Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-01-21


take the next best proposition, which was the Origi
nal bill reported He also spoke at length.
Mr. COPELAND spoke again, replying 70 the inti-
nation Of desire to lower the standard Of popular
education, BY pointing to results-the men who
were once boys in these extempoTaneous country
schools.
Mr. I'VE opposed tie amendment-urgiDg the
necessity and WI sdom Of good, competent eachers
for all the scho Ols-the importance Of starting
right
Mr. ROWLES submitted bill in lieu, prescribing,
that the examiner or commissioner provided for by
said amended act sh I'll examine each applicant as
a common school teae her such branches only as
he may profess to be qualified to teach Il the APP
pieant be only qualified for spelling reading, and
writing the certificate shall be 70 that extent; and
if he be qus6ed 10 teach other or higher branches,
the certificate sha extend q such higher branches,
and they shall be named therein; and the possession
Of the certificate shall anthOrise employment and
pay Of the teacher
lie supported this amendment BY various con
siderations.
Mr. DAVIDSON desired the gentleman to state
the difference between his bill and the original bill
Mr. ROWLES explained.
Mr. DAVIDSON. The question was simply,
whether not should leave arithmetic out OF the
necessary qualifications.
Mr. ROWLEs. The original bill does not 60 be-
yond the existing law; mine does.
After further Gehate-Mr ROWLES demanded the
yeas and nays on the question of the adoption Of
his bill in lieu and the same being ordered and ia
ken, resulted-yeas "A, nays 42-as follow:
Teas.-Messrs. Algee, Anderson, Bate, Beale,
Benton, BickRen, Blackburn, Brazelton, Bullock,
Carter Of Hardin, Dobson, Dunlap, Estes, John
son, Lloyd, Mickey, Newbern, Randolph, Rowles,
SchmittOu, Stanton, White Of Hamilton, White Of
Knox, and WOOG-24.
Nays-Mesars. BayIess, Bentley, Caldwell, Cooper,
Copeland Davidson, Davie, Dodson, Ewing, Fulton,
Cannon Griffith Hamilton, Harvey, Holmes lvie,
ekpv
Newman B7ulston, Benshaw, Richardson, Rose,
st. John, Saunders, Shrewsbury, Smart, Stovall,
Summers, Taylor, Thompson, Turner Of ROane, Tur-
ner Of Sumner, Williams, Wilson, Vaughn, and Ar
Speaker DonelsOn-42.
SO. the amendment was rejected.
Mr. BLACKBURN las lie had promised Mr. Taylor
now moved to lay Mr. C0PELAND'S amendment on
the table; but subsequently Mr. Taylor withdrew the
motion.
Mr. ESTES submitted an amendment in lieu Of
Mr. Copelands. providing that when majority Of
the people Of any common school district shall
desire any person teach their school, the county
commissioners, upon proper application, shall give
such person a certificate such ne she shall be
qualified to receive; and upon presenting the same
to the district school commissioner it shall be lawful
for such commissioner to employ such person, &c.
| Mr. DAVIDSON alleged that this was still striking
at the question. Shall we leave the Law TO be
serted and decided upon by the people Of particu
lar locality, shall 1t be asserted here?-urging
earnestly that We ought to have essential pre-
requisites of education in teachers; that we ought
10 be going upward; that Excelsior should be our
mOttO that we ought TO bring the teachers up 10
standards and not bring the chil1ren down TO the
standard Of the teachers III was time We were pro-
crossing instead of retrOgading in this matter.
| Mr. ESTES amendment in lieu rejected, and
the question recurring on the adoption Of Ar Cope
lands amendment, and being taken by yeas and
nays, the result was-yeas %, nays Has follow:
! Yeqs.-Messrs. Algee, Bentley. Bicknell Black
| burn, BrazeltOn, Carter Of Hardin, Copeland, Dun
lap, Estes, johnson, Lloyd, Newman, Randolph,
Rose, RoWles, Saunders, Schmittou Smsrtt Stovall,
White Of Hamilton, White Of Knox, Wood, and
| Vaughn-25
| Nays.-Messrs Anderson, Bsyless, Beale Benton,
Bullock Caldwell, Cooper, Davidson, Davie, Dodson,
| Ewing Fulton, Cannon, Griffith Hamilton Harvey
| Holiness Ivie, Kendrick, Keeney, King, Lackey
Lamb, Low, Aaris, Mickey, Newbern, Roulston
Renshaw Richardson, St. John, Senter, Shrews-
| bury Summers, Taylor Thompson, Turner Of ROane,
Turner OF Sumner, Williams Wilson, and Dir Speaker
Donelson-4l,
So the amendment was lost.
