The news & observer., 1901-03-15
FOR DANGEROUS INSANE
Warm Discussion Over Mr.. Rountree's s
Timber Bill.
REVENUE BILL CONTROVERSY SETTLED
House Concurs in Slight Amendment to Mach
inery Act. Determined Not 10 Have
Quorum Broken by Leaves
Of Absence.

The closing hours of the House ses-
sion of 1901 are not particularly peace
full Judging by the somewhat heated de-
bates which took place yesterday morning.
Judge Connor, pursuant to the Governors
message of few days ago, to authorize
the expenditure of the permanent school
fund for the public schools, should the
appropriation fall sISErt. The bill was
finally referred to the Committee on
Finance. The other discussion was over
tree.
Representative Bradsher's bill to pro-
vide for the care of the dangerous insane
was passed.
CARE OF DANGEROUS INSANE.
Representative Bradsher's bill to pro-
vide for the management and government
of the State Hospital for the dangerous
insane came up as a special order at 10
o'clock, and was passed without opposi-
ton.
The bill provides that the directors of
the State Prison shall be ex-officio mem
ers of te Board of Directors of the Hos
pital for the Dangerous Insane, and that
said hospital shall be- e~loeated in the wards
Of the State Prison, and said State Hos
pital is created a corporation with the
usual powers.
Section 2 repeals section 60 of chapter
of Laws of 1899.
Section 3 requires that said Board of
Directors shall by ........ and make
separate said hospital from the State
Prison, and are required to advise with
the superintendents of the three hos
pitfalls as to what is best for the safety
and welfare of the patients.
Section 4. The Board of Directors of the
State Hospital shall appoint skilled ply
sician to have the care and treatment
of the patients. He holds his office for
four years, and may be removed for in
competence or infidelty to his trust, he
salso required by section to make
a special study of penology and crime
and shall make special biennial reports
to the board for transmission to the
Governor and the General Assembly.
Section also provides that the super
intendents of the three hospitals shall be
an advisory board. They are allowed
their travelling expenses to be paid by
their respective institutions.
Section z appropriates $4,000 annually
for the support and maintenance of the
hospital and the sum of $4,000 to carry
out the provisions of this act.
TO USE SCHOOL FUND.
Judge Connors bill, introduced pursuant
to the Governors special message the
other day, and entitled an act to require
the Public Treasurer to sell certain lands
and apply the proceeds thereof to the
common school fund, provides as fol-
lows:
Whereas, the State Treasurer reports
that he as treasurer of the State Board
of Education has on hand belonging to
the educational fund.- moneys and bonds
as follows:
North Caroina four per cent bonds
amounting to $143, $50; North Caroina six
per cent bonds amounting to $1,000 cash
On hand, March 1st. 1901. $32, 293.19; and
Whereas the Children of the present day
greatly need the benefit of the said fund;
and
Whereas the constitution of the State, |
artice 4, section 8, expressly directs that !
said funds shall together with so much |
of the ordinary revenue of the State as
may be by law set apart for that pur-
pose, be faithfully appropriated for estab-
fishing and maintaining free public |
schools.
The General Assebly of North Carolina
do enact:
That the State Board of Education be |
and they are hereby authorized to sell |
the said bonds if it shall become necessary
so to do, and use the proceeds thereof |
or SO much thereof as may be necessary. |
together with the cash on hand to erect
during the years of 1901 and 1902, the /
appropriation heretofore made to the pub |
lie schools.
have been appropriated each year. I'm |
der Governor Jarvis and John c. Scarboro. |
a bill exactly like this one was passed. |
This has been the law in North Carolina !
ever since. Judge Connor said he could t
see no objection to the bill, and more |
over he thought it a constitutional duty
TO use this money.
Mr.. Simms opposed the bill because it
was unnecessary, and because that fund :
was the hope Of the State for good school |
houses. If the contention is true, this |
fund already belongs to the schools and I
ought not to be used This would be act
lally appropriating less for the schools
than two years ago, for it would be TAX
ing something like $4,000 from the sa-
cred fund that belongs to the school chill /
1ren of the State. 1t would be taking !
back what we said when we appropriated |
600 0C0 in addition to the school fund