Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-18
DR.. TUBB'S RESOLUTION.
WANTS ONE-THfRD or MIssOURrs
INCOME FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Bill introduced for County school suspcr-
visiou-In the senate the Fell
low servants Biii Was RE-
fcrrcd to Committee.


The session In the house to-day was more
than ordinarily interesting. ON the call
for resolutions pr. Tubbs, Of Usage moved
the passage OF resolution providing that
full one third Of the states income from
all sources of revenue after doducting
revenue for expenses of government, in
tcrcst on public debt and sinking fund.- he
set aside for the use, benefit and support
Of the public schpys. Upon Motion of Mr..
Tatum. Of st. Louis, the resolution was
referred to the committee on appropria-
tions
Mr.. Moran. Of Buchanan, moved that
the commissioner of permanent seat of
government be Instructed to furnish
waste basket for each seat, and he sup
piemented the resolution by remarking
that members were being filled up with
waste paper. Upon motion of Mr.. Tatum.
of st. Louis, the motion was laid upon the
table.
MIR. Brock, of Barry. moved the adop-
tion of a resolution requiring the attorney
general to give his opinion as to the le-
gaity of paying members of inspecting,
auditing and other committees appointed
by the governor 81 per day as members
OF the general assembly and also 50 per
! day for service upon such committee. lie
! called attention to the fact that two years
ago several members drew over siOo each
as members of the house and larger
amounts for committee services. The res
olution adopted.
Upon call for bills, Mr. Russell intro
duced his measure fixing the death penal
ty as permissible penalty. at the dis
erection of the jury, for train rohbing
a bill important in character was in
troduccd by Mr. Swanger to provide for
county school supervision in all the coun-
| ties of Missouri. The main features of
| the bill follows:
The choosing of the county superntend-
! 4. ,,F Ill .,f
school directors in the county. The coun-
| ty superintendent Is to have authority.
and 1t is made his duty, not only to visit,
but to carefully inspect the public schools
of his county He is required to confer
| with and assist teachers in laying out
| their plans of work. and he Is authorized
| to correct all papable defects in methods
| of management, discipline and instruction.
| He is also required to inspect the heat
| ing and ventilation of school buildings
| and other conditions relating to the health
| and comfort of pupils, ard to consult with
| school officers to the remedying of de-
| fects in such matters.
Provision is made for salary ranging
| from $500 to 81, 200 or more, and 1t is also
| provided that he cannot draw his salary
except for services actually rendered. To
! constitute a days work while inspecting
| and supervising schools, he must do at
/ least four hours actual work in a school
| while the same Is session. 1t is also
| provided that the county superintendent
| shall occupy his Saturdays in organizing
| teachers associations in the several town.
| ships of his county during the months
| that the schools are In session. Provision
| is also made that the county superin-
| tendent. at the close of each month. shall
| file with the county clerk of his county
| an affidavit showing where and how he
| was employed each day of the month, and
| this must be done before he can draw his
salary. As to qualifications he is to hold
a first grade county certificate, and in adj
| diton thereto, Is to be able to pass an eN-
| animation in algebra, American literature,
| history of education and one of the natural
| sciences and must have had some recent
experience in teaching in public schools.
| The noon hour in the house was devoted
| to a discussion of Dr. Tubbs' bill, giving
| salaries to coal oil inspectors in the large
| cities of the state instead of fees at
present His bill contemplates at total
| saving to the people of the state of not
less than $4,000 per year The fact that it
would clip the wings off of few Demo-
| cratic officials aroused the ire of the
| Democrats of the house, who, led by Dra-
| belle. of St. Louis, opened their small guns
| on the bill In rattle of harmless oratory.
| Drabele declared that the bill was po-
| litical. The remark provoked a broad
smile among Republicans and faint APP
plause from Democrats Then Moore, of
| Mississippi, had something to say and
| Avery of Lincoln, said the worst feature
| of tn" bill was that 1t cut salaries too low
to afford living. Mr.. Tubbs, in reply,
| insisted that in every blacksmith shop,
carpenter shop and factory In the land
there are men who would gladly inspect
oil at $1,000 or $1,000 per year. To this
Drabellc rotorted that gentlemen appointed
to positions in Missouri must be compe-
tent, educated and experienced Then
| Tubbs asked If the member from st. Louis
| meant that laboring We're not gen
| tlemen and were not educated, competent
and experienced. at least sufficiently so
| TO grade oil by the usual tests. Mr.. Dra-