The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-01-15
Mr.. Hopkins spoke eloquently in de.
fence OF the bill and it's Immediate pas
sage, as also did Mr.. PEBBLES, Mr.. Alex

Mr.. hopkins spoke eloquently in de.
fence OF the bill and its immediate pas
sage, as also did Mr.. PEBBLES, Mr.. Alex
ander and seveal others.
BY consent az the House, Mr. Henry |
called up House Resolution No. 80, and |
it was put upon its passage. The reso-
lu ion is to appoint special committee |
to IN vestigate the convict labor on the |
W. N. @. Railroad. with power to send |
for and compel persons under oath to
give information and to see if the rail.
road had complied with acts of 1888 and
1885, and for the committee to make
report to this body.
Mr.. Henry said he had had CONVEX
sation with the Attorney General on yes
terday, and at his suggestion he had
drawn up the resolution asking for the
appointment of this committee. He
said the convicts had not been used ac-
| cOrdlng to law; that they were not to be
used east of Nantahala river, while it
was fact that they had been at work on
the Spartanburg road, Red Marble Gap
Tunnel and other places; that the State
had lost $25, 900 in consequence thereof
After some other discussion the resolu-
tion was adopted.
House Resolution, No. 131, was next
taken up. This was resolution Of in
struction to the Committee on Salaries
and tees, relating to suitable compensa-
ton or suggesting compensation to be
paid Mr.. Chas. NJ. Busbee for legal SER
vices rendered the State during certain
investigation by the committee. The
resolution was adopted.
: The following resolution, introduced
by Mr.. McGill, was next taken up:
k RESOLVED, By the House Of Repre-
1'sentatives,
1st. That the Committee on Education
be required to prepare and report bill
to the House rs early as possible amend
ing the school law Of this State so as to
; provide for the abolition Of the County
Boards of Education and the County
Institute, limiting and defining the du-
. ties and pay of the County Superintend-
= ents of Public instruction so that they
shall be paid by fee for examination Of
, applicants for license to teach school anC
not by salary drawn from the schoo
q fund, as at present.
= I'd. Providing, also, some plan by
which the fund paid the commits
soners and the several Treasurers Q
30 the State for disbursing the school funt
!
~ school age in the State.
~ - necessary for holders of frst-grade cer
- tificates to renew the same 50 long a
they continue in the profession Of teact
70 70 ing, unless revoked for proper cause.
4th. That the State Board of Educa
- ton shall be required to furnish nn
:; 80 form system Of text books for the State
- and when SO uniformed shall not b
! changed oftener than every five year
49, unless there be strong reason for s
doing.
This resolution created considerab
~ - discussion all over the house.
70 70 Mr.. McGil said it was in accordan'
~ with educational reform, that it W
:, conceded by many that our prese
~. educational system was entirely too g
" pensive. That something more siml
W, was needed, that would enable US
'no educate our children instead of payil
out all the money on system that d
ms not do this. He showed that $1S, 76:
GU IS had been paid out during the Ii
~ ~ fiscal year to county Superintender
on' 50, 538 SO for Institute. That boar
milage and per diem amounted to S
'ou, SAB 81; board EXPENSES 50 ,367.55. Pa
Vi for other expenses $42, ,45O. 70. Sta
anu appropropriation for county instltu'
was $4, 900. Other expenses a
70 amounting to $14, 171.70 had also be
ain- paid out making total of S91 1874
Mr.. Cox declared the resolution ra
cal and revolutionary and favored
avs being referred to the Committee on
cot ucation.
h. Mr. PEBBLES said there was somethl
lber radically at fault with the present S
lson tenn. That the teachers were going
vacations to Europe and had SUNNI
the meetings at the seashore. That all
Farmers Alliances of the State had b.
Jaws solicited to have the scheol fund
rep creased. He said change was need
alty but we should legislate calmly and
passionately. He hoped the gentlen
can, from Cumberland (Mr. McGilD wo
zing not press the passage of his bill. II
and did he would be forced to vote aga
it. Stated he was opposed to hasty
the islation; had time enough for pre-
Is of consideration Of the matter, as 1t
land early in the session yet.
Messrs. Jones, of Wake, Alexander
on of Tvrrell, Brinson and others opposed
lbsti- passage. Finally, upon a call of
7hich previous question, the resolution waE
over ferred to the Committee on Education
Gov 81. B 144, amending laws so
press charter granted to Davis School, at
n in Grange, n. c., should operate and
yster the same effect upon the Kincey Sci
located at that place, passed third r
advo. ing.
had e. B. "a, to protect mountain
mites in Buck creek, Mcdowell county, ma
ad to it unlawful to catch them without
b did sent of the owners of the stream, ps
tands third reading.
} sup The House then adjourned unit
and day at II o'clock.
facts
the It was Mr.. Nash and not Mr.. Phi
1t the that introduced bill Tuesday rels
'as IN to the bonds of constable.
thing Mr.. Lowe, of Durham introduced
lsh or bill for the weekly" payment OF
e bill to employees by corporations DC.
cutlve report Of yesterday omitted the
Re the weekly. 1t Was also introduced o.
Sc the quest.
The II was Mr.. McGill and not Mr.. Su