The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-03-21
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
FRIDAY, u O'clock, P


A resolution in favor of Catherine Kendall
! was taken from the table and passed its
second and third readings. Received mes
sages from the Senate concurring In House
amendments to bill to establish a scale of
depreciation of Confederate currency and to
Senate resolution in favor Of certain disabled
soldiers; also a message recedlng from Senate
amendment to bill to prevent discontin-
uance of causes
Mr.. Dunn introduced resolution in favor
of the engrossing clerks. Laid on the table
on motion of Mr.. McAden. Received a mes
sage from the Senate transmitting bill to
abolish the offices of Superintendent of Pub
lie. Schools, Treasurer of Literary Fund and
for other purposes.
On motion of Mr. McAden the rules were
suspended and the bill put on its second rea-
ding.
Mr.. McAden urged the passage Of the bill
as he deemed the Office Of Superintendent an
unnecessary expense to the State. A salary of
$500 haG been paid for years to the present
incumbent for doing nothing; he had been of
no use on God Almighty's earth and the
State was unable to pay such a salary to a
man who merely wrote long essays, and drew
interminable bills.
Mr. Henry supported the bill for similar
reasons
Mr. Caldwell opposed the BILL The idea
of keeping up the Common School system
without head was simply ridiculous He
had heartily concurred in the action of the
Legislature to supply disabled soldiers with
artificial limbs, but now those who had voted
Literally for the outer man, were calling on
us to neglect the inner man altogether, and
to discontinue all our efforts to educate the
children of the country.
The present Superintendent Of Common
Schools had done the State good service. If
his salary is too high reduce it, but do not
abolish the Office.
Mr. Blackmer said that gentlemen profess
ing to be the friends of Common Schools
were trying to throttle the system. These
men, who during the war, protested great
attachment to the Confederacy, refused food
to its soldiers 1t was the duty of every man
to support the Common School system As
to the present Superintendent, whatever his
faults, he was satisfied that he had made
good officer.
Mr.. McNair. said that the opposition to
the Common Schools originated with the
Finance Committee, who wished to divert
the Literary Fund to other purposes. As to
the superintendent salary, other officers,
who did not do half the work, were paid
equally high.
Mr.. Thompson disclaimed for the Finance
Committee any opposition to the Common
School system, or any intention to divert the
School fund from its legitimate purposes
The bill proposed merely to abolish an office
rendered unnecessary by the States inability
to carry on at present the Common School
system as heretofore, and to give the Public
Treasurer custody of the School Fund, re-
curing of him an additional bond.
Mr.. Burton said that County Superinten-
dents would cost at least 500 per annunl-
about $4,000 to the State yearly Under the
present system they receive but % per cent
upon the amount expended for school pur-
poses. If the salary of the Superintendent
were too high, he would vote to decrease it,
but he was opposed to aboishing the otfie.
The bill passed its second reading.
On third reading, Mr.. Hutchison offered
an amendment appropriating $4,000 to the
Common Schools Rejected.
The bill then passed its 3rd reading-yeas
90, nays Is.
A Senate bill to establish the rate of in
terest had its first reading.
MIR. Hutchinson from the Joint Select Com
mittee to which was referred correspondence
relative to certain cotton belonging to the
fjtate, submitted report accompanied by
the following resolution.
Res0l0ed, (the Senate concurring) that the
correspondence and papers in relation to the
cotton belonging to the State be deposited
with the Public Treasurer, and that he he,
and he is hereby required to prosecute the
investigation to the end that the interests of
the State may be subserved. Adopted.
m The Senate by message announced con-
g cuNence; and the House then adjourned I'M
til 10 o'clock tomorrow.