The Portland daily press., 1872-02-03
XLIId CONGRESS..SECOND SESSION.
HOUSE.

| offered a resolution which was adopted, calling
on the Secretary of the Treasury for Informa-
ton as to the tonnage, value of cargoest repre-
senting the trade of this country in 1870 with
Mexico and Central and South America, Aus
tralia and all the Pacific Islands; also with
China, Japan and the East Indies; also between
the Atlantic and Pacific States and similar in
formation relative to British tonnage, cargoes,
| values, etc.
The Indian appropriation bill was then taken
| up. An amendment was adopted that no pay
| ments be made to hostile tribes and deductions
for Indian depredations. The bill was then
| passed.
A bill was reported to pay the College of
| William and Mary in Virginia. $65,000 for the
1t was taken in the Committee of the Whole
| Owing to objections the bill went over until
| next Friday and the Committee rose.
The bill authorizing re-hearing for the ex-
| tension of the patent for truck for locomo-
tives and for improved machinery for making
| nuts were passed.
| THE EDUCATION BILL.
The educational fund bill was taken up and
Mr.. McHenry of Kentucky, spoke adversely
| thereon
Mr. Hibbarp (denl) of N. H.. opposed the
bill, arguing that Congress possessed no con-
| stitutional authority to pass such measure on
| the general subject of education in the States.
| he regarded it as the opening wedge merely
| paving the way for comprehensive system of
national education, for the postal telegraph
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| right heretofore regarded as being vested in the
States will be absorbed by the general govern
| ment
Mr.. Kerr (dem.) of Indiana, also opposed the
| bill and referred to Mr.. Hears speech in its
| support as being unworthy of him and design
| ed to make false charge against the democratic
| party in connection with education. lndinia
had to-day magnificent educational fund of
| about SIS, 500 900
| Mr.. Hoar suggested that the funds come from
public lands.
Mr.. Kerr.-By no means.
Mr.. Hoar.-No part of it?
MIR. Kerr.-I did not say
Mr.. Hoar.-No, but ask you that is all.
MI: Kerr stated from what sources the fund
was derived. Three and a half millions came
from bonds issued by the State and about four
million from public lands. 5--.
Mr. Hoar.-Then the gentleman admits that
the bill is precisely in the line of Democratic
policy in better days
Mr. Kerr. This bill is precisely in line
with the present and past policy of The Repub-
lican party towards States. He discussed the
details of the bill and stated his objections to
them. One of the objections was that it re-
quired system not only of free public schools,
but OF mixed public schools He was in favor
of giving free and equal education to ali child
rem of the country, but he was not in favor of
that miserable system which cursed both races
by mixing them up in common schools. Anoth-
er objection was, its practical operation to
transfer the legal control of the educational
system from the rightful keeping of the peo-
pie of the States to that of Congress.
Mr.. Bird (dem) of n. j., also opposed the
bill as being the child of the Freedman's Bu-
reau and revival of that system of education.
MIR. Parker (dem. of n. H., member of the
Committee on Education, opposed the bill and
repealed the argument Mr.. Hoar made some
weeks ago so far as it reflected on the Demo-
cratic party. He claimed that the party had
always been special champion of education
and referred to the last messages of the Cover
nors of New Hampshire and New jersey on
that point.
Mr.. Townsend (rep) of Penn, member of the
Committee advocated the bill and replied to
Mr.. Parker's speech, saying the claim put for
ward for the Democrat party reminded him of
that very earnest temperance man down east
who was in favor of the Maine liquor law, but
opposed its enforcement. Uaughter). He made
a point as to the illiteracy of the Democratic
States singing out especially Delaware. He
denied that the bill required mixed system of
education
Mr.. Mckee trep.) of Miss, made an argu-
ment on the same side.
Mr.. Goodrich (rep.) of N. Y, offered an
amendment to distribute the fund for the first
ten years according to the rates of illiteracy
in the several States as shown by the last CEN
SuS.
Mr.. Neeley (dem. of Ill, offered an amend
ment admitting printing materials free of duty.
Mr.. Burchard (rep) of Ill, suggested certain
amendments in the details of the bill. He ex-
pressed his joy at hearing the Democrats avow
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did not enforce the free school system on any
State. 1t simply intended to persuade the
States to establishing a free school system by
offering them portion of the proceeds of the
public lands. <.
