The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-31
I HE LEGISLATURE.
The Senate Finishes the School Bill
Flsslly.
An Amcna ment SsvOrlng Of Compul.
sion Voted Down.
All Political Probabilities and PossI-
bllitles are ElIminated.
iiouss; A Whirlwind Of Words ON
Fence-Cuttlpg.
The Poor Man aud the SHARON" Have
Their Advocate.
A Sharp Personal CoIloqny Between
Foster and iIazIewcOd.
ruIl Proceedings of Both Houses.
4 Sharp Personal Colloqny Between
Foster and IIazlewcOd,
ruli Proceedings OF Both Houses

Eighteenth Lcgisiuture---Ex,rn Session.
SENATE.
AUaTIS, Jan. 3o.-[Special l-Tho senate
met at 10 o'clock. ..r .
The committee on state affairs, to whom
wss referred tho concurrent resolution ask
Ing the governor IL he had any other or
further legislation to propose than was
embodied In his proclaim alton, reported the
matter back to the senate with the recon-.
meudalion that, owing to the short time
left to the present session In which 10 cor
s,der aud dispose OF many important meas
ares, the resolution be not sdopted
The resolution was accordingly tabled.
The ord, r OF unfinished business brought
up the school bill again, which unlortu.
nately, as II proved, had not been ordered
to engr0ssment yes'erdy.
MIR. Gooch moved to amend section 58 by
cutting down the maximum salaries TO be
paid OF first, second and third.class certifi.
Gates to $50, Si5 and S25 respectively.
Lost, bv ayes 3, noes %.
Mr.. Gooch moved an amendment, the eff
feet OF which was that teachers should not
receive more than 81 per capita per snnum
on tho actual attendance In their rchools.
The amendment WAS not adopted
Mr.. Johnson, of Collin, moved to amend
the bill by striking out words state SUI
perirtendent and county superintendent,
wherever hey occurred In the bill. He ad-
vocated tho amendment by saying the SEN
ave might De pardon.d for sometimes for
getting that this was the Eighteenth lspis-
ature and not the Twelfth. 1t reminded
him.very much OF those days when corrupt
lobbyists were present everywhere. He
hardly knew whether IL was Davis or a
dsmocrs ic.eg,slalure. There seemed to be
new senator on the floor yesterday.
When the president WAS having the greatest
difficulty in maintaining order this new
senator wgs running from one senator's o
desk 10 another and talking to them snglr
end in groups. He inquired then II there
was another senatorial district added TO the
list but he soon found out what IL meant.
There was an ofiics at stake---a state super.
intendent TO be provided Tor. A child bad
been born aud its name was Baker. He
addressed himself TO tho provisions OF ia
bil, and was severe upon those conierrinf,
sncn -. iu.i.au auubOriey upon state and
couuty superintondents. The bill pro.
y sed 10 create 100 new offices. He
wanted the school trustees empowered
70 hiro teachers and TO discharge them
the next day II they did not work, or
for any other sufficient reason, Without
appeal to any higher authority. Put them
ou ths footing with hired hsnds. They
were not half rs good us hired hands IL
they did no, work. No one could make
him believe that one OF these little sharp
headed educational fellows thought more
4 the children than their own parents.
These little sharp-headed fellows think tho
people can't be depended on to manage
schools. They have 10 be depended on to
earn the money to pay all the bills, how
ever.
The motion TO strike out ''state suporin-
t6ndent" was lost by s to 20.
Mr.. Harris moved to amend by making
county Judges, ex-oi,icio county supetin-
tondents. Lost by 10 TO II.
TLemotion 20 strike ont county super
In endents" was last by 10 TO 10.
Considerable I'll ibus erlng then opsued
over section 48 aud many amendments aud
couuter amendments were put and lost.
MIR. Matlock's Substitute for several Of
these was TO strike out lines s o 10 aud II, f.,
in section 4S and insert "2 $50 in place Of
"7jO" IN huu II
This substitute was adopted.
Mr. Taylor moved to amend by striking
80, 500" out OF the substitute and inserting
"2.40J."
The amendment was lost.
Mr. Chesey moved to amend nv strlkirg
out ~ ,500' aud inserting 1000
The amendment was adopted and the
substitutes, as thus amended, was then
made part OF the bill.
Mr.. Johnson, of Shelby, moved to amend
section As by udding TO II, provided that
in counties where cisil and criminal juris-
d.clion hnve diminished the county judges
shall be ex oiiicio county superintendents."
The amendment was lost
Mr.. Harris moved 10 strike out figure "a"
and inserl 70" in line 1 ol section 80 rs 10
extend the time for the law to 20 into oper'
alton TO 1885
Thesmendment was lost
Mr. Gooch submitted ths following
amendment:
"All tuition paid for Students attending
u free school under and over the scholastic
aue shall be paid to the trustees for the bem-
cit of the school fund OF tho district, or COM
n,unity in which the school is taught
Tue amendment was adopted, 10 to IL.
The previous question. was thea ordered
MIR. Gibbs moved to amend by adding %
section -. ANY person elected state super
intendent OF public instruction shall not
during his term of offics nor for four years
thereafter ne eligible 10 eiection 10 any
state Office"
The amendment was adopted-25 10 3
Mr., Patton movsd to ame nd section by
adding, land any parent or guardian having
control OF such child or children, who shall
refuse or neglect to send Kim or them 10
ihe public irso school in his or their dis.
,rict. or TO SONS other school during the
time such school Is taught, shall be desmtd
guilty Of a misdem eanor and be fined In any
sum not less than 500.
The amendment was lost by 4 10 81.
Toe rules ware suspended aud the bill
nassed. as amended, by is TO o.
Adjourned TIL O'Clock.
AFTERNOON.
The senate convened at o'clock and
procseded 20 the consideration OF senate
XIII no. 40, introduced by Mr.. Houston.
On motion section Was amended by
s,,ikipg out the words "less tban two dol
lars" leaving the penalty mot more than
Eve dollars"
Mr. Matlock moved 10 amend section 2
by inserting after the words are provided"
the following words, that when the land
80 occupied by an actual settler" 50 the
clause will read "and provided that when
the land Is occupied by an actual settler
OF this act" "e,c.
The ame ndment was ad y,t.
Mr.. Chesley moved 10 Ani.nd sfcdon 2hv
adding The words. provided tatt u ne
iancs Of the person 50 fencing entirely so.
rounds such lands not owned or controlled
by him, he may avoid the penalties of this
act by fencing such land to itself and leAv-
ing such gates and rieht-of-way thereto as
NAV be necessary for the convenience OF the
owner of the interior tract Of land"
This amendment provoked much In
ouiry and discussion, In which Senators
Cheeley. Houston, Peacock, Gooch, John
son, Of Shelby. aud others engaged.
The amendment was adopted and made
part Of the bill.
Mr.. Fsrrar moved TO amend section BY
n.t a. T.