The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-07

been offered. to a committee. which
meant its death and he moved to re-
fer this bill also
Mr. Eller said 81 900. 600 had been
invested at Spray nine mills We're in
daily operation, and efforts are
now III preparation to mar
ness the Dan ard other streams
of Rockingham county There
would be emblazoned over the entrance
to the school: No North Carolina boy
too illiterate or too poor to enter this
school" and there would be free TUT
tion guaranteed to them forever ana
work for them with which to pay
their board. This school would not
injure other State Institutions. me
State cannot have too MANY schools.
there are enouoh boys in North Caro-
lima to fill them all. one new school
will not cripple another but add
strength TO it. There are vast fields
yet in agriculture, technology me-
chanic arts and other fields OF thought
and effort. If the State is IN earnest
i'm the stand it has taken on education,
let this school be encouraged Nofth
Carolina has never had presented 10
it a more business like and practical
proposition than this.
Mr. Foushee said this question was
not a local measure, but affected every
SetldtOI
the bill He said it was bad policy
Six years ago there was a proposition
made the STATE to establish a school
of textiles at Charlotte, but the legls-
lature after considering IL an enIlte
session, decided to establish II at A.
& M College. and it decided wisely.
Twenty thousand dollars is a paitry
sum and the provisions OF the plll
were wrong.
gynl, tff M
providing for the striking out Of all
appropriation on the part of the state
and references to trustees.
The amendment was put ana 1alled.
The motion on reference or the Dill
to the Committee on Education was
put and lost.
Mr.. Scales said he would like to
favor the bill. but could see no reason
why it should pass. The right attitude
of the State should be to properly
equip those institution now existing
and if $4,000 is to be given 10 any
school, it should be TO the a. q M
College, as it is now, i'm it's textile de-
partment, in absolute need OF money.
TO be consistent. he said TINS pm
must be voted down. This would be
frittering away the money OF the
State.
Mr.. Webb said that he believed that
this bill was nothing but an adVertls-
ing scheme Of a promoter to bring
capital into this State. and if that We're
all, he would support this bill but
it would injure other schools in this
State. Referring again to the
scheme" he said it would be q sub
sidy. to promoter at Spray. to fill his
pockets with gold, and if this is done
subsidies should be voted to the Dukes
of Durham. the Odells of Cabarrus
and other capitalists in North Caro-
lima. ~
Mr.. Struggled favored the bill.
The bill was put on its second read
ing and failed by a vote of II to 20
Those voting in the affirmative
were: Senators Burton, Duls, Eller
Empie, Fleming, Jones, Mclean
Pearson, Sinclair, Struggled, Ward
Watkins-12.
Those voting in the negative were,
Senators Arendell, Boddie, Bragaw
Coke, Foushee, Long of Iredell, Long
of Person, Mason of Northampton
McCulloch. Moore, Odell, Scales
Shaw, Stubs, Thorne, Turner, Tur-
rentine, Webb, Wright-20.
S. p. TO limit the poll tax and