The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-13
EDUCATION IN GEORGIA
COMMON s-HOoLS VERSUS THE
STATE UNIVARsI.Y.

Mr.. Hill Makes a Strong Speech
Against the FELTON, Bill-Facts and
Figures in livery Line of His ne
marks-Mr. HarreI of Webster Also
Opposes the Bill
ATLANTA, Ga. Sept 12.-The debate
was continued in the House to-day on DR..
Felton's educational bill Mr.. H II Of jieri-
wether county made strong speech against
the bill H said he Cppo ell the bill, not
because he loved the university less, but
because he loved the mmon schools more
The bill, he thought, is uncOnstitutiO al J
The treasury is not in condi
ton to meet the appropriation pro-
posed. There is now a felt in
the treasury The university does need
more money. Have we the right to APP
pIopriate money not in exi>te cc' Have
we a right to appro riate money that our
successors, the next legislature sho Id di'
pose of The university does not need a
additional appropriation row.
INCOME OF THE UNIVERSITY.
1t has an income OF $32. 1854 "a, it has s17,-
$50 interest on bonds ami $500 from the
land script fund. The Iversl Y has pro
She has enough give l63 boys .ig ler
educatiol. Outside of the cities and inc,r-
porated towns Georg ia, ere a o 100000
boys asking you to eve them a CO anon
school education. They a e q kin, you for
bread. Ia the name OF heaven will you
give them sto q VIII you app opriate
money To a college to which these 46JV00
bows can usver 30.
Let unlvers ty charge $50 tuition AMI
she VIII receive more tina IS, 100 year. A
catalogue of the university of 1889 81 ,Ns
that tuition is free In tie # Is there
we only l4l students in ATTENDANCE
Emory lie charges a tuition of 500, an
this year she has l62 students. The college
should be self-sustaning. He wanted to
say the go tlemal from Barlow thu
Virginia iv'rsi Y has an annual inc me
of $4,000 from the tuition fees. The 5 nth
Carolina and Alabama Universities Charge
tuitlol. II the Athens univerait, char ed
tuition sha could have three or four more
profes iOnal chairs.
WOULD BE UNFAIR.
It would be unfair TO Ia denomi ational
colleges to keep up the university. Tuey
do as efficient work as tue u tiv rsity. Loo
at the men Mercer has Sc + forth into tie
world. G. V. Mcdaniel was a gra luate of
Mercer. Ex-Gov. Hubbard of Texas gra u-
ated at Mercer. The late John 4. Cha Ae
was a graduate Of Mercer, as well as his
brother whl wears in Atlanttt day the
spotless ermine II judge. Judge Laws f
Putnam was also a graduate of Ne ce VIII
is Emory doing wItlo It an Apr I,ria / !
She & We to the United State, 1ela l.. O.
G. Lamar, W justice of tae Unite st lles
supreme court Hon. Thomas II. n rwo ID
was graduate of E DRY. D.. Orr, the
state school commits ,loler and judge Hines
were gradu ties Of + nory. We shou
make tue foundati solid. Thea we c4h
built q magnifics super>truc ure.
Ex-Goy. Jose. h L. Brown never said truer
thu z than when he said to the legislat Ire
IN 1855: Educate the mas os AMI ilcul-
cate maral.ty and you will lay deep in the
hearts OF our people tire fou d ,tion f
OF liberty and religious FIRE d IN. You mu I
begin with the (. uldation.'
WRONG ON TIE TAXPAYER
Mr.. HaleH of Webster op % ed he bill.
He said 1t is wrong upon the Taxpayers of
tie sta g to not let them participate in the
enj yment If tbs fund He ha Listened
to the eloquent gent enlan f ON Bartlw To
see If he c uld bring ,iuge argument in
sup ort If tbs a propria i3n he had
heard such a argument in the ge teman',
pauesyrlc, on III her ed Ca ion. @
opposed 10 tue proposed method Of haA.ns
tbs apr pratt N. He ed OF whether .
the class was ich r p o. one &c was OPP
posed 10 class legislati n.
We ave no power To donate money TO"
1891. No one kuoa what tue condition of
the treasur will be in 1891, and g constl-
tuition provide, that { e L. i ture can only
doHsteln accordance with UIe con ii ms Of
the treasury. There is Low a uet .iency o.
100000. Le us taGs no respo isb lty that
do not belong t. us. After hese speeches
the commit ee rose.
NEW BILLS INTRODUCED.
The follow ng new bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Tigner of Muscogee-To au nor
lie street railroads to use electricity on lie
consent o. the munich al au hor ties.
By Mr.. Calv n If Richmond appro-
pirate S50JO r the ex pertinent static
BY Mr. Musti of Nj -Tha he mi
imum me bership of military COMPANY
shall be 81 i stead IF 40.
Bv MIR. CliIton-To redistrict the city of
Savannah.
BY Mr. Arm Id of Oglethorpe-A reso-
luton that no new bills shall be introduced
after Sept. 20.
BILLS THAT PASSED.
The foll,v bill, passed. he House:
To incorpo. ate the Aboevile and Way
cross railroad
To amend the charter of the Empire and
Dublin abroad.