The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-02-12

&g- hlChar1s declares thAs the ttI
hai be.n reported unfavorss,y By al
Of the cnznlttrs src~g, tes aziAor of
tAe hsil
The house killed the bill BY an over
shelminE vote
over concurrent r~sols,ion 90 prov De
Offices In the State capitol for the
State superintendent os education TAs
resolution vas killed on no;ioa OF Mr..
Moses
Mr. wiugo coutencee that Il as
Side tracking this official 10 have his
on1ces on Main street; Mr.. Mos~. re-
piled that these offices are really more
comfortable and as accessible As thoss
II. the State house
Governor Hayward Informed the
house that Lieut-GoS. John T. Sloan
had resigned from the board of uuA-
tees OF the South Carolina college Re
ceived ms information.
The house killed Mr.. wAdes biE TO
provide for the oriee Of commissioner
OF agriculture 10 receive 81 500 per an
num out OF the privilege tax fund. Tne
house did not seem to be much Inter
| ested.
Mr. Wade declared that agricultural
interests are tagging. and the oaly sal
walton Is diversified farming. This u
| an agricultural State. but the agricu!-
| ulral interests are neglected Clemson
| College has not come up 90 It's exper-
| lations. Commissioner Stevens In worth
| 4 million dollars n year TO Georgia tie
| cited instances in which farmers had
made great success with innovations
| In farming The average farmer is
slow coach" and doesn't catch on 10
! ideas quickly. They don't subscribe To
| agricultural papers. We need bureau
| where outsiders can get Information
| This IS a very serious question ana
very important matter The salary OF
| the commissioner, 81 500 was 20 come
out OF the privilege tax fund and he
! thought this a mere bagatelle in com
| parison with the good IL would do.
Nj Tatum supported the measure.
The bill was killed by an over
whelming vote.
Thursdays Session.
Thursday the compulsory school law
was considered.
THE BILL
The features OF the brH which pass
ed the third reading are as follows:
Section l. That II shall be uniaw-
full for any parent or guardian living
in this State to neglect or refuse to
cause or compel any person or persons
who are or may be under their con-
troll as their children or wards. TO at
tend and comply with the rules OF
some one or more public or private
school or schools. for a term Of eight
weeks or more, during each success
sive year from the time said children
or wards are eight years old until they
are Il years old. inclusive. unless they
may be prevented by illness or reside
more than two miles from a school
house, or by reason OF already being
proficient from attending such public
or private schools, and provided that
in such case they shall be excused by
the board of trustees OF the school
district in which said children OF
wards may live at the time OF such
failure to attend such public or private
school or schools
Sec. 2. That any person or persons
violating this act shall be subject "a
fine OF not less than five dollars. nor
more than twenty dollars for each and
every ofTense. Said fine shall be i'm
posed by any court OF justice having
jurisdiction on sufficient evidence oi
the same being furnished by two oI
more creditable witnesses, and al
fines so collected shall be placed in
the school fund OF the school district
in which the fines are collected: Pro
vided, That no prosecution shall b
instituted under this act except upor
the affidavit of one Of the trustees o.
the school district in which the offend
ing parent or guardian resides. AM
/ such affidavit may be made on infor
nation and belief
BIENNIAL SESSIONS.
Mr. Raysor's bill providing for bi
ennial session OF the general assem-
, bly, passed a third reading and Wa
sent TO the house.
Saturdays Session
Saturdays session in the House wa
featuireless, a great many member
. having gone home on leave OF absence
, The Senate took up a few third read
Ing bills. and number of enacted Law
? we're ratified.