Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-23
LEGISLATIVE POINTS.
COLORED NORMAL SCHOOL.

An gSposc Of its Ansirs-Nsw Delinquent
Land BuI Advanced IN the House Case Of
finch vs. Jones. Sc., &c.
Lieutenant Governor Massey call d
the Senate to order at 70 o'clock NJ.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. George Cooper.
MR.. MERRDITH's PAY.
Senate bill providing compensation TO
Nyndhsm x. Meredith for services
rendered the Commonwealth, which
was reported from the House as having
been passed with an amendment re-
cucing the amount from 81 coo TO $50,
was taken up and the amendment
agreed to by the recorded vote Of 30 to 0.
LEAVE or ABSENCE.
Leave Of absence has been granted
the following persons Mr.. Williams,
five days: Mr. Grim, ten days; Mr.
Mccormick. five days, and Mr.. Read,
three days.
HOUSE BILLS REPoRTED-
The following House bills we're re-
lNi W. sAttA AW1sAAiANNtNn 4 y 6hNAA4
and Te-enact an act entitled san act to
provide for the election and quslifca-
iion OF county officers" approved jan
uary j.. 1884 70 amend and re-enact
section OF chapter l59 Of the Acts Of
1884. entitled an act to incorpo-
rate the town Of Greenville, Augusta
county" approved February Is, 1884;
authorizing the Board Of Supervisors Of
Norfolk county to levy license-tax for
the sale Of wine, alcoholic and malt
liquors, for the use and benefit Of the
free schools OF said county, with the
recommendation that it do not pass.
ABOUT cOUPON CASES.
Mr.. Rhea, from the special joint com
miitee on the public debt, reported
without amendment. the following,
which was unanimously adopted by the
senate:
Rcsolred, That the Second Auditor
be requested to inform the Senate as to
the number Of coupon cases now being
prosecuted in the yarioss courts Of the
Commonwealth which have been insti-
tuted since the decision of the United
States Circuit Court at Norfolk, Va.
on the llth Of February, 1855, in the
cause Of Edwin Parsons rs. Morton
Marye, Auditor Of Virginia; Samuel
G. Creenhow, Treasurer, and K. Il.
Munford. Commissioner Of Revenue, in
equity on motion for preliminary in
spectOn; and that he shall also give
the aggregate amount involved in said
suits together with the amount involved
IN each case, name Of the plaintiff in
each case, and the name Of the plain
tIh S counsel.
Road OVEBSEERS.
Mr.. Coitrane, from the Committee on
County, City, and Town Organizations,
m response to a resolution adopted by
the Senate inSuucting said committee
TO inquire into the eNpediency Of amena-
Ing certain acts requiring the overseets
Of roads 10 make annual reports, &c,
reported q bill which provides that said
overseers shall report semi-annually in
stead Of annually to the boards Of su-
peryisors Of their respective counties.
This will enable these officers TO receive
their pay twice instead Of once each
year.
SCHOOL SUPERINTENpENTs.
Mr.. Lovenstein. from the Committee
on Public Institutions and Education.
IN response to Mr.. Ileaton's resolution
requesting said committee Ito take
into consideration the propriety Of re-
ducing the salaries Of county and city
superintendents Of schools" reported
" II Is ineXpedlent TO legislate upon the
subject Of this resolution Mr.. Hea-
ton insisted that the salaries of these
officers ought to be reduced. The
matter was passed by without taking
any action on the report.
CoLORED NORMAL SCHOOL.
Mr.. Loyenstein, chairman Of the
Committee on Public Institutions and
Education. to which was referred the
resolution introduced by Senator War
wick, Of Chesterfield, directing said
committee to investigate and report /
promptly in regard to the management,
dc., Of the ColOred Normal School at
Petersburg, presented an elaborate re-
port yesterday. The report, which /.
was yoluminous and well written, was
prepared by Mr.. Jones, Of Highland,
assisted by Mr.. Warwick. In the In
vestigation these gentlemen were as
sisted by Messrs. koiner, Rhea. and /
Norton. with Mr. b. p. Owen, Jr., Of /
the State, as stenographer. The report (
speaks Of the delay in the work Of (
finishing the buildings, the enormous /
salaries paid, gross mismanagement. /
recklessly and extravagantly made con- /
tracts. and severely criticises the actions /
Of the former Board, and closes with
the following
Your committee are Of opinion that 4
in order 10 carry out the purposes for
which said school was founded, and to
make il Of the greatest benei. to the
colored race. il will be necessary 10
make radical changes in the manage
ment Of the finances Of the institution,
and 1t will be necessary TO expend
sum sufficient to complete the buildings.
Your committee therefore recommend
First. The appropriation of q sum
sufficient TO complete the buildings.
Second. That the offices Of the pre-
sent Board Of Visitors be vacated at
once, and new Board be appointed in
q mode prescribed by law.
Third. That an act be passed creating
commission, composed Of three persons.
70 be known as the Building Committee
Of the Institution, with power to dis
burse the money used for the cOnstruc-
tion Of the buildings, and 10 superin-
tend in all respects the erection Of the
buildings; and that they be required to
report to the Board of Education or to
the Governor as the work progresses.
Mr.. Loyenstein said that the COM
mittee would report bills to carry out
the suggestions OF their resolutions,
and therefore he did not think it neces-
sary TO adopt the report. He then
moved that the report be laid on the
table and printed.