The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-26
DOYLE BEFORE The Committee
The Superintendent of the Staun.
ton Asylum Testifies.
The Charges Against Himself Generally
neried-No Truth In the Riggs Yates
soandal-He Never Took Improper
Liberties with Female Pupils-Lesis-
lative Matters oraig's Election Bill
Taxing Fresh Meat Dealers.

Taxing Fresh Neat Dealers.
RICHMOND, Feb. 25.-Superintenaent
Doyle, OF the Staunton Deaf. Dumb and
Blind Asylum, was before the investl-
eating committee to-day and put In q
general denial Of charges against him.
He did not give pupils liquor. he said,
and the Institute had never turned out
drunkard. The Riggs.Yates scandal,
he asserted, grew out Of the fact that
Miss Riggs was unpopular and the girls
started report that man had entered
her room through the window. There
was no truth, he believed, In the charge.
Captain Doyle as first showed q bad
memory when he WAS questioned about
drinking. Said he: 81 do not remem-
Der being drunk on commencement day,
1886, as charged by Tucker. 1 was never
drunk at the institute ton in my life. NV
faculties were never impaired by liquor
on the institution grounds"
The witness did not recall ordering
Tucker out of the room when he com.
planned Of Yates treatment of him.
Captain Doyle said that he was away at
the time. When he returned Yates told
him about 1t, and when Tucker came in
with his complaint he had already made
up his mind regarding the case.
The Witness could not recall using
barrel stave to punish pupil. Said he:
VI have been accused of being too easy
with pupils, but never of cruelty"
as to the report that the body of a
dead infant had been found it had no
other foundation than that the body of q
negro baby had been found buried in
the meadow. No nero women were
now employed at the institution. wit
ness was asked: ibid you ever take
any improper liberties with any of the
girls?" 10, no; never did" The wit
ness explained that there WAS q rule
that pupils could not be alone. He
might have put his arms around the
girls in the hall at q party but did not
remember 1t.
Legislative Proceedings.
RICHMOND, Feb. 25.-In the house to-
day Mr.. Craig moved to take up out of
its order his election bill reported from
the committee on privileges and cleo
tions. A recorded vote was had and re-.
sHlted Ayes, As; noes, As. It required
two-thirds vote to take the bill IN on Z
OF Its order and the motion was there
fore lost.
Mr.. Matthews, Of Accomac, offered In
the house bill repeating all the Sec
tions OF the code in relation to pilots.
The object OF the measure ia to abolish
the entire system Of compulsory pilot
age.
During the debate In the house 10 -day
on the bill offered by G. @. Bland In re-
lation to certifying to the list of court
allowances to tressurers and auditors,
Mr.. Dlggs charged that Auditor Marye
had drawn and tried to have passed
bill with reference to how the reports
should be made. He voted for Marye
for auditor and would do so again to-
morrow, but he did not vote for him to
make laws.
Mr.. McRae tby request) introduced in
the house a bill making it lawful for
females and minors working In o cotton
factory to contract and be contracted
with tor length of service not exceed
ing sixty six hours per week of elk DAYS,
the hours to be a matter of Arrangement
between employer and employe.
Mr.. Newberne offered in the house
bill to require license tax OF S35 upon
all dealers OF fresh meats in ell cities
and towns and within one mile outside
corporate limits.
A bill was offered in the house by
George G. Bland to require railroad
companies to Ak gates, guards or
watchmen ct crossings OF roads over
public highways.
Mr.. Clayton has introduced In the
senate bill to repeal an act approved
Janusry 80, 1896, providing method
for conveying convicts to the State
penitentiary. When this act was passed
It was stated that its operation would
save the State seven thousand dollars.
The auditor of public accounts has
submitted figures showing that the law
will not save single dollar. A similar
bill to Senator Clsysor's bill he's been
introduced in the house and has been
favorably reported by the committee.
Senator Clayton has also introduced 6
bill constituting the faculty of Blacks
burg College the board of agriculture.
II this bill is enacted IL will save the
State seventeen thousand dollars an
nually and will give Virginia much
more efficient and practical bureau of
agriculture than the State now hiss.
The Venezuela blue Book"
LONDON, Feb. s5,-The Westminster
Gazette states that the dummy Vene-