Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-03-10
EVENING Session.

At T:5g the House was called 10
order, when the Speaker announced
that the pending business was the
school bill.
Allen held that the revenue bill
took PRECEDENCE rs special order.
The Speakers decision YVES appealed
from, but the House sustained IL. and
the third reading Of the school bill
was prOceededwith.
kimblll moved 10 amend the bill
so that none but registered voters
could vote at a school election. He
cited the provision OF the Edmunds-
Tucker law prohibiting any except
registered citizens from voting.
Hammond replied at some
length, showing that the Utah
Commission had held that school
elections were not elections in the
sense in which the term is used in
the laws OF Congress. He further
showed from the laws Of Michigan
that all male parents or taxpayers
IN district could vote at school
elections, whether aliens or cIti-
zens, and whether entitled TO vote
at other elections or not. The
Michigan law was substantially the
same rs the bill.
Stewart cited n provision Of the
Arizona sehe0l law similar to that
Of the BILL
himhaiPs amendment was lost.
Ferry movesitO strike out section
! OF article II, which fixes Terri
toriai, school and county taxes. He
made an earnest argument in sup
port OF his motion, citing the reason
why he deamed the section out OF
place in school bill.
Allen supported Ferry's motion 10
strike out, saying this revenue Sec
ton had been Introduced into a free
school hill 60 that member who
were opposed 10 Il would vote for II 1
to save the III.
The motion TO strike out was lost
Hanim0hdnioved 10 strike out the
provision making high schools free. |
lie thought II was enough to give a |
common school education free.
Allen opposed the motion and
made an argument in favor of free
high schools.
HaninoId's motion 10 strike out
vas lost.
Hammond offered an amendment
s a saving c,apss making the terms
Il present. county school superIn-
endents continue till they expire.
carried. rf
On motion OF Kimball the Terri :
orial Commissioner was given $500
800. Vi
Allen moved to make his salary
1000 instead Of q, 500, saying the
liter figure was too small TO nav for
u OF his time, and too much to nav
,r part Of IL. Lost.
Allen then moved 10 make the
llary what it is now, $3.50. Lost. :
Allen moved to strike out the 2
ause prohibiting voters in cities :
pm Notingr for county superin-
ndent. While that officer hal
thing to do with city schools. h..
Guild have to do with the Jisburse- I
ent Of money paid by city voters.
st,
Ferry moved to amend so that n
lJority vote Instead Of a tvo-thirds
te would be sufficient to issue
nds. Lost.
Williams moved TO amend so as 70
lulre eight months residence in
e Territory as qualification for
ting at 4 school election.
Greer opposed the motion, holding
1t a residence VI thirty days, as
)vided ID The bill, was sufficient
qualify a man TO vote at q school
ction. Lost. -
Allen moved 10 amend so that
" male cititeDs, over twenty-One,
ldent in the Territory siz months,
school district thirty days, could
e at school electeon. Lost.
'ierce's amendment to require a
idence in. the district Of ninety
% as qualification TO vote pre-.
led. -
'erry moved 10 make the voting
a uOce instead, Of by ballet. Lost
Williams moved to amend so rs 20
e a eensusof "MormoA''Rnd non
ormonfehiliren. Lost.
he ''LibelaiS members persisted
tactics, being antdgunistic
he bill. An admission made in
ertenlly by Allen, that the
lberalss We're trying TO waste
e, created much laughter.
lien mDved to make the maxi
N city seheci tax six mills in
d OF two, and made a long ar
lent In support Of his motion.
t. .it'ls =
Dwell movesfhat the bill pass, =
ON the question Of its passage -
IN madeaApeech against ii. He
med that il did not sufficiently
I'd elections, and was Inadequate
leet existing. requirements.
cry also OPPOSED the bill, and
as among bis reasons its tax
visions, and tie fact that 1t pro-
ted him from voting at school
ion, but gave that privilege to
Chinese servants.
almond, favodDg the bill, said
city Assessment would be