The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-13
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| FOR First Time the Legislature Ap.
| points q Commfssee on M~anufaesur-
fug-Bfi 60 Establish Textile school.
The Public school Question
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, n. c., January 8.
The Grand Lodge of Masons will to-
morrow night begin it's annual COM
munication here.
The railway commission will tomor-
row hold a session here. The principal
after before it will be the settlement
of the question of the tonnage Of
minimum car load OF fertilizer. Now
1t is fifteen tons. There are petitions
for a reduction to ten.
A day or so ago Representative n. Nc,
D. Robinson. Of Cumberland. in speak
ing of the bill to give white taxes en-
tirely to white schools. said he found
serious objection TO Ii among some Of
the most influential members Of the
legislature on the ground that it woul
cause the negroes to grow up in ignor-
ance and be a menace TO the common
wealth. Yesterday 4 OF the leading
democrats In the state, an ex-state
chairman, spoke of this matter and
said the constitutional amendment for
this division of the school fund would
not be submitted to the people because
it would be found to be unnecessary.
He gave the following reasons: "The
constitution requires an equitable dis
tribution of the public school fund.
Thu f,,c;0n l. nic1oftrn onoafad q laU
giving to school committeeman the
right to decide as to such division.
The present legislature will remove all
negro school committeeman and there
will be white committeeman in charge
of all schools. This will absolutely
eliminate a lot of pestiferous politicians
who have taught negro chools 1t is
we'll known that the chief expense OF
schools is the pay of teachers. 1t is
also known that negro teachers can De
employed for half the salary paid white
ones. Then the negro schools can be
kept up at half the present expense
and the white schools will gain CORE
spondingly. There is sympathy north
and west, with the white people of this
state in their determir alton to elimi-
nate the ignorant negro vote and put
the state forever under white rule and
this sympathy will be %deepened when
it is seen that there is no purpose to
.abridge the educational facilities OF the
negroes" Thus spoke the we'll known
democrat and his remarks are of pub
lie interest.
For the first time, the legislature
creates a distinct committee on man
u~factures. This shows deserved con-
sideration of the great manufacturing
interest, of the state; for North Caro-
lima leads the United States in the
matter of number of cotton mills.
Today a bill was introduced to es-
tablish a state textile school, appro-
priating $15, 900 therefor, the location
to be at the place which will give ute
and a like sum. Charlotte, it is k-own,
stands ready to made the offer. There
was a year or two ago a plan to es-
tablish such a school in connection
with the Agricultural and Mechanical
college here, but it is ascertained that
the mill men, who desire The school
established, desire it to be a separate
institution. Mill men will be it's trus-
tees.
There is opposition in the legislature
~ LILY LILLE DC1h6 GdAo III ~
gard to removing the name Of James
H. Young, the negro politician and pet
of Governor Russell, from the corner
stone Of the institution for the blind,
because it gives the negro a prominence
he does not merit, it being said that he
does not deserve that his name should
ever appear in the proceedings of the
legislature. The committee on the
blind institution has authority to re-
move the corner stone containing the
obnoxious name and the newspapers
would quickly spread the news of such
removal.
The republican caucus of the leg:sla-
tura was in session until midnight
Saturday night. The only thirg it ap-
pears to have done was to expel the
negro member from Craven, Isaac H.
Smith, for voting for Conner for
speaker. Nothing the caucus could
have done would have given Smith
more pleasure, as he has in the highest
degree the negro love of notoriety.
Major James w. Wilson, who was
ousted by Governor Russell as rail-
way commission, and who seeks JUS
tice at the hands of the legislature,
says he has a perfect case. Ohio Will
son has rendered a resignation which
of course would be effective only upon
a decision of the legislature that the
governor had illegally ousted him. In
such an event his resignation would
be effective and he would have a claim
for $2,700 back salary.
A United States deputy marshal has
returned from a trip to Nash county,
after a woman named King, moon
sinner and counterfeiter, but she has
fed. Four of her family are in jail
here.