The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
-,,, amnesty BiH im shc Tnitcs SKATES
Senate.

.,,.,cs:y Ril, In the Tnitca states
Senate.
,.. T,,s,;,u when the amnesty hi'i was
~ the l,cn!ing question being on VIZ.
~ ,,.,t,r..s <93st:tntc fJr Mr.. Sumner
.u.ntmcD.-- -, :.
a." -. Sherman argued ut length III favor OF
., .,-.agip'r rf Nr. Summers amcnahc".
mat Ic was surprised that any tnr-
direction was made 10 amnesty. ihe
.-..,;,a amendment contemplated II
.,....y removal OF political disabilities. The
- ..> ava, II favor Of il. the House oi itClfS-
.....>.>, !n>h from them, have twice, TX
~. r.,,srrlrAcN'ea vote, passed general a''-
r.,y ill., THESE two measures OF amnesty
.-.f i..,;irc shoUid go together. ana he az
,....i - the southern Democrats to take
t..g ,n-e;Agr> Ii was no Use 70 resist, In1
...rc "a, RI. sun shene the colorcd man Ill
.t,, south would have tho same rights rs
t-.ry other man.
-. Thurman replied TO the argument OF
- --u-,usn. and cNntcadc0 that the COM
800. ',u pf England WAS not applicable /"
,..,,,,,,>iancrs Of this case. He mann
.,...i ;na; The rights. privileges, ana I'nNn-
-..,.. d.. il:r citizen were expressly secured |
,Lo Constitution He said that Mr.. SUM
=. ,,.,,,i.lmnnt. instead Of being IN the III
.,- q: liberty. would, il enacted, lie one
s-a, mos; G.,>;ctic laws in existence, and
.....l,i lie especially oppressive to the white
...r ny,sY.r il wouid force their children
., t.,u3.nc contact with negroes in the
..'t:1Srh3alS. Rich men could protect their
..a,jyru ly sending them 10 private educa-
III. institutions. but for the poor there
4a.la Sc no escape.
Nr, Merton argued that all the authority
,.. .,..-4.y t3r Tie Sumner amendment was
,..,nl in the fourteenth amendment.
Nr. Err.in-huyscn stated that reelection
r...i.r;a,i him in the View that il was iIti-
..a,.v. nnNrctlicut. end dangerous to at
...>,,. 4ny Federal interference with religion,
Worship, and nc could moi support that part
,, VI. summers amendment.
". !.3Jands next obtained the floor, hut
.-.r@ Va. 20 Mr.. Morrill,. On his motion the
-....'e then went into executive session, and
...,. some ti,no therein adjourned.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVE.
Tic House proceeded 10 the consideration
..s..n, rntial order. which was the bin to cs-
IL. an educational bureau. and devote the
...'e@i> x The sales Of the public lands 10
e.. objection Of tho people.
}.r. uUAAels, II Minnesota, advocated the
u.. .,:c -rr..nd that Il necessity cxiS;cai"r
a.."sH g"a:ral system OF education, anI de-
{! ~ TIE rIcct OF the bill WAS to iGt.I:a-
t.. =. school system.
Ar. Batter, Of Tennessee, advocated the
.n,,a,c g? tie till. and was proceeding t"
.,-..r TIN: tn" Republican party was the
..,aI oi c.;uc,,tion, when lie was Interrupted
Mr. Ni),lark, Of Indians. who desired 10
~. ,u what was the co:Guiuu Of The school
lad in tennessee.
Mr. Butler: Your party stole three mil
itoa.. gnd my party stole three hundred thou
saua oi It.
Mr. Garrett. of Tennessee, inquired when
~. Democratic party had stolen three nls-
lions.
Mr. Butler: When You were member OF
~" Lc.i l"t,trc. and just before you were OK
,~.:yd :"r doing il, L~cnsation.l
Nr. Bright, u TeGm>SCe, inquired il IL
,y.s Mt true that Sii 30 had been deposited
il a rational bank al Memphis, which hctl
1..r taArn ~ members OF the Republican
Iaay. ,aI that only about S21o,c0J ot that
"ia,l.Mt had ever been recovered.
