Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-30
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Cotton Centennial Appropriation
Passes the Senate.
A Field Day in the House Over the
Fence. Cutters.
Consideration of the School LAWFUL
Synopsis OF Proceedings.
Special to the Gazette.
SENATE.

| called 10 order AT Nv q. IN. uy lsleuten'
ant-Governor Martin. The reading o.
the minutes was dispensed with
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Poindexter chap
lain of the house. On motion, Davi:
OF Cooke was indefinitely excused from
attendance. On motion, King was
excused for three days.
At the end of the morning hour, dur.
ing which but little OF Importance was
transacted, Chesley moved the adop-
] ton of resolution committing the
senate for evening sessions for the con-
sideration of the school bill. Gooch
moved the postponement of the reso.
luton till three p. IN. and that the SEN
ate proceed at once upon the bill.
Carried on motion, and by unani-
nous consent the bill was read by cap
ton only, and the senate proceeded to
discuss it section by section.
The first section containing only the
preamble 10 the bill and the sections
of the constitution relating TO schools
was passed without a vote.
Section two was also adopted in the
same manner.
Section three provoked much dis
cussion and many amendments were
offered from all parts of the house in
reference to the teaching of sectarian-
ism and the reading of the bible in
public schools. On motion section
three was struck out. and the follow
ing inserted:
mo pert oft the public school fund
shall be applied TO or used for the sup
| port of any seetarian school,
The vote upon striking out and in
serting stood II to7.
Section was adopted without a
vote.
Section ), fixing the scholastic age of
children, occupied considerable time.
Matlock moved 10 strike out 10 years
and insert ~. An amendment TO the
and insert is. The last was lost by 8
TO lG. Matlock's amendment was lost
| by to 20. The section was finally
amended and passed. fixing the scho-
lastic age from to Il years.
Sections 9, :, and were adopt
| ed without vote.
Section 10 was amended, on motion
of Buchanan, by adding to the last line
so rs TO make the last clause read
And the public schools shall be
taught for not less than seven hours
each day, including intermissions and
recesseS.n
Sections II TO IS inclusive, were
adopted without vote.
Buchanan moved TO strike out all of
section 80 and insert the following:
ain all counties of this state, not here
matter exempted from this section,
there shall be nominated by the county
commissioners court and confirmed by
the state board and superintendent of
education, county superintendent,
who shall hold his office for two years
and until his successor is appointed
and qualified.
Gibbs moved to amend the amend
ment by adding TO it the following:
"Such nomination to be made in July
or August, 1854 and every two years
thereafter, and If an acceptable nomi-
naticn Is not made by the commission
ers court by September of any year,
the board shall mako the appointment
without such recommendation"
Buchanan accepted the amendment
10 his motion, and the former as
amended was adopted.
Section 30 was amended by extending
the time for subdividing counties into
school districts from July to October.
Section 81 was adopted without u
vote.
Gibbs moved to amend section 80 by
increasing the number of petitioners
for school tax elections from ten to
twenty, and adding to it.that not more
than one such election shall be held in
the same scholastic year.
Sections 80 and 81 were adopted
without vote. ~
Adjourned till o'clock. ny
Afternoon session.-Senater Chesley
submitted the following amendments
to section 81 which prescribes the
qualifications of voters at school dis
trict elections, all of which We're adopt
ed: Strikes out the words this
state" in line out, and insert Estate
and county of his residences" also in
sert after the word district the
words "as shown by the last assess
ment roll of the county" also after the
work ''voters" in line four, insert the
| words "voting at such election;n also
after the word chavez in line six, the
word "been.n Sections 35 and SO were
adopted without vote.
Senator Gibbs moved to amend line
S, section 81, by inserting after the
word person. the words Giving in
the district Adopted.
Senator Martin moved to amend sec
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words: "And the former trustees shall
hold said election, unless otherwise or
dered by the state uperintendent,"
and insert 1.-THE commissioners court
shall appoint three persons to hold
such election" Adopted.
Johnson of Shelby moved to strike
out in lines one and two the words
''people" and insert qualified voters -
Adopted.
Section IS was adopted without Il
vote.
Section 80 was amended by requir-
ing twenty instead of ten resident tax
payers of school to sign the petition
for an election to levy an additional
school tax, and requiring all voters ut
such an election TO be resider tax.pay-
ers of the district.
Senator Traylor moved to amend
lines three. four and five in section
40, by striking out all between the
worcs "itself' and "and,p and insert
ing sit shall be the duty of the tax
assessor to make out separate roll for
each school district In alphabetical
order, one copy TO be deposited with
the county commissioners court, and
the other with the tax collector.
Adopted.
| Senator Matlock moved to strike out
of lines eight and nine, section 40. the
following: "And IL there be no bid
ders, II shall be sold to the state to be
held as trust for the bene.
i fit of the school district. The
section MS amended was then adopted.
Senator Matlock moved to strike
Il out "l8n and insert ar, In line q 600.