The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-10
10 EnAsR IN roUrG,s rAnx
FROM the Corner sson~ Or the school
Duildinx for Whfse Dcaf.Muses

From - Corner ssen~ Or ne school
lBufldinx for Whfse Deaf.Musss
The Raleigh News and Observer
gives the following account OF this
matter In he house proceedings on
Friday.
Several resolutions were introduced
looking to an erasure of the name of
Jim Young. the coIored director, from
the cornerstone of the white school
here for the deaf and dumb.
The a was set a rolling by the fol-
lowing bill sent owe from the ena
having been introduced In that body by
Senator Miller and passed:
Resolved by the senate. the house
Of representatives concurring:
That the committee OF the general
assembly. on deaf. dumb and blind
asylums. shall forthwith have the name
of James H Young emoved from the
cornerstone OF the new building a. the
institution for the blind white chill
dren, located in the city OF Raleigh.
and TO report to the general assembly"
Then Mr.. Stevens sent forward the
following resolution, which was read:
Whereas, the board of directors for
the school for the deaf and dumb, az
pointed under fusion rule. have dis
graced the state and insulted her citi-
zfnship by placing the name of James
n. Young upon the cornerstone OF the
building, erected for white children of
the state, and
Whereas, this general assembly de-
sires to remove the stain put upon our
states by these white believers in ne
gro domination; now. therefore, be IL
Resolved by the house of represen-
~tatives, the senate concurring:
That the authorities having in
| charge the management OF sal school
are hereby directed to ave removed
the said cornerstone, and one of sim
liar design, with the name of the white
trustees only. placed in its stead"
For these two resolutions, Mr.. Bou-
shall sent up the following substitute:
Resolved by the house OF representa-
tives, the senate concurring:
THAT the cornerstone of the new
| building erected in 1898 upon the
|, grounds of the Institution for the
Blind. in the city of Raleigh be re-
moved.
That a cornerstone be placed in
stead thereof, bearing the names OF the
board of said institution, upon whose
motions and plans said new buildings
were erected. to-wit:
"B. F. Montague. chairman OF the
Il OooAut
building committee; /. NJ. Proctor, II.
Morson, H. c.. Herring, ]. r. Williams,
Jno. E. Ray, principal F. P. Milburn,
architect"
Mr.. Boushall explained that the
names he proposed were the names OF
the men who had conceived the plan
for the building, had mad arrange
ments for it's erection and secured the
appropriation therefor.
49, A.
following substitute putting the whole
matter in the lands of a Legislative
committee:
Whereas, information has come tC
this general assembly that a corner
stone has been inserted in the building
erected for the while deaf and dumb
and blind children of the state, upon
which the name of n James III
Dung, a negro, is engraved; therefore
be it
Resolved by the house of representa-.
tives, the senate concurring, hat I'M
der the direction of the committee or
the deaf, dumb and blind institute, OF
both houses of the general assembly
that said cornerstone be emove from
said building, If possible, and another
cornerstone inserted in it's stead witt
such e~ngravings or inscriptions thereon
as may be considered fit and appro.
pirate.
Resolved, further, if the re.
nova of said cornerstone cannot b.
effected without damage to the build.
ing, then the name of said James II
Dung shall be chiselled out"
Mr.. Moore was not sure that he IA
vored a removal of the stone
cit has been of great benefit to US,
he said. 1T has made the deaf hear
the blind see and the dumb speak in thu
recent campaign and election. 1t has
served the purpose of redeeming the
state and I don't know that I'm in ia.
vor of killing the goose that lays the
golden egg"
On motion of MI. Overman. of Row.
an, all the resolutions were referred Il
the committee on Institutions for deaf
/ dY1ynh ond blind