The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-07
BILLS WERE VETOED.
/ Disapproyes of Any Extension
line Public School Privileges.
II WOULD SHORTEN THE TERM
:, 20 Increase the Duties Of the
r,ehers Without an Increase in
Their Salaries.

i Texas, April 6.-rhe governor We
y, Hills today. Ono applied 10 the
~, damage bill The other hit the
Extending the scholastic age. The
~ message accompanied the veto Of
5tter.
! legislature,
harm. without approval. II. Il. No. .,
/. amcndatory of article 1905, chap
,tte So, of tue Revised Civil Stat.
hiu uudcr consideration extends the
I sdc age 10 those who may he entitled
| henrdts of the public free school
hr one additional year.
eprollmeut for the present scholas-
M is T.p3G5 children. and 1t Is es-
IA hy the superintendent of public
c,lo,t that. under the present law, of
1 me proposed bill is an amendment,
.em natural cause. this number will
crossed to at least 100000 children
bom apportionmeut of the available
fnu1 must be made In August next
10 ensuing wear.
Nh estimates that should the pending
'enmr law there win result from 1t II
!, Increase of 5000. My own opin
1 ,hat the latter increase will he fully
II not greater. This conclusion Is
Xii by taking the enrolment OF the
IN yenr as n basis vi estimate and
Ia 10 il the generally accepted rules
I'orfallty. An allotment of S3,46I.-
q or 81. - per capita, was made by
State board Of education from the
I,ble school fund for the present Schol-
4 year. and II Is not believed. after Il
careful Investigation. that a larger
VIII he at the disposal of the board
he coming year, so much.
! belur 80, should the measure Under
iteration bc enacted into law, II viii
&satiy follow that the school term for
BleN year will he much shorter than
! Of the present.
fllon 3. article I. Of the constitution
Ia TO be levied aud collected nnshn-
| nd yalorcm state tax Of such an
knt. NOT tu exceed - cents on the 800
8tlon, rs, with the available school
| arising from all other sources. will
efficient to maintain and support tn =
IN free schools of this State for II
N Of moi less than six months IN cacn
rate of the present al valorem State
tor school purposes is Is cents on the
| valuation Heretofore, unless pcfnaps
b. the present year. the scholastic term
In0t reached the minimum limit fixed
Me constitution.
question, therefore, arises. would a
N he either wise or IN Keeping with
Constitution tu enlarge the scholastic
tlatipn, through legislative enactment.
$ot less than 7j.uln children without an
asc in the rate of al valorem tax
Twill b. observed that under the present
Ethe scholastic age " FROM S ia II. II.
4ryCr. II shall h"com' from 10 II wears
result viii most probably he that the
daas1ly populated communities wiz
l. the greater honli;t If bonciit al mi
[aecrne from such legislation. Il must
ofne in mind thBt the available school
i distributed BY the State hoard o.
PATTON upon tho basis NJ the scholastic
Nation rs shown by the census returns,
that account Is not taken of funds ac
p from other sources to particular
uni ties for school purposes
only this, bur II Is n fact that must
Nv fcl by all that conditions ARE fan
,vorahlc I'm cities and towns for the
gdanee at school of chillren of the
mnm age than IL tho country.
can believe that II would be Just
the teachers, tho greater number OF
n are now lnndequatelN paid--to 81
3ey Increase the number OF pupils with
corresponding Increase Of their sal
most all Of the public schools are NJ
oyercrowrlrd, and. as y rule. the
nen arr taxed beyond their strength
{iaiy IN the cities and towns.
e support and maintenance Of an eff
sFstcm Of public free schools Is Z
imposed uDOn thn lprisloturc nv tbf
ktltutinn
can not he successfully contcnded qnat
PURPOSE Of the hill. II accomplished
successfully meet this requirement. or
contrary. II Is believed that II will hay,
sonlrary. effect unless the avaIlubl,
~ tund hr also Increased
NE reasons hcrcin given the hill I,
Patton Joscph ID savers vi
Governor.
hght over the girls Industrial schoo
came to an end In the senate today
Af' Harris Of Hunt won out. securin,
anal passage in pretty good shape. IN,
VIII reach the governor carrying NJ
ioprlation of $4,000 per year for tive
ior the establishment and mainten
o. the school and leaving the selection
sHe TO a commission to he appointed
'he governor.
houston city council charter nmenu
sommitlee, which was hero YESTERDAY
lsgatd to the Introduction of a bill
eSs certain changes In the lI0us
aatler' found that IL was too late Il
M, s nh 70 undertake their proposition
w H which has not been Introduced an
upon by committee within thre
ksseshe date Of adjournment can h
lssstel by the legislature. hence IN,
nv Ssness q undertaking to amend III
'ef az this time.
''s were great many motions mao
,'rfed In both houses today to con
!" amendments to bills adopted ol
sue IN order to insure the final pas
y ssld bills. hut there were severa
"'gs IN which concurrence was re
n"'aely in the house, which refuse
s'e with the senate with regard /