Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-17

wanted it all to go to the support of common
schools where the poor could get practical educa-
ton.
Hoar defended the bill 10 opposition to Teller's
suggestions.
Pugh advocated the bill in written speech, say
ing that he would not so early in his service, at
tempt to influence the action of the body were not
the subject of such vital importance and especially
to the part of the country which he in part repre-
sented. A centralized government rested upon the
fear and suspicion OF the people and their subordna-
ton. republican and representative government
rested upon confidence and trust in the people, and
their intelligent corporation. Hence the impor-
lance of measures looking to popular enlightenment.
Slavery and the results of the civil war have incor
porated into the population of the Southern States
over 100000 eolored people, who, without their
fault. u'anifestly disqualified by Ignorance from
exercising intelligenty the right of suffrage and
discharging the duties of citizenship. The mutual
distrust and fear OF the North and South charge
able mainly to ignorance-iSnoranee OF the real
feelings, dispositions and purposes of the business
Of the law making and civil administration. The
people of the South have been comparatively united
in their voting power not for an object or purpose
unfriendy to the rights interests or pursuits Ct any
station any people, white or colored. They have
been and are comparatively solid for sef-defense
and preservation against unounded dstrust by
the majority of their fellow-couutrymen of the
North, and the dire evils that have followed, and
must again follow, the dominion of ignorance in
the State Governments in the South. The unavoid-
able and unalterable results of the war have made
my convictions deep and unconquerable that the
highest interests and greatest safety and prosperity
of the people of the South to be found in har
mopious, confding natonality-not nationality
resulting from centralized government, but ma
ticnaty secured by fidelity to the Constitution,
with all its delegations, propositions and limitations
of power, and the promotion OF the great objects
rected in it reasons for the formation OF our in
dissoluble Union of indestruetible States. No legs
lation within the range of the constitutional power
OF Congress can become uniformly beneficial than
that proposed by the bill.
Garland also supported the bill.
Vest declared himself an earnest champion of
universal education, but thought it matter for the
States. He claimed in this respect to share the
views expressed by the Presdent-elect.
Senator Edmunds here, with the permission Of
Vest, announced General Grant, and recess, by
unanimous consent, was taken for ten minutes, and
the Senators of both parties gathered about the
President who sat in the OF the hall.
After this had been done, Vest resumed.
Hill next expressed dissent from Vests view
This bill infringed upon right of States His
only objection was the inadequacy of the amount.
Maxey advocated the bill as a common-sense plan
Of education. The Federal Government had made
the negroes citizens, and should educate them.
Eaton objected to the rate of interest -four per
cent? on the fund, for the Government could bor-
row a thousand million dollars at three per cent.
Hill and Maxey thought the Government could
well afford to pay that interest in view Of the desti
nation Of the money.
Morgan spoke warmly in favor of the admission
Of women to the colleges established under this
bill. He, too, argued that the establishment Of
technical schools might lead to the employment Of
large numbers OF women in the manufacture, for
abounds; Of sverware and trinkets in Colorado,
where silver is produced; in the sampling of cotton
in the South--work requiring great delicacy OF
touch and all the improvements OF methods of
cooking and nursing. Thus fields CT light, elegant
and useful employment would be opened to women.
The technical education of women, making them
independent, would tend to the elevation OF both
sexes,
No vote on the bill was reached, when the Senate
adjourned