The news & observer., 1897-02-26

fnees. Lost ayes 3, noes %. Mr. Utley
called the previous question which was
ordered Mr.. Abel demanded roll-call
which was sustai ined. Bill passed third
reading, ayes %, noes 3.
To authorize the Auditor to draw war
rant ON State Treasurer for So extra
for each page of the General Assembly.
Passed second and third reading.
To amend section 1891, rule 13 of the
Code, allowing certain grand children
of ex-slaves TO inherit property. Passed
second and third readings,
To incorporate Palmersville Academy
in Stanly county. Passed second and
third reading.
To create two new townships i'm Sur
ry county, to be known as Granite and
Arnas townships Passed second and
third reading.
Mr.. Atwater, the Senator from Chat
ham, opposed the resolution to pay the
pages extra compensation as they now
receive enough, there are plenty of
boys I'm the State that would have been
only too gs ito have gotten the places
for the sanE lay that the pages receive,
receive, besides the honor lit carries and
the information they get by being here,
ing the resolution, ne was opposed to all
measures that would draw money out
of the Treasury for something that was
not needed and not deserved, and he NOV
ed to reconsider the vote by which the
bill passed, motion lost. The above
named Senator is always standing up
for economy in all measures, and he
thinks that is the way for all true rep
resentatives of the State of North Caro-
lima to do.
To prevent hunting ON the lands Of an
other in Yadkin county, without permis-
sion. Passed second and third reading.
BY leave Mr.. Utley introduced a bill
TO incorporate Raleigh Library Associa-
tion, also by Mr.. Bueler to protect EN-
ployes, passengers and shippers of Rail
roads and to elect the railroad commits
sioners by vote of the people.
BY Mr.. Merritt, to regulate stock graz
ing in Granville county.
Bill to regulate collection of taxes in
Durham county. Passed second and third
reading.
At 2:30 o'clock the Senate adjourned
until 4:30 O'Clock p. II.
SBNATE-AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate re-assembled at 4:30 p IN,
and disposed Of the following bills
To Incorporate Hodges school in Davie
county. Passed.
To regulate the collection of special tax
in HEREFORD county. Passed.
TO repeal chapter 81, laws of 1884, in
so far as it applies to Anson county.
Passed second reading.
To allow Washington county to levy
special tax. Passed.
TO amend chapter GA, private laws of
1891, by striking out Thomasyille and in
insert Greensboro. Passed.
To amend chapter 80, private laws of
1881, by striking out Thomasyille and in
sert Salisbury Passed.
The special order set for this afternoon
was taken up. To revise and improve the
public school system of North Carolina.
The gist of the bill lis that the State
board of education shall appoint biennial
ly State board of examiners, who shall
consist OF three professional school
teachers and the State superintendent of
public instruction shall be ex-otIicio the
chairman of said board, the board shall
prepare and recommend to the public
school teachers of the State a course of
reading and professional study for teach
ers and such outlines of methods of
teaching and school government as may
be helpful in school room work. They
shall have power to grant first grade life
certificates, which shall be renewed every
years. The meetings OF the State
board OF examiners shall be held at the
call of THE Governor. The office of county
examiner is hereby abolished, to take eff
feet first Monday in July, 1897. Third
grade teachers certificates are abolished
The provisions of this act shall not applv
to the city public school systems now
operating under special laws or charters
MIR. Butler, the promoter of the measure
spoke in favor OF his bill saying he had
spent good deal of time in perfectinp
it, that it had not been hurriedly done.
but that he had consulted the school sys-
TENS of different States and that he had
advice from good many prominent ed
ucators, and that he had submitted his
Dill TO some or them and they had pro
nounced 1t to be a splendid bill.
Mar. Hay offered the following amend
ment, That all money raised from any
source in the State for free school pur.
poses, shall be paid into the State treas.
ury and distributed from there by the
superintendent of public instruction a.
mong the various counties in the State
pro rata on the basis of the school popu
lation OF the State"
Mr. Hay was opposed to the bill as II
was, without his amendment, he was ian
favor and wanted a uniform system OF
common schools in the State, the con-
stitut1on required it, he was opposed to
the county system that would give the
larger counties three times the length
of school that the smaller counties would
have, ON the amendment he (Ray) de-
manded r0Il-call which was sustained.
pending the roll-call the Senator from
Macon (Ray) withdrew his amendment.
Mr.. Ashburn did not like to oppose the
bill but there was some provisions in
the bill that would not benefit his county,
therefore, he would oppose the bill.
Mr.. Butler moved the previous ques-
u T. a