Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-24
TAKEEVIDENCEH HERE
Committee TO Investigate The Staunlon
Charges 10 Begin Work Monday.
THE GRAVES BICYCLE DILL.
A Delegation OF Richmond Wheel
men Appear in Opposition To the
Mcasure-isclief of Young Dentists.
Annual Tour of Inspection.

OF the Deaf. Dumb. and Blind Institute,
at staunton, decided yesterday to con-
duct the examination Of witnesses, COM
mencing at 10 A. NJ, In one OF the base
ment committee rooms at the Capitol.
Nr. Ben. r. owen, Jr., was appointed
clerk and stenographer to the commit
tee.
The following witnesses will be sum-
moned: Robert Bell, OF Alexandria, and
John l.. Randolph and wife. of Norfolk.
The president Of the institution, Mr.
Samuel Farrer Of Mossy Creek, and
Mr.. Doyle, superintendent OF the insttu-
ton. have been notified that the inyesti-
cation will be held.
LETTER FROM RANDOLPH.
Mr.. Charles T. Bland of Portsmouth,
to whom Mr., Randolph first wrote, yes
torday received another letter from the
Norfolk mute. in which he says. 81 am
deeply grateful for your kind aid. While
my sole object in addressing you at first
was 10 effect the division of the sexes In
the institute, l am perfectly able ana
willing 20 prove all my charges. and shall
entrust them to your care. | shall mail
my charges to you tomorrow to hold
until you can use to the best advan-
tage." Mr.. Randolph then proceeds to
tell In general way what he will prove
He charges drunkenness and gross i'm
morality, and insists that there is proof
Of several cases in which girls have been
ruined.
VIEWS OF MR.. HAISLIP.
Editor r. d. Haislip, of the Staunton
Daily News, was in the city yesterday.
and in conversation with a newspaper
man said that he gave no credence to the
charges which have been so suddenly
brought against the Staunton institution.
In speaking of the investigation there
year ago. he said that grew out of
some charges preferred by DR.. Gallaudit.
head of the National Deaf Mute College,
near Washington city. A Virginia mute
who went to that college was disspated.
and when called to account for 1t, claimed
that he had learned to drink at the in
stitution at Staunton and that some OF
the officers there were drinking men.
The board investigated the charges, but,
so far as the deaf mute In question was
concerned. there was found nothing to
substantlate his statements, and the
board did not find that the situation as
TO drinking had been such as TO call for
clplinary powers. The investigation
was not made in public, nor was the
evidence made public. the board deeming
that no public good was TO be accom-
plished thereby.
DEAF MUTES HERE.
The charges preferred by Randolph
have brought number of deaf mutes
TO this city. and yesterday a small army
with one another on their fingers. and
considerable excitement was manifested
by them Some were prepared to believe
Randolph's charges to be true, and others
took sides with the institution, and
stoutly denied that there were any
grounds for the charges.
RELIEF OF YOUNG DENTISTS.
The House Committee on Propositions
and Grievances. Mr.. Cabell chairman,
held an important meeting yesterday. The
first matter taken up was the question OF
relieving several young dentists from the
requirement of the act of 1899 that all
applicants for license TO practice dentist
~ should pass in examination before the
State Board of Examiners, and that IN
future only graduates of dental colleges
could be licensed. Bills have during the
.ession been offered for the relief of DR.. 5.
II. Speer. of Washington county; Dr. B. +.
Rose, Of Greene county; DR.. }. NJ HILL
OF Wise county; j. III. Hickey and NJ.
jackson, of Botetourt; W. I. McGinnis.
Of Grayson; W. y. Chatham, OF Mathews;
II. T.. Remiall and James L. Grant, Of
Washington county. II was claimed in
the various cases that the petitioners
were either out of town at the time when
the new law went into effect, or did not
then hold "A license.
Dr. j. Hall Moore. who represented the
State Board of Dental Examiners, OPP
posed the various measures, and after
good deal of discussion the matter was
referred to a subcommittee consisting
of Mr.. Harrison. of Amherst; Mr.. Patter-
son, and DR.. Winston. who are 10 confer
with the patrons of the various bills as
well as with the members of the State
Board of Dental Examiners.
THE BICYCLE BILL.
The next subject taken up was the BIZ
cycle BILL introduced by Mr.. Graves, of
Greene county. The bill provides for the
manner in which persons riding bicycles
shall pass vehicles and persons on horse
back on a road or bridge, and provides a
penalty for its violation.
Mr. Parks, of Page. who acted as
Spokesman for Mr.. Graves, said he would
have no objection If the cities were ex-
empted from the provisions OF the bill
He urged, however that some such bill
be passed for the protection of the rural
districts, otherwise there would be trou-
BILE, for the farmers would break the
heads Of the bicyclists and their bicycles.
too Mr.. Patterson, OF Rockingham, a
member OF the committee. said he did
not feel unfriendly towards the bicyclists
and he would agree 10 exempt the cities
from the provisions of the bill. As II was
at present, people could not travel with
their teams in the country on the public
highways. and they often took the trains
in preference 10 encountering bicycles,
which would frighten their horses. He
thought the penalty assessed in case of
violation of the law should constitute a
lien upon the bicycle Of the rider who
had been fined.
The chairman then called on the bicy-
clists who were present to express their
views on the bill Mr.. Jackson Guy,
president OF the Richmond League OF
Wheelmen. stated that when he saw a
COPY Of Mr. Graves's bill. a few days
ago, he called the Board OF Governors OF
the league together TO consider the mat
ter. While the league had over 600 men,
bers, yet il comprised only compare
lively small portion OF the bicyclists In
this city. II the bill was passed with the
provision that 1t should have no effect
In cities the use ef the bicycles for relax
alton would be practically forfeited. be-
cause the riders went always outside OF
the cities for recreation. He said not
the great number OF wheels
now in use in this city. he had only
heard OF one accident where a horse had
run away, having been frightened by a
bicycle.
Mr. McRae. of Petersburg. said he was
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