The news & observer., 1901-03-14
THE UNIVERSITY
is GIVEN $4,000
Asked for More but the House
Cut it Down.
f-r
LONG DEBATElAST NIGHT
LONG DEBATE LAST NIGHT
Public Institutions to Get All the
Treasury Will Stand.
TIE cULLowHEE SCHOOL FARES WELL
The Other Appropriations Will be Taken Up by
the House This Morning. The House
in Session LAST Night Till
a Late Hour.

The House last night took up the Omni-
bus Appropriation Bill and adopted the
urst four sections. The North Carolina
School for the Deaf and Dumb at Nor
canton gets its seven thousand dollars.
the Cullowhee High School it's five thou
sand. The Institution for the Blind of
Raleigh was given fifteen thousand for
maintenance and support, instead of
twenty thousand asked for, fifty dollars
annually for books, and ten thousand an
nually for deficit and improvements, in
stead of the $31, ,405.5S asked for for the
two years. The University of North Car
olina received eleven thousand instead
OF fifteen, after long debate
All of these amounts are in addition
to standing appropriations.
DISCUSSION OF THE BILL.
At $3.50 the special order, the act to
make appropriations for the State insti-
tutions was taken up. On motion of Mr..
Duls, the bill was considered section by
section.
Mr.. Thompson offered an amendment to
strike out section /, providing for the
North Carolina School for the Deaf and
Dumb at Morganton in addition to it's
standing appropriation of $4,000, the sum
OF $1,000 for a system of waterwogks,
fire pump and fre-escapes, and equipping
school for better tprotection against loss
by fire. tOne-half of this appropriation
TO be paid in 1901, and one-half in 1902
MIR. Audrey, for the Committee on In
stitutions for Deaf and Dumb, spoke OF
the necessity of fire escapes and water
works at the school. In order to provide
proper free escapes, some addition to the
present building was necessary. This ap-
preparation is exactly the same as was
made for this school two years ago. Mr..
Ardrey further stated that this institution
was the best conducted one he had ever
seen and that it was doing great
work. ~ ~
Mr.. Thompson cuntented that If they
had gone on all these years without the
fire department, they could get along
without it for two years longer. I'VE are
told that the increased appropriations
amount to nearly 100000. 1t would cause
almost revolution for this Legislature
to do anything like that We have already
q deficit in the treasury. If we go on in
this way, there will be nothing left but
to issue bonds"
Mr.. Simms said the committee was sat
ished that the fre-escapes were abso-
I1edI necessary for this school.
Mr.. Thompson said that, since this was
a necessary appropriation, in order that
the fre- escapes might be constructed i'm
mediately, he would withdraw his amend
ment.
CULLOWHEE GETS $4,000
Section q For the purpose of enlarging
and improving the buildings of the Normal
Department of the Cullowhee High School.
$5, 900 in addition to the standing appro-
priation of $4,000: Provided, the title to
the property shall be conveyed to the
superintendent of Public Instruction.
Judge Connor, for the Committee on
Education. vouched for the splendid work
of this school, and the section was adopt
ed without discussion.
INSTITUTION FOR BLIND.
Section 8. Allowing an increase OF ST.
500 to the Institution for the Deaf, Dumb
and Blind at Raleigh.
Mr.. Simms said that, although the ap-
propriation of 1899 had been for improve
ments, and not to reduce the debt, still,
SO excellent was the management that
they had reduced the deficit by $4,000.