Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-18
PROCEEDINGS or CONGRESS-.

] WASHINGTON, Eco. IS, 1879.
| 6E.laTE.
Nj. Wiodon Of Mimi, presented resolution:
of the colored western emigration scciety oil
Charleston. S. c., ta7oEiog tho passage Of bis
resolution ia regard to the nigra;i5a d coorsd
people. Laid Oh tie table.
| Mir. Hoar, of Mass, called up the resolution
to pay jos. Sugar So. coo 10 full compensation
| for bis expenses 10 prosccuiGg bis c!aln to a
scat in the Senate. as a Sanator iron the State
of Virginia 10 1863. aud It was agreed t0-ycaa
| 81. nays &c.
Dir. Morrill, moved to reconsider The vote by
which the House bill TO au:ho!;z the issue CT
certificates of deposit 10 aid c! reioudiog OF the
| public debt was passed. Agreed to. lie then
submitted an amendment prjTitiag that money
| received from them shall be applied to the
payment Of bonds bcariog intdrasta at rate OF
not less than per cent. pgr snuum iGstesd OF
| to the $40 bonds only which bear per ccot'
as at FIRST authorized.
The amendment was agreed 10 aud the bill
passed.
After the morning business tn, Senate re-
sumcd consideration OF tho bill to amend the
internal revenue laws and Mr.. Matthews spoke
10 favor of bis amendment offered LAST night to
tax tea 10 cents per pound and c2ilce -! ceut7
per pound.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The House refused to consider reports from
the Committee on Ways ard Means or 10 pro
coed with the Legislative appropriation bill,
and
TIC House went into Comnitteo Of The
Whole for the consideration OF The Census tl!!.
POTTER COMMITTEE.
The Potter comnittco met at - a., ard 70
sumod the examination of Mr.. Thos Q. DunD,
OF the South Carolina returuing board.
COMMUNICATED.
10 the Gazette Ct the llth i1etant Mir. Beuj
Austin, the Justice of :be P1uce before whom
was triad Mr.. JAMES E. Ciemsu;s teacher Of
Walker school. for assault and battery upon the
pcrsoo of r. l.. Veilch, one tf tbs pupils Ct
the said school. au account Of which be, the
Justice. furnished and was published. IL It
he states: After eximioin2 seventeen Wit
masses aud hearing the statement IT the entire
board O! school trustees, that they we're opp0s
cd to corporal punishment IL tue schools, aud
had SO expressed themselves on several occa-
sious." The Justice csrtaiolv vas 10 error III
regard 10 what the trustees did say 10 thelr tee
&luloDy. What The trustee SAID, and was &c
tcrset by the other Members OF the board, @aa
that !ur t:g3 or ih!ee years alter his appOIGt-
Wcut as ;iusiyr ho was opposed TO corporal
.uui4hgucnt, bu. the want Of discipline 10 the
school lJho trustees having 10 GiS3haiga three
Teachers lcr vast of diseipllne, be said teachers
siping - rcgsoo 1jr lhtlr liability 10 control
az pupils ire prohibition OF corporal pualsh
mcni caused consultation Of the hoard II
trustees with the superintendent. Mr.. IL. j.
Cstpc, alter which The teachers were insrac:"a
70 use the rod when necessary. hut in lDodara'
,iou, eud If the schuiars wouG not Dc rusd B..
ncGtrlte punishment su.psGd or ex2eil them
aud co;ifg tic trustees OF his action Walker
rctvpI has upnu It's roll tix'y eieb; pupils, ols
NAT # suiuh is ojul posed u:ycuug ladies' from
I6 yGafs old to girls Of 6. acd The ohar bat +
,'rucg men aud buys Of corresponding ascs, com
Ir,siGg school seoood to uOue 10 the County lC
moral department. aud ability, aad o desire 81;
accluua!iou Of kuCw.Gtse thst csnuct bo *
called ic tbs commu,ily. The teacher va
,:irec'ed by the trustees 10 ehiotcc discipline.
aud 2; at imcs 10 lA0ls over tbs morals CT all
ihos, r!ao-c uudgr hi! charge. sDd IL lhs CT
l5!oemeu. Of thai charge has a;l,eu he preset
cootrovsIsY as to how tar teacher taay 20 IT,
u Id the suppression Of any tendency 70 cyriapt
be morals OF hl:G Il1cr his care.
iha Case uudyr consideration is one 10 which
o0a ut tie larger boys, seventeen years or age,
wrote, while ia school, Oh a rlgce OF paper,
words CT very Vulgar Bnd obscene character,
a03 scus il 20 & gGupgcr pupil, which note the
teacher cS;icl ahC attempted 10 i'll CT th.
usual punishment upon tbs offender. This the
pupil rescued IN suoh In inter as to cause The
action of the teacher complained Of.
The public schools Of thu Sts'n sre held 10
hign regard b. The i1ieuds Of education, acd
Any actou by toe trustees. teachers or pGfr0ns
# ,he Schools csoaatcd 10 bring discredit on
them works irtepa!sb!e irjury to the rising
gcncra!!01.
L. the decision Of the Justice il tho above
case | have nsught to say, except that the cisc
should hsVa &ono to jury without any effort
20 ore6ta public rpiuco, as it is Gaze in
which the future discipline OF The schools Of
tbs county viii greatly depand. Yours respect
fully. G. L. ADAMS,
Caairmau District School Board.
10 regard to Tho mode of punishment, the
trustees csocot encourage, but in sach an sg.
gra7ated case as tho one under consideration,
lie writer thinks the cod justlGes 'he means
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