Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-15
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Was granted to Mr.. COwdeu,

HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
On motion by Mr.. NORRIS Senate bills on their
third reading passed over, and the House pro-
ceeded to the consideration of House bills on the
second reading.
THE COMMON SCHOOL SYSTEM.
Mr. Morris, %, to repeal section 1919 and 1920
of the Code, read.
Mr.. BICKNELL favored The bill
Mr.. KENNEDY thought the Law should not be in
terfered with.
NJ. HERB should vote for the DILL.
Mr., TREVIrT vas unwilling to see these sessions
repealed. He thought they had done for the
cause Of education in the section where he came
| from than any law ever before enacted.
Dir. EWING thJugEt the present system Of com
mon schools was al absolute nullity-Ihe common
school fund was not sufficient. If system of nor
| n Il schools 10 every county were established, and
| teachers would have TO undergo an examination
| Tbs ein then we would have system worth some
| thing Under the present rotten system an examl-
ua.ian was but mere matter CT form, because the
examiners received fee for giving certificate.
He believed { to be the first du of the State to
see that perfect system Of common schools was
! iIauguTated.
Mr.. SENrER was in faV'r of the bill. He be-
leved the Commit sioners elected by the people bet
ter qualified to examine teachers than the County
Court
Mr.. WOODARD proposed to amend by striking
out Of the bill the words, 'seotioR 1920
| Mr.. TREWHITT opposed the passage of the bill.
He thought the provision was wise enc as 1t stood
| on our statute books. 1t had worked admirably in
his sacion Of country, for not of his cOnstitu-
epts had ever complained Of the operation of Sec
tions 1919 and 1920, This is one of the guards by
which the peoples money is pr.ven,ed from being
improperly applied to the paying Of incompetent
| teachers.
MIR. MAYFIELD offered bill in lieu. His OBJ
iect was to modify the law so 10 make it aPplics-
! tno 81, 1 nf he
| Mr. MORRIS desired that each neighborheod
| should employ such teachers as The Board Of Ex-
aminers OF the neighborhood may prefer. he OPP
posed the bill ID lieu,
The bill in lieu was rejected.
! The amendment was also rejected.
The original bill was then rejected, by yeas 2G,
NAYS 81 as follows:
| Yeas.-Messrs. Baker, of Perry, Bennett, Bick-
| nell Bledsoe Britton Butler, Doak, Dudley Ewing
! Ford Hebb, Johnson, Kenntr, Kincaid, of Ander-
son, Morris, MOrphs, Pickett Porter, Russell, Sen
| ter, Shield, hrewsbury, Vaughan, Whrmore, VII
| liams, of Franklin and Speaker Whitthorne.-26.
| Nays.-Messrs. Armstrong Baker, Of Weakley,
Barksdale, Bsyless, Beatty, BraIelton, Caldwell
CAeatham, Crirz Davidson, Farley, Farrelly, Fra
zieT CAN'T, Gillespie, German, Greene, Guy, Harris,
| fIavron, Hurt, IOgram, Jones, Kennedy, kineaid
of Claiborne, Lea, Mayheld, McCabe Nall Rich
ardsou, Roberts. Smith, Trevltt, Trewhitt, White.
of Davidson, Williams Of Hickman, and Wood
Ward.-37.
TO ABOLISH TIE OFFICE OF STATE GEoLoGlsT.
Mr.. JOHNSON'S bill "a. r., No. 3s] to abolish
the office of State GeOlOgist and MineFOOgist W. .
! read. ...
Mr.. EWING said it would take the present State
Geologist nine months after the expiration Of his
term Of office to fntsh his report, and although he
asked not0ing more than authority to print it Mr..
Ewing thought it due to him that the Office should
| not be abolished till after that time.
Mr.. CALDWELL was opposed to the passage Of
the bill The honor, pride and dignity of the STATE
should be maintained by keeping up the office of
State Gsologist, aud by paying that officer good
salary. He hoped gentlemen would pause and cen
slider before they laid their hands ruthlesSy this
| offce.
Mr.. M0RRHis should vote to abolish the office.
| Mr.. JOHNSON said the salary now paid was not
sufficient to induce q competent man to accept Of
the Office of State Geologist. 1t is said the present
incumbent has expended great deal more mon
y than bis salary in the pursuit of his duties, aud
he did not doubt IT, for he thought the present in
oumbent was qualified for the position He was in
favor of abolishipg all offices that were not for the
| benefit of the people of the State at large.
Mr.. CALDWELL obtained the floor, but gave way
| for the recess.
Aud then
On motion the House took a recess till p o'clock