Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-01-23
Section 2 provides that the last sen.


where the only language spoken is
edge both of the English and Spanish
aiming board shall receiva IS per diem
and no more for his services, to be paid
from the county school fund.-"
Section 2 amends the 18th section by
striking out the word October and in
sorting September, so that it shall read
Fifteenth day of September of each year."
and also striking out the words October
first" and inserting September first"
Section 4, provides for an additional
proviso to section 10, that the number of
petitioners for new school district be not
less than five heads of families represent
ing twenty children, and at least twenty
children of school age shall remain in the
! old district.
, Section provides for the election of
school directors at the general county
election.
F.; Section provides that two directors
acting together shall have the same
! powers as the three, and that the clerks
shall make their reports on August in
stead of May l.
Section Z provides that the county
treasurer's bond for the school fund shall
be recorded by the probate clerk.
Section provides that the assessor
shall receive 219 per cent commission on
all special school assessments.
Section provides that in incorporated
towns not divided into wards three direc-
tors shall be elected at general county
elections.
Section 10 provides that the board may
fill vacancies in their body.
Section II, provides that the high
school course once adopted shall not be
changed for period of five years.
Section u, provides that on complaint
of five heads of families any school su-
perintendent may be warned to desist
from drunkenness or unbecoming con-
duct, and that for second offense he
may be removed and his place filled by
the appointment of suitable person.
The bill was read in full and then by
sections.
Mr.. Read moved that section l be
amended so as to read that the word
'age" when it occurs in section 8 and IL
and the word cages in line %" be stricken
out.
Some discussion was held on this.
Mr.. Meyers wanted to know the object
of the section.
Mr.. Hopewell said he considered the
bill outside of section l good measure;
but that he could see no reason to strike
out the word age in the bill.
Mr.. Read asked unanimous consent to
withdraw his amendment, which was al
lowed.
M. McMullen moved that section be
stricken out of the bill, which was car
ried.
Mr.. Hopewell moved that the enacting
words of this bill be inserted before Sec
ton 2.
Mr.. McMullen objected as the bill was
being considered section by section and
Mr.. Hopewell was thereupon declared out
of order.
Mr.. Lady offered an amendment SO that
instead of ''where the only language spo-
ken is Spanish" it shall read "when the
majorlty of the people are Spanish
speaking" The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. McMullen moved that the commit
tee rise and report progress, and recon-
mend that the house re-refer the bill to
the committee on education. This mo-
ton was lost by vote of 10 to 2.
Mr.. Hinkle offered an amepsI,nnen that
each member of the te..s3Gnhers' examining
board shall is.scelve S. per diem except
;. tie tx: superintendent of schools. This was
adopted.
Mr.. Hopewell moved further amend
ment to the same section that said board
should not receive compensation for con-
Quoting examinations for more than five
days in any one year. This was also
adopted.
Mr.. Read then moved that not more
than six examinations should be held in
one year.
Mr.. Hopewcll informed him that his
amendment just provided that the board
could not sit for more than five days and
this amendment was unnecessary.
Mr.. Meyers moved that the amendment
just adopted BIZ further amended SO as to
allow the board to sit for ten days.
Mr.. Hopcwell said he would accept an
amendment of seven days.
Mr.. Lady said he understood that the
board had blanks which they furnished
the teachers and he could not see how it
would take so long time to conduct
examinations.
Mr.. Hinkle raised the point of order
that the original amendment having been
adopted all this discussion was out of
order.
Mr.. Hopewell said he was willing to
waive his rights and permit discussion
and amendments.
Mr.. Read said the moro he examined |
the matter the more he was convinced
that his amendment should be adopted.
For instance, the five days might be ex-
hausted and then some of the teachers |
might die or resign and it would be i'm
possible to refill their places. sc
Mr.. Clancy asked if the first line of the
section had been properly amended 30 as
to describe what was intended. The SER
ton says shat the last sentence of section
10, of said chapter IS of the Session Laws
Of 1891, be amended so as to read" Now
the last sentence is leach member of said
board shall receive IS per diem" Just
what is meant is not very plain; and it is
very hard to tell what would be the effect
of the amendment.
Mr.. Reads amendment was then read as
follows: "After the last word of section
l of the amended bill insert the words
the number of examinations shall not
exceed six in any one year."
Mr.. Hopewell said the purpose seemed
to he to exhaust the school fund.
Mr.. Read said he was simply in favor
of economy. He was willing to limit the
period of examinations to two days each,
so. that six examinations of two days
would be allowed each year. He then
moved that the clerk be authorized to
make the necessary change in his amend
ment.
Mr.. Branch objected and said that the
school fund in the poor counties was al
ready insufficient. For instance, the
school fund of the county of Mora was