The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-14
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THE LEGISLATURE.
NINTH WEEKS RECORD.


Tuesday, MARCH ), 1895.
SENATE-Usual opening. The cal
endar being reached the bill to submit
the creation Of Scotland county to a
vote Of the people Of Richmond county
was placed upon its third reading.
Senator Paddson of Fender, spoke in
support Of the bill He thought it a
meritorious one which appealed to
every Senator who favored local self
government. He lived in a new county
and knew the difficulty in cutting off
from an old one, and knew the good
effect Of establishing new counay
when such was needed az seemed to be
the case in this instance.
Senator White Of Alamance expressed
the same views. Senator Mewborne said
this matter had been agitated for forty
wears He thought the best way to get
it out Of the Legislature and settle it
once for all was to leave it to a vote of
the people of Richmond county. Sen
ator Fowler aged with Senator New
borne.
Senator Shaw Of Robson made his
ton to the bill. He said the new
county would be voted down and he
saw no use of an election on the mat
ter, Senator Rice opposed the bill,
saying that Richmond was a Republi-
can county and the Republicans did
not want the new county created.
Senator Moody of Haywood said the
State already had forty more counties
than If needed and he hoped the bill
would not pass. The bill, though it
had been reported unfavorably. passed
third reading by vote of 80 to 7.
SCHOOL BOOKS .-'
The bill to provide lor county adop-
tion OF tsunlic school books by County
Boards ct Education, being the special
order, was placed upon its second read
ing, Senator Grant sent up a substi-
tutc providing for State adoption. His
bill changes in few details the present
law, and letting the Legislature adop,
books, ana requires advertisement to be
made IN the leading papers of Whining
ton, Raleigh and Charlotte for bids tc
furnish books He said he would have
nothing TO say of the rumOrs which
were being circulated to bolster up the
interests Of certain book companies
He regarded state adoption as practi
cally necessity, as books sold at much
higher prices IN consequence of county
adoption. He produced figures to beal
out this statement. and cited the fac
that South Carolina had tried count,
adoption, but had abandoned it anC
resorted to State adoption. He claimed
that North Carolina gets its schoo
books as cheap as any State that has
State adoption, and cheaper than an,
State that has county adoption HI
said that this State was honor bound tf
keep its present contract until it expir
ed one year from next MAY. He be
Ieved North Carolinians too hOnorabl,
to violate a contract. He exhibited ;
circular signed by w. R. Walker. which
he said was from heading to signatur,
misleading, and in some particular
absolutely false. He had read an ex
tract from q letter of Mr.. Morgan.
bookseller IN Asheville, who said h
had not exchanged old books for ney
ones. Senator Grant produced a Iette
OF MOrgan's, written to the American
Book Company. containing an involc
of old and unused books returned 70
exchange.
Senator Moody, of Haywood, spok,
in support Of the original bill for count
adoption. He said the county board
of education had sense enough to kno,
what books were for the best. HI
thought it made no difference if Their
were nlnety-seyen series of books, eacl
county having its own choice. III
charged that the University Publishin
Company had every school in the Stat
under its thumb and he wanted to &c
from under the thumb of the Unlversit
Company.