The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-20

election or appointment OF trustees. super
intendents. or other school officials. ara
hereby specially repealed; provided. that
the act shall not be construed to repeal
the school laws OF cities specially AK
empted BY this act adopted.
Amendment by Senator Hanger was
adopted exempting the city of Fort Worth
from the provisions OF the bill
Amendment by Senator Goss was
adopted providing that the rights Of gov
erning the schools heretofore vested en-
the the mayor" shall be delegated ~
the school trustees created under this
bill. '"'s
Senator Miller onered an amendment
providing that In cities and towns az less
than 10000 inhabitants, Incorporated unier
the general act where the mayor and hoard
OF aldermen now control the schools. thew
snail be permitted to continue to do 80
unless by vote OF the qualified voters
| 1T snail be determined to have board of
scnool trustees to govern the schools. lost
senator Dibrell offered an amendment
addlng another section providing that
such trustees shall elect a superntendent
or principal of schools TO serve not more
than two years. such election TO occur
between May is and August Is Of each
year or alternate year and that u cases
or vacancy the vacancy shall be 0iled
Senator Davidson offered an amendment
To- the amendment limiting the tenure Of
once to one year The amendment TO the
amendment was adopted.
Adjourned until 3 o'clock.
Soss offered amendment to the amend
ment striking out the reference to the
time within which the principal or super
intendent must be elected: adopted. The
adopted.
Lewis offered amendment providing that
where there Is no city assessor or collector
OF taxes In an independent school district,
the county assessor and collector shall as
sess and collect such taxes; adopted.
Davidson secured the adoption Of an
amendment adding to the Lewis amend
ment the provision that the valuations
shall not exceed those fixed for county
and State tax purposes After the adopt n
OF several minor amendments tending TO
perfect the bill, 1t was passed finally under
suspension Of the rules
Grinnan secured consideration OF his bill
amending article AIS, Revised Statutes, so
as TO submit to vote Of the taxpayers OF
any city or town the proposition to lsase
or cell the water works system belonging
to said municipality. Passed finally by
two-thirds vote.
| Wayland's bill, making the tenure of Of
nee TWO years or the members or the board
of directors of the Agricultural and Me-
chanieal college. passed finally.
Yeti secured consideration OF his bill
dedlcating TO the city of Austin for the
site of library the north one-ahlf of the
block now occupied by the charred ruins
F. of the temporary capitol The bill was
killed by the substitution OF the adverse
minority report for the favorable majority
report.
/ Towns and city corporations COMMITTEES
reported fayorably the house bill amend
I ing the San Antonio city charter; rules
were suspended and the bill passed finally.
| James called up the motion to reconsider
I the vote by which the senate refused to en-
gross bill by Morrss fixing the salaries OF
/ the supreintendenis of the insane asylums
at $500 each per annum. After some dis
cussion the senate adjourned until i
o'clock with the bill pending.