Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-06
MARSH AND BLAkESLEE
Waeerburys nis.Representatives t
 Hartford Were Knocked Out.

The lower house of the legislature late yesterday afternon put another quietus on the tenure of office Dill for the school teachers. principals and su perintendent. Most of the members of the house agreed that it would be an affront of the most serious charac- ter to consider the bill favorably after the manner in which the teachers and the principals had expressed them selves on it month ago at private vote in the high school.
 Representative Marsh said as much as that the teachers did not know their own minds when they voted on the matter the last time. and that the true vote was taken up by Superinten- dent Tinker. and in which it was main tained and subsequently proved true that intimidation had been used. On this point MT Marsh said:
 The original vote of the Waterbury teachers was largely in favor of this bill. pension scheme and all. but one member of this legislature has taken great deal of interest in the defeat l of the measure for reasons of his own. When the pension part was taken out of the bill he agreed to this part of the bill. And l believe honestly that if those teachers who voted against this part of the bill had realized their true position in the matter they would have voted for it. If there is any one thing the school teachers want it is perma' nency in office. and 1 cannot under stand why they voted against it. Any teacher who is unfit for the work is | just as certain to be voted out by five | tenths of the board as majority" l Replying to statement by Nil Marsh on a change of front by the for mer advocates of the bill, Mir Warner said: "I have not changed front. am for home rule in this case as il every other. Those seven men ,th' board of educationl ought to be able tt handle the matters that come befor' them under the statutes as they exist What right have we to bind. gag an, handcuff them so that they cannot dis charge a teacher unless five vote to-?
 Judge Fenn of Meriden said the bil was the most vicious attempt at clas
 legislation that he had ever heard o or seen.
 MT Connor of Enfield opposed th
 bill and said it was only a scheme [
 keep the teachers in office.
 Mir Fosdick of Lyme said If the bil
 passed. Waterbury could never get ri
 of its teachers.
 Mir Tenn of Meriden said that he am : another member of the committee O : cities and boroughs voted against tn r bill.
 Mir Marsh of Waterbury said tn bill had been ''huggermuggered In th
 committee on edueation and then sen , to the committee on cities and bo oughs. The bill gave home rule to W; terbury and members of the hous
 who had been so solicitious for hon
 ruIe in educational matters should vol
 for if The teachers of WaterDur . wanted tenure of office and it should | granted to them. It took the matt' I out of politics.
 MT Warner said he was contendin
 for home rule and seeking to give II ' seven men who compose the board education in Waterbury the power f take charge of its schools and to carl r out the purpose for which they we
 elected. .,
 Rr Bia kpSlee or Ndltibuis
 chief of police. the chief of the fre q .- partment and other officers of Male i. Lury held office during good oehaFi' and inc citizens wanted the same ru , applied IJ it's teachers.
 The bill was kicked and cuffed fro l. member to member as the most Ign minious and ill advised state cf IF fsirs that was ever attempted to k stuffed down the threats of any col
 munitv. The rush of ballots was
 great and the excitement and eonfr
 inn so wild when the question was n thai !, was found impossible to oOu ' inc vote with any assurance of c' tainty. It was found. however th inc majority against 1t was so gre is and emphatic that if was unne''e<sa ,o count the ballots. It was knock n- out by at least two to one It Is sa m thst s far worse mauling awaits 1t
 the senate