Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-01-28
PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND FINANCE
The House Passes the Paulin Bill and
the Council Max $ Progress on
Two Great Measures.
Some Politics Dragged into the Council
and the Republicans Deal in
Cold Facts.
COUNCIL.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS SESSION,


ported favorably by Mr.. Ancheta, from
the committee on territorial affairs, was
read the third time and passed.
II. B. No. 4, An act relative to criminal
cases, was reported back adverse y and on
motion the bill was rejected.
Mr Richardson introduced G. B. No. 80,
relative to practice in the district courts,
which was read the first and
second time ordered translated and printed
and referred to the judiciary committee
Mr. Richardson also introduced G b. No
90, relative to Judgment liens, which WAS
read the first and second time, ordered
translated, but not printed, referred to the
judiciary committee.
The chair presented as the special order
at this time the substitute to G. B, No. T.,
the school bill. aud the cou neil was re-
solved iato the committee OF the whole
with the president in the chair.
Section provides that the territorial
board of education shall consist
of the chief justice, the president
of the New Mexico university at Albu-
querque, the president OF the agricultural
college at Las Cruces, the president OF st.
Mchaels college OF Santa Fe, and the
principal of the normal school when the
same shall be established. Mr.. Mills
moved to strike out principal of normal
school and insert the superintendent OF
public instruction, who shall be appoint
ed by the governor, by and with the adj
vice and consent of the council, and shall
| hold his Office for two years and until his
successor is appointed and qualified; ayes
3, Messrs. Mills, Richardson and Slower
nays 6, not voting, Messrs. Ancheta, lara
milo and Mr.. President 3, so the amend
ment was lost
Mr.. Mills moved as an amendment, thai
no minister, preacher, priest, elder
brother or bishop should be member
of the board OF education; ayes, Messrs
Mills, Richardson and Slower, 3; nays 6
not voting, Messrs. Ancheta, Jaramilll
and Mr.. President, 3.
Section ! was adopted as originally
framed by the same vote.
Section 2, majority shall constitute
q quorum, and the concurrence of a ma
jority shall be necessary to the validity o
any act Adopted.
|
Monday in July; secretary may call othe
meetings, not less than two each year
Powers and duties Of board, to adopt rule
and regulations for its owl
government, for the publ
schools and district school libraries
examination of teachers; recon
mend course of study for public schools
grant educational certificates, to Continu
during life unless revoked for immoral o
unprofessional conduct; to have printin
done by the territorial printer; to adol
an official seal to keep record of ii
proceedings. Adopted.
Sec. 5. Person receiving certificate sha
pay So.
Sec. =. At regular annual meeting {
the seat OF government the board sha
elect one of its members. president, VIII
shall be ex-officlo superintendent Of pull
lie instruction said board shall employ
secretary to serve year; actual travelln
expenses shall be paid.
Mr. Mills pressed an amendment tn,
the superintendent should be person NJ
member of the board, person tn,
could devote his whole time to the duties
None OF the members OF the board coul
give their whole time to the duties. a
they each had other occupations that OF
cupied their whole time and no dout
paid them better; 80 the common schoo
ould be without head. The conetitl
ton OF the United States guarantees to a
the right OF religious liberty. Commo
schools are supposed TO be free from n
sectarian influence, and should he sepi
ruted as much as the church from tn
state, and for that reason they should /
, independent of all church influence n
matter OF what denomination. Mr.. Pere
stated that persons of every religious d'
nomination were elected to office, all
even to congress. Mr.. Slower moved
amend the amendment of Mr.. Mills b
striking out all relative to occupation {
the SUPERINTENDENT. He agreed with NJ
mills thai the president of the board cou
not give the time necessary to atten
properly to the urgent duties OF the pos
lion. He did not care as to what demon
lnatlon the superintendent belonge'
II but would little rather that he had son
religious belief than none. BE the pc
son Catholic, Protestant, Jew or a b
lever in the Koran, his views should r
lceiye equal respect, and no effort
made to crowd the views of others upc
him, at least not in the common school
He did not think that any member OF tt
board OF education would insult the pc
pie OF any clly or county. 1t would
necessary for the superintendent
public instruction to go from county
county, possibly from district to distri
10 instruct the county school superb
tendents or school directors. Mr.. Mil
accepted the amendment OF MIR. Stove
Mr.. Catron stated that as the gentlens
from San Miguel had accepted Il
amendment OF the gentleman from BE
ualillo (Mr. stover) he would say, tin
urged that the parties could not have u
Time to ave to the duties OF superinte
dent all were at the head OF education
institutions except the chief justice, al
he VAS only occupied about one-half Il
time, most Of the time in travelling ov
the counties, but it was not necessa
That he should be elected Most OF T.
others were at the head Of education
institutions, and had to travel around
the interest of their Institutions lookl
out where students could be had, a.
can give more time than any compete
person that can be had for the small 81
Of 81, 900 a year get the head OF one
these institutions and 1t will
better than to get some ore who
time is occupied in some other line
business. Mr.. Mills stated that t
gentleman (Mr. Catron) starts out
saving that the head Of these institutio
inv. great deal Of leisure time, and I
nnly plenty OF time, but experience
educational matters. He knew one
the persons proposed as member OF t
board, and he was merchant In
e states, The gentleman said q good, co
petent man could be obtained to give
his time to the office for the small sala
Kansas had q good man as superintel
ent who received 81 200 salary and q
all his time to the office; Iowa paid oil
SI.bOO; Illinois, $4,000. No one sho