Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-06
AGAINST scnooL AMENDMENT.
some Reasons Why Constitution should
Not he Changed Ia Relation Thereto.


Representative Dcnnion has been.
for days past. In fact ever since the
session opened. strongly urging the
passage OF the proposed amendment
~ the state Constitution to strike cut
the words maintained and" OF Sec
ton G, article Y. This amendment.
u viii be remembered. was voted down
ht the last election and contemplated
change In the Constitution. which
provides that schools In cities Of the
nrrt and second class shall be main
taincd separate and apart from the
counties In which they are located.
Representative Hansen has been nc-
tive In his opposition to the amend
mcnt proposed by Mr.. Bcnnion. and
has had typewriter copies OF the fol-
lowing reasons spread ON the mem
bsfn' desks NJ 10 why the amendment
10 not pass:
firat-The amendment benefits only
W,pcr Utah and Cache; IN other
words. u aiicctn only four OF the TWEEN
iy-eeycn counties OF the state.
sccond--lf the amendment passes. Il
VIII provide for the taxation OF cities
81 tho nrrt ana second class for the
maintenance OF schools outside OF said
cities. IN the four counties. In which
Lake. Weber. Utah and Cache. and de-
niles 10 such cities all voice In the
management OF those achooin, In which
u II proposed TO levy a tax for main
tcnnncs.
Third-The peouniary advantages are
not 20 great aA II would appear For
example; The tax upon the net pro-
cecds OF mines In under the present
law devoted exclusively TO the support
OF the schools. outside OF cities OF the
firrt and second class. IL the proposed
nmonamcnt be passed. the tax ON the
net proceeds OF mines would be dis
trlbuted per capita among all the chill
drcn OF school are within said counties.
including those resident Ia cities OF the
first and second class.
Foutih-Thc State now receives for
the use OF the public schools outside
OF said cities over nifty per cent Of the
three mill state school tax collected
In cities Of the first and second class.
This Is omlnently proper, aa the poorer
counties should receive assistance In
maintaining the public schools. The
poor and thlnly populated counties
VIII receive no assistance from the
proposed amendment, but II Will Inn
pose on cities an additional burden.
II any change be made, II should he
for the benefit " the entire public
school system and not for isolated
Finh-The wisdom OF separating tho
public school system OF large and pop
uloua cities. In whclh the schools ARE
all graded. and whore high schools and
manual training schools are "a part
VI the system, IN following the lines
dictated BY experience OF older locali-
ties and win not be seriously ques-
toned,
sixth-Should the proposed amend
mcnt pass. II VIII provide for the tax
alton Of elites OF the first and second
class. for the maintenance OF county
schools, while the inhabitants Of such
cities are prohibited by law from vot-
ing FOR the election OF county super
intendont OF schools or from cxcrcia-
Inc any control over such schools.
which IL taxation without representa-
ton. For this reason the wisdom of
the section Of the Constitution, as Il
now reads. VIII be manifest,
UNIVERSITY BILL.
The committee on education will rec-
ommcnd that Ridcout'a University bill
be passed. with these alterations The
loan to be negotiated on University Sc
ourities win be 100000 ana not $500 900,
Tho State win appropriate $4,000 with
out condition, and the University re-
gents will be permitted 10 raise $4,000
on the present University property.