Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-01-28

common schools he was ready to con-
rede many things, but would vote against
the bill if the main prop ,siton OF the
common school system was not III the
bin. The amendment OF Mr.. Mills was
lost. Mr.. Mills gave notice that when
the bill came before the house he would
offer his amendment again where he
could call tho roll and get record OF the
vote on the question. Mr.. Catron said he
considered the remarks Of Mr.. Mills were
made as a threat, and as far as he was
concerned he was ready to put himself on
record on the question. He then moved
the adoption OF the section. which was
agreed to.
Section I. The secretary of the board
shall be secretary of the superintendent of
public instructions, keep record, and
preserve the books, papers, and docu-
ments; salary 1925 a month. Adopted
Article II, secrion 8. The superin-
tendent shall superintend public
schools; report December 10 to the gov
ernor showing the number of schools in
each district, in each county, sex,
branches taught; time school is taught in
| each district, number attending private
schools, number not attending any
school amount raised by county or dis
trict tax or other sources, salary OF teach
ers, for building school houses, sex Of
teachers, salaries, confer with county
Superintendent and directors, travelling
expenses paid; receive reports from
county superintendent or county com.
mssioners, supply necessary printed
blanks for superintendent and directors {;
turn over all books, records and papers to
successor. Adopted. Article III. The
county Superintendent shall be elected at
the general election; shall superintend
the public schools, apportion school mon
eys, may require treasurer and county
clerk to report amount OF money for the
school fund; on requlsition of echool d.
rectors shall draw his warrant on treasurer
for district, requisition by directors must
be with an itemized BILL no warrant to
be drawn unless money is in the fund to
pay register must be kept showing wa.
rants drawn, number. in whose favor, for
what service, receipt OF person to whom
paid to visit each school in his county al
least once year or forfeit $40 for each
failure; preside over teachers institute
teachers failing to attend institute shall
, forfeit 500; shall enforce course OF STUDY
, and make rule for examination OF teach.
. ers issue temporary certificates, distrib
ute maps and reports, keep record OF his
official acts, except in incorporated cities
pass upon and approve plans for schoo
; houses appoint directors to ill vacancies
appoint directors for new districts to hole
office till July | make reports to superin
- ,,,,
reports OF school officers and teachers
,, deliver to successor all books and records
Adopted.
Sec. 10. If superintendent fail
to make correct report he shall forfei
. 500 of his salary. Adopted
Sec. IL. When sufficient money is OF
+ hand superintendent may apportion fund
= to new districts to keep up three month
+ school. Adopted.
y A few other sections were adopted an
: the bill laid over to be printed.
s TO Days SESSION.
The finance bill was taken up as tn
= special order and considered in commit
+. tee OF the whole. Section provides a
(; appropriation of $S,400 for paying tn
o penitentiary interest fund during the con
. ing year. Mr.. Richardson asked VIII
+ not appropriate the same amount as tw
q years ago. which was $4,000. Mr.. Pr
rea replied that the Republican otficia
II had run the penitentiary that mnc
" cheaper than the Democratic oflicia
# did, and the amount OF $8,400
Il Nil that the Republican oficia
- ask for. And more than tn,
~, the Republican officials, besides runnir
a Il ngs that much cheaper, have ale
~ bought and paid off $25, 900 of the pen
. Tertiary bonds and expect to buy up ,
>, much more in the next two years.
# The council voted to adopt SO, 400 as tt
At sum appropriated, and then took L
a and passed on other paragraphs as fo
Il lows:
- Capital interest fund, $4,000; Gu
.. rent expense interest fund, $4,000
# penitentiary current expense fun
il 49,, 800. In the latter provlsio
:. vas made appropriating $3.50 for the ca
II tnre OF escaped convicts. Mr.. Richardso
~ moved to strike out $3.50 and insert $6O
Il He thought it better to have that amour
=. TO draw from, if it was not used it cou
q be converted back into the treasur.
20 MIR. rerea, stated that $3.50 W,
10 not nsed last year and tn
n estimate OF those fully informed VS.
q. taken. Now if the gentlemen propose
a TO increase every item in tic bill to 81
n times what is estimated to be necessar
" he will appropriate 100000 and ha,
y four-ffths of it to turn back into til
= treasury. Mr.. Catron and Mr.. Stow
ID were each opposed to make the people pt
n taxes to have the amounts turned bac
". into the treasury and the item RENAME
n. as in the bill.
:; Consideration OF the clause relating to Il
~ penitentiary, prompted Mr.. Slower to 81
-. that he had the honor to be an g
q. mechanic and was opposed to the Co
a. victs making brick that we're sold tor lei
"a than cost and have them pass throui
~ several hands before they got into Il
~ - wall. Mr.. Slower suggested that thir
20 DAYS public notice be given before ii
n. sale of all brick made at the penitentia
"a takes place, and the suggestion W
of adopted.
to Mr.. Mills was an ex-mechanic, brio
" layer; brick wall should be built aroul
~ the penitentiary and separate buildi
Is for women convlcts, all to be built by co
- victs and save four guards.
~ The item for the capitol current expen
no fund was $1,000. Mr.. Slower thong
~. that was large amount for the purpol
ey and inquired il there was an itemzed ,
"a count. Mr.. Perea said there was in t
~. auditors office. Mr.. Ancheta believ
al an itemized account should be present
nd so they could act intelligently. T
h a amount seemed large to him for TAXI
'er care of the capitol building. Mr.. PEI
" stated he had provision that hereaf
he the report OF the AUDITOR would be print
al previous to the meeting Of the legislatu
IN The next item was for the salary fur
no $50 900. Mr.. Slower asked why this fu
hS wos in, $9n mn md last vear IL Was $2i) ON