1874.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

That they visited said Institution on the 6th instant, and
were afforded abundant opportunities of witnessing its opera-
tions under the guidance of the President and members of
the Board of Visitors, and Professor Charles Ely, the Princi-
pal; the pupils, eighty-eight in number, gave evidence in all
the class-rooms of the great care that had been taken in their
instruction, by the intelligent, pains-taking members of the
Faculty of the Institution.

Their progress in knowledge was shown by the means of
written exercises on the black-board, and by the facility with
which they interpreted into sign-language, themes given
them by their teachers and the Committee. Quite a number
have been under instruction in vocalization, and the Commit-
tee had the pleasure of hearing deaf mutes speak intelligibly.
A general tone of happiness seemed to pervade all the classes,
giving evidence of the kind system of government prevalent
in an institution that is about to bear such abundant fruits
for the money and labor spent upon it, by making intelligent
and useful citizens of the State out of those who would other-
wise he obliged to pass through life in absolute ignorance, as
burdens upon the community.

The Board of Visitors, however, represent the necessity ot
speedily erecting the third section of the building, which will
complete the original plan, and insure the best sanitary con-
ditions fur its inmates, and will enable them to separate the
sexes. The Committee believe the appropriation of the sum
asked to be reasonable and proper.

JOHN CARROLL WALSH,
J. K. LONGWELL,

Committee of Senate.

JOSEPH B. SETH,
EUGENE HODSON,
WILLIAM LATCHFORD,
SAML. R. BIRD,
JOHN MERRYMAN,

Committee of House,
Which was read, and,

On motion of Mr. Seth,
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

The Secretary of the Senate delivered the following mes-
sage :

By THE SENATE,

February 5th, 1874.

Gentlemen of the House of Delegates :

We propose, with the concurrence of your Honorable Body,