Nir. Bu,lrr SAID that before the wal began
Tennessee had about three and Il halt nl;t-
.!,n. t,si her school fund, which gave thcnl
= .
ii."ir schools. When t!.c warvanc Governor
Boris and u. n,mocr,'t@ ran away with tbs
iuI. The Government rccApt!lred it, hut
uaiv ah1,t $Gg0,~r0 g1t back to the State,
and II this .!nUt r3l"-ha.f WAS taken by the
j,.pu5.iear party. Ii had always said t:i2t
H.. democrats stole three millions ana lis
own l..rty three hundred thousand OF the
,,i'ocl iUnd.
Mr.. Garrett, - Tennessee, amid CONSIDERS
lie confusion, rns" 10 4 privileged question.
H.i sid hi, rcl!cH@uc (Nr. b'uicr} l;.,i
CHARGED him with having been personally cN.
lo,iri from The Legislature OF his State. The
Statement was fd-,. and the gentleman knew
II was ftl>o. Ilncrca>cd confli>ion.l
iir. Hoar, Of Massachusetts,, called Mr.
Garrett - order, and demanded that lis
w,r,i, &c taken Gown, but did not press hi:
demand. and the matter was dropped.
MIR Blair. Of Michigan, saw nothing ii
this Ill! tia, dcruss,lcd from the rights Of the
Sl'c,.
Mr. Co'urn, of Indiana, advocated modi
fr!ion of the hi!l so ~ to provide for Tie
distribution Of the funds in proportion 10 Tho
i!i,..Iucy Of the States and in Il reverse ratio
t. their present provision for the suppori
Ut schools.
Mr. Harris, of Virginia. opposed the bin
az i proposed ~ IpiCo BitAtu SCilVol5 ul'oi
TIE State, which would, instead Of making
III" schools better, tend 10 destroy thcm.
air. storm. Of Pennsylvania, said by The
reports OF the General Land Office it VA:
sh ,wn 1ilat there would 10 but ahout $500,
u0J to bc divided annually among 3S,C00,0o,
y .Gplr. which would give about Il dollar ant
4 hair to each. This vas the humhug tina
was ATTEMPTED TO he palmcd oil upon tht
country as a stimulus 10 education. He Re
p.i,d briefly 10 the remarks OF Messrs. Siicl
h,1arucr and Butler. and asked the latter t
correct him if his statement was incorrect [ ta
tie Sir. Butcrl sat in the Tennessee LcGlsl.
ltuvr in 1851 and voted for the removal OF tEt
Tennessee school fund 10 the State Bank o.
Grul,ni3 He said Mr.. Eoar'S estimate of cdllc;l
ton was :: purely mathematical one, that gen
tvInam holding that an educated man Wa,
worth @bout twenty-five per cent. more Than
:rl l.Hclucatcd one. Ills idea of education
was Il regular Yankee idea, that it made Il
man more automatically cunning and artini
nd Taught him how TO take advantage of his
Ell1w-alau. He quoted the statistics Of Mas.
sfrhuSr,,s to demonstrate that the system Of
education and labor in that state had lowered
1.",,nndarl ofmorll and physical excellence
Additional amendments were offered hy
Nic@-l'S. Met LELAND, Of PENNSYLVANIA, Here
fart!, of West Virginia, Holman, Of Indiana
IAIc. Of Nebraska, and McNeciey, OF lil!-
noi-, making about twenty in al, when the
hour Of 8 O'Clock having arrived, the demand
for the previous question was, rs per preVl-
o,ls understanding, declared seconded.
Mr.. Perez, OF Mississippi, rose to close the
del ate. and yielded portions Of his time TO
different gentlemen. friends Of the bill.
Mr.. Kelley. Of Pennsylvania, rcpudiated
-. HIM tl..t lhn North desired to gct three