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The resolution adoptcd-Messrs. Ingalls, and N
MT Jorossor offered tho following which una. y
mously adopted without debate -
Resolves That we recommend suPorintsudsl,s ior As
place q the present y.e Of tow. sgperi.teadoNs and
Mr. JonoSroT offered the following
Resolved That this Conception recommend that posts.
o. the tax for the support OF common schools bo raised W
Mr. J repeated views presented in the afternoon
II was here decided that MIR Heiron the Secretary,
and Mr. lolonnot be a committee to fill any vacancies
that may in the committee by the Convention
from non. acceptance or otherwise
Mr. Bn,crssi supported the resolution The doctrine
was that the property OF State should educate sne
Of town thoud educate tho children Of town. as in
Massachusettsf
Mr. INeAILs thought tn ere substantial rcasous
againt IT, For instance, in one town there thros
four banks Their capital s there assessed while the
majority of Is owned elsewhere IL IL going backwards
neain IL formerly the law that each town should
raise much by tax 1t received from the State.
Under the law Of 1870 that tax transferred to the
county A stil equitable system had been sues
a1optod-e State tax taxation be to
at all the only proper rule TO be guided by make IL
most eouitnbe The fact il that the more YOU narrow
the circle taxation the inequabe it becomes,
N the of school district taxation under the IGv of
1S49 In Waiertown for instance in enc district with
ty. In another the street with double
the mber Of children the taxable property is perhaps
a
table for carrying out the principle which the wbois
system Of free education rests than either dtsict.
town, county tax In care cap the taxation ia
district tewn. county. be equal II funrqusl and Ia
equitable for the whole it Is equally 20 for quarter
any other ratio free school system Is talked Of BY
which shall in all cases exactly balance itself
With State fund Of $500 0o0, or some other IL
10 be supposed IN some quarters that the thing
ont Just in every aud just pay for
the education Of the children in distrctno more
less. But district will have good school tor
mon hs in the year another four months How can
have la
other no more than they need You must fall back
district tax. on rate bill. What is wanted beyond
the public money give the trustees power to rae by tax
and then they will have just such school they
Get a you Fl, The State fundget all you By
state taxand then let the balance be raised by the
districts
The PprnpEsr-How would you divide the public
money!
Mr. INGALLS, repeated his former statement
Mr. SHELDON deplored the idea Of large fund whetbsr
from State tax othcrwe No interest felt, unless
there was something to pay You must come home to
The people and lax them and hence he in favor Of
raising one-tbird the amount by town tax.
Mr. InGAiIs would Ike TO know what stronger stmu-
lus for maintaining schoos there could be than to draw
money proportonay each tcpchcr and for the aggc-
gate cr school attendancc And moreover the dedoien-
cy n districts must be raised by district tax whether
you have town tax notfor by no human ingenuity
could the money be 50 arportoned on any general pn
cplo as to come out even.
Mr. BRIGHAM thought the trouble in distributions here
t9forc had arisen from the want of proper supervision
He would have board Of education send men around
the State to find out what wanted and where thore
necessity for school establish II, and with the
money on hand pay for It,. There Is then no further
tox about IT. the money IL paid and the amount re-
quiro1 This no belicycd to be the most equitable plan
that could be adopted.
MIR, ELaNcHhRp was in favor of MIR. Ingalls, plan OF
distribution and Of n town tax
The resolution then adopted, with two three
Mr. JoHoNSoT offered the following resolutions which
were adopted without discussion
Resolved That recommend the extension OF the prn-
oipe of normal schools, for tho professional culture f
ton liberal legislative .achsTs Institutes.
Mr.. JouoNror, tht offered the following =
Resolved That union schools should receive spsci aid
that in ducements should be made by tho IL gsture
Mr. BINGHAM thought they were mixing mp things toe
much The State Board of Education have provided
for would attend to these matters.
Mr. Iro.rIs thought things looked like making this
Beard Of Education. mn immense central power They
to appoint the state and rtrict gupentende
rovellng agents. where school is wanted to set II mp
Ito expend the public money-in word central, coz
trolling power.
Mr. DRreHAM again insisted that they had no motive
but TO do right as they had no pay.
The Pnrs'prNr understood tho Beard of Education to
be executive not lepislative They do not make laws
Mr. INGALLS, did not 20 understand it.
Mr. JoHorSor advocated aid and encouragement to
union schools,
The PRESIDENT expressed his appreciation Of Mr. In
alls plan of distribution He wished to know If the
xpem es of education under tho plan Of union schools,
Was greater than otherwise!
MT JoHoSNoT said they could employ better tcacbers
and provide better education.
The pEDsiDEST-Then don't they get equivalent for
the greater expense,
Mr. IseALs thought they did and hence the danger Of
iniu. oo in fostering particular class of schools.
MIR onoNNoT sad his object present principle.
Mr. lNGALLs-TLere Is abundant agreement always
to general principles but to how to carry them into
practical effect there the rub. Here )mes the
difficulty. and hence il had Almost all
in favor Of free schools Yet how difficult had 1t been
found 10 carry out the system satisfactorily This over
looking details all the trouble have had
shall have. We may well commence rst as last to go
into details, for that l. the real work.
ton lof union schools Tho present injured them
they might declare the fact In that FORM he would like
the resolution better
Messrs BpIeuaM and IsoALLs concurred On the sug-
gestioD of the latter. the resolution altered the
,oim nat sns .s haa a favor tho
t9n Of gnOn , & e The s,ons Of dstsc.s
law are hereby requested TO publish tho substance Of ther
Mr. s. j. g. swEEsET OF oneida) offered the follow
Resolved That the educational interests Of this state.
demand ton to tho sui Of pusory
Of children st school for reasonable time during each
Mr.. S. 7. BrTrs (of syracuse) warmly approved the
resolution and referred to Boston place where IL
carried into practical effect.
The pnEstpESr-Tbis is great subject, and which
might well occupy long discussion such that late
hour o the evening could not be given it, The question
had been agitaed in Massachusetts, snd probably the
plan would ,entuouy be adopted but yet there had
been no legislative action IT, 1t was matter which
must be acted on with great caution.
Mr. SuELpoS did not doubt the right Of the State to
compe attendance after il he'd provided the but
70 was impfecticabe 10 needed In Boston they ae-
erred II. but could not get the legislation.
Mr. BErrs inquired if this not now the case in
Mr. BRi NAM could answer that It was not. what he
wanted law compelling regularity Of attendance
that the abors of The school may be injured By
irregularity as now. II was mlracticabe 10 compel
attendance at school
MIR. BrrTs said that was what he desred-rcguarity in
those who attended OF all
Mr. swrEzry explained that school officers would q
course, make exceptions where from poverty other
causes. absence was Indispensable
The resolution was Laid on the table.
II was suggested that thc report of the COMMITTEES
should be published early the first OF November,
that theTubc may have time TO examine prior to the
assembling of the convention which Is TO consider it
Whereupon the convention. az half past ten o'clock,
adjourned subject TO the call of the Committee Of seven.
Police Intelligence.
III ihe matter Of b. & esterday in the case Of
Unieht in reference the sale OF certain passage
tickets to Caorna any further hearing In tho matter
was postponed until Wednesday next, in consea uence
of IN the family Of Mr. Phillips counsel for the