The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-12
THE MOBILE SCHOOLS
EFFORT TO TAKE AWAY PRIvI-
 LEGE TAX.
MT. Rutgers Resolution Presented to the Education Committee Causes
 Delegation to Appear and Argue the Matter.

A hght is on in the Committee on Edu- cation against the Mobile school system 1t reached the committee on motion of MT. Bulger of Talapoosa to strike from the article on education section II.
 The ma ter was argued at length before the committee last night by citizens of Mobile.
 The section provides that any action of the General Assembly passed in pursu- ance of said article to establish, organ ize and maintain system of public apply to Mobile County. only so far as to authorize and require the authorities designated by law to draw the portion of the funds to which said county shall be entitled for school purposes and to make reports to the Superintendent of Educa- tiOn as may be prescribed by law. All special incomes and powers of taxation, as now authorized by law for the beneht of public schools in said county shall re- main undisturbed until otherwise pro- vided by the General Assembly: provided that separate scho,s for each race shall always be maintained by said school au- thorities.
 This section of the present Constitution seeks to perpetuate privilege granted to Mobile County in 1854 whereby the county is permitted to use it's whiskey tax for its school system.
 Mir Bulger, who makes this motion, is a member of the present General Assem- other for several terms. He has invari- ably made an effort to take away this privilege from Mobile and he has uni- formly failed in the attempt.
 MT. Bulger made the motion In the Com mttee on Education Monday evening and the con alteration of the matter was post poned to give the representatives Of Mo- bile an opportunity to be heard before the committee.
 They were invited to appear before the committee at a meeting held in the Sen at chamber last night. There was a quo rum of the committee present. but MT. T NhAAH nrn bon presided over the deliberations of the committee.
 Dr. E. L. Marechal, a member of the Mobile County School Commis sion. and day evening from Mobile They appeared before the committee last night and were reinforced by the representatives from Mobile in the Constitutional Con vention. Messrs. Gregory l., Smith. Les. lie E. Brooks, Harry Pilans and B. B. Boone. These gentlemen very ably and fully presented the Mobile side of the case and made a very strong impression They showed that Mobile had been dis crminated against in the distribution of the funds from swamp and overfiowed lands and from other sources for educa- tional purposes in the State, and how for that reason the county obtained the spe- cial privilege.
 Mobile contended for the privilege and k D. on claiming recognition on this ac- count until it was fina ly secured. and they consider their demands only fair and just. Upon this basis they have con tended for and maintained the right and privilege over all opposition ever since. It was done to place Mobile on q fair and equitable basis with the other counties of the State, they said, and when liquor was allowed tp DC sold there t was proposed that the license should go to the schools of the city and 1t was done It has been continued ever since.
 The Auditors last report was produced to show how much of the school fund Mo bile received and what part of the six teenth section fund and the money from the swamp and overfiowed lands. The of 1875 recognized the funda- mental principle that had preva led since 1854 and had continued 1t, and continued to leave it to the General Assembly to determine. If in future years it should be found that Mobile was getting more