Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-04-09

and the bill sent their amendments tt
a nn clerks desk, when,
the r Bowman called the previous ques
on the bill and the amendment, (which
r.s sustained.
AR Moore, of Chowan, gave notice that
Iass sections SO and 60 were restored to
~, hill that he would vote against it. lie
[Ilp,rnd that there should be uniformity IN
Ut hooks as presented in section 3.
section 80 provides that the committee
fanv township shall, when they deem it
,1cisable, call meeting of the voters who
nar taxes in the township, and submit to
Kan The proposition for the continuance
- the schools beyond the four months re-
ynired bv law; and shall also submit to
hem an estimate of the expenses per
n1onth for the continuance of said
schools.
Section 62 provides that no township
shall be entitled to receive any portion OF
the State or county school moneys which
shall not have maintained such Tree pnDic
schools as are required by this act for at
Least four months during the then next
preceding school year,
Mr.. Painter said he had contemplated
making some remarks on the bill on its
third reading, but being deprived of that
privilege by the call for the previous ques-
tinn. he would take occasion to have the
~amarks he intended making printed.
The amendments were then submitted
G. W. Price, colored, moved to strike
out LIST, % and 3rd sections. Lost.
". l. Hayes To strike out all of the
hill after the second section. Lost.
3Ir. Pou A proviso to section B, that
Webster's elementary spelling book shall
be used as a primary book in the public
schools. Lost
Mr.. Bowman To strike out in section
three the word prescribe and insert
recommend" so as to read " the Board
of Education shall recommend the course
Of studies," &c. Adopted-yeas A, nays
SO.
Also to strike out section four, directing
the text books to be used as prescribed by
the Board of Education. Agreed to, yeas
10. nays 40.
r. w. Morris, colored, to amend section
u, providing for separate schOols) by
striking out /" may establish" and insert
can establish"
The yeas and nays being called, the
amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Moore's, OF Chowan, amendment re-
inserting sections 50 and 60, were rejected
by u vote of yeas 40, nays At.
Mr. Seymour To add to section SO, the
words " Procided further, That the Board
of Education shall appropriate not more
than $4,000 annually for the use Of nor
nal schools. Rejected-yeas 81, nays 50.
Mr. Mcmillan To strike out in section
Sc "not to exceed three dollars per day"
Pay Of county examiner. Lost.
W. Il Hayes, coloTed A substitute for
hot
arate and distinct schools may be provided
Tor any class of citizens in the several
school districts in this State PrOridsd,
That in all cases, when district schools
shall be established, there shall be as am
ply sufficient, and as complete facilities for
the one class as the other and entirely ade
quate for all class. " Lost-yeas 81, nays
81.
Mr. Ellis: That every person having one
sixteenth or more of negro blood shall be
deemed person OF color. Lost-yeas Z,
navs 90.
Mr., Stevens TO add provi9o to section
II, to require q daily Bible lesson from
King James version, without comment
Lost
J. s. Leary, colored To strike out Sec
ton 81, land clerical aid" Agreed to
yeas 50, nays %.
AS amended, the bill passed third read
ing, as follows
YEAs-Mossvs. Allison Argo, Armstrong, Ban
aer Barns, Blair, Boddie, Bowman, Carson,
Cawthorn, Davidson, Dixon. Estes, Ferebee Eos
ter, Gahaga1, Gibson Gilbert, Harris, of Frank
lin Eawkius Hendricks, Hicks, Hinnant, Hold
nett, Hoffman, HoTney, HUMPHREYS, Ingram,
Jarvis, Justice of Henderson, Justice, of R1ther-
ford, Kelly. of Davie Long, of Chatham, Long,
Richmond. Malone, Matheson, McCanless, McMil-
Ian. EIehdenhall, Moore, of Alamance, Nicholson,
Painter, Pearson. Pou, Robinson, Shaver. Sic
erist, Simonds, Smith, Of Allegheny, Smith, of
Wayne, Thompson, Vestal. Vest Waldrop, WEIGH,
Williams, of Harnett. Williams 3of Sampson.
Wilson and Wiswa!l-6l.
NAY-Messrs Carey, Cherry, Crawford, French.
Harris, Of Wake, Hayes, Hodgin, Hudgings,
Latin, Lea ~ Mayo. Moore, of Chowan, Morris,
Parker, Price, Renfrow snipes, Stevens, Stilley,
Sweat and Sykes-21.
Adjourned.