The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-09
PASSED THE HOUSE
The Bill 10 Regulate the Salary Of the Po-
lice Justice of Norfolk City.
ASYLUM INVESTIGATION CONTINUED.
A New Terminal warehouse ana
Wharf Company Proposed for Nor.
folk-A Sheaf OF BILLS introduced
by Delegate Powell, Of warwick
ConGressman EIIct u Very Sick Nun

Richmond, Va, Feb S-(SpeciaL)-
MIR. Cooke introduced In the House Il
bill to incorporate the Mccullough Ter
mfnul Railway Wharf and Warehouse
Company, with a. A. Mccullough, j. w
Perry, Marshall Parks. T.. w. McCul-
lough and George Mcintosh as corpo-
rators. The capital stock shall not br
less than $4,000 nor more than $500, 900.
The bill authorizes railroads not cx-
ceeding five miles in length, near the
hnrbor of Norfolk, and to construct, own
una operate wharves. cotton presscs,
etc, and may receive for storage ali
kinds Of merchandise.
Mir. II. L. Powell, by request, offered
u bill 10 provide for an adjustment ana
division of liabilities, property and as
sets between the county of Warwick
anu the city OF Newport News and to
provide for the occupation of certain
property.
by request, the same gentleman In
troduced measure to provide for the
auditing and payment of claims In con-
nection with public free schools I'm School
district, No. |. in Warwick and the city
of Newport News.
Mr.. Powell, also by request presented
a bill TO repeal Chapter 73. Of the Acts
OF the General Assembly concerning the
salary of the Board OF Supervisors of
Warwick.
"a fourth measure introduced by MIR
Iowell by request, is q measure 10 repeal
CHAPTER 364 of the act, to authorize the
Supervisors of Warwick county to in
crease the salary of the Commonwcalths S
Attorney.
A bill was offered by Mr. Powell by
request, to locate the courthouse Jail
and Clerks office of Warwick county.
The bill TO regulate the salary of the
Police Justice Of Norfolk was passed by
the House.
The House ordered to Its engrossment
the bill 'legalizing primary conventions
IN Accomac and Northampton counties:
also, the measure in relation to fencing
railway tracks in those counties.
Mr.. LeCato introduced i'm the Senate
a bill prescribing the form for correcting
all mistakes made or alleged to have
been made in the late oyster survey.
The investigation into the Randolph
charges against the Deaf. Dumb and
Blind Institute at Staunton WINS resumed
ey the special committee this morning.
MIR. w. w. Brenamnn. Il teacher in the
institute from 1882 to 1884. was the first
witness, examined. He testified that
one evening when sent to summon the
pupils from the lawn, it being time for
them to retire, he lit a match and dis
covered Mr. Bear, one of the teachers,'
ana:Miss Hogwood, a pupil from Peters
burg. In a position THAT made him sus-
picious of their conduct He reported
the affair to the principal and at an in
Vest1gation Bear was eXonerated and
rightly so. he thought afterwards. He
never saw anything to SAVIOR of i'm
morality while he was there and did not
n JJ.a Il
Bear an, excellent teacher. Regarding
the other teachers. he knew nothing.
3rcnaman was there when DR.. Vaughan
and Captain Roller were at the head
of the institution, Roller following
Vaughan.
slip, editor of the Staunton News Mr.
llaislip stated that he had never heard
any talk OF immoral conduct at the
institution before the charges were
brought. Being a newspaper man he
would surely have heard such talk as
soon as anyone. He had heard about
drunkenness. though, and knew that
yates was q hard drinker In 1891 Yates,
Mr. Haislip said. was married in 1892
and this sobered him up to n certain
extent. Humbert and a teacher now
dead also drank. He never saw Cap
tain Doyle take a drink. but had seen
him when he seemed to have drank
TOO much. He thought that there had
been very little drinking lately, in fact
he had noted marked Improvement in
this respect. Mr.Haislip censured the
Board of Visitors for allowing drinking
and holding executive sessions.
Mr., Lovenstein's substitute for insur-
ancc commission bill was under consd-
Grafton in the Senate to-day. 1t was
advocated by Mr.. Lovenstein and OPP
posed by Messrs. Sands and Brown. A
vote was not reached on the bill
In the House OF Delegates to-day
M essrs. Parker, Charles, Smith. Foster.
and Beverly Harrison rose TO questions
Of personal privilege and explained
their votes against placing the Stuvall
free silver resolution on the calendar
yesterday. None of. the gentlemen
knew the contents OF the resolution at
the time as the Speaker ruled that It
could not be read unless the rules were
suspended and it was placed on the cal
endar. Under the circumstances they
veted in the negative. Each gentleman
said he was most heartily in favor of
the free coinage of silver Mr.. Lee,
who was not recorded as voting at all.
said he Is in favor Of free coinage OF sill
Yer at ratio of 16 to without refer
ence to any International agreement.
Speaker Ryan stated to the House that