The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-07-25
The New School Law.
SEATTLE. July 22i. 1871,

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Ed. IsrELLIeExCER The Teach
institute has met and adjourned. As
the public are aware, the Principal
obiect at this convention wss the ATOP
ton of school lax better suited 10 the
wants aud ueces>.ties oil cur Territory
than the ole ROW among our statutes.
The meeting has been widely published
and we'll attended by residents Of King
county. aAl delegates from Tburs,on,
jefferson. " batcom and other counti~s
School officers aud patrons have looked
forward to the meeting OF this conven-
ton with unusual interest and are sux-
ious 70 know what has been accom-
plished Let US sec.
At the meeting in July, 1876. st
O.ympEs. q committee of five vas sp-
pointed to draught new school law,
for Correction. revision and adoption q,
the present session Of the Institute, and
to be submitted at the next session sf
the Legislature. After one year. re-
cess, one member Of the committee Of
FIVE. reported law which be alone
compiled And evidently this is a but
a modified copy Of the proposed law
submitted To the last Legislature, which
was passed 10 print aud very Justly re-
lectcd Other members of the COM
nli'tee we're generally competent 10
perform the duties assigned them, but
either through Lack Of interest or the
fatal habit Of procrastination. they
neglected 10 perform the duties they
assumed by accepting place upon this
committee. True one member at least
frequently sought but never obtained
sight Of the charman's report until it
was read before the Institute There
is good ground for assuming that the
chairman did not wish the other mcm-
bers of the committee 70 mcddc with
the report. or school law, though they
had twelve months for consultation.
On Thursday morning the second
and final reading commenced. but not
until the gag law WAS put IN force, and
debate throttted The whole law WAS
read hurresiy and few amendments
inserted Towards the close Of The
reading. during recess. the opinion was
expressed that upon final vote on
adoption Of the law Is the whole it
would be rejected Hence something
had to II done to suppress argument
aud avoid the impending danger Here
the gentleman who was active in suy-
gesting and applying the gag rule,
again playing second fiddle to the chair
t.f a
rescue with resolution already written
out aud ready for the emergency, con-
siguing the whole matter to commit.
mittee Of five with instructions for them
to digest aud prepare it for publication
hy the first of September Thu. far a
school law originating from enc person,
instead Of five, substantially the same
one which WAS printed but rejected by
the last Leg gislatures. has been engi-
neered through the Institute withou.
proper consideration and debate. and
with no color of endorsement from the
teachers OF this territory. Neither ~ a
whole or otherwise. has the proposed
schuoi law been submitted ;o i vote Of
the Institute. nor has II been adopted
III any manner by that convention.
Whoever compose the ring. and Appar-
emily there Is one. MIST have had II all
cot aud dried. One Of its members
suggested that if, upon the reading Of,
section, no objections were interposed,
the section should be regarded "a
adopted No motion WAS put. no de-
bate entertained. bu. in conson.ncc
with the haste characteriking the " hole
proceeding the reading was immediate.
ly proceeded with. Ii the chairman OF
the school law committee. or the gen
iienan of the gag g-rule Eotoriety sup
post that the teachers and officers of
this Territory are to be imposed upon
IN this manner they are mistaken But
they say tia, thi, law Is 10 lie printed
But when, II IL to bs ready for pub
licHtiou by the firs, of September, a, a
If immediately put into the hands If
the printer il may be ready for general
distribution one. or AT the most. two
weeks before the meeting If the Ieais.
laturs But more anon.
JAMES r.. CLARE