The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-02
HoUsE-AFTERNooN SESSION.
The Public School Bill Passed--Dockery
and Lusk Denounce Bryan -Greenville
Bill Passed Second Reading.

and Lusk Denounce Bryan-Greenville
| Bill Passed Second Reading.
The calendar was taken up when the
| House met at $50.
Bills passed to incorporate the Williams
l E'itzhugh Lumber Company.
| Resolution by Mr. Brewer, raising
i joint committee to nominate trustees for
| colored A. and NJ. College.
| To establish graded schools at High
/ Point and issue $4,000 in bonds if the
/ people SO vote.
| To establish a criminal court in Mellow
l ell, Mitchell and Yaneey counties.
| BY leave, Mr.. Hancock introduced a
| bill to allow Craven county to levy a spe-
| cial tax, and Cunningham bill in regard
| 10 special tax in Person county.
| Bills passed to establish graded schools
at Hayesyille.
4 TO allow Wayne, Greene, Pitt and Will
i SON counties to levy a special tax of IS
| cents for road Improvement, this TO be
| alike on country and town property.
| To amend the charter of Greenyille,
| by extending its limits (second reading,
vote ayes 81, noes 32).
| Mr.. Walters gave notice that the m-
| nority would file report against the
| bill; saying that he had served notice
| that he would do this, and had asked the
| clerk to file the protest with the bill, but
| could not get 1t done: that it had been un-
derstood that the bill had been one merely
to allow special tax to be levied.
| Messrs. Hancock and Sutton tried TO
cut Walters off. The latter moved that
the report and protest be filed. This
/ prevailed, though lot of the Republi-
l cans tried to defeat it,
| To legalize $4,000 in bonds issued by
| Elizabeth City and to levy a special tax,
/ To incorporate the Winston Salem
southbound Railway. Passed third read
ing. 81 TO 10.
/ Then clamor arose, it being stated
that the bill appropriated convicts.
| Mr.. Parker Of Wayne moved to re-
| consider. This prevailed
Mr.. Sutton demanded the reading of the
/ bill = was passed over 50 it could be
examined. 1t gives $50 conyicts, the
State to take bonds in pay for their work.
The bill was taken up to encourage To-
cal taxation in rural districts for public
| schools (after explanation by Mr.. Dock
| ery). 1t appropriates 100000 to be
| used hy the State Board Of Education to
| stimulate school taxation in townships
4 OE utStI1tiHy anu dttUAIllG Tie 19buIu 10
| give n township the amount which the
/ latter raises, up to the $500; local taxation
| and State aid to correspond, being the
/ basis Of the bill.
| Mr.. Schulken asked where the money
was coming from
| Mr.. Dockely replied from the treasury;
! the peoples money He said the annual
am0tint is not to exceed 100000
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| help the strong school districts to the
| detriment Of she weak ones
Mr. Dockery said no; that the bill
does not affect cities. He did not expect
| over $25.O00 to be called for this year.
| but that the idea would grow No town
| ship can get over $500. 1t is altogether
voluntary taxation. The law is to CON
tinue for three years.
Mr.. Hauser antagonized the bill He
contended that the honest way was 10
| apportion the money to each district.
Mr.. Dixon of Cleveland said the plan
was to help those townships which were
willing to help themselves, and put the
State alongside other advanced States
which had this very system. The COM
| mittee on Education had for three weeks
studied this question from every point of
| view, and had consulted with some of
the ablest men in the State. He wanted
| the township made the unit and let each
vote a direct tax and thus get State mid
| to come. He was sure many townships
would do this, and in time to come all
| would do it.
| Mr.. Ward opposed the bill He asked
| if it did not require the township to levy
20 cents to get the aid Of the State He
| declared the principle of the bin was
wrong, and he ridiculed the joint educa-
tional committee.
| Mr. Dockery offered an amendment
| which he had contended for in the com
| mittee. This was to make the township
tax ten cents on the so and 30 cents ON
| the poll; instead of 20 and 60 cents. He
said the decrease would cause twice as
many townships to participate as would
| under the higher rate.
Mr.. Lyle wanted to know whether the
| township could either by private sub
| scription or taxation raise the money.
Mr.. Dockery said that was the idea of
| the committee, and that he would accept
| an amendment to that effect. He said
that under the new school law townships
| will be allowed to levy a special tax,
so that this will give the authority now
denied by the Supreme Court
| Mr.. Hancock said this bill
was bad one; that as for himself he
favored striking out all the sections of
the bill save the first appropriating $780,
600. He said he wanted this given direct
ly and wanted to go on record. Bryan,
of Chatham, said that he opposed this
bin and Of course attacked the apprO-
pr:ation to the University, and that he
had been told 100000 would be given
Internationally. He said the bill was an
outrage on the taxpayers. He said he
wanted a straight appropriation. He
opposed any election at all on this tax.
Hancock asked DoclSery to accept an
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