Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1881-02-03

ment Of schools. There is no doubt but
changes should be made that will en-
sure better results from our school sys-
tenn than we have at present, but at this
time | am not prepared to say whether
Mr.. Dial's system will secure the de-
sired results, though it has the favor of
the State School Commissioner, and
other educatiOnalists of the State.
Mr.. Dial has also introduced a bill
which provides for a county board of
education, and county superintendent
with salary Of not less than $500 nor
more than $l700. 1t requires the super
intendent to visit all schools and inspect
them, and to give instructions to their
teachers. Besides being expensive, |
doubt whether the results from this
system would compensate for the extra
cost and weight of the machinery. A
visit to each one of the schools once
year think would not to much
in the way of substantial benefit to our
schools; besides this there would be
difficulty in procuring the services of a
superintendent who would be compe-
tent to the discharge of the important
duties imposed upon him by the pro-
visions of the bill. ! do not think the
Legislature is prepared to pass the bill
with it's present provisions.
Mr.. Covert, of Cleveland, has intro
duced bill providing for the taxation
of church property, which bill was
made special order for to-day. While
it has many advocates do not think it
will pass. A lively discussion is antici-
pated on this bill.
Mr.. Covert's bill taxing saloons has
friends in the House. give the bill
entire herewith:
A Bill to permit councils Of municipal copora-
tions to levy a tax upon the traffic in ntoxi-
eating liquors.
SECTION |. BE il enacted By the General
assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That the
councils Of municipal corporations and
the trustees of townships may provide
for imposing a tax upon the business of
selling spurious, vinOus and malt Ii
quOrs, or any of them, and for the col
lection thereof, with proper penalties
for non-payment.
SEC. 2. That all taxes realized from
this act shall 60 to the common school
fund.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after it's passage.
Mr.. Scott, chairman of the committee
on finance, reported bill, yesterday,
making appropriations for the State ex-
penditures, excepting those for the
State intitutions, which cannot be made
until the 10Th of this month.
Mr.. Patterns bill to furnish common
schools with text books at reduced rates
was considered by the school committee,
md they recommended its indefinite
1ostponement, to which the House will
probably agree.
Mr. Marsh's bill authorizing the
Of agricultural machine shops /
It the public expense, was made the |
pecial order for Wednesday, the End !
nst. 1t is said that the question will be !,
sked Mr., Marsh, who is a Democrat 4
nd good lawyer, whetherin his opin, s
on such law would be in accordance
With the provisions of the constitution.
'he legal question involved in this bill
'lIl bring on warm discussion be- c
ween the legal profession on the floor, t.
The committee on temperance report =
d In favor Of the passage of Mr., Kings s
)cal option bill, which was made 81
pecial order for February Sth. v
The snow here is six or eight inches y
eep. w. M. '