Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-25
SENATE DECIDES FOR
UNIFORM SCHOOL BOOKS
Resolution Adopted Which Will Re-
Quire Members Of Board Of
Education to Act.
MEANS A SAVING FOR PARENTS
House Votes to Give More Pay to the
Commissioners CT Agriculture and to
the Superintendent Of Public instruc.
tion-sarrett's Bills to be Heard
Soon
MEANS A SAVING FOR PARENTS


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ginia is 10 have uniformity OF school
hooks throughout the State-thc "sin-
gle list" That was tho nantes, SCH
timcnt Of tic Senate today.
Nominees for the list OF clieblcs
ia he named for the State board OF
education will have 10 define their po.
aitions On tho question of single or
multiple lis, or he eliminated from con.
sidcration.
Tho question camo up in tho Senate
today when Senator STROBE called up
his resolution. Tie favored tho single
book list, and he believed il matter
OF right ID knew sentiments of those
whom tho Senate was TO place on tho
board, which was 10 have charge oi
the matter of selecting the books for
The public schools.
Entire List Changed.
Tile entire list had hecn changed
and ii; was an enormous. unjust tax
IN the people.
Senator KeCzcll said the board was
created for the specific purpose OF pro
yiding single list. That was the idea
OF the constitutional convention. The
people OF tic State. the class which
could least afford Il. had been made to
pay 10 pcr cent. mere Tor books than
was paid in other states. The rcsol,
ton was adopted with only TWO dis
senting votes.
House Hands Out Increases in Salariee
AIr. Bakers bill providingg an in
CT ease in tho salary OF the commission
or OF agriculture from $4,000 Ia s2,S0C
came mp on its third reading today. Il
was the subject of q spirited debate.
Mr.. Baker made an earnest and force
full argument for the increase. lie
pointed ont that under the provisions
OF the bill the money will not come
from the State. but from tho fertilizer
| manufacturers.
DR.. Powell and AIR. Read question
ed the argument. The money will
come from tho farmers" declared Mr..
Read. "rhc fertilizer companies will
not stand for the burden. They have
only TO raise tho price OF fertilizer and
that's the measure they'll. adopt 70,
their own relief: They don't care Il
cont for the additional lax yon na.
put uDcn them. They VIII make the
farmer pay it,
Only Two Against the Bill.
Tho measure was pul on its passage
The vote was % TO ., many Of those
who had offered objection to IL being
! won over to its support before tho fin
! nj veto was taken.
Mr.. Byrd's bill 10 increase the sal
airy OF the superintendent of public ir.
siruction from $4,000 to $4,000 was
| then taken up. Many of the delegates
who supported the preceding bill op
posed it,
Colonel j. II. eaton and other mem
ber3 made brief speeches for the bill.
IL passed the House by n vote OF 20 to
81.
To Elect Trustees by Popular Vote
Wide interest was evinced in q bill
introduced in the House by Delegate
Gaines. Of Norfolk city, today. The
bill is ito amend and re-cnact section
1928 Of chapter CT of the code of 1887
IN relation 10 public free schools 10
cities and towns constituting separate
school districts. approved Dec. 81,
1907"
1t provides that the registered voters
OF each city shall elect three trustees
for each school district OF the city
whose term CT Office shall be six years
one-third OF whom shall be elected
biennially. If vacancy occurs the
IN the office of trustee at any time dur
Ing the term the board shall fill tbs
same by electing another for such pari