Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-03-10
DEBATE on THE SCHOOL BILL.

By fa- the Hveliest session of the
present Assembly was that held on
Saturday evening. The ruling Of
the Speaker, that consideration Of
the school bill was the pending
business at the opening Of the SEES
sion, was a bar to the purposes of the
Liberal" members, who wanted t.
take action on the revenue bill. and
to defer consideration Of the other
measure so late as to kill it if posi-
bic. There were two provisions in
the school bill which were, osten-
sibly at least, very objectionable to
the "Libesal" members. These
were the revenue section and the
provision prescribing the qualifica-
tons Of voters at school elections.
The former is as follows, and appears
as Section Of Article NJ:
Sec. l. There is hereby levied and
directed to be assessed and collected
beginning with the wear
1880, an ad valorem tax on all the tax
able property in the Territory of Utah,
as follows: Two mills OH the dollar for |
territorial purposes, three mills on the 4
dollar for district school purposes, |
such sums as the county court OF the 1
several counties may designate for
district school purposes in such ooun-
lies not to exceed two mills on the
dollar, AMI such sums as the county
courts Of the several counties NAV
designate for county purposes, not to /
exceed three mills on the dollar.
The territorial treasurer shall re-
oeive and bold, as a special fund, all
public school moneys paid into the
territorial treasury, and pay them over
On the warrant of the territorial au-
1itor issued upon the order Of the ter
-iiorial commissioner of schools in
'avor OF the county treasurer Of each
county for the amount due said
county" |
The reasons for intrUducinga Ter
'itorial aud county revenue pfovi
Vision In The school biz are given as
o!lOws: Taxes for schools and for
'ther purposes are inseparably con-
lected, and the provisions respect
ng them can, therefore, with per-
ect consistency, be embodied in one
ection- This was done and the
ection was made = point of the
chooi bill because there were grave
oubts respecting the passage OF the
Pvenue bill, members OF both par
es being 50 divided upon it that It
as deemed TO be in great danger. /.
he above section, If made law !,
.ould, it was believed, obviate the ]
lost important objections to the pres :
1t revenue law, and 1t was thought T
lat it would meet with les opposi- >,
on than any revenue measure vet :
opposed. q
The provision prescribing the r
Of voters at schoo, 70
ceilings is part Of section l. Arti-
: V, and, as amended, reads rs .
lows: Va
Every male person Of the age Of A.
enty-one years and over, who has :"
an resident of the school district 10
ninety days Immediately preceding NC
day OF election, and who is the "
rent Of child Of school age residing W;
he district. or who paid a territorial wi
county school tax in any such-dis- thu
: during the preceding year, or Ia,
has been assessed for any terri
al or county school tax in any
b district for the year in which any
b election is held, shall be entitled J
7ote at any district school cleo mi,
anC
lessrs. Allen and Ferry both tor,
from Michigan, and during the ma
ussions that have been had uDon mn,
school bill they have both made nrc
'ated references Of a laudatorv wit
Ire to the schools and law, NJ mn
State. In fact the impression a,io
obtained that these gentlemen Cor
I'd the Wolverine school system e,n
he pink Of perfection. On nm ,
rday night, in reply to n tern
eh by Mr.. Ferry, in Leg
h he denounced the above pro- the
n in unmeasured terms. Mr. won
lmond exploded a petard which wou
'leteiy shattered the buIwark. of I
position, by reading the fol. plai,
g Se0'4oh iioln the Michigan the ]
j law: Co..
c. II. Every person of the age OF secti
y-one years, who has property Law
- assessment Tor school taIesin ton
rhool district, and who has re- des;o
therein three months next pre-. nj
js,r;., nee14h heid In gress
10 r.~, - - Los -esiueu inree Tw
' torri,orv hoIa- eu.n meeting trodu
the time OF holding said meet ona j
nall be a qualified voter IN 80 as Br
lg upon all questions, and all COZ
persons who are twentv-o,a conta
Of age. and are the parents or reiati
guardians of any children in tors a
IN me scnooi census OF the dis ton o
nd who have for three months, electi