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

Almost Immediately after the Sen
ate convened Friday morning Senator
Noel. of Lee. was recognized In con
necuon with his charges against the
State Board OF Health and the man
agement Of the sanitarium al Cataw-
ba.
senator Noel announced that he I
wanted % distinctly understood thai i
he made TO charge OF dishonesty t
against tae board. individually or col /
lectit ely. There has been gross ms
management in connection with the
Eauitarium-
Continuing his remarks. Senator
Noel read Two letters from Delegate
y. T.. Spessard, Of craig county. au-
dressed to DR.. EnniOn c. WNAam5'
the Health COMMISSIONS. in Wnlcn
AIr. Spessard suggested a property
more suited 90 sanltarlum purposes
and az a much smaller nrlce than tne
proposed Catawba site had been oler-
Cd Mr. Snessard said that the site az
or near New castle was easily access
gfhic and more advantageous IMAM me
Catawla proposition
Senator Noel then took up the read
ina. OF the report made hv Or. Robert
r. williams. I'm which 10 was made 20
appear that Catawba is about the one
place in Virginia which "a sick per-
son shouid not even mention. 20 say
nothing Of a sojourn there notwltn-
standing the place has for years ueen
rerardcd as "a health resort patron
fzed by persons from all over the
senator ELAN wanted 10 know now
long Senator Noel had been IN posses
sInn OF the statements which ne was
laying before the Senate.
senator Eoel replied that ne nae
been tn possession or the oocuili ca -
senator Rfson asked why he had
not presented them as soon as he got
them instead OF waiting thl the rag
end OF the session.
Senator -oel answered that he hao
had no occasion 90 do so, and thN
when r- made his structures some
week ..n -a would have let the mat
ter drDr. aut for the arraignment con
tanned in the Roanoke Times.
lie declared that Dr. Robert r
Williams had received more than 81,
200 for two months service a Us
Cole. who had come from tne We
rsan assistant superintendent had re
ccived $500 for services and ha'
newer been on the place.
senator Halsey asked Senator zoe
Who "a was that furnished him IN
staten ..t irom which he was read
ing.
10 make known the source OF his IN
formation though n declared tha
The gentleman was voucheo Tor as
man OF Integrity in Richmond
Pressed FOR the name OF the autho
OF the statements. senator Noel sli
that the man who furnished the intoi
nation was ". B. Watkins, a sc
nographer. FOR while connected VIII
the department
~kfr. Watkins term expired
July last year and was not reap
pointed" was the statement OF
DR.. Ennion q. Williams. when
asked abou: Mr.. Watkins.
Inside Information.
The reading OF considerable corr
spondence between the Health Con
missioner anG DR.. II. +. William
aIong with much OF the proceedin
OF the board. occupied senator Noel
Noel
YOU are reading. proceedings OF exec
tive sessions OF the board" asked -
ator Halsey.
THAT is matter which kn'
nothing Of" said Senator Noel.
Senator IaSsiter Replies.
senator I.assiteF. of Petersburg. s,
that Senator Noel was wen within
rights I'm discussing any departing
OF the state government, ana
Speaker did not deny that right
Senator l.assiter doubted the "
dom OF using documents which .
been abstracsed from the Official q
OF a State department by dischari
clerk former confidential stenog
pher-
the original papers are nais-t1
from the HIe- OF the state Hoard q
Health said senator Lnssiter.
Sras fact that they have bee
saoIcn sreSn the nles was not dts
covered until lass niEht when a
Iaspe~fIoR was made following IN
sttrsntton- made ny senator Nee
.sThene papers were abstracts
aa1 tarDed ever Ia the senator q
such reasons can only ne pr
~umed-"
senator Noel arose and prom
xenied that he knew anything as
how the papers were obtained.
mad seen only the copies OF the pap
and not once had ne seen the origin
senator I.assiter did not Ques
the statement OF the gentlemen
that point. but ne eia g9ese, 10
discretion OF using the copies OF
papers when the right assured TO
81 being able 10 get the oriSlnsii
asking 10 see them. for they
state records OF an official
senator Iaesfter went on 10
several letters from various gentle
who had Inspected the place or
had watched the results OF the sai
rum. lie referred TO the recor
the place ~ a resort for those
were affected with tubercular trou
Senator Gravatt "a retired
surgeon, declared that the r
showed that IN one case com
cure had been made. in six case
disease had been arrested. and "a
forty-six cases marked improve
had been noted
Ie took q shy at Senator noe
crltielslng A lawyer for gettins
enormous fes OF si2s for exam
nine titles
senator Noel replied By sayins
he had been informed BY a i
cratic legislator that the same ].
had received q fee OF $1,000 &c
Eotiating the sale
that was all right. said 81
IAksiter but the mere fact ths