The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-17
CON NGRESSI0NAL.
Interesting Discussions In Both
Houses Yesterday.
The Senate Considers the EduCa-
tional Bill,
And the Hou,e Talks About Arrears
of Pensions.
Gen. Grant Cordially Received in
Both Branches.
SENATE.

pIhCe ulW Uu tue TetITeu lISLt hCCuiuIuk v
his brevet rank Of Major General, viii
pay and emoluments thereof.
The Senate refused to adjourn over unit
Monday, by a vote oil II to 81.
The iortiication appropriation bill wal
received from the House, read the seconC
time and referred to the Committee or
Appropriations; also the joint resolution
providing for the adjournment of Con
gress from December 22dto January 9th
The morning hour having expired, the
educational bill came up.
Mr.. Teller approved the purpose OF the
bill but proposed to materially amend it.
He showed that the
CHIEF RRNRFIcIARIEs UNDER THE BILL
were the Southern States, where there was
the most illiteracy; there was, perhaps
5000, 600 children Of the age contemplated
in these States, and the interest on the pro-
ceeds referred to, il distributed yearly
among them, would give only about seven
cents apiece 10 these children, an amount
practically useless. He favored devoting
the principal at once to the establishment
OF schools, so that the present generation
could be educated Herewith. llliteracy,
OF course, would slowly decrease, from
year to year, but not appreciRly faster on
account OF the small aid proposed. A wise
policy was to make 1t possible for every
child to be educated at once; the evil was
one Of to-day, more than tomorrow; be
did.not favor the appropriation OF this sum
to colleges, and wanted It all to so TO the
support OF the common schools where the
poor could get
PRACTICAL EDUCATION.
Mr.. Hoar defended the bill in opposi
ton to Mr.. Teller's suggestion. Mr.. Pugh
advocated tho bill in a written speech
saying he would not SO early in his ser
vice attempt to influence the action Of The
body were it not a subject OF such. vita
importance, and especially 10 the part o.
country which he in part represented. A
centralized government rested on the feaI
and suspicion. OF the people and their sub
ordination. A Republican and represen'
tatiye government rested upon the conf
dence and trust in the people and their in
telligence and cooperation, hence the im
purtance OF the measure looking to the
popular enlighiment. Continuing he said
slavery and the results OF the late civil
war have incorporated into the population
Of one OF the Southern States over four
and a hall millions Of colored people, who
without their fault, are mRnifestly titqnal.
fled BY ignorance from exercising intelli'
gently the right OF suffrage and disCharg.
Ing the duties OF citizenship. The institu.
tion OF slavery was only powder maga'
zine in our political superstructure,
and the friction OF the effort to destroy II
by the contraction and effort to preserve
it, the expansion Of it ignited the maga'
zine, causing an explosion in war aud end.
ing in the destruction Of every dangerous
combustible element iu our political sys'
ten, except
sEcrIoSALIsM.
Sectionallsm IL, in its present existence
founded on the distrus. Of the white pGo'
pie OF the South by n majority OF the
white people of the North, and the fear OIL
the white people Of the South Of re.
pressive and aggressive legislation by 9
majority OF that section destructive Of the
right OF self government. Phis mutual
distruss and fear are chargeabls mainly tn
ignorance-ignoranCe OF the real feelings
and disposition OF the white people OF the
South and ignorance Of the colored voter
in the business OF law making and civil
administration. emphasize the declara.
ton made on personal knowledge in full
view OF my responsibility as Senator
that while the
PEoPLR OF THE SOUTH
have been comparatively united in theil
voting power for no object or purpose
uniriendly 10 the rights, interests or pur'
suits Of any section or Of any people
white or colored, they have been and
are comparatively solid for self defence,
and self preservation Rgaiust the unfound'
ed distrust by the majority Of their fellow
countrymen OF the North, and the evils
that have followed and must again follow
the dominion OF ignorance in the State
Governments OF the South.
rnR UNAVOIDABLE AND USLTERABLE RE
sULTS OF TIE WAR
Have made my convictions deep and IN
copquerable, that the highest interests
and greatest safety and prosperity OF thu
people Of the South are to be found II
an harmonious, Confding nationality, 70
sulting not from scentralized government
but from nationality secured by fidelity
to the Constitution, with all its delega
tions, prohibitions and limitations OF pow
ar, and by the promotion Of all the grea
objects reiterated in It as resolutions, 10
the for nation Of our indissoluble uniUl
OF indestructible States.
The time for debate Is too limited 20 dis
cuss this bill in detail, or 10 dwell upol
the seli.evident proposition that the
sArerY, SUCCESS AND PERPEruITr
o! our free institutions depend upon th
educated capacity Of the masses Of ou
people to understand the privileges an
discharge the duties Of citizenship. N
legislation within the range Of the con
stituIlonal powers OF Congress can b
more uniformly beneficial than that pre-
posed by this bill in strength
ering the basis Of American inst
tn,ions and in freeing the masses iror
sectional distrnst, sectional jealousies an
rivalry, and sectional ordinations and rt
ordinations, and in raising the people to
higher plane, where they will see and Ut
derstand each other and be above the art
and appliances OF demagogues and mis-
chieimakers, ard whereithey can cultivat
sectional paciHCation and hRrmoniou
union, and cooperate as friends and fellow
citizens, carrying on the great work Of 81
hibitingt to the world the highest perfeotio
Of tree Government and Christian CivilizI
ton.
Mr.. Garland also supported the bill.
MISSOURI, FULL DOWN YOUR VEST.
Mr.. Vest declared himself an eRrne
champion Of universal education, bt