Columbus (IN) Evening Republic, February 16, 1897, p. 4. JONES' BILL Nicholson's Substitute for Colored School Children Measure Indianapolis, February 13-Below is the substitute offered for Jones' bill to compel the admission of colored children to the white schools of Indiana. Mr. Nicholson moved in the house Friday to recommit the bill with instructions to amend as follows. That section three (3) of the above entitled act, the same being section 4469 of the Revised Statues of 1881, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 3. The trustee or trustees of such township, town or city may organize the colored children into separate schools of the township, town or city, having all the right, privileges and advantages of all other schools of the township, town or city; Provided that in case there may not be provided separate schools for the colored children, then such colored children shall be allowed to attend the public schools with white children; Provided further, that no colored children shall be required to attend any such colored school outside of the school district where such colored children reside; and Provided further that when any child attending such colored school shall, in examination, produce the certificate of his or her teacher to the trustee or trustees of any township, town or city showing that he or she has sufficient advancement to entitle him or her to be placed in a higher grade than that afforded by such colored school, then such trustee or trustees of any township, town or city shall admit such colored children to enter the schools provided for white children of a like grade; and children of all colored parents shall be entitled to the same rights and privileges in the public schools of the state as are afforded therein to the children of white parents, and there shall be no discrimination made against or preference shown to any child on account of his or her color, but every child shall have equal educational facilities, regardless of color.