Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-03-07

MI. moved that house
PHI &c; SOs, extension Of time for applying
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
Inc house assembled pursuant to resolu-
ton adopted Saturday, at 10 O'Clock, all
members being present except Messrs.
Hankinson, Hoyt, Jahr, Lutz, Mccullough,
Mcdonald, Mcintyre, Rawlings, Thorn
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 at -
o'clock midnight and last "a hours.
The resolution was lost.
II 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 tn the salaries of
county sup erintendentS, provoked much
discussion. The bill under discussion pro
vides salaries as follows: In each county
having ten schools or less, 5000; over ten
and $15 for each for the next sixty; and in
unit OF over seventy schools, $40 ad-
ditional for each school-limited to $1,000
in any county. In addition thereto, five
cents a mile for distance actually travelled
in discharge of his duty.
Inc 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.
Mr.. WALSH moved to amend section II,
line 6, printed bill, by making the total
ssaiaa6rSy ne superintendent can receive
Mr.. WILLIAMS moved that the follow
ing proviso be added to section Is: "Pro.
vided, That not more than $125 a year
shall be paid by any county for Office rent,
books, stationery. postage and furniture"
k1uOpGt-us
Mr.. TYLER moved to strike out $40 for
over seventy schools and insert S.. Car
ried.
MIR. STEVENS moved to strike out five
cents a mile" for mileagel. and make lit
"two and one-half." Lost.
MT. WALSH moved an amendment to
section II. providing the of eX-
pending fees received by county superin-
tendents for examination of teachers.
Carried.
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 SIP.
Carried.
the salary section that in counties of 1000
and under the salary shall be $500, and for
each additional 500 population S100-no
superintendent to receive over ST.. 90. Lost.
MIR. WALSH moved to strike out section
IS, which reads as follows: mo person
shall be- deemed legally qualified for the
office OF county superintendent unless he
or she holds a certificate of the highest
county grade or its equivalent"
MI. BOWEN IL Mr.. LILLY commended
that the section should mal There
ought to be some standard. ~
MI. "1Chl1AM. MT. L1MMER ana
others stated that it often happened that
persons wholly unqualified often obtained
certificates, and Mr.. Wickham aid he
would rather have a man of good. common
practical SENSE for superintendent than to
have an educated fool.
The section was retained by a vote of
80 to 20.
Mr.. WALSH moved to amend section |
OF article l by adding to the qualifications
of the state superintendent that he shall
hold a certificate Of the highest grade and
be q graduate OF a state university or nor
NAL school of this or some other state or
foreign country" -5
Mr.. THOMPSON of Cass, moved to
amend by including words 'or agricul-
ural college or recognized college of learn
ing" which amendment was adopted,
MIR. WALSH thought it was lreposter-
GUS to require of county superintendent
greater qualifications than the state super
%intendenr, and hoped his amendment
] would prevail. The amendment prevailed.
TOWNSHIP OR DISTRICT?
Section 8 of article 8 is the section that
caused so much discussion in the senate.
1t is the section calculated to harmonic
the contestants for the district and the
township system. 1t is a sort of com
promise. Mr.. Walsh favors the district
system and is therefore opposed to any
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