Mr. DUNLAP proposed to amend, by way Of bill
in eu prescribing the repeal Of the first section Of
the of 1888, chapter II, evying tax of twenty
five cents on each poll, and two and half cents
the hundred dollars worth Of all taxable property in
the State, for common schools; which he supported
| in a speech at length.
Mr. POLK opposed, and moved to lay the bill in
| lieu the table,
Mr. ST JOHN demanded the yeas and nays, and
| the same being ordered and taken, resulted-yeas
80, nays 22-ss follow:
Yeas.-Messrs. Anderson, Bate, Bayless, Bentley,
Benton Bickneu, Blackburn, BrazeltOn Carter Of
Hardin Copeland, Davidson, Dobsen, Dodson, Fulton,
Cannon, Griffith, Hamilton Harvey, Ivie, johnson,
Kendrick, Keeney Lackey, Lamb, Lloyd, Low, Mick
ley, Polk, RoulstOn, RenshaW Rose, RoEles, Saun-
ders, SchmittOu, Ssnter, Smartt Stovall, Summers,
Taylor, Turner Of Roaoe, Turner Of Sumner, Will
liams, White of Hamilton, White Of Knox, Wood,
and Mr. Speaker DonelsOn-4G.
Nays--Messrs. Algee, Beale, Bullock, Caldwell,
Cooper, Davie, Dunlap, Estes, Ewing, Holmes, King,
Maris, NeWbern, Newman, Richardson, St. John,
Shrewsbury, Thompson, Wilson, and Eaughn-2O.
So the bill in lieu was laid on the table, aud then
the question REQUIRED the third reading Of the
bill
Mr. ESTES proposed to amend, by adding sec
ton prescribing "thst the common school commits |
sioner SHALL before entering the duties Of his /
office, take an oath before the county court clerk
faithfully to perform the duties of his Office; and,
further, that he will not give certificate Of compe
ency TO any applicant, unless he shall be Of opinion
that he or she is qualified required BY the pro-
visions Of this act:"
Which amendment with Mr. DaYidsOns mOdihCa- /
ton in brackets, was adopted:
And then the bill, as amended, was passed the /
third reading, by yeas 43, nays 25-as follow:
Yeqs.-Messrs Algee, Anderson, Bate, Bsyless, |
Beale, Bentley, Blackburn, BraEeltOn, Caldwell, |
DaVluson, DOOsOhI DOuSOh' DuhIaP, Isles uItOA5
Cannon, Hamilton, Harvey, Holmes, Ivie, johnson,
Kendrick, Keeney, Lackey, Lamb, Low, Maris,
Mickey RoulstOn, Rose, ROWles SchmitJOu, Senter,
Shrewsbury, Snartt, Summers, Taylor, Turner Of
Roane, Turner of Sumner, Wilson, White Of Knox,
Wood and Mr. Speaker DOnelson-43.
Nays-AIessrs. Benton, Beknen, Bullock, Carter
of Hardin Cooper Copeland, Davie, Ewing, Griffith,
King, Lloyd, NeWbern, Newman, Randolph, RenshaW,
Richardson, st John, Saunders, StOVIll, Thompson,
Williams, White of Hamilton, and Vaughn-23.
Mr. GRIFFITH and Mr. RICHARDSON explaining
their opposition, expressed decided preference for
the law of 1856, hereby proposed to be amended.
Mr. KENDRICK explained thstit would be compe-
tent hereafter to correct the amendment just adopt
ed, by changing the word IS common" to So county"
in the first line.
So the bill passed.
The House then took a recess till two O'Clock
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