The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-03-04

ca - "a up ana some SllShL amendments
thereto was made, the bill then being
laid over to allow Richland to get in
her provision. The only counties in
which changes are made are Abbeville,
Aiken, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charles
ton, Chester, Colleton, Edgefeld,
Fairfield, Greenville, Georgetown,
lZershaw. Florence. Lancaster, Lau-
rens, Lexington, Marion, Marlboro,
Newberry, Oconee, Saluda, Spartan
burg, Sumter and Union
THE GENERAL SCHOOL LAW.
The general school law which was
the special order for noon was then
taken up.
The first committee amendment
agreed to was one to cut the salary of
the superintendent of education from
81, 900 to 81, 800.
THE SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.
The next amendment looked to put
ting back in the bill the provision for
county school commissioners.
Mr.. OTIS thought this was an unwise
effort to 60 back to the old system.
Mr.. Sturkie thought a school COM
missioner was an absolute necessity.
Mr.. Fred Williams had been a
school teacher. He could see no ne
cessity whatever for this officer.
Mr.. Wilson said his county wanted
"he Office badly. His people wanted
The Office elective.
Mr.. L. J. Williams said the house
should consider we'll before it abolish
ed this office. They were at the be-
ginning Of new era in the public
school system. Every department of
the government should have head.
This was the wrong time to expert
ment.
Mr.. Ellerbe said this was one OF the
few questions to provoke discussion
on this bill. 1t was now more neces-
sary than ever to have this Office.
Mr.. OTIS idea was to have a board
in each county, having general super
vision of the schools He could see
no use of having school commits
sioner.
Mr.. Townsend thought that this was
one of the most important matters OF
the session. He did not want to con-
centrate so much power in the hands
of the superintendent of education.
This official, as the bill stood, could
appoint all the county boards. Ii
would be taking the matter out of the
hands of the people. They were start,
ing out on new educational era.
More time ought to be allowed for
making such radical changes.
Mr.. Thurmond feared that they
could not get along without a school
commissioner.
After much debate the committees
amendment, retaining the school com.
missioners was adopted.
TIE amendment to increase the mem.
bership of the State board of education
from FIVE to seven and to provide that
there should be one from each congres.
sional district was agreed to.
After some discussion the house I'D
opted the committee amendment to
have one depository in each county.
Mr.. Pollock offered an amendment
that the county superintendents should
be paid out of the funds of the State
and not out of the county funds.
Mr.. E.ainsford moved to strike Out
the provision for 500 a year each fol
the travelling expenses of the county
superintendents.
The debate was then adjourned un.
til the night session.
THANKS TO CHARLESTON.
Mr.. T. P. Mitchell offered resolu
ton of thanks to the people of Charles.
ton for their trip to Charleston last
week, which was adopted. 1t read as
follows:
This house having accepted an in
vitation to visit the city of Charleston
on the 22d day of February, 1896, it is,
therefore,
Resolved, That the thanks of the
house of representatives OF the State OF
South Carolina, be, and the same are
hereby, rendered to the managers and
projectors of such visit.
The senate sent a message saying
that it had refused 10 agree to the re-
port of the committee on conference
the cotton weigher bill and asked fo1
a committee of free conference.
An unfavorable report was presented
and adopted on the bill to prevent the
alien ownership of land in this State.
The house then took recess till s p.
N.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
At the night session the committee
of conference on the registration bill
reported that they had failed to agree
and q committee of free confereno
| was appointed.
The general education bill was then
taken up and Mr.. Rainsford withdrew
his amendment relating to the expen,
ses of the county superintendents.
Mr.. Skinner tried to amend the com
mittee amendments so as to give the
governor, instead of the State board OF
education, the right to fill vacancies
in the Office of county superintendent
for the unexpired term, but faiied.
Mr.. Otis tried to get in a provision
to require the county superintendent
to deliver public address on educa-
lion at least once year, but it was
tabled.
THESE WERE ADOPTED.
The following new sections were
adopted, being proposed by the COM
mittee.
Section Is. At the expiration of the
terms of Office of the school commis-
siopers of the several counties of the
State, there shall he elected by the
qualified electors of the county super
intendent of education for each county
who shall hold his office for the tern
of two years and until his successor is
elected'and qualified. He shall, before
being commissioned and entering upon
the duties of his office. give bond to