The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-11
BLAND's SUNDAY BILL
To Be Discussed by the Committee on Roads
and Internal Navigation T0-Aorrow.
A HARD FIGHT EXPECTED ON IT,
hnstiihg Rinta's other BiIIs.-Thc
oyster Question She of The Nest
IHiporfant-A Big Fight Oh the
Mnupin niil To nc Nude in the
Scnnte -sbthcr Bills.

Richmond, Va, Feb. 10.-(Spccial)-
a bill was introduced by MIR Charles n.
Bland to amend section 3I1B OF the Code.
in relation to embe22lement OF money,
bills. checks or 9lher property. One wus
to authorize an increase of the capital
stock of the Portsmouth Street Railway
Company.
Mr.. Barnes presented n measure In the
Senate to Incorporate the Young Mems
Christian Assocint ion of Newport News.
The bill OF which Mr.. Parks. Of Page,
Is the patron, is now before the Senate
A big fight will be made on II In that
body and 1t .is understood that Senator
Maynard will be one OF the opponents
The oyster question Is one OF the most
important now to be considered by our
law makers. The bill in reference to
new survey. lately introduced by the
wide-awake member from Portsmouth.
the Hon. Charles II. Bland. IL progress
ing very nicely on the House calendar
and will probably be passed by that
body the latter part Of the week. Scnn-
tor Jones. of Highland. has introduced
q batch of bills benring on the same
subject. for which he asks joint con
ference of the proper committees of
each branch. His request has been
granted and Wednesday afternoon has
been set apart for that purpose.
The Bland Sunday law bill will be dis
cussed In the morning before the Com
mittee on Roads and Internal Naviga-
tion. Opinions as to the probable fate
OF the bill dilrer considerably, but those
III position to know say that the ma-
jority Of the committee are in favor
-. 4.
the bill will be reported fnvornbly
Transportation companies have entered
protest against the passage of the mems
ure, while the sentiment OF the people
seems to favor IL. A hard fight Is ex-
Dected.
a big fight Is being made on the Mau-
pin bill in the Senate. The measure is
now before committee In that body
and will probably be considered this
week. is friends have apparently re-
laXed their efforts. thinking perhaps
that the large ma jority the bill received
In the House insures It's passage I'm the
upper body. They may wake up some
day to find out that they took too much
for granted. The enemies of the bill
have all along contended that II would
not go through the Senate and to-day
they boldly assert that 1t will get less
than half dozen votes.
Miss Maggie Hogwood or Petersburg,
was the first witness to-day before the
committee investiga ting the Randolph
charges. Her father came over with
her and sat near her In the committee
room. Miss IIogwood was dressed in
deep mourning. The questions asked
her and the replies were of such
nature that they cannot be printed in
this letter. Miss Togwood stated that
she had not had criminal relations with
Teacher Bear. but he had on one occa-
sion offended and alarmed her by his
conduct when seated with her in the
dark. ms occurrence She reported to
one OF her teachers. j. r. Cashion, Of
Rlchmond, who was n student at the
institution from 1881 to 1888, gave some
ol the most important testimony that
mas yet been heard. He knew nothing
OF immortality because he could not see
Things that might 20 on, but he gave
the committee the names Of two persons
males toward females. MIR. Casbion
made the astonishing statement that
ne ana many other pupils were voted
before they were twenty-nne by the
powers THAI be ut the institution. He
said also that on election davs they
We're Urea ted 10 plenty of whiskcv: that
Snp.Iih Moon. or the Institute, and Mr.
Obcrdoifer, Of the Board of Visitors
mad set up liquor Cashiou did no,
learn until long after he left school tha,
ne mad committed crime in voting
before he was Of lawful age. The regis
trar, he stated. brought his book to the
ihS'i.n'e and all the big boys were sent
UP 10 register. In this connection
CaShloh stated that he was opposed to
the walton law and would never vote
again untii the measure shall be repeal
ed. He said there was plenty nr drinI,-
itS hnohS the students, but he did not
hilo" that captain Doyle was aware of
cashion further said he did not want
10 tesLl!y as 10 what me had heard re-
Earnins immortality until he testified in
the presence Of those who had told him.
to wit: ''''i''
Amos ioller. a shoemaker. and Mr..
Shreaves, foreman of the mattress shop.
lie talked to them two years ago when
nc was at the Institution on q Visit
While he was at the institution under
Captain Doyle. he said that the treat
ment was toerably gcSd. considering
me number of pupils. Witness said
that the students were maltreated some
times, some being punished too severe
~. AL the evening session John T.
frazer was on the stand. Mr.. Frazer
was q pupil OF the Staunton Institute
f"r four sessions, from 1884 to 1885, He
testified that all of the teachers drank
as did many Of the pupils. When ques-
toned he said that he did not know
that the teachers drank to excess.