Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-11-27
OUR COMMON SCHOOLS.
Have ES . school Fund 9-ReFsrt sf
the Committee On Edueatfon
and Consm0a schools

ThaBanuer of Friday says In the house, yes
terday, Mr.. Guila, Of sumner rom MAORI
" OF me committee on education anu COM
mon schools, submitted report on house olii
T-ov,dIua for issuing a cerIincate OF indebted
ness fer sl.5Oo.Qgo, for the benent OF common
schools, sIc.. recommending It's rejection Tor
THe exact status OF what Is known as the
snhoul fuu OF Tennessee Is a subject matter Of
fudiciai decision. The question has slreaay
ss5ul. before the courts. and Is not now &
soroper subitsct 4 judicial enactment lney
a. Opposed 70 that secti n Of The bill which
Idin.cis The state treasurer 70 issue Els war
vear for the annual interest on slFHy,-
30, when no provision has been made
BY the revenue bill now pending In the legis-
isture for It's payment OF Otherwise. They be-
neve mat the law ~ II exisis-referring the
whole ma Ter Of q scn0ol-taX 70 the respective
counties-sGficient under the present nnan-
!. cfaI condition Of the state. The same has
worked well in the counties that have adopted
IL, and Others are moving IN the same direc-
lion. Let Us work under this Law until We are
able 10 90 better and creste no further state
TAX.
Hiukle Harris, Shepard ana Jones.
Mf Illlman, OF Lincoln presented min or
SrV repert, signed Dy Aessrs- Iilman, McG III
p<<ker, NoWnng, Payne and Eckles. The
~ Gore, sol, Was sl,5gouo0. and other sums
srtsspg Iro2a escheated property and given oy
deed Wiii Las LAC aiS - IliI1ssSg iI ~
agreed thai theS9 y I--h @o'''H'-s -N AZ F"-N
10 school fufld-
tbs MIsoRrrr Or xSE ooonIrrzH
insist that the school fund declared by the
constitution 70 be = perpetual I1no = me
Si5ootJ orisaually set apart for school prr-
1o,-es. tbaf q no provision Is being made ior
ne pas InsnL OF Interest on thai a1nountl me
rnfnoritv lusfsr tnat a certificate OF indebted
ness shall De issued for that amount, ana the
treasury directed 70 pay 20 the dluelent 1oun-
a s. according 70 scholastic poPotalohl tnsIf s
respective Proportions Of tne Interest on thst
T6e minority insist that there is now moth
lng but confusion and uncertainty on me sup
feet OF y common school fund that wnlAe the
consiitutlon OF the Stete declares there Is
sehool faud and sectiOn Isl Of an act passed
FuIy 2, Is7l, declares that The iund set apart ps
- e constitution, intending The tax derived
fro N POLLS, shall constitute school tuna
fhe4e has been no Legislation declaring me
.-.,,.r, ut Of The fund thus declared by the con-
STftnffssu 70 be s school fund
The ~ a.nCri y c0rnmends the passage o.
.,1--ss MI -, 70 declare the amount upon
-r6Irh fufere.a shall be annually paid for
s-b.,oi tlflrposss-ihat a tax Of three cents on
ne m dred collars worth OF property VIII
-, file interest, and that II the minority OF
~ fnanee com 1mlltee are correct n the estl-
r1ste fhef tblr y cents VII pay the ouisiano-
ne ,garraats current expenses ana loan &C
'-,S,nf 1hfn lhe laX ~ foTty cents agreed 70 py
re mons viii bs more than sufficient 70 pay
NJ, fnterIsst on This amount Of school iuna II
additlon 10 the other expenses coniemp mpiAlea
by the rnance connnlttee- :.
il will be noticed that the majority report u
signed bv only i've N ID moers Of the cofnfnitieel
s6il- lie minority report Is signed ~ slf
rms arises from the fact that Two memoer- q
The com tuftlee signed the minority report Al
Ter the formal SO ing, when the committees
S,Fss IN session, had taken place.