The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-05
FIFTY-FIRsT DAY-FEB. 81.

Important Bill by Senator
sity Trustees Elected-Pension Bill Passes
House.
Senator London introduced a bill
the purpose of which is to allow the
white or colored tax payers of any
school district to vote an extra tax
upon themselves to be used solely in
maintaining schools for their own
race. The text of the bill is as fol-
lows:
can Act to Amend Article TX, Sec
ton 2, of the Constitution of North
Carolina:
"The General Assembly of North
Carolina do enact:
"Sec. 1. That section 2, Art. 9, of
the Constitution of North Carolina,
be amended by adding thereto the
following:
"'But nothing contained herein
shall prohibit t.. people of any race,
living in any county, city, town,
township, or territory, from levying
IL special tax for educational pur-
poses of that race, if a majority of
the qualified voters of that race
shall, at any election duly held for
that purpose, decide to levy said tax,
which tax shall be levied upon the
property and polls of that race alone.
"Sec. 2. That this amendment
be submitted to the qualified voters
of the whole State at the next gen
eral election, etc:
The following gentlemen were
then chosen as trustees of the State
University For terms to continue
till November 80, 19O9-A. B. An
drews, of Wake; R. H. Battle, of
Wake J. S. Carr, of Durham w. H.
Day, of Wake Warren @. Elliott, of
New Hanover A. w. Haywood, of
Alamance; T. w. Mason, of North
amptOn P. B. Means, of Cabarrus
James Parker, of CAFES; R. D.
Walker, of Mecklenburg A. w.
Graham, of Granville L. S. Over
man, of Rowan; w. D. Pruden, of
ChOwan d. H. Mclean, of Harnett
j. W. Wilson, Julius Johnston, of
Caswell J. A. Sprunt, of New Han
over L. j. PicOt, of Warren F. D.
Winston, of BERTHE R. B. Creepy, of
P~asqUOtank, (in place of E. White,
deceased) George Rountree, of New
Hanover Gin place of E. j. Shulken)
E. NJ. Armtield, of Guilford Gin place
of James E. Boyd Charles Nc
Nance, of Buncombe Gin place of J.
NJ. Moody Victor S. Bryan, of Dur
ham (in place of E. S. Blackburn) !;
R. A. Johnson, of Richmond Gin
place of G. A. Cook F. G. James, of
Pitt G. B. Patterson, of Robson Gin
place of H. c.. WalD deceased.
Until November 80, 1901, W. A.
Graham to succeed A. w. Graham,
resigned: L. S. Overman to succeed
L. S. Overman, resigned.
HOUSE.
The pension bill which passed the
Senate last Saturday, and was briefly
summarized in our report of that
days proceedings, today passed the
House by a unanimous vote, without
amendment, except the offered
by Mr.. Russell, of Durham, to the
effect that all applicants for pensions
must appear before the county board
of pensions on the first Monday in
July, 1901, for examination and
classification.
The News and Observe" says "The
principal changes from the old law
are as follows: The appropriation
is 5000, 900 instead of $112, 600. Any
disabled veteran is entitled to a pen
sion whether his disability was caused
by service in the Confederate army
or not, provided he is not worth over
$500. Widows of Confederate sol,
diers who were married prior to
April 1, 1865, and who have not mar
ried again, are entitled to pensions,
whether, their husbands died during
or since the war. The bill repeats
all special acts granting pensions
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