The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-22
NEGRO SCHOOL FUND
TO GET ONLY PROPORTION THEY
PAY IN TAXES.
TEN AMENDMENTS AGREED TO
FOUR-YEAR TERMS FOR STATE
AND COUNTY OFFICERS.

The Committee Practically Com
pIetes Its Work, and Will Intro
duce Its Bill in the Senate Monday.
The Amendment as to school Fund
Provides That the Entire Fund
Shall BE Divided i'm Proportion to
the Amount of Taxes Paid by Each
Race.
Atlanta, Nov. 21.--The joint commit
tee on constitutional amendments prac-
tically concluded its labors to-day, and
chairman, will introduce in the Senate
bill incorporating the ten amend
ments to the constitution.
Perhaps the most interesting amend
ment from some standpoints, acted
upon. provides that the entire state
school fund shall be divided between
white and colored schools in proper
ton to the amount of taxes paid by
white and colored citizens. To illu-
strate: Suppose the entire state school
fund is 100000, 900 and that 1-10th of
the taxes collected by the state are
paid by negro and nine-tenths by
whites. Under the proposed amendment
then 100000 would go to the educa-
ton of negroes and $500, 900 to the edu-
cation of the whites.
Several members stated that they
were ready to vote to submit the prop
osition to the General Assembly, but
wished to have it understood that they
would be under no obligation to support
ii on the floor of the House or Senate,
should they see fit to change their
views. With this understanding the
amendment was favorably reported by
a unanimous vote.
The Amendment offered.
The following are in substance the
ten new amendments to the constitu-
ton:
That all pensions be put upon an in
digent basis.
That a court of appeals be establish
ed.
That the term of the Governor be
changed from two years to four. and
that he be ineligible for four years af-
ter the expiration of his term.
That the terms of all county officers
be four years, instead of two.
AANN bACAS cudll NC Dl-cIlilldl SESSIONS
Of the Legislature lasting sixty days.
That there shall be change OF venue
in all criminal cases where there is
danger of lynching.
That justices of the peace shall be
given jurisdiction in all cases for the
recovery of personal property where
the amount is 500 or less.
That the general appropriations bill
shall be submitted to the Governor at
least ten days before the final adjourn
ment of the General Assembly.
That the Governor be given the
authority to scale, or veto a part of an
appropriation. instead of being required
to veto a whole appropriation or let ii
stand.
That the entire educational fund OF
the state shall be divided between the
negroes and whites for educational
purposes in the exact proportion to the
amount of taxes paid by each.
These are the ten propositions upon
which the committee has decided. This
is the bill by Senator Chappell limit
ing the power of the General Assembly
to tax property to five tenths of l per
cent. This bill viii come up for a third
reading in the House within the next
day or two.
Senator Bell was requested by the
committee to prepare the bill contain
ing the foregoing amendments upon
which the committee has agreed. The
idea is to put it in the Senate first,
because of the crowded condition of the
calendar in the House.