF Health.
go refurtd the suggestion that the mcu
beers Of the board were such as cou
es1 not Le trusted in the eNpeudttures
re- the money for such purposes. The
TAU was rn man who stood hicher ln b
profession than Dr. Eawlcy ~. Ma
oel tin who had been one or the m
tne who had followed the Immortal Pic
0~ ett az Gettysburg
senator lincoln CRepubucan) 50
-HN that he believed THAI the review
actions OF boards would do good
ny would demonstrate that they We
the management OF Institutions
hol boards declaring that the affairs
..lo the financial end-should be under {
~ I control OF the Aut for OF Public 4
counts He read letter receis
i'- sometime ago. commencing the sa
tarium and urEine his support of
- institution. He VAS an advocate
the system and theerfully gave u
p support. BE deprecated the inject
2" 90 partfsauship in the matter
first Near Completed.
After senator keeZeN had coruple
Tre- his statement. the considerable 90
ON APPROXIMATION bill was takrn un
ms / PROCEEDED with. the allie CATIONS % >
- I 4for Noel i.uf taking the SHAPE ul a
l'eS don affecting the apprOprtatton-
e. Tltt f.Fft rnter OF the '~stnn'
ltVutta 90 trs hill and tlc sccttnu
ever fh.- INST Ntar was Cowfl f-,-t hei
ecl- tL.. horr for adjournment
-s.r, The chair win be resumed at 50 q
/ Zoe the consideration OF the .Il
tbe second year. and tnc l-uprcs'
nov prevails that there viii De short va
20 rhe measure
The real test viii COME when
sofa House and Senate disaErees with
- 49, vote az the other. and there VII
= - conferences galore. The result ma
heAt / rhot TIE two bCaieS will cucltetc
the 'abors hv tomorrow night