The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-12-13
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tion Of the common school system.
Tie House then resolved itself into

Tie House then resolved itself into
Committee, of the Whole, MFR:
MCGOWAN in the chair.
Mr.. Tucker then advocated the pas:
sage OF the bill at length and showed
the nismanagemcnt and fallacy of tho
present free school $, stem. This bill
being, as we consider, Of vast impor-
tance to the people of the State, we
herewith attach a synopsis Of the bill.
1t provides for the election Of Board
of Directors for Common Schools iH
each election district. except the eleG-
ton district Of Charleston, to consist Of
mol less than six nor more than twelve
members, the Board to subdivide their
respective districts into school sections,
each section being not less than fohf
miles square; that cutilHion school
be located in each section; to select
competent teachers, and to approprl.
ate all moneys received f.0ni Tic
State or otherwise to the exclusive
support of the common schools; also
provides for the election of ,superin
tcndent by the General Assembly,.
salary $4,000 per annum; recommends /
an annual appropriation Of 100000,
per annum for the support Of such
schools, g..
Mr.. I. Y. Simons, jr., replied brief
~, and moved that the committee do
now rise and be discharged from the
further consideration of the bill. He
had listened with much pleasure to the
remarks tnade By the honorable
gentleman of Sparlanburg; he ids not
prepared to vote for the bill at pres:
cnt; h.. desired knowledge; and he
! begged that the bill be referred to the
| Committee on Education.
Mr.. Mcknight made very happy
speech in favor Of the bill, in which he
was more than once interrupted BY
the applause Of the Audience which
filled the galleries.
Mr.. Tucker hoped that the motion
Of the gentleman from St. Philips and
ST. Alichaels would not be adopted.
Mr.. Smons, alter some ! briet re-
marks, renewed his motion.
| The motion was lost.
MIR. Mcknight moved thatthe conf com
mittee nov rise, report the Biilaso8tlies
House, and recommended tifat it bsi
passed.
After much debate, the committee
rose, reported progress, and begged
leave Lo SIT again OH Monday next ~
l P. IN.
MIR. Hampton, from the committee
appointed to count the votes for
Surveyor General, reported that no
one OF the candidates !mring received
u majority Of the votes Gust, there was
consequently no election.
| Mr.. Middleton, from the COMMITTEES
of Ways and Means, reported sundry
bills; among them being bill to
recnartcr the Bank of Georgetown;
also bill to regulate rates OF interest
and TO repeal the rsury laws.
Sundry bills were reported by the
Committee on incurpol ations, among
which was bill to rccha,,er the Boa,d
Of Directors of,he Theological Semi.
nary OF the Synod of South Carolina
and Georgia; read tile first time, and
ordered Tor second reading to NOR
q row; also bill TO authorize the Towf,
Council OF Hamburg to subscribe fot
y stock in certain railroads and for other
0 purposes; also report on the petition
d OF sundry citizens of Cheraw, praying
II al alteration in the corporate limits o
said town; also n favorable report OF
bill to Incorporate the Fire Insurance
Company OF Charleston.
&c AZ. II,,,,>.>,,l - 1:l
8 giving the election Of Governor ant
e Lieutenant Governor to the people
% also resolution to adjourn the presen
!. session on Thursday, 2lst Instant. 1
~ Mr.. Mullins, pursuant to notice, intro
r duced bill to amend the charter u
: the Wilmington and Manchester Rail
rs road Company; also bill to arrsng
10 the State into judicial districts, an
H. to provide for the election Of an add
'' tional Law Judge.
.. MIR. Spain, pursuant to notice, in
Ct troduccd bill to exempt ministers {
the Gospel from patrol duty;s also
esl bill TO define the mode and time {
u appointing Electors, &c.
70 MIR. Green, pursuant to notice, intr,
.a duced bill exempting certain pcrsol
o' therein named from road adty upG
70, certain cohtfficns.
'a And then tho llouse adjoutned.
y" The proceedings Of yesterday hayir
- 80 been road, Mr.. Brockman, ON part
~, the Committee on Facan. Office
"o reported the office Of Surveyor Geii
~ raj vacant, e 3.
'Ll' Mr: Barker presented the petit,
'"' Of VIM, y. Seigler, praying til