The daily times., 1921-12-15
SCHOOL SYSTEM
IN THE HANDS
OF Commission
CONNOR BILL PASSED
Five Members Commission Will
Study Plan Financing State
Schools; There is Little Rea.
son to Believe Now That
Constitutional Convention
Will Be Called.
(By Max Abernethy)

| (By Max Abernethy)
! Raleigh, Dec. 15.-In an effort to
finish their work and adjourn by Sat-
urday the House and Senate are hold
ing day and night sessions, but there
is still some doubt in the minds of the
legislators whether they will be able
to quit the capital before Sunday.
The House has passed an auto theft
law which now goes to the senate for
consideration.
This bill provides for the registra-
ton in the counties of all autom obiIes
owned by North Carolinians. All auto
mobile sales of both used and unused
cars, if this bill is acted upon favor
able by the senate, must be register
ed with the register of deeds and a
bill of sale must accompany the car
from the owner of deeds and a bill
of sale must accompany the car from
! the owner. For keeping these records
with description Of the automobile
fee of Is cents will be paid the
register of deeds.
There is little reason to believe
now that the special session will call
a constitutional convention as is pro-
vided for in bill sponsored by Harry
Stubbs, veteran senator from Martin
county.
Finding way out of the muddle
tenn has fallen and particularly some
fixed plan for financing the States
school system is the task given into
the hands of a commission, composed
of three members of the House and
two members of the Senate, in the
Connor resolution introduced and
passed in the House last night. Con-
currence in the Senate is expected to-
day.
i The Commission is directed to
study the school tax situation thor
oughly, cooperating with State and
county officials to the end that all
| the information bearing upon taxes
may become available for the consid-
| Grafton of the next regular session
of the Assembly The Commission is
directed to recommend legislation
! that will eliminate the necessity OF
patchwork legislation to meet the
needs of the schools.
Some opposition was put in the
way of the passage of the measure
II by Everett of Durham, who doubted
the necessity of such a commission
| to study the situation that has called
the General Assembly into special
session. Opposition was withdrawn
before the end of the night session
and the measure put on it's final read
ling. The members of the Commission
are to be named by the presiding Off
GERS of the House and Senate.
| The Connor measure providing jury
trial for such issue as have recently
come to the Supreme Court from Yad-
kin county in the matter of forcing
the levy of more than 80 cents tax
for schools was submitted, and pass
ed, over the vigorous protest of Ever
ett of Durham, and Templeton OF
Wake. Opponents OF the bill saw NO
Necessity for jury trial and Mr.. Tenn
pleton wanted to "palliate the farcial
performance" by importing juries
from adjacent counties. Both oppon-
ents were overwhelmed.
| Final and favorable action was ac-
corded the School Administration
measure validating the various tai
llevies that have been made in the
lcounties, and continuing them until
1.-The regular session convenes In 1873
but the Connor resolution scheduled
Ito ask for a commission to work Out
lsome new system of taxation go'
Isidetracked by the amendment to thu
!, rules curtailing the introduction o
Inew bills. Unanimous approval ol
1.-The House will be required before il
I can be presented.
i Amendments offered by Represen
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