The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-07

$1,000 to the Soldiers Home. This
morning $4,000 more went to the State.
Normal School Now here's $500
more for the University-all to the bic
Institutions, none to the common schools.
Mr.. Ransom, of Mccklenbrg. hopgd
Mr.. Holmans warning would be heed
ed. He thought all the money should
not be given to the higher Institutions.
something ought to be left for the poor
country children.
Mr.. Johnson (Pop). of Sampson. "a
vored the appropriation. 1t was. he
said, necessity and without it the
sanitary condition and the health of The
institution would he seriously affected.
On the third reading Mr.. Holman
called for the ayes and noes ON this
bill. The call was sustained and the
roll-call showed 80 voting ayes and %
no.
On the announcement Of the vote there
was applause, and when it had ceased
Mr.. Ray said the bill had passed with
such unanimity that he now wanted to
suggest that the students hereafter be-
have in n gantlemanly manner refrain
from getting on sprees. knocking out
w tiiNNN ll@htH anu NAlll'l W ASt ht-SLIuH ill@
the States property. and then coming
here and asking for big appropriations.
Mr.. holman suggested that the vote
showed the House to he friend 10 edu-
cation by Il big majority: he therefore
thought il Il propitious time 10 call up his
bill for 100000 appropriation to public
schools.
This caused several members 10 con-
tract a sudden desire to adiournl
They did adjourn. but when the House
.re-convened Mr.. Holman called up his
bill and advocated it strongly.
Mr.. Allen, of Columbus, as vigorously
opposed it.
AIR. Kennett. of Gulford. followed in
his tracks. He had himself introduced
n bill. which had passed the House and
was now pending in the Senate. where
by any school district raising as much
rs from SO to $50, can get the amount
duplicated by the State Treasurer This
bill, he believed, would pass the Senate
and the patrons of the public schools
would take advantage of it. And this
local taxation must he the ultimate sal
walton Of the public schools Of the State.
Mr.. Leatherwood Of Swain, favored
the appropriation. and Mr.. Julian, of
Rowan. opposed. using his opposition as
a peg on which to hang 4 speech on the
Revenue Act which he dubbed ''the same
old Populist measure"
Mr.. Holman was not aware of Mr..
Kennett'S measure. He thought it a
good measure and one that would go
"A long way toward helping the schools.
He. therefore. asked that action on the
hill hg fnpn thn IInngn no r,NetnnnnH Hn4il
the Senate acted on Mr. Kennett's biz.
Mr.. Craig hoped this course would
not be pursued He thought the House
was for the bill and he wanted vote
on it at once.
Judge Allen. of Wayne and Mr..
Johnson Pop.l, of Sampson, were
against the appropriation.
Mr. Williams. of Ircdcl wanted either
this bill or Mr.. Kennet's bill, but he
didn't want both
Mr. ClarksOn, of Mecklenburg amc"I-
cd to appropriate $1,000 instead Of SlOO-
GOO. He thought und Mr.. kcnnctt's
bill the State Treasury would he called
on to appropriate some $4,000 10 The
schools. This would make )ut the
100000.
On the passage of the bill Mr.. llo-
man called the ayes ana noes. Tue
call being sustained the roll-call rHSut-
ed: Ayes. 81: noes, -.
Those voting in the negative were;
Messrs. Allen, of Columbus: Boggs, Bry-
an, of Granville: Carroll, Johnson Pop.L
of Johnston; Julian. Leak, Leigh, Lyon.
Sugg. Welch, Williams, of lrcdcll.
Before the vote was announced Mr..
Carroll, of Alamancc, changed his yrt":
as did also MeSsrs. Allen, Of ColumbtS;
Leigh. of PasQuotank: Wclch. If how
an; Julian, of Rowan. and Bryan. of
Granville
This left the vote 81 to &.
The following members explained thtir
votes: Speaker Connor. Abbott. Al'ou.
of Wayne; Boggs Bryan of Granville;
Carroll, Council. Craig, Davis, of F'ank
lin: Davis, of Haywood; Foushee, .'ohn-
son, of Sampsor; kennett. Lam,
Leatherwood. Mclean, of Haractt;
Ransom, Rountree, Smith. SniptS,
Welch. White. of Halifax; Williams OF
lredell.
Speaker Connor-"Ever since / arrived
at my majority | have voted for any
measure in the interest of the schools
of my State. have no desire at this
time of life to change my course.
Mr.. Boggs-'In my section we ale
ready have more schools than are taken
advantage of. | therefore vote no.
Mr.. Carroll-"I believe it would t'r
a useless expenditure of money uhder
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