Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-09-18

| ueCauSe uOn't tnlnR IL really uulOulltS tC
much. 1t is mere advertisement, and
don't think it proper to have any adver'
tisements IN our constitution. lam salts
fed the people of New Mexico from the
north to the south know better what they
want. No matter how poor they are OF
how ignorant they are, to-day they are
crying for the American schools. ZAP
plause.l They want the English language
taught, and know there is not a county
i'll New Mexico that has better schools
than Rernalillo county her fund is kept
intact, and what is the great complaint
OF those people there to-day? The only
complaint is that they can't get the
American teachers to come and teach the
English language, and | don't think,
gentlemen, there is any use of these
words in that section. l move it be strick-
en- out, and left to the people, and you will
see they will cry from morning till night
for the American schools! That is what
we want to-day, regardless of what you
place at the head of that section"
A round of applause followed Mr..
Otero's remarks, and the motion to strike
out was adopted.
M. G. de Baca moved to strike out the
| paItuCe vi SECTION U. LOSI.
MIR. Perez offered an additional section
as follows:
"A superintendent of public instruc-
ton shall be elected at the general eeU-
ton. He shall reside and keep his office
at the capital and shall have the general
supervision OF pablo education within
the state"
Mr., Clancy, of Santa Fe, stated that
such officer had already been provided
for. Mr.. Otero said the executive depart
ment's committee had reported in favor
of a public superintendent of schools,
such official to be appointed by the gov
ernor, and to be confirmed by the senate
The amendment of MIR. Perez was lost by
Il vote of 10 to 10.
Mr.. Reynolds asked consent to offer an
amendment.
Mr.. Perea objected, also Mr.. Abeytia.
The convention voted to permit Mr.. Kay
nolds to present his amendment. 1t read
as follows:
Scientific instruction on the injurious
effects OF alcohol on the system shall be
given in the public schools" After some
sallies OF wit the amendment was lost.
LII committee OF the whole the article
as amended was approved and soreported
to the convention.
Mr.. Springer moved to place the
article on its third reading, which was
done.
Mr.. Perea in open session moved to
amend by striking out in the fifth section
the words ''tax payers" and insert the
words payers of taxes on taxable prop
erty," so that the clause shall conform to
an article already adopted. Carried.
Mr.. Perez, OF Socorio, again offered his
additional section providing for the "elec-
tom Of general superintendent. Lost
by vote OF % to Is, several members
not voting.
Just before the article was placed upon
its final passage Mr.. Springer, taking MIR.
Perez amendment for his text, said the
vote about to he taken should De
unanimous expression of the senti-
ments of the convention ON the
common school question. The point as
to whether the superintendent shall be
elected or appointed had been determined
several days ago and properly had no
place here. If majority OF the conven-
ton desired to change the previous acton
on this subject and make the superintend-
ent of education al elective office, ample
opportunity IN the future would be given
for it, but now he asked that the two sub.
jects be wholly disconnected. Mr..
Springer then moved the adoption of the
article on education as amended by ris-
ing vote. 1t was SO ordered, and when
the question WAS put every member arose
and voted aye save Mr.. Perea. Following
is the article as adopted:
EDUCATION.
Section |. Provision shall be made by
law for the establishment and main
tenance OF q uniform system of public
schools, which shall be open to and SUI !
ticient for the education of all the child |
rem in the state, and shall be under the |
absolute control of the state and free from |
secta"ian orchuich contlo; and no other
or different schools shall ever receive any
aid or support from public funds. No sec
tartan tenet, creed or church doctrine
shall be taught in the public schools.
Sec. 2. The principal OF all funds ais
ing from the sale or other disposal of |
lands or other property granted, donated
or intrusted to this state for educational
purposes or coming to the state by
escheat Shall constitute a permanent
school fund and shall be forever pre-
served inviolate aud undiminished, and
the income thercfrom shall be faithfully
applied to the objects of the original
grants, donations or trusts, and v hen not
inconsistent with such objects shall be
used for common school purposes through.
out the state in proportion to the number
OF childreh of school age, subject to the
provisions and restrictions OF this consti-
tuition. But no part of such funds,
nor of any other fund created or au-
thorized by law for educational pur-
poses, shall ever he applied toward
the maintenance, support or aid OF any
school or other institution in the
management OF which any religious or
other sect has any part, or which is not
under the absolute control of the state.
The provisions of this and the last pre-
ceding section are hereby declared to be
rrevocaLle without the consent Of COLI
sress and the people OF the state.
Sec. 3. The control, management and
direction of all public schools and of all
educational and school funds, land and
other property belonging to the state, or ,
any municipality, or district therein, or
1t its disposal, shall, under such regula-
ions rs may be prescribed by law, he
vested i'll state board of education. of at
east five members; until otherwise pro-
ilded by law, such board shall consist ex-
)tfclo of The governor, secretary OF state,
tudltor OF public accounts, attorney gen
,ral and superintendent of public nstruc- {
ion. The legislature may provide for i
district or other school officers subordi-
late to said board. The state treasurer !
shall be the custodian Of all educational .
md school funds, except those arising in t
Zach county from taxation and fines, and
II these the county treasurer shall be the {
custodian. /
SCI. 4.-The principal ofthe permanent