The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-04


vor a friend with loan of 81 900 at per
cent. that is only $50 q year, and hardly
think the average County Commissioner
would resort to stealing just to make $50 for
q friend / think this bill will be found to
work satisfactorily, and hope the minority
report will be adopted
Mr.. MCINTOSH: The committee had
doubts aboat the workings of this dill, and
feared il would cause the taxpayers to make
Up certain amount of interest that would
&C lost under It's provisions. AS has been
suggested, there IL not quorum IN the Sen
ate pTobsbly. so / move the further consider
alton Of the bill be postponed IN.
made the special order for that hour.
the COMMITTEES was afraid the County Com
missioners and parties who wish to borroW
money would consider the matter aud loan
tie school fund al q lower rate OF interest
when il uaight be loaned ct the regular rate;
snc was not sure bat the workings of IL
would upset some OF the provisions OF the
school law, and with these doubts the major
lily OF the committee reported against the
passage Of the bill.
Mr.. WEIR: regard this az an important
measure, and / hope 1t will secure very
full and fair consideration. I am not one
OF those incliBed TO think the Auditors or
any other officers are rascass, or that there is
any general tendency 10 dishonesty on the
part OF County Commissioners. Toe county
] live in has been paving interest at the rate
OF per cent. on S25 900 for five years
unGers' and this bill simply permits the
loaniDg OF the school moneys at per cant
interest aud the county makes up the bal
ance to per cent, which is paid into the
State Treasury. This is the Fl st time have
heard of this bill, aud know nothing of 70
except from the Senator's statement,
favor the motion TO postpone.
II vas agreed to.
TEACHERS INSTITUTES.
Mr. Browns bill 3. 1901 to provide an
additional county institute fund, coming up
on the second reading-
Mr. OYERSTREET: The law nov pro.
vides that a certain sum of money may be
appropriated by the County Commissioners
10 pay the expenses OF county Institutes,
and this oil Is adding additional sum to
10 that. 1t don't limit the County Superin-
tendent to what the Board of Commissioners
allow, bat the pending bill is to increase the
amount the County Commissioners may
pay toward the expenses of holding a County
Teachers Institute. l think the amount
raised from tbs teachers under this bill
ought 10 be applied so as TO diminish the
amount paid by the County Commissioners;
otherwise We would be duplicating what is
to De paid for county institutes I hope the
bill Will not be ordered engrOssed for the
third reading, put that il will be left open
Mr.. BROWN: This bill IS intended to pro
vide fund for the holding of County Teach
ers Institutes without cost to the people Of
the county. There Is one bill in the Senate
sud two bills IN the House providing that
there shsl be an additional money tax out
OF fhe county treasury. This bill provides
that each teacher snail pay fifty cents into d
county institute fund. The object of the
bill is to prove fund TO hold county inst-
tutes. lt will prevent large number of
scholars attending school irOm applying to-
az examination TO obtain teacher Licenses
aud have their pspsrs referred to toe County
Superintendent adding that much tc the ex-
the superintendent occupies in examining
these papers. Ia our county it costs not less
tran 500 for tina examining oil applications
from parties who apply for licenses bat do
not intend 10 teach. If they have TO psy
fifty cents for an exams nation they will noe
borden the Comfy superintendent so muca
ss now with their application papers
Mr.. SMITH, of Jay: [ believe there ought
TO be an examination OF teach srs' papers By
The County Superintendent / understand
the County Superintsndeuts have laid out
what shall constitute q days work for the
exsmina ion Of teachers papers, for which
they shall receive 81. In my Judgment. II
there is fraud prscticed IN the State of In
diana at all, it is in the examination of
teachers manuscripts. Tor which the County
Superintendent receives 81 q day and | am
opposed TO placing the burden of these teach.
ers' institutes upon the teachers, for if there
'is class of people In the State earning ev-
money than any other class. il is the com
mon school teacher. Ny judgment is that
the law in reference TO the County Superiu-
tendents examining teachers manuscri OF
should be regulated IN some way, or changed
so that when they examine these manuscripts
hall -
l believe in manv counties these examina-
tons cost from $3.50 20 5000 and $3.50 on &C
count OF persons applying who do not in
tend to teach, and those who do intend to
teach should not be burdened with this ex-
pense. So / hope the bill will not be or.
deIed engrossed, but left open for amend
ment.
On motion By Mr. DAVIS the bill Wa q
amended by appropriately inserting a pro
viso that no such applicant shall be r
quired to pay more than fifty cents in an :
eDe year.
Mr.. 0VERSTREET: The present Law
still remains in force and there is nothing
to prevent the County Superintendent from
drawing all allowed under Section 521 OF
the Revision, and also get all the teachers
may pay him. IL this bill is passed 10 raise
fund eff the teachers, this section, 52l
ought to be repealed or the County Superin
teDdent will get both finds.
MI. DONCANs OF DpoWn. understand
this fund 10 be raised by this bill is intended
to assist IN carrying on other institutes tina,
occur in the county The law At present
does not provide sufficient fund for tn
purpose of carrying on county institutes
and this bill is for the purpose Of creating a
fund to supply the deficiency, and instead OF
taking an additional amount out of the
County Treasury it provides that those sp-
plying for teachers license shall pay this
fund IN.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of ST Joseph: | don't
see anythiDg in the bill that contemplates an
expenditure for township institutes ap.
prehend it intends to furnish, as the title
gays, and additional fund for county insti-
tutes.
Mr.. BROWN: III there is any fund left
over after paying the expenses of county in.
stitntes, il shall be held .or the purpose OF
holding township institutes. The bill is in
tended to prevent any further expense in
l.. IL