The news & observer., 1897-02-26

help to the young men; this instigation
90 i1her and n0bler things.
Yong said he usually agreed with Bry
an. hut this time he did not, and he re-
buked Mr.. bryan for his allusion to per
sons with salaries being in the lobby, and
said the people had right to be here
TO look afer any bill affecting their inter
ests. He said, educate the white boys
and girls, and for Gods sake educate
the colored girls and boys" Two years
ago he defended the grand old University.
and the people had sent him back here.
and approved his course. His remarks
were heartily applauded.
NJ. Person OF Wayne sjOke in Opposi-
ton to the bill, and said the doors of the
University must be closed until a much
larger appropriation is made for the com
mon schools. II said he favored a direct
appropriation for the common schools OF
800 600, and asked what had become OF
n bill to make that appropriation.
Messrs. Dockery and Nelson said the
subcommittee had yesterday reported
the latter bill.
Mr.. Parker said this was legislation for
the classes against the masses, and he
was unwilling to vote any money to the
higher schools until the common schools
were amply provided for, and he protest
cd against this bill, and wanted action de-
ferrcd until the direct appropriation bill
was reported to the House.
Mr.. Eddins said, in opposing the bill,
that he was no enemy tobu a staunch
friend of, the University; that it belongs
to all the people; but that SO do the public
schools, and it is n higher duty to educate
the children; that he admitted it was also
Il high duty to educate the young men;
that only children out of 100 now attend
the schools: that if this continued it would
injure the University; expressed pleasure
at hearing from the committee that more
money must be given to the common
schools, and thought the 93 children left
out of the schools must first be cared for.
Mr.. DOckery called the previous ques-
ton. 1t was ordered, and Mr.. Bryan of
Chatham demanded the yeas and nays.
Mr.. Lusk said: 1--WE are all proud to
go ON record. There was much explain
ing of votes. The vote was yeas rs, nays
26, as follows:
Ayes-Messrs Adams, Alexander, Ar
rington. Bailey. Blackburn, Brown, Bry-
an of Edgecombe, Bunch, Burgess, Cand-
Ter, Cathey, Chilcutt, Clanton, Cook
Conley, Craven, Creech, Crumpler, Cum
ningham, Currie, Dancy, Daniels, Dixon
of Cleveland, DOckery, Duffy, Duncan,
Ensley, Freeman, Gallop. Grubbs, Han
cock, Hare, Harris of Hyde, Harris Of
Halifax, Hartness, Hodges, Howe, James,
Johnson, Jones, King, Lawhon, Leak
Lusk Lyle, Mckenzie. McLelland, Nc
Peeters. Meares, Murphy, Nelson, Par
ker of Wayne, Peace, Pearson, Person of
Wayne, Petree, Pinnix. Pool, Rawls,
Reynolds. Roberts Smith, Spruill, SUIT
ton Of Cumberland. Sutton of New Han
over, Ward, Walters, Wemyss, White Of
Alamance, White of BERTHE, White of
Randolph, Williamson, Wilson, Yarbor-
ough and Young-76.
Noes-Messrs. Alternately, Aiken, Al
len, Babbitt, Barrow, Bingham, Bryan of
Chatham, Bryan of Wilkes, Carter, Chap
man, Deweese, Drew, Eddins, Pagan,
Ferrell, Foster, Green, Hauser, Morton,
Parker of Perquimans, Pl0tt Price.
Rounree, Somers, Watts and Whitener
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There was great applause at the result
The Lin passed third reading, only two
votes against, and the 'clincher" was put
on it, on motion of Hancock.
1t was stated that there is S195. 900
in the treasury belonging to the Board of
Education.
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