Evening star., 1920-06-04
MEASURE CREATING
NEWSCHOQL BOARD
IS IN CONFERENCE
Deficiency Bill as Passed by
the Senate Carries
$58, ,467, 900.

Following the passage early today
OF the third deficiency bill by the Sen
ate, the House sent the measure to
conference. and the conferees are
meeting this afternoon This bill car
ries the amendment adopted by the
Senate, which abolishes the present
board OF education of the District Of
Columbia and provides for appoint
ment Of a new board Of SIX members
by the President, subject to confirma-
ton by the Senate.
The amendment also provides for
general survey Of the schools of
Washington. The House, in sending
the bill to conference, appointed Rep
resentatives Good, Cannon and Byrns
OF Tennessee as it's managers
The third deficiency bill, as passed
by the Senate, carries $5S, S,467, 900.
Among the principal items was an
appropriation Of $2.0o0.000 for the con-
struction Of permanent storage facil-
lties Tor high explosives at Fort VIM
cepted committee recommendations
recurring all government publications
70 indicate on the first page the num-
Der OF copies printed and the cost.
READS OF departments would be re-
CURED TO submit to Congress a report
ernment publications issued annually.
with their cost. Provisions for annr0'
priatlons of $14,000.0OO to cover the
uenclt incurred by government OPERA
!lon OF telephone and telegraphs dur
ihs the war also were retained.
Drawn by Senator Harrison.
Inc school amendment to the bill, in
rison. who was a member of e..
seiect committee that recently in.
vestlgated the local school sitnation
ana at ms instance, and that of SEN
aeor Diiilngham. chairman of the
SSoaeeee, Sonn.a 1t was accepted by the
q part of the deficiency measure. The
amendment also would approprfate
*I5,o0O for survey of the local
schools. half to be expended under
the direction Of the House and half
under the direction of the Senate
Senator Harrison's amendment i'm
corporates the provisions of the re-
port made by the select COMMITTEES
which recommended that no change
Of o ths aoe schno1 IN the "a administrative force
the Dill came up in the Senate last
night Senator Harrison obtained
unanimous consent of the members
present to suspend the rules while It
was oeing considered. which prevent
cd the amendment being knocked out
by a point of order Such a noint
Of order was made against If hv
Senator Jones of Washington. bnt
Senator Frelinghuysen, who was in
Smoot also objected to the incopr
poration of legislation in an annro.
priation measure.
$4,000 for District Roads.
In the deficiency bill proner
preparation OF $4,000 is provided for
repair OF suburban roads and streets
in the. District of Columbia. mt in
at the urgent solicitation of the n;sA
trict Commissioners. The me.snso LIS
also contains a continuing appronriae
tion to cover the expenses durine tha
coming fiscal year. but as the Saedo
lock on the District appropriated Wa.
broken in last nights Conference
this continuing appropriation nrnha,
by will be dropped.
New School Board.
The amendment which relates 70 ~.
Of new school hoenS
reads as follows:
The control Of the public school.
of the District of Columbia is hs harshr,
vested in a board of education to
cons cSnSis, =. o OF SIX SIX members. zen all of whom
diately preceding their appointmant
bona dde residents Of the Distric.. -
Columbia The members Of the ho.vd ~
Of education shall be appointed hv
the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, for terrss
Of three years each. except that the he
original appointments under this at
shall be as follows: Two for ono vear
two for two years and two for fhrse
years, the terms Of each to be desig.
mated by the President, and memhe5s
shall be eligible for reappointment
Vacancies for unexpired terms, caused
by death. resignation. or otherwise
shall be filled in the same manner as
the original appointment. The board
shall meet for organization within
thirty days after appointments. They
shall appoint secretary, who shall |
not be a member of the board, and
they shall hold stated meetings at
least once a month during the school |
year and such additional meetings
as they may from time to. time pro-
vide for. The organization meeting.
and all meetings whatsoever there
after shall be open to the public, ex-
cept committee meetings dealing with |
the appointment Of teachers.
mo appointment, promotion, trans |
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