The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-12
SCHOOLS HAVE THE CALL.
BOTH HOUSES DEVOTE THE DAY
TO EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.


The Senate Passes the Bradwel Bill
Making Complete Revision OF the
State School Laws - DR.. FELTON,
Makes a Long Speech in Favor of
His Bill on education.
ATLANTA, GA, Sept. 1.-The Senate to-
dav passed Mr.. Bradwell's bill, making
COMPLETE revision Of tie chool laws of the
state and extending the term Of the COM
mon school system to six months. The bill
is very comprehensive, but with the adop-
ton of a nu Der of amendments pas >ed
without opposition. The amendments pro-
vide against the exclusion of the bill from
the common schools and that the
text books shall be by SOUTH
ern authors, or, if such cannot be had,
then the books selected shall be free from
sectionalsm. An amendme was adopted
making the office Of state school commits
sioner elective, but it was afterwards re-
considered, as the constitution makes it
appointive.
In the H use to-day an effort was made
, to reconsider the action of yesterday ON e
substitute for Mr. Halls state road resolu-
ton, but the eff ort was defeated
FELToN'S EDUCATIONAL BILL.
The special order in the House was Mr..
Felton's educatio al bill. 1t provides for
an appropriation after Jan. l, 1891, of ne
half of the rental of the Western and At
lanic abroad To the mmon schools, Sl2.-
0O0 To the experiment station and $35, 900
to the state university. The bill is co sid
cred as mainly in the interest of
the iversity. DR.. Felton, made a
speech in support of it, which
nearly consumed the morning hour.
He said if this act is passed @ common
schools of Georgia will receive S2l0, 900, in
stead of $4,000 as now, from the rental of
the Yves ern and Atlantic railroad He
specially advocated the eacourageme of
the agricultural Stations Ayr culture is
now a scieuce, and must be taught as law,
medici AID engineering are taught He
would be glad to see that railroad
consecra ed anu made a memorial e. the
cause of education and the patriotism,
intelligence and public virtue Of cur fore
fathers. He had no personal interest in the
bill. lie only claimed the priv leye of
being taxed To educate the children OF Geor-
gia. He was in favor of he mmon
schools and he " as in favor of hig ler edu-
cation. We must work f. ON the bottom
and from the top, if we would enlighten
the people. He begged the membe to re-
member that every cent given TO higher
education gUes to educate white girls and
boys.
SHARE OF THE NEGROES
Negroes must share ali the advantages of
the common schools. He did not want
northern philanthropy to educate the ne
groes. while we failed TO give our children
the benefits of higher education. God
being my helper, am now and forever for
the white man"
The history of education shows that edu-
cation always started with higher education.
From Rome to England, France, Germany,
Austria and the U tied States has cJme the
idea of higher education. Every alton
has its university supported by the public ex-
cept benighted Turkey. He begged to COM
mend thi fact to those preachers VINO were
rus ing over Georgia from the mountains
to the seishore, like spiders in the hot ashes,
advoc ating tie cause of the common schools
against Diguer educ ton. Eluca lou must
start from the top. He heard preacher say
in this House lat you must go do down
aud lift up the masses. Where is You lever
TO uplitt them! Harvard, Yale, and above
all old William and Mary of Virginia, are
the CO tiers Of liOeral though in America.
Mr. Glenn of Whi field male a speech
against the bill, after which the committee
rose.
The Senate committee on banks will make
a favorable report on the bill to create the
Office OF state bank examiner.