Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-12-17

relief OF General Ord, authorizing the
| President 70 place him on the retired
list, according 70 his brevst rank OF
Major General, with pay and emolu.
| ments thereof.
The Senate refused to adjourn over
until Monday by q vote OF IL to 81.
The Fertilization Bill.
The Fertilization Appropriation Bill
was received from the House, read .
second time and referred to the Com
mittee on Appropriations; also the joint
resolution providing for the adjourn.
ment OF Congress from December 22d to
January5tE
The Educational Bill
The morning hour having expired,
the Educational Bill came up. A re-
cess OF ten minutes was taken in honor
OF Gen Grant, who had entered the
chamber.
Mr.. Teller approved the purpose OF
the bill, but proposed materially the
amendment of it. He showed that the
chief beneficiahes under the bill were
the Southern States, where was the most
illiteracy. There were perhaps 100000
States, and the interest on the proceeds
referred to, il distributed yearly among
them, would give only about seven cents
apiece to these children, an amount
practically useless. He favored devot-
ing the principal at once to the establish.
ment of schools so that the present gen.
Grafton could be edurated.
Mr.. Pugh advocated the bill in writ.
ten speech, saying he would not 80 early
in his service attempt to influence the
action of this body were not the subject
OF such vital importance, and especially
to the part OF the country which he in
part represented. A centralized govern
ment rested on the fear and suspicion
OF the people and their subordination.
A republican and representative govern
ment rested upon confidence and trust
in the people and their intelligent co.
operation. Hence the importance OF
measures looking to popular enlighten.
ment. Continuing, he said that
slavery and the results OF the
l,fe civil war have 'ncorI grated
into the popular vote OF the Southern
States over Iuur anu hall million col.
ored people, who, without their fault,
are maniies,Iy disqualified by ignorance
from exercising inteligen,ly the right OF
suffrage and discharging the duties OF
citizenship. The institution OF slavery
was only powder magazine in our po.
litical superstructure, and the friction
OF the effort 10 destroy il by contraction
and the effort to preserve it by expan.
sion ignited the magazine, causing an
explosion in war and ending in the de-
struction of every dangerous cOmbusti
BILE element in our political system except
sectionalism. Seciionalism 10 its present
TX silence Is lounGed On the disirust oil the
white people OF the South by the ma
jority of the white people OF the North,
and the fear OF the white people oil the
South OF repressive and aggressive legis
la'ion by the majority-section destrdc'
tive Of the right Of local self govern.
ment. This mutual. distrust and fear
is chargeaDle mainly toignorance, lgnor'
ancr OF the real feelings and disposition
Of the purposes of the wGte people OF
the South, aud the ignorance OF the
co'ored voter in the business oil
law making and civil administra
ton. | EN- ,hasize the declaration made
on personal kn0vledge, in iull view o'
my responsibility as a Senator. thai
Will" the people OF the South have been
comparatively united in their voting
power for no object or purpose un-
friendly to the rights, interests or pur'
suits Of any section or any people,
white OF colored, they have been, and
are, compararively solid for se!f-irfense
and se.i-preservation against unfonnded
distrust by Il majority vi their fellow
countrymcn Of the North. and the evils
that nave followed, and must again
follow the dominion Of ignorance IN the
SAFE governments of the South. The
unavoidable and unalterable results OF
deep AMI unconquerable, that the
highest interests and greatest safely anu
prosperity OF the South are to be iound
In harmonious ard confiding national
itv, secured by fidelity to the constltu.
ton with all its delegations, prohibi
tons and limitations If power and to
the promotion OF al the great objects
reiterated in il a. resolutions Tor the Tor
nation of our indissauahle union
Of indestrnctible States The time
ior debate il too limited 10 discuss thus
bill in detail, or to dwell upon the self
evident proposition that the safety, sue
cess ami perpetuity of our Tree instliu-
tons depend upon the educated capacity
OF the masses of our people to under.
stand the privileges and dlscharse the
duties OF citizenship. No legislation
within the range Of the constitutional
power Of Congress can he more uniform.
Is beneficial than that proposed by this
bill in strengthening the basis of Amer.
can institutions in freeing the masses
from 81 Ct onal dis;rusi, sectional jeaious-
les and rivalry and sectional crimina
tons and recrimiDations, and in rais:rg
people to higher plane where tht!
will see and understand each other and
be above the arts and appliances OF the
demagogues and mischief-makers, and
where they can cultivate sectional paci.
ficaiion and harmonious union and CO
operate as friends and feilow.citizsDs,
carving on The great work OF exhibit
ing to the world the highest perfection
.f Tree government and Christian civili'
zitiOn.
A COuIuse1 ultCutslDH tUcb chru0u
as TO whether the agreement to reach Q
vote OH the bill this afternoon should te
enforced. Several Senators wished 10
speak on the bill, and a motion by Mr..
Wallace for an executive session was
defeated.
Mr.. Blaine thought the agreement
should be observed, but suggested that
a new agreement be male for to NOR.
row.
Mr.. Edmunds objected to the agree
ments to cut off tie debate, and ihus
unanimous consent was unob'sinable
After further discussion the attempt
10 come to an agreement as TO the hour
when a vote should be taken. the Sen
ate adjourned, Leaving the bill a. unfin.
ished business.
HOUSE
Holiday Recess.