The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-15

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House Notes.
THE CAPE FEAR AND YADKlS-yALLEr RAIL
WAY.
Mr.. Vaughan Yesterday introduced bill
In make the Cape Fear and Yadkin-Valley
railway. n company Incorporated In North
Ca,olina. body polite and corporate In
the State OF Virginia, and vest 1t with ak
the rights. powers, and franchises neces-
sary and proper TO authorize II to survey,
locate. construct. and operate q railroad
from point on tire State line OF Virginia
and North Carolina at or near Lows Gap,
Grayson county. Va, to point ut or near
Glade Spring, in Washington county, Va.
Said company shall be entitled to all the
rights and privileges and subject to all the
restrictions OF the general laws now in
force In this State in relation to railroad
companies.
THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE.
Mr.. Frazier yesterday offered substi-
t,ite for House bill No. 90, providing for
the reorganization OF the Virginia Military
Institute. The original bill is similar TO
the one passed two years ago to rc0rganiZe
the Blacksburg College.
The substitute provides that the offices Of
professors or other officers OF the Institute
shall be vacated as soon rs the bill becomes
a law, whereas the original bill gave the
Board Of Visitors power to remove. Under
the substitute there will be nine Visitors
three from the Valley division and two
from each Of the other three grand divi-
sions of the State. 1t confers power upon
the Board OF Visitors TO re0rganiZe the In
stitute as they may deem proper, to fix
salaries OF officers and professors, and to re-
move for cause, by Il majority vote, any
officer created under the bill.
On motion Of Mr.. Griffin, the further
consideration Of the matter was postponed
until to-day, and the substitute ordered to
be printed.
VIRGINIA NORMAL AND COLLEGIATE INSTl-
TUTE.
House bill No. 271. to incorporate the
Normal and Collegiate Institute, and to
provide for the support OF the same, came
up yesterday on it, second reading, and NJ
ter being amended in one or two slight par
ticulars was ordered TO be engrossed.
The bill provides for the establishment
Of an institution Of learning at some point
on the south side Of James river, to be used
exclusively for the education OF colored
persons. II Is TO lie under the control Of
seven visitors, six OF whom shall be we'll
qualified colored men, who shall beappOint-
ed by the Governor. with the consent OF the
Senate. The number Of professors or teach
ers in the Institute, all OF which shall be
colored. shall be fixed by the Visitors. The
salary Of no one Of them shall exceed the
sum OF $1,000 per anum, except by con-
sent OF the State Board o. Education, given
in writing TO the Visitors. Provision is
made for the accommodation OF fifty State
students, free OF charge for tuition. The
bill also provides that 100000 of the fund
due the State from the sale Of the Atlantic,
Mississippi and Ohio railroad shall be re-
tanned by the State Treasurer To the credit
OF the State Board Of Education, to be paid
out on the orders or warrants OF the Board
Of Visitors Of the institution in execution
Of this act In addition to the above
named sum- an annuity OF $4,000 il pro-
yidcd for.
While there was no decided opposition
manifested to the bill, yet it gave rise TO
quite an interesting discussion, which was
participated in by several Of the members.
Mr.. Skinner, in discussing the question:
said that while he was in Iavor OF atlording
the colored people OF this State every ia
cility possible for educational purposes, yet
he felt constrained TO oppose some OF the
features Of the bill. lie objected TO the
appropriation OF any part Of the fund de-
rived from the States interest in the
Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio rail
road for the purpose Indicated. lie
thought the amount named too large,
but whatever was given ought TO be paid
out OF the Treasury from any money not
otherwise appropriated. lie also objected
10 having corps OF teachers composed eX-
clusiyely Of col0rcd persons. Without in
tending TO wound the sensibilitics OF any
colored person, he claimed that this school
ought 10 have the benefit OF the superior
intelligence and training OF white teachers.
Mr.. Harris, the patron Of the bill, said
that what the colored people wanted was
school OF high grade where Their young
men can learn not only how to become
teachers, but where they can fit themselves
for the learned professions. In order 10
establish such school he did not think the
sum appropriated too large. As 10 the
employment OF colored teachers, he con-
tended that there would be no difficulty in
securing as competent ones from among
that race as from the white. Besides, he
argued that the relations which would nat
urallv exist between cOlored teachers
and colored pupils would be greatly to the
advantage OF the latter. He said that all
the coored people wanted was a fair chance,
and il il was then demonstrated that they
were incapable OF intellectual advancement
they would blame no one but themselves.
The speech was well delivered, and was
! listened to with interest by both sides oi
the House.
Mr.. MAYO said that the speech which
| they had Just listened 10 was very good
/ evidence 0i the fact that the colored man
was capable OF intellectual development.
! He thought it a good enough speech lor
anybody 10 make.
Mr.. skinner said that he bad listened
/ with great interest 10 the remarks OF The
member from Dinwiddie, but he did not
think il would be fair TO gauge the lntel-
Iectual capacity OF the colOred race 10y any
such standard. He thought the member
from Dinwiddie was far above the average
of his race.
Before the bill was ordered to its engross-
ment Mr.. Skinner offered an amendment, TO
take the place OF The SlOO,0O0 approprla-
ton. providing "t that out OF any moneys IN
the Treasury not otherwise appropriate
the Treasurer Of the commonwealth siliil
place TO the credit OF the State Board oil Ed'i-
cation the sum OF 100000" &c, which was
lost. lie also offered TO amend by making
the annuity $4,000 instead OF so, OOO
This was likewise defeated.
An amendment was also offered by one
Of the colored member. TO make the linn,
for salaries OF teachers sl,S0o, instead ol
$1,000. which was defeated:
II is said that the school will be located
either at Petersburg or Burkeyille.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
The bill providing for submission to th'
- =, ~ oloction 10 be held next No