The old bogey of the bi-lin-gual
bill was effectively laid
by the Committee on Educa
tion, which brought in a sub
stitute bill which does away
entirely with the compulsory
features of the original bill
that were so obnoxious to the
members of the legislature and
to the people of this state. Un
der the terms of the substitute,
every high school and the
higher educational institutions
of the state shall furnish a
course in Spanish as a part of
their curriculum, and standard
textbooks shall be used in
teaching the language. Any
one applying for a position as
teacher of Spanish shall have
a diploma from a recognized
institute of learning or shall
pass an examination before a
competent examining board.
It is largely due to the Dem
ocratic press of the state that
the bill was modilied and re
drawn in its present form, for
the newspapers all over the
state were insistent that it be
defeated in its original form.
Overriding all parliament
ary proceedure, the lower
house of the legislature went
rampant with Bolshevism last
week and alter apparently
permanently disposing of the
bill abolishing the office of
Commissioner of Insurance,
brought that bill back upon
the house floor and proceeded
to kill it.
The massacre followed the
action of Monday when the
lower house passed the bill
abolishing the office of Com
missioner of Insurance by a
vote of 26 to 19, and by all in
tents and purposes placed the
bill beyond any further consid
eration at this session. How
ever, the following day ap
peared to those opposed to the
bill to be an opportune time to
kill it so it was promptly
brought back in a wild disre
gard of all parliamentary pro
ceedure and its decapitation
followed.
