The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-07
The Senate bill on the same subject.

. he Senate bill on the same subjeC
2 Carried.
The Senate substitute makes son
, amendments to the House substitut
Report of the committee w;
, adopted, and the bill was considere
by sections.
The school question was $
thoroughly argued and reported las
session that the discussion is omitte
from our reports.
Amendment by Mr.. Hill was az
opted as follows
Section Ssh. Trustees in making cor
tracts with teachers shall determin
the salary to be allowed or wages
be paid upon the following rates @
tuition: To teachers holding
irSt-claSs certificate not more thai
two dollars and fifty cents !; and
those holding third-class certificate
not more than one dollar and fift,
cents per month per capita. shall b
allowed for pupils within the scho
laStic age. And it shall not be Lawful
for trustees or teachers to demand a
a condition of admittance into schoo
the payment of extra tuition of pupil:
of scholastic age provided that in NJ
| event shall teachers holding first
class certificate receive from the pub
lie free school fund more than $75 pc
month, and those holding a second
class certificate more than $50 pei
month, and those holding a third
class certificate more than $50 pei
month.
Sec. S8c. Trustees may employ one
| or more assistant teachers whenever
the average daily attendance exceeds
thirty-five pupils. The teacher shall
be entitled to pay for pupils over and
under age at such rates as the trustees
may prescribe. If the necessity fol
employment of an assistant teacher is
caused by the attendance of private
pupils, then the trustees shall require
the teacher to employ at his or her
cate of competency as teacher.
Sec. SD. The amount contracted by
trustees to be paid on check drawn
by majority of the teachers on the
county treasurer and approved by the
county judge. The check shall in all
instances be accompanied by the af1i-
davit Of the teacher that he is entitled
to the amount specified in the check
as compensation under his contract
as a teacher.
Amend section 81 by adding after
the word follows" in first and second
lines, and subject to the following: Pro-
vided the general provisions of this
act govern when not in conflict with
the special provision thereof as to
community systems.
Add to section SO, applying to
schools in cities or towns, which have
control of public schools, the words,
whether incorporated or not"
Amendment to the Hill amendment
offered by Mr.. Rosenthal, was adopt
ed, providing that contracts with
teachers shall be on the basis of the
number of pupils within scholastic
age registered in the community.
provided should the attendance fall
below SO 1-3 per cent. of the register
ed pupils in such community the trus-
tees thereof may discontinue the
school.
Amendment by Mr.. Taylor, requir-
ing trustees to be able to read and
write, was adopted.
Also amendment by Mr.. Patterson,
increasing the scholastic age to IS
years.
Amendment by Mr.. Gavin to abol-
ish corporal punishment OF pupils was
lost.
Amendments by Mr.. Foster, of
Grayson, were adopted, modifying the
law so that children may be trans
ferred from one community to an
other where the community system is
retained, but prohibiting the transfer
in cases where the district system has
been adopted.
By Mr. Foster, of Limestone
Amendment which was adopted eX-
empting from the operation of the
district system the counties of Camp,
Upshur, Grimes, Smith, Gregg, Free
stone, Limestone, Nacogdoches, Wash
ington, Angelina, Bastrop, Hunt, JAS
per, Newton, Tyler, Burleson, Polk,
San Jacinto, Franklin, Titus. Marion,
Lee, Pamela, La Sale, Goliad, Van
Zandt, Brazos, Robertson, Jefferson,
Hardin, Liberty, Chambers, Orange,
Waller, Jackson, Calhoun, Arkansas,
Victoria, Dewitt, Cass, Houston and
Wharton.
By Mr.. Kendall that
in all counties not exempted from the
operation of this act a county superin-
tendent shall be elected for two years.
Mr. Nash sent up substitute, which
was not read.
The previous question being called
for, Mr.. Upton moved to adjourn, and
then for call Of the House.
The abSentees were excused, and the
Nash substitute was read, making pro-
vision for appointment of superinten-
dents by county commissioners courts,
to hold office till next election.
The substitute was adopted for the
Kendall amendment and in lieu of sec
ton 20 of the bill.
The House being under partial exc
cution of the previous question. Mr..
Upton called for the reading of the
BIZ as amended.
Mr.. Taylor moved to suspend the
call but it was kept up.
Mr.. Upton said he thought it unjust
for those whose counties were exempt
to have put the House under the pre-
vious question.
Mr.. Upton, as an olive branch, with
drew his demand for the reading of
the bill
Mr.. Rosenthal renewed it but with
drew it.
Dpodh0I. QucSLlOn 10 OH GllO poSodSC
of the bill to third reading.
The bill was ordered engrossed and
the House adjourned till 3 p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Speaker and a quorum present.
Mr.. Rosenthal moved to reconsider
the vote by which the school bill
passed to a third reading, and that the
motion lie over till Monday. Granted.
Mr.. Parsons moved to postpone in
definitely the bill from the Senate for
frontier defense, which was the pend
ing business, as the House had just
passed a bill on that subject. Carried.
Mr.. Townsend called up Senate bill
No. IS, authorizing counties to issue
bonds for bridge purposes, levy tax
therefor and validate bonds already
issued for that purpose.
Mr.. Moursund moved to strike oat
section of the bill, validating bonds
issued. Lost.
Mr.. Davis, OF Camp, spoke against,
and Messrs. White and Scott in favor
of the bill. The bill passed to its third
reading-ayes 81, noes 10.
House bill No. 1, with Senate
amendments, was next considered,
being the revenue bill reducing taxa
ton. The amendments changes the
state ad valorem tax from 1873 to 221a
cents, and the school tax from 1919
to Is cents.
The House refused to concur in the
amendments.