The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-31

with bucket shops. He had a letter
from Governor Folk. of Missouri. which
stated that the law had worked well
there. Mr. Woodland a 4 that In his
opinion the Stewart aIll would not reach
| a single bucket shop in the tate. Mr.
Murphy. of Buncomse. said he did not
think the stewart bill would accomplish
the purpose X WAS intended To 10 or
remedy the existing evil. n he hoped
he would agree TO a postponement. so
that the bin or Mr.. woodard's could
be considered. AT. Stewart agreed to
a postponemcrt and the matter was
made n special order for next Thuraday.
al IL O'Clock.
Resolution OF invitation To directors
OF the Jamestown Exposition to address
the General Assembly next Thursday.
W:aborn. OF BERTHE and Cunningham. Of
Person. We're appointed 4 committee to
notify the directors
. To incorporate the s~ank Of jackson.
| The consideration % the Laughing
house bin for Dutch nets in PamIico
| cnuaty. which was made n special
| order for saturday at l2 o'clsck. was
| postponed and made Il special order for
next Wednesday at - O'Clock
The bill relating TO pensions intro
duce6 by Mr.. Warren. OF Jones. IL tn
tended 10 reach a phase az the Jaw
denying pensions 20 those who have
over 1--WE hundred dollars Of taxable
property. II has been found that many
such have purchased lard which -
listed for taxation for more than $500.
although the purchaser u own
a.- 49, - 81
purchase money. The bin authorizes
the County Board OF Pensioners debt
from the tax list. ard IL It leaves iess
than s55. the applicant will be entitled
70 a pension.
MIR. RUTLER'S BILL.
The bill provides for the continue
ton OF the $500, 900 annual appropria-
ton 10 public schools. blu provides
for q Now plan Of distribution AZ fol-
lows. The state superintendent OF
Public Instruction is required to ascer-
tain the number OF children or school
age iu each county in the State and
also ascertain the total school, fund OF
each county from every source Oocai
and special taxes exceptedE, and there
from 10 make n list of all the counties
showing h per capita amount OF
each child Of school age in each coun-
ty and then appropriate the s2oO. 600
to The various counties In such man
ger as 10 equaliZe over the State, the
amount appointed 10 each child. The
author of the bill claims that the pan
of appropriation provided i'm the bill
will equalize the school terms over the
State and will non In
the expenditure Of the school fund. lie
- II .l-A ~-z
distributing his large fund. cEcour-
ages extravaganza. in the expenditure
of the school fund, in that any county
a n by increasing their expenditures
for running expenses and ty con-
stantly increasing the salaries Of Its
teachers and its superintendent, fail to
run it's school four months. but IL
looses nothing by its increased expen-
ditures for its school machinery which
in many counties borders On
gancies. for that any county can call
upon the state treasury 10 supply them
with sufficient funds to make up their
deficit. some counties two years ago
ran their schools four months without
calling upon the State for assistance.
but this year these same counties are
now calling for from $1,000 To $4,000
aid from the State. Since these coun-
ties do not show m increased mem
bers Of schools II is rather strange
that they are now calling for aid. The
plan OF distributing this fund IL an in
centive to extravaganza and should be
changed in the opinion of the author
of this bill. The new plan of dlstribu-
ton will give the State a,school term
Of five months instead of four, which
are now had.