Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-12
The School Amendment


In the Uuit States Senate, last night, MIR.
Edmunds called for the regular order, and the
Senate resumed the consideration of the pro-
posed Constitutional amendment 10 regard to
the division of the school fund. The amend
ment as passed by the House Of Representa-
| tives provided that no State shall make any
Laws respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof, and no
money raised by taxation 10 any State for the
support OF public schools, or derived trom any
public fund therefor nor any public lands de
voted thereto shall be ever under control of
any religious sect or denomination, or shall any
money raised or lands SO devoted be divided
| between religious sccts or denominations. This
article shall not vest, enlarge OR diminish legs
laive power 10 the Congress. The Senate
Committee on the Judiciary reported an amend
ment to strike out the House proposition and
insert in lieu thereof as follows:
Article It, No State shall make any law re-
speeding an establishment of religion Vi pro-
hib'ting the free exercise thereof, and 40 re-
Iiglous lest shall ever be required as qua.lh-
cation 10 any Office or public trust under any
Stale. No pube property aud no public rev
cuuc Of, uor any loan OF credit by or under al
shorty Of The Uaited States or any State,
Territory, Distrc! or municipal corporation
shall! be appropriated to or made or used Tor
the support Of any school, educational or other
insl; utlun under the control OF any religious or
anti religious scot, organization or dcn)mln
lion, or wherein the particular creed or tenes
Of any religious or antl-religlous sect, organiza-
ton or denomination shall be taught; and DO
such particular creed or tenetS shall be read or
taught in any school or institution supported
in whole or IN part by such revenue or loan OF
credit and co such appropriation or loan OF
credit shall be made 10 any religious or anti
religious sect. organization or denomination or
TO promote Its interests or tencts. This article
shall not b. cons .ruod to prohibit the reading
OF the Bible in ary school, or institution, and 1t
shall not have til, effect to impair rights Of
property already vested.
Section , Congress shall have power, by
appropriate legislation, 10 provide tor the pre-
vtuton and punishment Of any violation OF this
article.
Mr.. Randolph, of New Jersey, favored the
adoption OF the amendment as it came from tie
House Of Representatives and argued that it
had been endorsed by the press and people
everywhere, aud if adopted, would silence Tor
ever dangerous question. The amendm,Dt
proposed by the judiciary Committee opened
grave questions, and, it seemed to him, instead
IF disp sing of the vexcd question, 1t would on
~ arouse new and unnecessary element OF
disc0rd. He had 90 doubt as to the righteous
ness Of the amendment proposed by the House,
and would support that There had grown TO
be Zeal without judgment in regard to popu,
lar education which challenged the attention OF
Congress, and be thought it time to stop and
ituuire what valuable lessons are taught by cx-
ample What would be said 10 the future OF
the Congress which passed such an amendment
? as this, and 10 The same year detaulted ln the
payment Of public Indebtedness As Pro.
testaut, he desired to enter bis protest against
the amendment, which was fat contradiction
OF itself. as it provided no particular creed or
teDets should be taught in aoy school, and then
declared it should not be construed to prevent
the reading Of the Bible in any school or inRti
tuition. Had the Bible become to be non-
religious book?
The question being 90 the amendment of
the judiciary Committee, it was agreed TO-
yeas u. nays l5 as follows:
j Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Anthony, Booth,
Boutwell,, Burnside, Cameron Of Wisconsin,
Christiancy, Cookling, Cragin Elmunds, Ferry,
Freliughuysen, Harvey, Hitchcock, Howe, To-
gals, Logan, Mcmillan, MITCHELL Morrill,,
Oslcsby Paddock, Patterson, Sargent, Spen-
Ger, WadIegh aud Wes,-27.
Nsys-Messrs. Bogy, Cockrcll, Cooper. Da-
Wis, Eaton, Gordon. Kelley, KHrnan, Key,
McCrecry, Maxey. Norwood Randolph, Kau'
som and Strvcnson-l5
Mcssrs Clayton, Wright, Morton, Robert.
son, Cameron Of Pennsylvania, Sherman and
Window, who would have voted in the affirm
alive, were paired with Messrs. Merrimon,
Dcnpis, Mcdonald, Wallace, Salisbury, Thur
man and Bayard, who would have voted in the
negative.
The question then being to order the joint
resolution as amended to third rnading,lt was
agreed to--yeas n, nays ID.
The Senate then By vote Of u to II order.
that the joint resolution be read third time
at one clock to day.
PoLrrICs IN FAIRFAX. The Washington
Republican says: "Ex- Alderman John Q. Lar
man, esq.,, who is just at present residing on
his farm in Fairfax county, Va, makes most
favorable report Of party prospects in that
county. The Republicans are all alive to the
necessities of the hour, and thus far their la
bors have been crowned with gratifying success,
as quite number Of persons who have been act
ing with the Democratic party in the past have
boldly declared their intention to vote for
Hayes and Wheeler in November next. With
such men at the front as John T. Larman,
whose energy never seems to tire, II is reason
ably safe to predict that Far ak county, in com.
mon with LII ,jJriy Of the counties of the Old
Dominion, will roll up as large majority Tor
Gen. Hayes as they did for President Grant. y
[Our information which we receive daily from
Fairfax is directly contrary to the above, and
to the effect that the county will go for TlldeD
aud Hendricks by a large maj :rlty.
d.. J. G.. Hill, Of Boston, has been APP
pointed supervising architect of the Treasury,
TO the supreme disgust of Mr. Mullett.
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