The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-21
PAY INCREASE
FOR TEACHERS
HOLDS STAGE
IN ASSEMBLY
Senate Acts on Douglass
Amendment to Measure
Kill Amendment to De-
crease Accountants Pay.
HOUSE DEBATES LIMITED


ond reading occupied much time OF
the morning session Of the state SEN
ate. The Kessler bill for increasing
teachers salary ON an average Of 40
percent and the Munton measure for
paying field examiners Of the state
board Of accounts $40 a day instead of
IS were discussed along with Senator
Metzger's proposal to relieve contrac-
tors Of heavy financial burdens in
Cured because of the war.
When Representative Kessler's
teacher bill was called Senator Doug
lass moved to amend It to place the
wage scale on the standard provided
for when the bill passed the house.
The senate committee had cut the
proposed increases in half.
Senator Duncan protested against
the amendment saying that the COM
mittee had given this due considera-
tion and that he was opposed to
swinging from the extreme Of low
wages to the other extreme.
Definite action on the Douglass
amendment was deferred until 8
o'clock this afternoon, at which time
It will again be opened for discussion.
Relief for Contractors.
A motion by Senator Smith to
amend the Munton bill SO as to give
the field examiner Of the state board
OF accounts 81 instead of SO day as
proposed In the bill was defeated by a
vote Of 8 to 3S after long argument
Smiths motion would reduce the
present salary 81 each day instead Of
Increasing It.
Four amendments were adopted to
Senator Metzger's bill permitting
county commissioners to grant financ-
ial relief to contractors who suffered
from war prices after the contracts
had been awarded. The amendments
were to change the bill so that all con-
tracts could not be brought under the
provisions.
On motion Of Senator Rethersord
the senate struck the compulsory Tea
ture OF Senator Aldridge's bill for ply
elcal education In Indiana schools.
Tho bill was also amended to make Il
apply only to cities Of 5000 or more
and the appropriation OF $4,000 was
reduced to $500.
Reconsider "Movle" Bill.
The roll was not called for bills on
third reading but this order of bust
ness was to be taken up this after
noon and Senator McCray was pre-
pared to ask reconsideration Of the
Sunday movie" bill.
After the house Of the legislature
had spent the greater part Of the morn
Ing IN debate on reports Of committees
rule was adopted that during the
remainder of the session any member
Will be limited to ten minutes in speak
ing on any question with. additional
hve minutes given to the person who
closes the debate. The rule which
was suggested by Representative
Vesey of Fort Wayne, is expected to
expedite consideration Of business,
which Is piling up.
The session was marked by the nu-
merous amendments made to the Har-
r1s measure No. $50, which provides
for tenure OF superintendents, teach
ers and supervisors in the public
schools, by adoption Of the majority
report of the committee on judiciary
A recommending that q sense of the
voters be taken at the next general
election whether the next session Of
the general assembly shall provide for
holding a constitutional convention,
adoption OF amendments of the com.
mittee on rights and privilege to the
senate live stock sanitary board meas
ure, providing that the state veterin-
arian and not the state governor shall
cast the deciding vote when the four
members of the board are deadlocked
on any question and leaving the stal.
lion and jack enrolment in the hands
OF Purdue university.
Action on German Bills
Action soon Is forecast on the Nc
Cray-Bush and Van Auken anti-Ger-
man language measure pending in the
house as passed by the senate. The
former bill will be sent to the printers
today according to John Thiel. secre-
tary of the house. The house adopted
the report Of the committee on educa-
tion recommending passage of the lat.
ter bill which would remove the neces-
sity for high school students having
credits for work done in the German
language in order to be graduated.
This afternoon the house was con.
sidering the Swain appropriation meas
ure. 1t would provide the regular ap-
preparation for the state institutions.
offices, departments and commissions
for each Of the next two fiscal years,
totaling approximately $6.000,000 an
nually.
After the motion Of Representative
Craig. OF Greenwood, to strike ont the
eNdCtlNS CIduSe OI Tie I1dIIlS AlcdSuNc
was voted down by the house, amend
ments were adopted to the bill which
provided that teacher, superfntend-
ent or supervisor, who contracts to
teach and who breaks that contract
shall suffer the revocation of his or
her license and not be entitled to
teach again within the state for FIVE
years. and that superintendent shall
not be member Of the board of school
trustees, not privileged to attend their
meetings except as invited to do so,
and not given vote upon any ques-
NHon. The bill previously had been
amended to limit the contract term be-
tween trustees and superintendents to
one year. Representative Givan, OF
Indianapolis, endeavored to defeat the
amendment providing for revocation
Of licenses to teach upon breaking q
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