Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-04
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OF mine provide the only safe ana sane
settlement to the question. i may have
amended the bill for the TAX levy TO the
Agricultural college, making 1t three
eighths of a mill instead or one-half
mill, we are fighting a condition not
n theory Both schools are established.
and we should not tear down instead OF
trying TO further build mp. This his
tory of land grant institutions is long
one, and they have all grown with tre-
mendous opposition from other schools.
Away back in the time OF Washington
II was hoped to build up a land grant
school system with a great central uni
vcrsity al Washington city, and while
the university has not yet been built,
we have an agricultural department In
the government system, and asricultu-
raj colleges growing out Of that depart
ment's work The Agricultural college
represents the popular branch of edu-
cation. IT stands for the education Of
the nasses as against the education of
the classes. IT reaches the people more
intimately than the university educa-
ton"
President Love called the session 10
order this morning at 1880 O'clock, adj
monishing the secretary to read the
journal as rapidly as possible In order
to save time for the heavy calendar"
AMENDMENTS GO OVER.
AS soon as this preliminary was over,
Bullen Offered a number of amendments
to his bills, limiting the courses of
study at both institutions. and moved
that they 30 over till this afetrnooll.
This began the fight for delay that
finally ended in the post ponement of
consideration of the whole matter
In taking UP the regular order of
business this morning, the first bill TO
come under fire was III. Z. 1879, calling
for wide tires on all wagons used
on Utah roads. after 1915. Seely
was against the bill on the grounds that
this was a free country and a man
ought to be able to drive any kind
OF wagon he wanted 10. Bullen want
ed to talk to the committee on IL, and
Callister felt uncertain about its merits.
The report OF the committee recon-
ulending that it be killed, was, how
ever, finally adopted.
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
II. 4. AZ, by Sutton precipitated a
discussion on The adyisabilty of send
ing out good state money to be spent
on roads and bridges. Lawrence as
usual led a fight against such action
while Barber favored the appropria-
ton Tho bill was recomnitted. while
the Joint memorial 10 Congress ask
ing that body to drive the southern
Ute Indians back to the reservation
was postponed indefinitely II will be
taken up with the Utah delegation in
Congress by letter. instead of by a
memorial. which 1t was thought would
be a slight 20 the delegation. AT 1880
the senate adjourned until this after
noon, while the education committee
was still called TO order to consider
the new bills on consolidation.
PARKS NEW BILLS.
The text of the two new consclida-
ton measures. by Park. both of which
contemplate constitutional amend
ments. are as follows:
s. y. 40. section /. There shall be
| submitted to the electors OF this state
| the following proposed amendment to
the Constitution of the State of Utah,
to-wit:
Sec. 4 Section OF article X Of the
| Constitution OF the State of Utah n
repealed to take effect July /. 1909
Sec. 2. The secretary of state shall
cause tho foregoing proposed amend
mont to be published in at least one
newspaper In every county OF the state
where newspaper is published for
two months Immediately preceding
| the next general election, at which
| time the said amendment shall be sub
nitted To the electors OF this state for
their approval or rejection. All Of
dcial ballots used AT such election
| The words "Shall the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution repeating sec
lion of article X be adopted?" Yes
mo" and shall otherwise be prepared
and submitted TO the electors as IL or
may be provided by law. Said ballots
/ shall be received and said votes shall
he taken, counted and canyassed ana
in ali respaets as Is or may he pro-
yided by law In the case of election Of
state officers.
ing proposition to amend the Consti-
luton of the State OF Utah shall be
submitted to the qualified electors OF
Inc state of Utah for their approval
or rejection, namely, that section ? OF
article \ OF the Constitution Of the
state OF Utah be amended 10 read as
follows;
ARTICLE X
"sec q The public school system
shall include kindergarten schools,
common schools, consisting OF primary
and grammar grade high schools, "a
uniyerslty. including an agricultural
college. and such other schools as the
iealsiature may establish. The COM
mon schools shall be free. The other
departments of the system shall
H. supported as provided by
law, provided, that high schools
NAV he maintained free In all
atlas Of the nrst ana second class
nn,v eonatitutlng school districts and
snch oiher cities ana districts as
NAV be DESIGNATED by the legislature.
AM where the proportion OF school
moneys apportloned Or aocruing 70 any