Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-03-07
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communication from the surveyor-general
OF California, now in Washington look
ing after the same also enclosing the draft
OF Dill german to the subject, was re-
lands and federal relations.
The new president pro tenn Mr.. LaMoure,.
was called to the chair
After the defeat of the DieSem amend
ment to No. 45, the original bill was
amended by fixing the salary of the COM
missioner mi ,nta Of agriculture and labor at $4,000
The vote then being taken on the final
passage, there were, ayes "A, nays 1s, the
Oil not receiving the number of votes re-
quired to pass it.
Mr.; SWANSTON called up house bill
NO. So6, relating to seed grain. which was
read the third time and passed.
Mr.. MCCORMACK moved that house
bill No: 800, extension Of time for applying
for seed grain, te read the third time, and
it was SO ordered and the bill passed.
Mr.. STEVENS moved that when the
senate adjourn, it be to meet at 10 o'clock
tomorrow forenoon. Lost
On motion of Mr.. Swanston the senate
adjourned.
House
The house assembled pursuant to resolu-
ton adopted Saturday, at 10 O'Clock, all
members being present except Messrs.
Hanklnson, Hoyt, Jahr Lutz, Mccullough,
Mcdonald, Mcintyre, Rawlings, Thom-
son of Walsh, Tyler, LELAND, Watt and
Williams.
Mr.. STEVENS offered the following res,
olution and moved its adoption:
Be it resolved by the house of represen-
tatives, the senate concurring, that from
this date for the balance of this session.
the legislative day shall commence at 12
o'clock midnight and last "a hours.
The resolution was lost.
THE EDUCATIONAL BILL.
The special order of the day was senate
bill No. 14S, the educational bill
The committee recommendation on arti-
Gle l, section l, was adopted.
Section 8 was amended by striking out
that portion requiring the state superin-
tendent to answer or decide all questions
touching school law from officers, etc.
The committee report on article 2, Sec
ton 5, was adopted.
Section II, relating to the salaries of
county sup erintendents, provoked much
discussion. The bill under discussion pro-
having ten schools or less, $500; over ten
and under seventy, 5000 for the first ten
and Sis for each for the next sixty; and in
| counties of over seventy schools, $40 ad-
ditiOnal for each SchOOl-limited to S1,60O
in any county. In addition thereto. five
in discharge Of his duty.
The committee report raised the salary
to $500; next ten schools 1926 additional for
each school; for next ten schools, 500; next
ten, SIS; next thirty, $40 each and addi-
tional Of SIS for each school over seventy.
line s, printed bill, by making the total
salary the superintendent can receive
$1,000. Carried.
Mr.. WILLIAMS moved that the follow
Ing proviso be added to section Is: "Pro.
vded, That not more than $125 year
shall be paid by any county for Office rent,
books, stationery. postage and furniture"
Mr.. TYLER moved to strike out $40 for
over seventy schools and insert SIS. Car
ried.
Mr.. STEVENS moved to strike out five
cents mile" for mileagel and make lit
"two and one-half." Lost.
Mr.. WALSH moved an amendment to
section II, providing the manner OF eX-
pending fees received by county superin-
tendents for examination of teachers.
Mr.. STEVENS moved as all additional
prOv;SO to secliOn Ii that where an Office
room is furnished by the county not more
than $50 shall be allowed for STATIONERY
and postage.
Mr.. TYLER moved to amend section II
by striking out $15 for each school over
ten and up to sixty and inserting S12.
| Carried. Esf
Mr.. MILSTED offered all amendment to
the salary section that in counties of 1000
! and under the salary shall be $500, and for
each additional 500 population $l00-no
superintendent to receive over 81. 90. Lost.
| Mr.. WALSH moved to strike out section
lS, which reads as follows: NO person
office OF county superintendent unless he
or she holds a certificate Of the highest
| county grade or its equivalent,
Mr.. BOWEN and Mr. LILLY contended
| that the section should remain. There
| ought to be some standard. zfa
Mr.. WICKHAM, Mr.. ZIMMER and
! others stated that it often happened that
persons wholly unqualified often obtained
certificates, and Mr.. Wickham said he
would rather have man of good. common,
| practical SENSE for superintendent than to
have an educated fool. .ess g$
The section was retained by vote of
| 80 to 20. l>st5
Mr.. WALSH moved to amend section
of article by adding to the qualifications
of the state superintendent that he shall
hold a certificate OF the highest grade and
be graduate OF state university or nor
| NAL school of this or some other state or
foreign country $&;s
Mr.. THOMPSON of Cass, moved to
amend by including words "or agricul-
ural college or recognized college of learn
| ing" which amendment was adopted, II
Mr.. WALSH thought it was lreposter-
GUS to require of county superintendents.
greater qualifications than the state super
intendent, and hoped his amendment
would prevail. The amendment prevailed.
TOWNSHIP OR DISTRICT? 5
Section of article 8 is the section that
caused so much discussion in the senate.
1t is the section calculated to harmonizes
the contestants for the district and the
township system. 1t is sort of COM