The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-04

20 take sn~rt the frss Nunt.v -
july nsns The third grsa. s.arh~s..
csftshesiss are abolished The pro-
visions OF the act shnsI rot apply 10
TIE city public scheol system nov CO.
sSaiing under specials laws or charters.
senator Butler, the promoter Of the
measure. spoke In favor Of in. .ayinr
THAT be bad spent good deal Of time ia
p~rf.etinx 80: that il had not been
hnrrieciy done. but tia, be lad cen
suited the school system. Of the sars-
Gus states and that he had advice from
many prominent edncator.. und had
submitted his bill TO some Of them
ana they had pronounced IL to b~ q
splendid bill.
The bill passed il. second reading
ayes n noes 10. ON motion of M
Butler, the rules suspended and the
measure was put on its lnai reading.
Mr.. Grant favored the bill q. 10 va.
good measure. The educational in
terests Of North Carolina were ad-
vancing, and the school laws had to be
enacted TO meet the requirements Of
advanced education.
Amendments were offered. except
/ ing Surry, Stokes, Rowan and Yad-
kin. Senator Grant hoped that the
Senators would not except their coun-
ties, because il would be- bad thing
for them, il they did. The State could
not have good school system. The
amendments were all lost, and the bill
passed its third reading
House.
/ The House met at 10 o'clock
The following bills were introduced !:
Iauser-To provide for election of
| railroad commissioners by the people
and give the commission the right to
prevent the reduction OF wages OF any
railroad employe whose annual wages
are less than $1,000, the penalty being
$40 in each case; and also providing
hat no railroad shall charge over ~
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 road )
classed as "standard" by the commits
sion. Mr.. Duffy To protect turpen-
tine workers by fining any person $50
who adulterates spirits Of turpentine
with kerosene oil (or 30 days impris-
Onment, or BOTH.
Bill to appropriate $1,000 to the
Rolling Exposition" or North Car
DINA on Wheels" came up. OF the
sum. the bill proposed that half be ex-
pended in fitting up the car, and re-
curing the car to be sent to certain
States, for a month each, and in GER
tain others i days; the entire term of
the exhibit to be five years. Mr.. SUIT
ton of Cumberland offered an amend
ment striking out the appropriation
of $4,000 and providing that there be
no expense to the State, and said the
State would lose $1,000 in 'rying an
experiment without notice or investi-
CATION; that the money could be ap-
piled to the University. He said the
lobby was here and somebody wanted
a job. He opposed the bill out and
out. Mr.. Freeman, the author and
promoter of the bill, spoke in support
and said immi grafton to this State
from the North and West was greatly
needed. and that other States, Geor-
gia and Florida, were sending out
these cars. Mr.. Hauser said the bill
was merely to provide fat place for
two men. He said Mr.. Freeman had
been con wheels himself; had been ia
the New bern Fair, and was not re.
spOnsible for what he said. He favor
ed Mr.. SuttOn's amendment. He ridi-
culed the idea of such cars as "side
shows on side tracks," Mr.. Sutton's
amendment was first voted on. Mr.
Bryan of Chatham demanding the
yeas and nays. The amendment was
adopted, yeas Al, nays 81, and the bill
as amended passed second reading
Mr.. Freeman asked leave to withdraW
the bill. Mr.. Sutton objected to with.
drawal, and said it would come uE
again. The bill passed third reading
Bill came up to allow operatives il
Alamance receiving checks from EN-.
ployers to endorse them so they car
be used in any store the operative
pleases, and Mr.. White, of Alamance
favored it. Mr.. Dixon, of Cleveland
said such law would stop the giving
of checks. Mr.. Bryan, of Chatham
, said the giving of checks ought to bs
stopped: that they were fraud and .
nuisance, and that he wanted this pro
lection for operatives in Chatham
that it was greatly needed in Chat
{ ham. Mr.. Duffy said he knew the bill
was good one; that in his count,
men at mill never handled any cash
: to either use the checks at the com
discount. Mr.. Hancock expresse
the opinion that the bill ought to ap
ply to the whole State. The bill passe
second reading. Mr.. Dockery said b
would like to include Richmond, an
, did so. The bill was made special or
+ der at II q m, Friday.
= The bill to make $1,000 additions
q appropriation to the University fo
+ water supply and protection agains
| fire was taken up. Mr.. DOckery rea
the report of the joint committe
t which visited the University. MI
: Hauser attempted, just as Mr.. Decker
r began reading, to move to table tn
h,,% odd of
;. report of the committee showed tbs
|, the property is worth 100000; ths
e the income does not meet the exper
q ses, the deficit last year being $65
q and pays a high tribute to the cOndu,
n of 400 students and the quality of the
# work. Mr.. Dockery spoke In supper
/. of the report, saying the sum recon
: mended was the bottom amount to Ell
d able the University to hold its preser
: position. He said the committee la
:: year had said $4,000 was the su
8 needed. He said unless the $4,000 W.
It given the University We uld 90 bacl
It ward and the State would feel it; TIL
e the report of the committee on visitO
5. was unanimous, and that of the fu
IS committee only one dissented; TIL
r. the bill had passed the Senate wit
b only 10 dissenting votes. He made
d plea for the appropriation for the cor
mon schools and the University tn
" it was the purpose and plan to eleva
Is the entire system; to make all Il
4 links in the chain stronger than thu
d are now; that the committees on ed
cation made this recommendation +
f. an additional appropriation as star
" er; that the increase of appropriate
~ for the higher educational institutiO
~ would be very small, not over $500
ly that the committee had under cOnsi
no Grafton a measure to greatly devel
no the common schools. He said that t
IN committee had conferred with t