Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-09
FOrty-First Congressional Session
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. s, 1870.
SENAIE


Mr.. Pool presented a remonstrance, which
was read, from the qualified electors OF the third
congressional district of North Carolina, against
the removal of the disabilities of the senator
elect, Mr.. Vance, and the representatve.elect, Mr.
Waddell.
MIR. Thurman, who inspected the paper at the
secretarys desk called attention to the fact that
many of the signatures were in the same hand
writing, and had evidently been written by the
same person. He hoped inquiry would be made
by the committee TO which the remonstrance
was referred into the validity of the signatures.
Mr.. Pool said he did not know any of the
signers; he only knew that those who had
written to him in connection with the paper were
gentlemen of responsibility and high character,
and incapable of being parties to any proceed
ing like that indicated by the senator from Ohio
Prior to the war, it was criminal TO teach a black
man IN the south to read and write, and colored
men, in petitiOning congress, were compelled TO
entrust the signing OF their names to others. He
regretted TO say that it was also true that large
number of white people in North Carolina could
neither read nor write. He did not think that
there was anything wrong about the petition.
The morning hour expired, and the subject
went over.
The bill to regulate the reorganization and
conduct of the public schools in the District of
Columbia coming up, motion by Mr.. Patter-
son to strike out the sixth section, which pro
hibits any distinction on account of race, color,
sion of children to the schools, or in the node
of education and treatment, gave rise to long
discussion upon the eXpedency and propriety
Of establishing mixed schools in the district
Mr.. Sumner and Mr. ReyelS opposed any dis
elimination between white and colOred pupils.
The latter said he had found that the prejudice
against color in this country is very great, and
sometimes he feared that it was on the increase.
After further discussion, the senate went into
executive session, and subsequently adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Degener introduced and advocated bill
for the better protection of the frontiers of Texas
authorizing tine secretary of war to organize and
call into service attachments of mounted men
in each county, consisting of the inhabitants
thereof, for defense against Indians. and appro-
PIRATES 100000.
Mr.. Slocum argued in opposition to the bill,
as one of the class of propositions that would
be made by Arizona, New Mexico and other
western territories, asking for authority to raise
independent armies, to be supported by the gen
eral government
Mr.. Mccormick suggested that the proposed
rangers would be a greater terror to the people
of the frontier than the Indians now are.
The bill was laid on the tablets to 54-and
the house resumed Mr.. Hoar's national educa-
ton bill, which was advocated by Messrs Ar
nell and Tabor.
The debate was continued by Mr.. Clark, of
Texas, in support of the bill, and by McNeeley
dsainob itJ biS iatlCi odollAS MS OppOoillOIi Ou
constitutional and other grounds. The bill
went over till tomorrow.
Mr. Ketchum offered substitute for the bill
to remove the Brooklyn navy yard, which pro-
vides that board, consisting of the secretary of
tine navy, Admiral Porter, Generals Sherman
and Humphrey, and Capt. c. P. Patterson, to
inquire whether it is desirable, and for the best
interests oil the government, to sell the Brooklyn
navy yard, and, if so, to recommend a suitable
place in the state and near the city of New York,
TO which the works in the Brooklyn navy yard
can be transferred, and to report to congress be-
fore December IS, 1871.
The speaker appointed Messrs. Beck, Sargent
and Negley a committee of conference on the
West Point appropriation bill, and Messrs. Will
lard, Maynard and Rice committee of confer
ence on the bill granting pensions to the surviv-
ing soldiers of the war of 1872.
Adjourned