Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-26
IS HERE.
The Norfolk Mute, With His wife,
Reached The City Last Night.
SAYS HE CAN PROVE HIS CHARGES.
Principal Doyle IL Also Here-In-
surance Companies to Have Their
and Measures Bill.

iAftHNlSdAtoil VI INC VI Ane lS'dts
Dumb. and Blind Institution, at Stauntot.,
will be gone into. and in the afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock the House Committee on
Counties, cities. and Towns will again
consider the Maupin and Reddy bills.
and a large delegation OF horsemen. as
well as opponents Of pool-sellIng. viii APP
pear before them.
The stanton investigation bids fair "a
be an exceedingly lively one. Mr.. T. y.
Doyle. principal OF the institution, ana
Mr.. John l.. Randolph and his wife. wha
preferred the charges against the man.
agement OF the institution, are In the
city.
WHAT MIR. DOYLE SAYS
Mr.. Doyle a genial. warm-hearted gen.
tleman, OF fatherly bearing and dignihed
mien, was seen at the Exchange Hotel
last night. He does not consider thu
charges made by Randolph as at all
likely 10 result In detriment TO the In
stitution. While. OF course. the affair is
very distasteful to him. he is positive
that he Will be able TO secure a clean bnt
OF health for his institution. He IL deter
mined 10 have the investigation go into
every department of the institution and
says II there is anything wrong there
he wants IL TO be known. He has been
connected with the institution since Sep
TENDER, lSl, and says he has never be-
fore heard of any such things as RAN
dolph charges, though IL would be impos-
sible for anything OF the kind - 70 OH
there without his knowledge
MR.. RANDOLPHS CHARGES.
MIR. Randolph IS a small. spare-built.
young man, with rather weak eyes, which
he covers with gold spectacles. He was
seen by a Dispatch man at Ford's Hotel
last night, and was interviewed by a cor
respondence which passed between HIM
self and the reporter When the scribe
presented his card Mr.. Randolph wrota
that he was sorry. but he could not i'm
part any information. He finally. consents
ed TO discuss the matter. He declined To
say how many witnesses he would have,
put minated that he would have seyera,
from Richmond. He claims that he will.
be able TO prove his charges. and express.
ed the hope that he would succeed 10
turning the present mana cement out OF
the institution.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Harwood
to abolish the annual inspection Of
weights and measures has passed both
houses, and will in all probability be.
come law Monday morning. Captain
Louis j. BosseuX will no longer be Sealer
OF Weights and Measures as the office
is practically abolished. QuRe an ami
mated discussion was had before the Com
mittee on General Laws OF the Senate
yesterday morning, and was participated
In by Messrs. Norman Randolph, X. W.
Powers, j. 5. Moore, +. ID. Beveridge, X.
W. Wood. and John :. HARDWOOD for
adjustment. and Messrs. Alex. Archer,
c. l.. Todd. Major Robert stiles, and Cap
tain Bossieux against. The committees
unanimously recommended its passage.
THOSE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
The House Committee on Propositions
and Grievances met yesterday morning.
with Alr. Cabell in the chair. The com.
mlttee decided 10 report favorably a
number Of Senate bills repeating the
charters OF the following wild cat" fire.
insurance companies who have no off,
GERS in this State, and none OF whom
nave paid their license taxes: The Shen.
andoah Fire-Insurance Company, OF
Winchester; the Proyident Fire-Insurancs
Company, OF Richmond; the First Ma.
tional Fire-lnsurance Company. OF Fred.
ericksburg; the Old Dominion Fire-Insu.
rance Company, OF Portsmouth: the
Phoenix Fire-and Marlne-Insurance Com
pany, OF Alexandria; the Potomac Fire
and Marine-Insurance Company, OF Al
eXandria; the Planters Insurance Com.
pany. Of Alexandria, the Farmers and
Mechanics Fire-Insurance Company, oi
Alexandria; the National Home Insurance.
Company Of America; the United Fire
Insurance Company. OF Alexandria, IN.
National City Fire Insurance Company. OF
Alexandria; the Potomac Insurance Com.
pany Of Alex0ndria the Commonwealth
Fire-Insurance Company. OF Winchester
the Norfolk Fire and Marine-Insurancs
Company, Of Norfolk; the Virginia Farm
ers' Insurance Company. OF Norfolk. IA.
Pequannock Fire Association, OF Staun.
ton; the Roanoke Underwriters Agency.
the German American F1re-Insurancs
Company, Of Virginia; the Atlantic Fire.
Insurance Company, OF Richmond.
The committee next decided TO report
favorably the bills Incorporating the
United Land and Investment Company.
and the Virginia Securities Company,
whose principal offices are TO be at Rad
ford. Va.
The committee took up Mr. WIZARDS
bill. which had been recommitted. relating
TO the sale OF intoxicating liquors TO
minors or certain students. After some
little discussion Il was decided to re-
strict the provision OF the bin TO persona
who are dealing IN Intoxicating liquors.
Mr. Graves's bicycle bill didn't come up
for further discussion, bat IL was agresI
that some OF the representatives OF thu
bicycle riders should confer with tho
patron and Mr. Parks, OF Page in order
TO agree on some measure agreeable
10 all.
DIR. WINSTON'S BILL.
The House Finance Committee held
special meeting at o'clock yesterday
afternoon to consider DR.. Winstons bill.
separating the deaf and dumb from the
blind. and establishing 4 school for the
blind at Ashland. Or. Winston spoke In
favor Of the measure, and asked an APP
preparation OF $4,000.
Delegate Wake. Of Augusta. spoke In
opposition. The committee also gave
hearing to Messrs. Samuel Farrer. T.
j. Crowder, ana j. "a Lindsay. members
of the Board OF Visitors OF the Deaf.
Dumb. and Blind Institution. who urged
an increase OF s.. 500 In the present appro-
priation 20 that institution. and pointed
out the urgent need II such increase.
The committee took both matters under
consideration and will report later.
BRIEF NOTES.
There was joint session OF the House
Committee on Asylums and Prisons and
Schools and Colleges yesterday morning
TO consider the question OF appointing
10 visit and INVESTIGATES
the several pubic institutions. These
will confer wi,h the Seaate
Committee on Public Institutions and
before taking action.
The Senate Committee on General
Laws yesterday heard a number os GEN
temen I'm connection with the antitrust
bill, but the measure was not acted upon.
Mr.. Hyde to BE Installed.