The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-27
WILLING AWAY THE TIME.
WH1T WAS SIM IND DONE ~ COW
GRENS YESTERDA
Tinkcrins the Public Printing Tho Question
Of rOVuIar GOvernmcnt for the District =
PropDAcd Fund for Educational PurpOrcs.

Tinkcrins the Pubiic Printing Question
Of Popular GOVcrumcEt for the District-N
Prop0scd Fund for Educational Purposes.
WA~HtNGToN, April 2G.-Iu the Senntc to-
day AIR. Anthony dteD., H. H., from The Commit
miuce on Printing, called up the Senate bill to
facilitate the printing Of public accounts. lie
said the purpose Of this bill was to allow the
Congressional Printer 70 urInt ana supply any
person with public documents upon the nay
mcnt in advance Of the estimated cost Of print
Ing the same. The law ms it now stands requires
the payment of the estimated cost aud ten per
cent. additional. The blll was passed.
Tive chair laid before the Senate the petition
81 T. II. SAWYER Of Min ia, demonstrating against
the pass re of any ena' ling acts to admit new
states into the Union until they shall have suni-
clcit popul lion to cutitle them to at least six
Ieproscntatves. Referred.
Mr.. Morton Or b., Ind called up the rcsolu-
ton IN regard 10 submitting the question Of
popular government In the District 90 n vote Of
the people ~ the District. he said IT had been
~ ted that the people oI the District did not de-
sire popular government here for the control
Of Their domestic al irl. On the other hand. 1t
had been nVerrcd tina a large humber of the
people hero did desire such a government. and
70 test that question he had offered tho resOlI.
Mr.. Boutwell, Gtep., Mass.) submitted y substi-
tutc for MIR. Mo toms resOlu ion. tustructing the
Committee on the district Of Columbia To pre-
pare and report a It'll for the government Il the
District the officers ot which snail he chose by
the qualinCd voters of the District.
The morning hour having expired, the subject
went over.
MIR. Conkiing CRep., n. W entered n motion to
reconsider the vote hy which the till to au-
thorpe the survey Of the Austin Pacific route
was Yesterday indefinitely postponed.
The senate then resumed the consideration Of
the hill to amend the laws relating to legal ton
| der ~ silver coin.
MIR. sherman 1lep., Ohio) submitted an emcnd-
ment to the secunu section. 50 "a to authorize
| the secretary Of the Treasury 10 exchange suu-
| sidiary silver coin of the Iuittd states for an
equal amount ct United States notes. as well as
the silver dollars authorize to DE coined los the
TIL. sUch notes to he retired ana cancelled aud
not To again replaced by other notes. Ordered
to he printed.
| At the +, quest Of Mr. Morrlll dlen, VI the
| Silver I'm vas informally LAID aside. and the
| senate took up the bill t. establish an educi-
tiunal fund, ana aupiy a potttun OF tle proceeds
| of the public lands to pullic education. tni To
| provide for the moro comp. etc cndoNuteut aud
! Support ut national colleges Tor the ndVan a.
| mcut ~ scientific and ludustrin education.
| Mr.. Morrill, then delivered long speech ia favor
! OF tie till.
Nr.M X-vDem. Texas submitted an mend
| IN M iu the nature Vt "A substitute aud spoke
af length "a tlN ~ or the at- maze fvr cuuc g.
| tioual turposc.. lie explained The substitute
submitted ~ HIN, .td said H. c'ustrr4 tcd tNt
ust proceed OF the sales OF puIllr lands to the
| sllport of common schools. cudnv meut cf coll
eiuptIan .nd b. mesicad VS.. T. ci-ributr 81
fiC 900 lf f... sod afiD ~ Size S. 70, St.iC- lad
TERN apl tue lii~fri Oi tolufli 90. $1,000 rd-
iu- o. ga ulll %, ANA iu nl nlail. I..t.''
! 0ith the 100 na.tmCnt Of thc er..H .is uNi c.l
| lrs'-. t. wax tItt 10 tue coAirul ot $500 state.
Iuc OH ana srh4ututc were then liza o-i' 20
and t.e nate took ny the Din la tcl,ti $50 500 ,ii
| j nam So Indemnity Fun.
The senate tncu vcus into exc -utiNc sees! IN
anu alstlN ti.u ~~J '''fht4.