MIR. Shellabarger rep of Ohio, spoke of tie
great importance of the pending measure as con-
trasted with the little attention paid to it by the
House. He was certain that half the MEM
bers did not know what was going on. He adj
vocated the passage of the bill and defended it
agoinst the charge of unconstitutionality.
Mr.. Biggs (dem.) of Delaware defended
Delaware from the aspersions of Mr.. Town
near the border of Delaware, it was no wonder
that he and persons given to his practices
should be little afraid of the whipping post.
The insinuation against the venerable member
from Pennsylvania was so ludicrous that it pro-
voked laughter all over the House. He next
turned his attention to speech made by Mr..
Hoar some weeks ago in which SEINE illusions
were made to the discredit of Delaware and
said he would read the criminal statistics Of the
sanity State of Massachusetts,. He would read
the crimes IN aIpnaDetIcaI order. They used
up all the letters of the alphabet except the
four. Naughter) He found that in the four
years of 1866, 1867, 1868 and 1862 the number
of criminal prosecutions in Massachusetts, was
10,036 They had increased from ,945 in 1866, to
3,459in SO and what were these crimes? Arson,
adultery, burglary bigamy, Qaughter) consplr-
stones, Qaughter) forgery, horse stealing, |
Qaughter) highway robbery, keeping hotels |
without license, Qaughter) obtaining money
under false pretences (laughter) night walking,
ing cards on Sunday, attending cock fights, re-
fusing to pay railroad fares, selling liquor, sell
ing obscene prints, selling diseased meats,
threatening to burn churches, (laughter} &c.
Mr.. Hoar asked Mr.. Bggs if the source from |
which he had obtained his statistics did not |
show that over so per cent of these crimes
were committed by persons of foreign birth.
Mr.. Briggs, interrupting-That will do. Is
not that a reasonable thing to ask me to go
into the State of Massachusetts and ascertain |
whether person committing such crimes as
these is an Englishman or Dutchman. (Roars
of laughter.)
Mr.. Hoar-Eighty per cent. and more of these
crimes were committed by persons of foreign |
birth, and every man of whom votes the Demo-
cratic ticket daughter and applause on the |
Republican side)
Mr.. Biggs-Foreignsrs who have fled from
their own countries and come ever here are
many of them poor and illiterate, and it is a |
shame for the gentleman from Massachusetts,
to undertake to cast such reflections upon the
foreign population of the country.
Mr.. Hoar-It is the census of the United
States that says so.
Mr.. Biggs-I will now proceed to read some
thing which think is refreshing The gentle
man said in his speech the other day, with |
what bitter hatred with what bitter and relent-
less hatred has the Democratic party pursued
those unhappy States of the South How has
that party fought to fasten on that beautiful |
and unfortunate section everything that de-
grades mankind" Sir, there is not q man in
America to-day outside of an insane ASYLUM
who believes it, The honorable gentleman in
his sober moments (roars of laughter) would
not have ventured to make that statement.
We, as Democrats, are the friends not only of
the South but of the North, East and West.
Who was it that scourged the Southern people? |
Who was it that sent down the epauletted
scoundrels to the Southern States for the pur-
pose of pursuing the South like Bullock, Hol-
den, Scott and Warmoth? All loyal people
Oh, how they loved the South. They loved it
while she had greenbacks for them to finger
They served the country and themselves for
pay, and then the whole band packed up and
ran away. Cloud laughter And yet the hon
orable gentleman says the Democratic party
has pursued the Southern people with relent-
less hatred. Sir, addressing Mr. Hoar in the
midst of general laughterl go down on your
knees, and with your mouth in the dust, ask
God to forgive you for making such an assault
on the Democratic party. Mr.. Biggs then an
swered some of the criticisms which Mr.. Town
send had made upon Delaware, and wound up
with grand peroration, which brought down
the House.
Mr.. Bright, (Democrat) of Tennessee, and
Mr.. Critcher, (Democrat) of Virginia, followed
in defence in their States from Mr. Hoar's as
PERSONS, the latter abiding to the Lees, Jeffer
sons, Monroes and other distinguished men of
Virginia as illustrations of her intellectual
vigor.
Mr.. HOar said that he had not criticised either
the intelligence or eloquence of the educated
giants of which Mr.. Critcher had spoken. He
had alluded to generation of men who had
whipped women, begat little children and sold
into cIa