The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-03-30
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Mr.. THOMPSON said he did not con,
tend for the specific proportions named
in his amendment, but he wanted some
proportion fixed in the Constitution.
Mr.. Trayers thought the distinction
between the two funds should be main
tanned.
A vote being taken DR.. Thompson's
amendment was lost
Mr.. Jackson, of Wood, moved to
strike out "County Superintendent
and U.s.. ....El
Mr.. Travers preferred the language
of the report, as intimatipg to the Leg
islature the propriety Of providing for
County Superintendent. These officers
were indispensable to the success OF the
system and could not be abolished with
out serious detriment He admitted that
the Legislature would still have power
to prescribe for the appointment OF these
officers, even though the words in ques-
ton be be stricken out. But he pre-
ferred that the language OF the present
Constitution should be retained, lest the
Legislature should consider the omis-
sion of direct mention Of these officers
an intimation OF the Convention to
abolish the Office. :
Mr.. Brown stated that the people OF
Preston county considered the County
Superintency useless. He would not
prohibit the Legislature from appoint
| ing such an officer but he would not
invite the retention of the office.
Mr.. Wiley thought the office should
be retained. The Convention had al
ready goue far toward Gripping the
system by narrowness toward the State
Superintendent. But if the very best
State Superintendent possible be OBJ
tanned he cannot organize the system
properly and successfully without Coun-
Ity Superintendent. He thought the
Legislature should bercqared to provide
for County Superintency.
Mr.. Ward concurred fully with MIR,
Wiley in his idea, and thought the
Constitution should say that the Legls-
lature shall provide for the appointment
of County Superintendent, and he would
provide that the County Superintendent
should be required to give bond and
security and be the treasurer and dis
bursting officer of the school fund in his
county. He had drawn up a plan pro-
viding for 35 per cent State tax and no
county or township tax whatever.
Mr.. Faulkner thought that the
county superintendent had generally
performed their duties well. They
were efficient energetic and enthusiastic.
lie could not see how the school system
would work were the county superln-
tendency taken away. lie thought
that possibly the County Judge might
be made also County Superintendent OF
Free Schools.
Mr. jackson said that he had moved
to strike out, not because he desired to
prohibit the Legislature from providing
! Tor this office, and such would not he
the effect of his motion. lie did not
think the county superintendency neces-
/ sary, and the friends OF free schools in
I Wood county concurred with him in
that opinion. lie would say TO the
Legislature that the Convention did
intimate It's willingness for the abolition
of the Office. The County Superintcnd-
ent had no practical duties to perform
that were really useful to the system,
and, beyond the examination of teach
era, did nothing worthy of the name.
He thought that the superntendency
had already done much to bring the
system into disrepute.
Mr.. Jackson thought the present
subject the one upon which the people
of the State are most sensitive. The
fourth section contained an insidious
stab to the prosperity OF the system, in
that il took from the Legislature the
lower to set apart for the permanent
school fund such sums as may from
time to time be appropriated. The
power has not been abused heretofore
and it should not be taken away. The
section of the present Constitution re-
lating to this matter met his views in
every respect and he hoped the Conven-
ton would adopt the tenth article OF
that Constitution as a substitute Tor the
whole report. =.
Mr.. Wilson agreed with the commit
tee in Withdrawing from the permanent
fund "the proceeds of forfeited, delln.
quent, waste and Incorporated lands,
and of lands heretofore sold for taxes,
as now provided in the present Consti-
tuition and he therefore moved to strike
these words from the substitute offered
by Mr.. Jackson.
Mr.. Holt moved to insert in line 10
of 4th section of Committees report
"and such sums "a may from time to
time he set apart by the Legislature for
that purpose.
Mr.. Faulkner stated that the perma'
nent school fund amounts to $275,O 900.
| The report OF the committee has diverted
from this fund everything that can
increase it one dollar. 1t was the will
of the people that that fund should not
be touched nor impaired.
Mr.. Holt thought the appropriation
of forfeited, waste and delinquent lands
to the support or increase Of the perma-
nent school fund levied an unequal and
unjust tax upon the poorer sections of
the State where these lands usually are
found. lie moved to insert the words
cor property" after the word revenue
| in the section under consideration, 30
as to subject the property OF corpora
tons to taxation for the benefit OF the
permanent school fund
Mr.. johnson, Of Wood, recalled the
pledges that had been made to the
people that the school system should
not be tempered with by the Conven-
ton. He thought the present Constitu-
ton in this respect should be per-
mtted to remain in its present shape.
Mr.. Byrne stated that the present
school system weighed with crushing
force upon his constituents, Clay