The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-03-22

in the preceding year for the mainten-
ance of common schools, the excess OF
said income over said expenditure shall
not be used by such State or Territory
as hereinbefore provided, but shall be
added to and become part of the
principal of the sum herein directed
to be deposited with it.
SEC. 6. That if any State or Terri
tory shall, for the period of one year,
neglect or refuse through its governor
to apply for the amount of deposit to
which it shall under this act be entit-
led, or, having received the same, shall
for such period of time neglect or re-
fuse to invest it and to apply the in
come as directed herein, or shall ap-
ply it to different purpose, or shall,
in its use and expenditure, make any
discrimination herein prohibited on
account of race or color, it shall be
the duty of the Secretary of the Inter
ior to notify the governor of such
State or Terr- tory of such failure to
apply, or of Investment, non-use,
miss pplication or discrimination, .and
unless such State or Territory shall
make said application or comply with
the conditions of this act with regard
to such deposit within six months af-
ter such notice, it shall be taken and
deemed to have declined the benefits
of this act, and ths Secretary of the
Treasury shall demand the return
and payment to the United States of
any such sums as may have been de-
posted with such State or Territory,
and he may take appropriate action
to recover the same. If any State or
Territory shall decline to receive such
deposit, or, having received it, shall
for any such cause forfeit its right to
the same, the sum so declined or for
teited shall be appropriated between
the rest of the States and Territories
upon the bases of this act,
SEC. z. That the loss of said deposit
in whole or in part by bad invest
ment or otherwise shall not release
such State or Territory from It's obli-
CATION to refund the same when de-
manded as herein provided, but the
total or partial loss ofsueh fund shall
not be made the bases of a declara
ton of forfeiture for non-use or mis-
application, or subject such State or
Territory to demand for its return
before the expiration of the twenty
years limitation hereinbefore provided.
SEC. s. That the governor of each
State and Territory receiving the de-
posit herein authorized shall at least
once in every year make report to
the Secretary Of the Interior of the
manner in which said deposit is invest
ed, with a detailed statement of the
use and disbursement by such State or
Territory of the income arising there
from during said school year; also of
the amount raised by said State or
Territory from other sources and ex-
pended for common schools during
the preceding school year; the num-
Der of pupils enrolled in said schools
and how the same was appropriated
between the races.
Sec. 10. 1t shall be the duty of the
Secretary of the Interior to see that
the provisions OF this act are complied
with by the several States and Terri
tories accepting the deposit which it
authorizes.
SEC II. Congress shall from tim ,
to time provide for the enforcement of
this act by appropriate legislation"
As the fate of the tariff bill is very
uncertain, in spite of the tremendous
pressure brought to bear in its favor,
can see no better way of disposing of
the surplus than the manner designat-
ed in the above. lii three months
more that surplus will amount to
$155,000,000, a sum large enough to
justify the passage of a moderate tariff
reduction bill and of Mr.. Simmons
bill. The Simmons educational bill
is carefully worded and gives the
State sufficient control over the fund.
The Blair bill is dead. Now let the
Simmons bill have precedence and
pass. No wiser measure has been
proposed during this Congress. That
bill in itself is enough to establish Mr..
Simmons reputation and entitle him,
not only to the gratitude of his own
constituents but of all North Caro-
lima.
Col. J. w. Alspaugh, sterling cit
izen of Winston, is among the recent
arrivals.
JulianS. Carr, Esq, is in the city
GRANVILLE.