The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-23


ment of the Public School System.
bonds now in the Treasury as perman-
ent school fund.
Senator Daniels spoke briefly to his
bill, citing the fact that i'll 1866 the
State had a permanent school fund OF
SSS0,00O which had been squandere9 by
the carpet-bag Legislature. Since that
time there had been no permanent school
fund. Now in view OF the Constitutional
amendment, there is a greater need than
hitherto for an efficient public school
system.
Senator Butler sp1Aa briefly in advo-
cacy of the bill.
Senator Hicks thought the bonds
should be cancelled if they have been re-
deemed.
Senator Daniels pointed out that the
bonds are not yet due. Senator Fields
admitted the need of better public
schools, but thought the schools for the
deaf and dumb and the blind, and the
insane asylums should be cared for first
Senator Black thought the bonds
should be cancelled and special appro-
priations made directly to public schools
If the money coul be spared.
The bill passed it's second reading and
went over until to-day to permit further
exan.in3' ION
The bill was printed when introduced,
but is OF suf lcent Importance to deserve
further notice. 1t is as follows:
THE General Assembly of North
Carolina do enact:
Section /. Whereas, The State holds
as an investment Sl36,750 in it's own
per cent bonds, ana there are several
thousand dollars of bonds of the State
fundable in 4 per cent bonds which
have recently been discovered in the
Treasurer's office, now therefore, the
Treasurer is directed to issue in lieu
of said old bonds the amount of new
per cent bonds at the ratio provided
for such old bonds in the act to settle
the State debt and the new bonds so
issued in exchange together with the
above recited fund of $136,7oU shall
be held in trust by the State Treasurer
for the benefit of the State Board of
Education as a sacred and irreducible
fund, and the coupons maturing there
on from time to time shall be paid to
said Board to be disbursed for the pur-
pose of public education in the manner
provided by law as to other funds com
ing into their hands for that purpose
Senator McIntyre's bill to appropriate
100000 annually to public schools came
back from the Committee on Education
with favorable report, and was put on
the calendar. 1t will probably come ul
to-day.
Two messages were received from the
Governor of the State, one nominating
directors for the Western and the other
for the Central Hospital for the Insane.
The Senate went into executive session
and confirmed the nominations.
For directors of the Western Hospital
for the insane the following were nomi-
mated for a term of six years from
March, 1897; j. L. Sawyer. of Bun
combe; j. Z. Caldwell, of Mecklenburg:
J. g. Hall, of Caldwell. From March
End, 1899: Isaac A. Davis. of Burke:
Joseph Jacobs. of Forsyth; c. II. Arm
field, of Iredell.
For Central Hospital. the following
were nominated for term of 6 years
from March =, 1897:
w. Il. Fort. of Wayne
X. III. Speight, of Edgecombe.
Frank Barnes. of Wilson.
For term of u years from March the
md. 1890:
j. ID. Biggs. of Martin.
lpr. X. III. Stancell. of Northampton.
j. Il. Broadfoot, of Cumberland
The bill to amend and codify the public
school laws of the State passed it's sec.
ond reading.
The Senate, on motion of Senate,
Glenn. adjourned ont of respect to the
memory of George Washington, yestcr