The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-06

noon session, the advocates and on
ponents OF the institution being inter
ested spectators in the gallery. Cap
tam Baker led the fight for the removal
or the home to some other location
sir. robertson, of Northampton. want
cd the item stricken out entirely Ho
did not belie.e in state aid for an in
stitution that had brought disgrace on
informed that after ali had been said
the negro, Beverly Banks, was still
there.
Mr. Gregory defended the martin
ton and its trustees. and objected to
efforts to prejudice the House with ex
parte statements Both House and
failv heating the case ne ssafe@ repo aftef
bilis making the home a State insti-
Ut :. under board to be named by
there was absolutely no doubt of tho
necessity OF such worlS-the only uues-
,ion WAS .s, OF the suitability of the ioca-
or the girls who had gone from tho
institution had reformed. 1t looked to
MN, MN. he said, as though there were
ssition for removal MIR. Gum spoke
for the home, and refused to answer
QUESTIONS prompted by outside attor-
neys for the opposition who were whis-
perins TO members on the floor of the
House. Mr.. Gordon took the ground
mat certain charitable individuals had
aole to perform, and were now trying
TO shove Off the burden on the State
- itciuscu to Abolish II.
The resolution of MIR. Robertson. NJ
.Northampton To strike out the item
from from the appropriation bill was re-
} Zee e. 40 to ri 10; The amendment. OF
provemcnts' after the words FOR main
tenahce was adopted. The Baker
nmendment' making the amount APP
from the present location. was rejected
~ was an amendment offered by Mr.
'rastS. or Augusta. who had heard OF
81 "a ~ fsn, 81
the nome in Augusta County and sue-
sested us an amendment that the home
! snou.n not be- moved to any county un-
ss-rhe representatives in the General
Assembly agreed to it's location
Mr. Baker. OF Chesterfield, offered an
s shn,1.i na processing that the fund
that the home shall not employ a negro
iran AS superintendent, cverseer, fore
n MAN IN lo cnarge OF the girls, or in any
nrst adopted, 81 to IL. Colonel Leedy
raised the point that such discrlmina-
., 'p MAS unconstitutional. and it was
would give opponents of the home a
sufficient handle to tie the money ilp In
court Indefinitely. BY Il vote OF 81 TO
% the House Reconstructed, and on -
50 to IL.
Mr.. Baker offered a further amend.
ment, providing that the home and It's
directors should be held responsiblo
lor any acts of violence or destruction
VI w opCllS DS the inmates. which
at $4,000. ''u
Dormitories for High Schools.
Ihere was a sharp light over new
ITEM or 10000 TO provide dornitories
dt eaSh OF The ten agricultural high
schools OF the State. Mr. Spessard
moved TO strike out the Item.
II was a bad precedent lie said to
begin furnishing dormitorics at high
schoois--it would soon mean ten NOR.
institutions making demands on the
treasury like the normal schools. Mr.
Montague objected to creating ten
more state institutions. where pupils or
hiSi school grade could eat. sleep and
go TO school on the premises at state
expense. Mr.. MectZc. OF Prince Wil-
nam, defended the item at length, SAY
ing that one of the ten was located in
ms county. Mr.. Grasty wanted to Know
II IL TOOK $4,000 to erect one dormi-
tory at the tlarrisonburG normal. how
IL WAS possible to erect ten at agricul-
tural high schools for $4,000 Mr.
atcarnes characterized the schools as
ten private snaps for as many counties
~ the expense OF the state. Mr.. Cor
aon SAID II was merely the beginning oC
Ten more nornals, and that next year
thcy would want $4,000 a year EACH
for other dorrnitories. Kitchens and IN
endless group OF buildings. Appeals
stand by an item for the bcttcrment
OF agricultural conditions by the rem.
resentutiyes OF the ten counties in
which the schools are located, and tho
motion TO strike the item out was re-
n ~