The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-10
Saturday Nights Session of the House

| tones.
House bill to regulate hunting IN
Little River township, Harnett county
Senate bill to restrict sale of liquor
| in Warren county
Senate bill to repeal chapter $50, Laws
of 1901, so far as it relates to Harnett
county
Senate bill to allow Commissioners of
Lenoir, Jones and Onslow counties to
| build a public road.
| Senate bill to amend section 1851. of
the Code, to give Commissioners power
to examine the warrants drawn in the
treasurer ythe State Institutions.
House bill to create a free school dis
trict from Montgomery, Moore and Rich
mond.
Senate bill to amend the charter of
Tarboro.
Senate bill to amend the Code so that
married women and minors can hold and
deal in stock of corporation.
Senate bill for the relief of S. II. Har-
ris, of Cleveland county
Senate bill changing May term of Will
son House bill to prevent public drunk
| enness in Cabarrus county.
Senate bill to protect game in Little
| River township, Montgomery county.
SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.
The bill to appropriate $2OOO 900 to the
public schools of the State was next laid
before the House.
Mr.. Smith sent forward a substitute
providing that such sum should be ap-
propriated, which, together with the
regular per capita distribution of The
school fund. shall be sufficient TO bring
all the schools of the State up to the
four months requirement, and then a
second sum from the literary fund to
bring up the weak counties.
Mr. Smith, speaking to his substitute,
declared that we ought to save 100000
to the State Treasury by using this. lit
erary fund that we had at our disposal,
| instead of turning over that fund to
the disposal of the superintendent Of
Public Instruction, and making a sep
arate appropriation of 5000, 900. 1t was
very possible that there would be another
deficit two years from now.
Judge Graham explained the original
bill, of which he was in charge. saying
that it was no new bill but simply car
ried on the policy started two years ago.
1t appropriates 800 900 to be distributed
per capita in addition to the regular
school fund of the county, and as much
more of the second 100000 as might be
necessary to bring up the weaker coul-
ties to the constitutional requirement.
The present bill restricts the distribu
tion of the second S100,O by providing
that the amount allowed the several
counties could not exceed the average
salary of each teacher. Then there is a
provision graduating the amount to he
al
regular portion of that county. This
prevents counties from using all of their
regular fund to build school houses and
then ask for share of the second $780,
900 to pay teachers.
Mr.. Whitaker, of Guilford, said that
the joint committee on education had
considered both bills and had turned down
Mr.. Smiths substitute.
Mr.. Smith said his substitute never
had been before the committee in It's
present shape.
On the question of Mr. Smiths sub
stitute, Mr.. White, of Halifax, explain
ing his vote, said he had opposed Mr.
Smiths bill as it was before the com
mittee, but now, with the further pro-
vision that a second sum was to be used
from the literary to help the weak coun-
ties, he would vote aye.
The substitute was lost by a vote of
81 to IS.
The bill then passed second and third
readings.
The Bond Issue bill was received from
| he enate with the further amendment
| that the amount was put back to $500,
000 leaving the interest at 4 per cent.
Governor Doughton moved that the
House do not concur, and an immediate
conference was ordered with the Senate.
Mr. King then called up his bill 20
provide for the printing of the bills, cal
| endar and journal each day. He said
| this would do away with the engrossing
and enrolling of bills, and save altogether
to the State from $4,000 to $1,000.
APPROPRIATION BILL
On motion of Mr.. McNell the House
| once more went into Committee of the
Whole for the further consideration Of
the appropriation bill, with Mr.. Smith
in the chair.
Section was put before the commit
tee providing for the regular annual APP
preparation of 900 to the Cullowhee
High School and a further sum of 81, 900
to complete the building begun on the
| fund appropriated two years ago.
Section 10, State Normal and Indus
| trial College at Greensboro, 900 an
nually and an additional sum of 81 900
| for repairs, cold storage plant and
other improvements. and further sum
! of So 600 for increasing dormitory room
| in case the Peabody fund be withdrawn
Mr. Britain Amend by striking out
$40 600 and $4,000 and insert $4,000 and
81, Geo.