Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-02-15

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wsse ever eight shossand wAe xth
the Sszse OF isclawa wh0 eoN rs1d
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call the ssseafsou 81 she hoook41 oUfle-'
man. 10 the further fs<t that = 20
State m the UHsun to-dey tb19 - t<t-
ter free-echool syssem thnn tllS ito Of
De.assre. She has snx< fund
which enables her peoptsSx =. u frec-
schools for ~ least & yesr,
and by voluntarrt =
the sstoois IN opE y
of the year. = II, e~e 7" :
the State OF Detas c0fs
no fanlt of hesl1w- 81 -
edueati0naf So stem 0frtas cfaoee6 d zs;.ss
or guardians will not avail themselves of
the opportunities for the education oftheir
children thus afforded.
Mr.. Hoar. Will the gentleman from
Delaware permit me to ask him question.
Mr.. Biggs. | will yield to the gentle
man when get a little further on. be-
cause shall then feel disposed to pro-
pound question to h'm. and wiil'yieid
Tor him to answer. When listening TO the
gentleman | WAS forcibly struck with the
great amount OF preteEded piety anaintel-
lecsuality OF the State which he in part
represents And, sir,ri was curious to
asctrtain-- p. los e.
Mr. Townsend, of Pennsylvania. 20 Will
the gentleman allow Inc to ask aim ques-
tiont .'fHra1 to7 '.2' "a.
Mr. Biggs. Not just now. My timc is
limited, AMI must first address myself to
that great State OF Massachusetts. was
ABOUT 10 say: sir. that after the eentseanans .
statements was i'ttIe curious toinquire
ih'o tife history OF massachusetts,. Aud
what DO you s"pposc' sir. fonndf
ma SIR according to the State Con
stable report TO the state Of Ma>saehu-
>eus' IN lVur years-iooo' 'ieoi. ieoo
and l>o'-proseeu'ions' exclusive OF Ia.
iuor eases amounting n.' 10 ten thousand aud
lh'''y-SX. SIX " nat were tnese prosecutions
~! hat crimes had the people OF the
state "i MASSACHUSETTS, committed Why.
SIR III listening to the lao orablet gentle
'han. You "ou'l suppose that 'hes were
az S''n'S 'P '"efe "l'n tue" sre4' isaFn-
hs' Let me fe'i 10 you some OF the
crimes "h,'n '"'y wave COMMITTEE a"i
VIII ''.' 'hI." u a'P'i'oc''ca''y' because u'ey
are s1''ty u. crimes .,F as MAN. letters a>
/ mere are 'h 'he Ehg.i,A language, except
tue '"ur last ',''ers "l 'he Ph'eet Great
'a'Sn Sn'erI Lei me say however, before
read'hS 'he 'lst. 'hat y"d would suppose,
from ','' Fen'afhs o1 !he gentleman from
.ha>>acnhS'''S. VI 'hat crime was decrea>ing
II! 'ia' state ou'' instead OF that. IN 1870
''''e were "'"t'eeil hu'idred anu lor'y-h'e
cases ahu III l>os there were thirty -iour
hundred ana hfty-n'ne. an Increase ol
nearly double III 'aree years. And wha,
were these crimes, n AF, Speaker! | vii!
rce"e lew OF them. Arson. adultery,
laughter, burglary, bigany, tlaughter, J
c'n>WfIn2 to detraud, drunkenness, de-
facing tombs'ones, lgrcat laughter, tor
CRY. horse stealing, laughter. highway
robbery Keeping hotel without license
l"f,"t laughter
hr 9pIaheF' | must claim your pro-
'ee,' n. l. proceed with file list. Night
w''N,nS' laughter obtaining money ua-
der ial>o pretcnseS, perjury, po.ygamy,
t'anSh'cr' playing cards on sunday pre-
sent al cocH-hsHt. great laughter re!us
i"g TO pay their railroad fares, great laugh
ter setting up lottery. selling obscene
p''nis' selling unmeasured wood laugh,
'ef'l s'l'ns diseased meat, tlaash'er.
threatening 10 onfh church, great laugh
ter, Mr.. Speaker, will read no more
o' me ten !housand'
the State OF Delaware. let me tell him tha