Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-21

! Mr.. CoRcoRAS considered this one of the mos
lniquitous bills that has before the Leg1s-
aure There is no need of it in the first place. be
cause that part OF the Constitution requires egisa-
ton to put into operation There are 3 29S teacher
IN the State and 10000 school children 62 chill
| dren To each teacher While the gentlemen are
exercising so much fear for the teachers they should
think OF the children, whose education is in the
hands many times of incompetent teachers.
Mr.. SPENCER said the House had Just passed law
making the practice of law easy and he could
how they could conscentiously refuse to pass this
bill There is great uneasiness all the State il
regard to the meaning Of the Constitution on this
point. and the minds of teachers should be sst at
rest. The amendment he did not deem necess ssary
for if teachers have obtained certificates by fraud
it is awelknown rule that fraud vtiates everything
Mr.. MCINTOSH opposed the bill. The Constitution,
did not revoke the certificates at ALL and they would
hold until July. general bill will be passed before
that time which will set the whole matter at rest.
Mr.. HARRIS favored the bill He was a friend TO
the honored profession There is corps OF able
teachers throughout the State and their rights
ought to be respected He did believe that there
single teacher i'll the county where he resided
who had obtained a certificate by fraud or undue
influence. However, he would prefer that some
guilty should slip through rather than any in
nocent ones should be made to suffer any wrong OF
injustice
Mr. BRUNER said if this bill should be rejected it
would be perpetrating grievous wrong upon
respectable class of people, such has never been
perpetrated by any Legislature in the history OF the
State The bill does not give them any farther
rights than they had before. He hoped the bill
would pass
r Mr. TYLER offered substitute to the effect that
all certificates shall be considered good until such
time some general law shall be passed.
Mr.. BRAuEHARr hoped the substitute would not
prevail He could see no reason why the Legisla-
ture should punish class of teachers who well
qualified for the positions they hold at the present
time. Il is a part of the contract which they
entered into with the State.
MIR. CHANDLER favored the passage OF the original
bill, and hoped that the substitute would be voted
down. He could see no good reason why the teach
ers should not be continued in .heir occupation.
Mr.. MULHoLLAED said he presumed there was no
question as to the power OF the body to frame a
general law that will govern this whole matter.
The substitute merely confirms the certificates now
held until such time general law shall be
passed He indorsed the substitute, and would
move the previous question.
The House refused to order the main question.
Mr. You've was in favor of the original bill He
could not bring himself to vote to deprive industri
GUS girls of their only OF making living by
destroying the only capital they possess. Many OF
them have widowed mothers and fatheress children
to support, and perhaps, by reason OF the very
anxiety consequent upon realization Of the great
responsibility resting upon them, might fail if forced
to undergo another examination. He spoke at
length upon the measure, tracing it in all its bear
ngs upon the teachers of the State and appealed to
the members to stand by him.
Mr.. HARDY thought the bill entirely unnecessary,
in his construction Of the words OF the Constitution
II anything needed to protect the teachers he
would be willing to grant it.
The substitute was lost
The bill was then passed-ayes g. noes II.
At ; O'Clock, on motion of Mr. CAMERON the AS
seEbly adjourned