The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-03-04
THE LEGISLATURE.
(coNr1Nurp FROM FIRST PAaE.l

The special order was taken up, be-
ing the bill to revive and improve the
public school system of North Carolina.
The gist of the bill is that the state
board of education shall appoint bien-
nlaily state board of examiners, who
shall consist OF three professional school
and the state superintendent
of public instruction, shall be ex-officio
chairman of said board. The latter
shall prepare and recommend to the
public school teachers of the state
course of reading and professional study
for teachers and such outlines OF meth
DDS of teaching and school government
as may be helpful in school room work.
They shall haye power to grant first
grade certificates which shall be renewed
every five years. 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 effect the first Monday in next
July. Third grade teachers certificates
are abolished. The PROVISIONS of this
act shall not apply to city public school
systems now operating under special
laws or charters.
Senator Butler, promoter of the meas
ure, spoke in favor of the bill, saying
he had spent a good deal of time In
perfecting it that it had not been hur-
rledly done, but that he had consulted
the school systems of different states
and that he had advice from a good
many prominent educators and that he
had submitted his bill to some of them
and they had pronounced it to be
splendid bill. He moved the previous
question, which was ordered, ON second
reading. The bill passed-ayes, 81 !;
noes 10.
On motion of Senator Butler the
rules were suspended and the bill was
placed On its final reading and passed.
HoUsE.-Some bills introduced:
By Mr.. Hauser, to provide for cleo
ton of railway commissioners by the
people and to give the commission the
right to prevent the reduction of wages
of any railway employe whose annual
wages are less than $4,000, the penalty
being 5000 for each case also provid-
ing that no railway shall charge over
d cents per mile for first class and 2
cents for second class fare between any
two points in this state, under penalty
OF 500, this to apply to roads classed
as standard by the railway commits
sion.
The bill to make S., 1000 additional ap-
preparation to the university for wa
ter supply and protection against fire
was taken up.
After considerable debate the bill
passed rs to 26.
Alright session some bills passed
To fix 'New-Berne" as the proper
way OF spelling that city.
To incorporate the Harnett Central
Railway Company.
To provide for the erection of a
school building for the North Carollna
school for deaf and dumb, carrying
$4,000 appropriation, passed its second
reading and was recommitted to the
finance committee.
To incorporate the Carolina, Chin
ney Rock and Tennessee Railway Com
pany, to be operated by steam or cleo
tricity from Rutherford, then via the
Hendersonville line.
HoUsE.-The revenue bill was dis
cussed at length, and the taxes as final
ly fixed by amendments are:
On polls $1.35, general 81 3 cents
pensions 3 1-3 cents, schools 20 cents
Section 5 was adopted, making the
tax On gross profits and incomes no
taxed, per cent. on gross income de
rived from salaries and fees, public o.
private, ] of l per cent. on excess ovel
81 900, and on gross income from Other
sources of l per cent.
The committee of the whole rose a
noon and the house took up as specia
order the bill to give tho people o
Halifax county time before the act al
lowing cattle to run at large tire,
months in the year goes into effect.
Mr.. Hancock said eve will XII
that bill"
Mr.. Johnston said the people OF Hal
flax had been waiting for action OF
this supplemental bill.
| Mr.. Mckenzie said the farmers O
Halifax were up in arms about the bll
which had passed that Halifax peopl,
were here that 10000 acres of stat,
farm lands were in Halifax.
Mr.. Lusk said he understood tn
matter in dispute was under some wa,
of adjustment.
Mr.. Hancock moved to postpone con
sideration until noon tomorrow.
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