Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-10
Here and There
in the Legislature

Advocates of the coordinate college
for women yesterday consented to an
amendment 10 the bin which not only
eliminates amy appropriation by the
state at this time, but also provides,
on motion OF Delegate Burke. of APP
pomattoN, that before there is any APP
preparation made by the state a fund
OF $4,000 shall have been raised by
the advocates OF the institution This
fund is to be raised and paid over TO
the university authorities. and is TO
be applied as follows. 900 for en-
dowment. $4,000 for buildings and
$4,000 for endowment Of IL students
ala fund. This latter fund is to be
used to aid students in each congress
Sional district in the STATE who would
otherwise be unable To secure "A col
l.Sc education. condition. OF their
accepting such a!d being that they
must teach III the public schools OF
Virginia for at least TWO years after
graduation.
Assurances that Funds could be
raised were given from many quarters
Mrs. Mamie I.anghornc Astor, OF Eng
land, formerly of Richmond, has cabled
an offer TO contribute xl,or0 IL the in
stitu;ion is established at the hni-
Vcrsty, and Mrs. Finlay Shepherd, for
mcrly Miss Helen Gould. OF New York,
has offered TO contribute u similar sum.
Delegate III. &. Lowry, OF Bedford,
aud y. g. Walker. Of Walkerton, King
and Queen County, met in tho hall OF
the House OF Delegates Yesterday for
the first time after separating a dis
charged prisoners of war in Cleve-
land. o., fifty years ago.
Captain Walker. Company |. Twenty
sixth Virginia Regiment, Wisc's Bril-
rade, and Lieutenant Lowry, Company
L, Forty sixth Regiment, also Wise's
brigade. were both captured By the
Yankees at the battl" u.
Kan. where General
killed. This was on March 81. 1865.
Thu ,"c were sent to Joh:.ton: I";,'rc.
O.. where they were kent in edcral
prison for three months
In June. 1865. the two were
released. They made their way 10
Cleveland. Here they parted. each
10 Virginia and their ruined fire
sides. From that day until yesterday
the two soldiers had not met
Il would never have known YOU"
said Captain Walker, as he shook his
old friends hand.
Neither would l." returned Captain
Lowry, now member from Bedford.
The youthful soldiers of half CEN
tury ago are now gray with the SHOWS
their common experiences yesterday
with the relish OF rockies" home from
their first battle.
Aren't YOU all going out and take
drink in honor OF the reunion Cap
tain Walker was asked.
I'm saying nothing for publication"
replied the veteran.
Apparently the woman suffrage bill
has little to hope for at the hands or
the House Committee on Privileges and
Elections The Senate Committee has
reported the measure with the recon-
mcndation that II do not pass. Ii is
stated on good authority that the same
recommendation will he made by the
House committee. The bill will prob
ably be reported tomorrow.
By comparatively the same vote
pollcd in the Senate committee. the
bill providing for woman's college
coordinate with the University of
Virginia was yesterday afternoon re-
ported out favorably by the House
Committee on Schools and Colleges.
Seven members of the committee cast
their ballot in favor of the measure.
while four went on record as being op-
posed TO IL.
With the bill on the calendar OF both
houses. there is a possibility OF action
within the next ten days Friends of
the measure are more optimistic this