The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-03
TO HELP POOR
SCHOOL BOARDS
Bill Appropriating State Money L
Passed by the House.
UNIFORMITY FOR TEACHERS
EXAMINATION MEASURE FA
VORED-cAsH FOR GUARDS.

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the house by unanimous vote. The
bin as explained by its author, pro-
vides that when county superinten-
dents find that the aggregate of all
state, county and district taxes is not
sufhclent in any school district to raise
the fund on hand for the payment OF
teachers for the current year, he shall
/ report the condition of affairs to the
state superintendent. The latter there
upon shall report TO the state audi
| tor. state treasurer and state board
! OF examiners Upon proof of the f.
| nancial condition of any district as set
1 forth by the county superintendent,
| the latter shall be allowed a sufficient
sum to aggregate with the funds on
hand $500.
The committee report amended the
| appropriation clause by reducing the
sum of $4,000 appropriated for the pur-
! pose of carrying out the provisions of
| the act to $4,000. An amendment by
| Kinney raising the appropriation to
| $4,000. carried. Johnson subsequently
| offered an amendment providing that
/ If the sum of $4,000 was not sufficient
il should be divided on a pro rata ba-
sis among the affected districts. john
sons amendment carried.
] Stringhdm offered amendment
/ which would have done away with the
| clause providing that only school dis
tricts having an enrolment of at least
|
distribution of additional funds. He
| argued that in some cases the districts
had an enrolment below that number
| and that they were in greater need of
aid than some of the larger ones.
Race Suicide Question.
Fishburn thought that Stringham's
county CWayne) should look toward
! increasing school district enrolment
| He minated that race suicide should
not be encouraged by holding out to
| school districts having a sparsity of
| children the offer of state help.
| Stringham submitted it wasn't the
| fault of the district
Every member smiled his acquies-
cence.
As soon as the subject had exhaust
ed all that the benedict representatives
( knew concerning it, the house to re-
heye its Embarrassment, alleged
killed Stringham's amendment
| On final passage the bill went
through without a dissenting voice.
For Uniform Examinations.
One of the most important teacher
| o1lls introduced at this session of the
| legislature was also passed yesterday
by the house-H. B. No. 11S, by Fish
! burn, providing for uniform examina-
lions throughout the state. The meas
ure met with some opposition by mem
| DCAS " AO 0GSlIe0 10 nave consideration
postponed in order that they might
more closely study the provisions"
The final vote was 50 ayes TO nays.
Ffshburn's bill, as explained yester-
| day by the author, is intended to vest
| in the state board of education the
right to correct and mark all examf-
| nation papers. The board is author
| lied TO prepare lists of questions to be
| furnished county superintendents of
schools for use in conducting examina-
lions of applicants for certificates.
! State superintendent of Schools A.
G. Nelson has urged the passage of
the bill, believing that a uniform sys-
| tenn of examination and marking will
! raise the standard of proficiency
| throughout the state. The bill pro-
state board of education shall be valid
for one year in any county of the state.
| At present there IS no provision of
this qre on the statute books.
Guards Each Get $4,000.
The house found no little difficulty
yesterday in deciding on adequate re-
| wards for Zebulon Jacobs and David
! Wilcken, the guards who were per-
manently injured while Suppressing the
convict break a year and a half ago.
| When the petitions of the two guards
| were presented. that of Jacobs, who
! is a man in the sixties. was for 81 500.
while Wilcken asked for $500. The
| committee reports favored a reduction
Of $500 in each.
Cromar started yesterdays discus
sion, which ended in each being given
| $500. by proposing an amendment to
| house bill No 100, providing for the
Jacobs appropriation. by raising the
sum from 81 200 to $1,000. This would
| have made the two appropriations uni
| form. During the debate which fol-
| lowed the Introduction of this amend
! nent, it was brought out that Jacobs
is 60 years of age. and has a family
| of three, including himself. He has
property bringing him an income of
| about SO per month. Wilcken is a
| younger man and has family of six.
| Chairman Merrill, of the ways and
| means committed Austin and others
opposed the amendment.
/ McCrea argued for the amendment,
but, seeing that il could not win. pro-
posed substitute, raising the appro-
priation from $4,000 to $500. as in
the original petition. This amendment
was finally carried.
House bill No. 1s6. providing for the
! Wlckens appropriation. came up i'm
mediately afteTwdTd for consideration.
| Miller, who had stood for equal re-
| wards throughout the debate, offered
| an amendment. which carried, reduc-
| ing the reward for services from $4,000
to s.. 500.
Senate Land Bill Passed.
| senate Oil No 20 ny W dllolAr Ahe
substitute recommended by the house
| conference committee for Roberts land
| board bill II. 3. No. 62). was passed
| yesterday by a vote of % 70 g. The
new measure, which is consistently par
| tisan, creates state board of five
| members, out of which number a sec
! rotary shall be chosen. Roberts bill
| provided for a land board of three
| members and d secretary. The bond
Of the secretary, the custodian of state
/ land funds. is fixed at $500, 200.
Tolton proposed an amendment, pro-
| viding that not more than three of
I the board should be of the same po-
| Htical party. Wootton offered an
amendment to the amendment. giving
I a ma jority representation of four Both
| amendments were lost Wilson spoke
| against the bill because of its parti-
san feature. Upon being interrupted
by call of "Time," from Miller. Will
| son trimmed his Emery colleague in
! a few explanations that brought down
1 a laugh on the latter.
Miller asserted that Wilson's time
was up. but the speaker found he had
| six minutes left.
Z don't want TO be interrupted, Mr.
| Speaker" protested Wilson.
''WelI, I'll apologize" said Miller j
| thought"
| .sYorl lust sinplv didn't think. IT