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Section s. The general assembly in
| appropriating money for the institu-
tions of higher education in this State
shall at no time make an annual ap-
preparation to exceede one-tentb of
the money actually paid to teachers
annually in the free common schools
of this State from the funds provided
for IN this article.
THE CLAFLIN TROUBLE.
The amendment offered by Miller
last night was then taken up, as fol-
lows.
Amend section 8 by adding at the
end of the section the following:
"Provided, That Claflin college
shall never be directly or indirectly
under the management or control of
Claflin university, neither shall Claf-
lin college ever be connected in any
way whatever with Claflin university,
and the professors and instructors of
Claflin college shall be southern men
or women of the negro race"
Miller and Smalls spoke in favor of
the amendment.
R. Reed, of Beaufort, offered the
following substitute:
provided, That in lieu of Claf1in
college there shall be established and
maintained a normal, industrial, me-
chanical and agricultural college for
the higher education of the negro race,
having no connection with Claflin
University, whose professors and in
structors shall be of the negro race"
| Mr.. Bowman said Claf1in college
was in the town in which he lived. I
don't know what is the sentiment OF
the people as to whether whites or
blacks should teach in negro schools,
but do know they favor this divorce
ment. The negroes have a right to
say that the money appropriated by
the State should not be under denomi.
national influence. The only ques-
ton that can be raised is that of the
cost. The State owns some six or eight
fine buildings and all that is needed is
one large building. I don't know any
thing about the morality there. They
do teach social equality. I have seen
pegroes and white women riding BIZ
cycles together and playing lawn ten
mis-. AS to the name, I don't care.
What ask is the appropriation:
Senator Iillman offered the follow
ing-Miller and Reed having with
drawn theirs:
Senator Tillman-I don't doubt that
the convention is in sympathy with
this movement and I would offer the
following substitute for the substitute
The President-Out of order. You
can read it if you want to.
Senator Tillman read it and Miller
and Reed withdrew their amendments
in its favor and it was adopted with a
rush. It was as follows:
Provided, That the general assembly
shall as soon as practicable divorce
entirely Clafin college from Clafiin
university s.nd provide for separate
corps of professors and instructors
therein; representation to be given to
men and women of the negro race
and it shall be the colored normal, in
dustrial and mechanical college OF
this State.
Senator l,illman then offered this
amendment: =,
Insert after the word purposes, "
on line 6, the words ''by the national
government"
He said this simply meant that those
funds should be used as congress
should direct.
| THE WAY 1T STANDS.
Senator Tillman's amendment then
went through and then section 8,
which has caused so much trouble,
was adopted in the following shape:
Sec. 8. The general assembly may
provide for the maintainance of Glenn
son Agricultural college and the uni,
versity of South Carolina as now es,
tablished by law, also for the estab,
lishment and maintenance of a nor,
NAL and industrial college for the col
ored race and may create scholarships
therein. The. proceeds realized from
the land scrip given by the act OF con,
gress passed July 2, 1862, for the sup.
port of an agricultural college, and
any lands or funds which have here,
tofore been or may hereafter be given
or appropriated for educational pur-
poses by the national government,
shall be applied as directed in the acts
appfopriating the same; provided, that
the general assembly shall as soon as
practicable divorce entirely Clafin
college from Clahin university and
provide for separate corps of profes,
sors and instructors therein, represen-
tation to be given to men and women
of the negro race, and it shall be the
colored normal, agricultural and me-
chanical college of this State"
Other sections were then adopted as
follows:
Sec. 9. The property or credit of the
State, or any county, city, town, town
ship, school district, or other subdi-
vision of the State or any public mon,
ey from whatever source derived, shall
not by gift, donation, loan, contract,
appropriation or otherwise, be used,
directly or indirectly, in aid or main,
tainance of any college, school, hospi,
tai, orphan house, OF other institution,
society or organization of whatever
kind, which is wholly or of any
church or of any religious or sectarian
denomination, society or organization.
Sec. 10. All gifts, of every kind, for
educational purposes, if accepted by
the general assembly, shall be applied
and used for the purpose designated
by the giver, unless the same be IN
conflict with the provisions of this
Constitution.
Sec. II. All gifts to the State where
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