The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1891-03-11

* e.; "a evats oG tie sle8 worth &.
proper >. aad - cents ou tie poi r..
s~r@'e F.n4uc~ cornr ltteo reg - s..,.,tt..
an inc!~ase 10 10 3 CENTS on tie stUs
worth OF propsri, and 50 cents on tbe
poll.
Mr.. Green. Of Harac.t. admitted ina,
| ne people waited ~ Increase for NrAa,l
iandS, ami he him fayorssg il. b3t
fnat IN nFils ~ the counties in tee
>tAt" ale ~ such isostluu thst thr,
oAhnoi auori a. ~au.d to t.osi TIA I
Z So"lu vote - nav. "A hour mont h. schesal
aud compel the children to attend n
'"e poorer counties cannot run a. a Il
within the constitutions. halu II Ia.
school tx i increased
l- Free ali was cotataell.d ia e,u-
science 10 vote for tais bill We must
take stand To educate the people lhe
present system of SCHOOLS !. lnsilg.tent
because the money We have Is lIsuni
Client Our people want better peb4e
| schools or no schools
Mr.. shop understood there VA. a.
amendment 10 leave this onsstlou a.
eacA county Ii this school tax i pas.
ed, many appicAi. n- will have TO la
made Tor s..e~lai taxes 10 run The c5un.
! lice.
Mr.. Parker was here 10 vote for St Y
teen and wo-'hird cents. and said II We
"onld be SLOW IN making appeepriati ions
| for Tie W.rid's Fair -ui gave ii to the
| children, We would DO we'll
/ Ar. Allen. OF Granville. favored ,du.
| eating the poor children. bat Il, Il Nc
4 petitlon of lo0 Of the best geopse Of
| Granviile-m most Of them IN Oxford
against any Increase In taxation for ab
nc schools, tsei that | must vote aga ust
1t.
Mr. Lucas paid high com pliment to
| the boys and girls aud said We must .d
ucate them. Solae mem oers thluk ih,lr
counties are too poor t. educate You
are too poor not TO educate. The futute
| OF the State depends upon the educal ron
oil the masses Great institutions shine
as lights, but the grand system is the
common school education. wish We
| could secure a thorough system In North
| Carolina. aud If We tail 10 give them IA
! chance, II Will be u srea. L-istake aud
| wrong.
Mr.. Avery aeut forward an amend
lneut prov iding that III addition to the
taxation now levied, the people IN any
county or township may tax themselves
an additional % cents. Mr.. Parker
opposed the amendment of Mr.. Avssy
| hbt 9hiNa hiat ~ "ttAtd upt hG RosbNl \
cept in very few counties. Mr.. Wal
zer opposed the amendment and d, cared
that his peop!o wanted larger school
fund. II you educate the people they
. will make a better living and au 80 ,er
| one. Mr.. Morgan offered gn amend
| ment that the tax sitoald not At any
time, by vote or levy. exceed II :. Z
cents on tho property and 90 cents Oh
the poll Lost.
Mr.. Avery believed that il any NOR,
tax is levied for schools, II vii make i
necessary In tho future for most countiei
TO levy a special tax. My amendmen
leaves it to the people, and that is Dem
ocratic doctrine. The counties oanno
run on less money. la some oouatle
; people neeo bread better than etucat ION
| am for education. but ii we lEcreas
, the tax we will have to make "a speoia
levy for ordinary county purposes.
Mr.. Bell was opposed 10 creating 8
legislatures IL che Sta te. as We hav
been els>.ted to leg is ate for the people
r ! The Farmers Alliance and tie Demo
cratic party are pledged to this mere as
The tinanCe committee knew what the
) were doing. For the education Of th
boy and girls he made u EQost earnes
plea, and grew eloquent ~ bis tribute t
the undevelopcd iniuds of our boys an
2 girls.
7 Or. Durham had learned that tl..r
are counties too poor to pay Their dcbts
II my county farmers cannot send theI
children. Any increase will r. down (
the advantage of the teachers VII,
continue t..9 school fund when the eli Il
dren cannot go? | remember v h.n W
had no public schools and Ne mad
great men. / will vote for an rcress
to ii cents, but tha. j. rs far as can 90
Mr.. Bull favored the incr. t.oe TO la
cents, in = speech.
Es. Davis, of Haywood, favoTec
10 3 cents for schools. sad said tha
members were very roaiy 10 vote bi.
appropriations for other matters. Th'
eyes of the mo.I .rs aud children of IA
State are upon Us, and ii there is an,
one 1aeasure that the people need ant
desire above all Others 1t is to make to
US better public schools. l. stands bag
, above all other questions. His .aTgutuen
was convincing.
nr. Freeman had looked forward .
this time with great pleasure. The rlcne
people are educ ing Their children. ar,
. the childreA Of Tie great mass Of tn
people are neglected Wherever yo
: t.nd ignorance yon find yoverts He Wa
. deeply In earnest ana pied fer unite
support of thia bal.
Mr.. Bellamy supported the bill, an
did not ihiuk that Mr.. Ayery's amend
ment Was constitutional
Mr.. Gilman offered al amendmef
| providing that ievyin2 tins AK shall /
!. discretionary with the Jolat Board {
, Com rnissioners and magistrates Ia eae
county. He did not favor the b.ll Att'
Y Ea. St.t
: our counties. My peop'e favor a r.du
ton of taxation now, aud while | like
make progress in reduction tn counts
cannot run on lower tax than ths
have.
: Mr.. Alien, of Granville, said the pa
lie schoo in his section did very lit
J.: good to the real poor children. Unless '
have d compulsory school law, The pO
r. chilcren will not go. Ny people do L
If want any Increase of the fund.
J. Or. Galloway didn't think it wise
y leave it to the Magistrates aud Comrni
d sioners The field .ill educate a DO,
I, muscle, but thar minds must be trsi
oi ed. &c osty apparatus does not ma
scholars, but advan1 ages must be giv
ie it We are TO give tue boys aud q girls
chance | believe ia educating the ns
ses, and not until then Will there be II
'erial progress III North Carolir
The Dem 0cratic party and the Allan
are pledged 70 an increase OF the schC
fu.d.
Mr. Bishop moved to amend that
Increase over IA cents be left to the co
missiorers and magistrates.
SIR Turner said hat when appropr
LIS tions We're to be made for Big lusd'
e tons, tie papers ano people Of Ral"l
r. talk great DIAL deal about 1t Il
iii when quesriou to help the poor l. Il
or no crow0s I'LL the Galleries lie had !
of he bn,d-n Of thu. education # the pc
y c!lildfen of the > ale @as upon his hea
tic and he srrorQlv urged the Increase
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