The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-02
RANDOLPH'S CHARGES
Trend of Public Opinion Is thatths Charges
Are Not Entirely Without Foundation.
A JUNxE1ING TRIP TO NEW JERSEY
TO Investigate the Rontis i'm that
state Fight VIII Hc Made Agninst
Blnnd's Mechnnics' lien Isili-Thc
IunPnburS Murder Cases. Remains
orConfederatcS to Bc Reinterred.

Richmond. Va. Feb. 1.-(Spccinl.)-
Mr. Maynard, offered In the Senate
and Mr. NewOcrne In the House q bill
amending the charter OF the Berkeley
Street Railway Company. This mea-
sure corrects the objections raised by
the Governor to the bill he vet2cd u few
days ago The same gentlemen intro
duced u bill to enable the Board OF Wis
itors of the Virginia Agricultural and
Mechanical College TO construct and
maintain water works.
Mr.. Charles r. Bland's mechanics
lien bin to prrtect sub-contractors sup
plymen and laborers, has been reported
faNorably to the Senatc. y fight will
be made on it in that body
The Senate passed to their cngross-
ment a great many bills. among them
one TO protect sheep I'm Accomac county.
The session of the House was nearly
all taken up with Mr.. Saunders speech
ON General Hundley'S bin amending the
law III relation to the granting of new
trials by appellate courts. The MEM
Der from Franklin talked two hours
ana MADE most excellent argument
Tor the measure. 1t has been arranged
TO take the vote on this bill at u.
IN. Monday.
The proceedings in The investigator
OF the Randolph charges against the
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute were
ol much interest to-day. Randolph was
recaiied To the stand, and was put
through rigid cross examination but
his evidence remained unShaken Miss
Annie Riggs. Of Guilford, Acoomac
county. who was a student at the
Institution from 1884 to 1881. was tn,
star witness. When she went to the
stand all spectators were excluded from
the room except few deaf mute
TRENDS She desired to remain The
reporters were permitted to stay. Miss
flsgs related pathetic story of her
rum at the institution Teacher Yates
VINO is not there now, WAS designated
as the person who caused her downfall
she had t. relate many little details that
WI not do to print here Miss Riggs
had seen Principal Doyle and Teacher
Euritt both drunk. 4 letter from her 10
the Board OF Visitors cNDncrat ting Yates
was read. She acknowledged that She
wrote II and said Yates forced her TO
do so under threat OF exposure. There
are many witnesses yet TO be examined
ana IL is probable that the committee
VIII go Ia Staunton. 1t Is the purpose
Oh the officers of the Institution to offer
much evidence and II Is said they will
seek to prove that Miss Riggs ruin wns
not accomplished at the school. DR.
Winston's testimony and that OF Miss
Riggs places the management of the
Institution In bad light. The general
opinion here now Is that Randolnh,e
charges are not entirely without foun
dation.
Some thirty or forty members of tbe
Legislature Will leave here to-morrow
or Monday for New Jersey TO snnn1
tWo Gays IN lhVeStiEa ting the system by
Which the roads of that State are kent
IN such excellent order They Will 90
AT me request of General Roy Il. Stone
ana others. 1t Is probable that each
hooy viii have barely a quorum when
these members are away.
senator Hay is working hard for his
election bill and he is by no means dis
coufaged, Notwithstanding the fact that
ms measure has been reported with the
iecoinihenuatlon that 1t do not pass. A
leader of the Democratic opposjiiou WAC
dshed Today what course his people
WOULD puSue. He replied that MS il ,ras
apparent that they could not get inst
What they wanted they would probab blv
support the Hay bill, but would soe,k to
nave u amended in at least one partic-
uiar. The Hay bill has been fixed as
the special order for p. IN. February
llth.
Inc House Committee on Militia and
Iolice met this morning and appointed
Messrs. Il. S. Powell Saunders ana Will
mans. OF Giles. as sub committee to re-
port In the matter OF the inves,jga-
lioh or the manner In which Briga der
General Phillips was elected The com
lhittea decided to report fayorably Mr.
Lewis bill amending the law in rela-
ton to the Military Board.
Mr. l1ovenstein offered in the Senate
q resolution calling upon the Governor
10 communicate with the Executive of
othef Southern States with reference TO
adopting some means to perpetuate the
memory OF George Peabody. No action
was taken upon 1t.
There was much surprise expressed
by citizens Of Lunenburg now here when
they learned to-day that the two detec,
tives who have been trying TO gather
evidence to submit at the trial of Mara
Die, Barnes and Abernathy were Bald
win men sent there at the Instance of
Gov OFerral 1t appears from what
can pc learned here that the Governor
did this without consulting the county
ollcials. One Lunenburg gentlemen. in
referring to n statement by Mr.. Wise TO
the effect that the defense was going
70 show that there had been tampering
with witnesses, said tha prosecution was
IN a position to bring out some start
ling developments with reference to
Shlngs that have been done to get the