Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-02-16
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Spicy Debate in the House, of Repre-
sentatives.
ruE EDUCATION swlNpLn.


TO legisate upon the general subject of educa-
ton in the States iic'regarded it as opening
wedge--a pioneer merely paving The way for
a comprehensive system of National education
FOR a postal telegraph law, and for other kin
dred iegisaion-u every right heretofore
regarded as being vested in The States will be
absorbed by the general government.
Mr.. Kerr, {Dem, Md J also opposed the bill
and referred 10 Mr. lIoars speech in support
of il us being unworthy Of him, and as being
designed to make false charge upon the Dem
ocyatic party in connection with education. -
lie characterized that speech as extremely dis
crcditable to Mr.. lloar and unjust towards the
Democratic party, whose record ia connection
with education was ilusirious and glorious
The State of Indiana had to-day the munif-
cent educational fund of about eight and half
millions
Mr.. lloar, Rad, Mass suggested that that
fund came from the p Iblic lands.
Mr. kerr--By no means.
MIR. IIoar--No part Of il
Ar Kerr did not say so.
Mr. lloar--No hutI ask you that is all.
Mr.. Kerr stated from what sources the fund
was deriyed--three and ii half millions from
bonds issued by the State, ard about four
millions from public lands.
Mr. lIoar-Then the gentleman admits tina,
The bill is precisely in the line Of the Demo-
cratic policy in lis better days
Mr.. Kerr--This bill is precisely out Of line
with The Democratic policy, and is precisely
IN the line of the present and past policy of
the Republican party towards the States Of the
Union. He proceeded To discuss the details Of
the bill and to state bis objection 10 them One
OF the objections which he had 10 the bill WAS
that it required system not only Of free pub
lie schools but of mixed schools. lie was in
favor Of giving n free and equal education to
all the children Of thr country; but lie was
not in favor of that miserable system which
did curse both races by mixing them ups in
common schools Another objection was that
its practical operation wouid be 10 transfer The
legal control Of the educational system from
the rghtfu keeping of the people of the State
TO that of the Congress of The United States
Mr.. Bird (Dem y J = also opposed the bill
AS being child of the Freed man's Bureau,
and s revival Of that system Of legislation
Mr. Parker tDcin, n. II } p member of the
Committee on Education and Labor, opposed
the bill and repelicd the argument Of Mr.. Ioar
made some weeks ago, so far as it reflected
upon the Democratic party. He claimed that
that party had been always the special cham
piou Of education, and he referred to the la
messages Of the governors Of New Hampshire
and New Jersey on that point.
Mr.. Townsend, Rad. Pa. another member
piled TO Mr.. Parkers speech, saying that The
claim put forward by him for the Democratic
party reminded him OF that very earnest tenn
perance mnn down cast who was in favor OF
the Maine liquor aw but opposed 10 its en-
forccment daughter lie pointed to the
iliteracy Of the Democratic States, singing
out especially Delaware.
Mr. Goodrich Trad. n. VI offered mn
amendment 10 distribute the fund for the first
ten years according to the ratio OF iliterary in
the several States rs shown nv the last census
Mr. McNeely Dem. H.. offered an amend
mcnt admitting private material free of duty
Mr. Bggs Dem Del defended his State
from the aspersons of Mr. Townsend, Of Penn
sylvania, and remarked that rs that gentleman
lived near the border line of Delaware it WINS
no wonder that he, and persons who were
given to his practices should he little afraid
of the whipping post. lie next turned his at
tention to the speech made by Mr.. 1iosr some
weeks ago, in which some illusions were made
10 the discredit Of Delaware. and said that he
would read the criminal statistics Of the saint
ly State Of Massachusetts He would read the
crimes IN their alphabetical order. They used
up all the letters of the alphabet except the
last four tLanghtcr.) lie found that in the
four wears, 1866 67--6S--G9 the number of
criminal prosecutions in Massachusetts WAS
IN. 03G They lad increased from 945 in
1866, to 8, l59 in 1869; and what were these
crimes Arson. adultery, burglary, higamv,
to defraud. drunkenness, defacing
COMMISSIONERS daughter forgery, horse steal
ing. highway robbery, keeping hotels without
., license, Walking laughter) obtain
ing money under false preterces-( laughter
perjury, playing cards on SUNDAY, attending
cock-fehts refusing 10 pay railroad fares,
selling liquor selling obscene prints, selling
diseased meat, threatening 10 burn churches.
Daughter. When the henorabe member
from Massachusetts, talked about the ''ilIilera-
CIV Of Delaware" he shonld tell The House how
Massachusetts presented such black record Of
crime. daughter
Mr.. Hoar {Iad Mass asked Mr. Biggs If
the source from which he obtained bis statis-
lies did not show that over 80 per cent. Of
these crimes were committed by persons of for
eign birth
Mr.. Biggs {interrupting THAT will do. Is
rot HAT reasonable thing to ask me, to go
into the State Of Massachusetts aud ascertain
whether the person committing such crimes as
these is an Engishman or II Duichmau. ioars
of laughter.
Mr. lIoar. Eighty Per cent. and more Of
these crimes were committed byN persons OF
foreign birth every man Of whom votes the
Democratic ticket. daughter and applause
on the Republican side.
Mr. Biggs The foreigners who have fed
from their own countries and come over here
are many OF Them poor and iiiterate and it is
"A shame for the gentleman from hassachu-
setts 10 undertake 20 cast such reflection on
the foreign population of the country.
Mr. Ioar. II is The census of the United ].
States that says So not |.
Mr. Biggs. | viii now proceed TO read |
which think is refreshing. The |
gentleman said in his speech the other day, !
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