The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-17


repect 10 share the views expressed b
President.elect Garfield.
While Mr.. Vest was speaking, Mr.. EC
munds went over and spoke to him, an
! upon Mr.. Vest expressing his willingness
to yield the floor. Mr.. Edmunds said th
Senator from Missouri yields to me
make the announcement that the ex. Pre-
ident ofthe United States Is in the chan
ber, and after his long absence from th
country have no doubt that many SEM
tors would be glad to pay their respects
him. move that the Senate take n
cess for ten minutes. There being no oil
lection, the Presiding officer (Rollinsl ar
nounced that recess would be taken 10
ten minutee.
GENERAL GRANT
was seated upon q sofa in the rear OF th
clerks or Republican side Of the chambe
conversing with several Senators. Whel
recess waS taken, he arose and shool
hands with various Senators, both Repub
licans and Democrats, who gathered arounI
him. A great many people, apparently al
who had any means Of possible access 4
the floor, also came into the room, an(
the people in the galleries stood up ant
leaned over the balusters, crowding ont
another in their curiosity TO see the dis
tinRuished visitor. At 3:5 the Senate wa
recalled to order by the presiding officer
Mr.. Rollins, and Mr.. Vest resumed his
argument against the bill as at presen
framed.
Mr.. Hill expressed views differing from
those OF the Senator from Missouri (Mr
Vest) as to there being any infringement
OF States rights in this bill. There was nc
infringement in giving money to States to
be received under certain terms, to which
they were not obliged 10 agree. His only
objection to the bill was that the sum pro-
yided was inadequate.
MIR. Maxey suppored the bill. Common
sense teaches that in government resting
on universal suffrage, universal eduCa.
ton is an element Of strength, vitality and
perpetuation OF its free institutions.
TIE IGNORANCE op THE coLoRED POPULATION
made some provision OF this nature to the
bill necessary. The whites OF the South
were impoverished by the war, and as the
Federal Government had made the me-
groes citizens it seemed but fair that 1t
should aid the States In educating the cit
izens 40 made. The States were able TO.
but they were too poor to do 1t all. In
the course Of the debate the question oi
the rate OF interest on the fund being un.
der consideration, Eaton objected to the
payment OF the per cent as named in the
bill, saying that when the government
could borrow thousand million dollars Of
three per cent it should not allow four per
cent on any fund. Messrs Hill and Max.
ey, on the contrary, thought that in view
OF the destination OF the interest the gov
eminent could well afford to pay four per
cent or even a higher per centage. Mr..
Morgan spoke in favor OF the amendment
proposed to he offered by him amending
tho act oi '62 so that the colleges estab.
lished under it shall maintain
SCHOOLS FOR TIE INSTRUCTION OF FEMALES
in such branches OF technical education
as are suitable to their sex. He had re.
marked that most Of these schools refused
admittance to women, and in his opinion
nothing was more important than the ed.
ucation and elevation OF women, who, IS
mothers, so greatly influenced each gen.
Grafton as it arose. He spoke further
upon the importance Of techical and prac.
tical education among both sexes. He
deprecated the disappearance OF the ap.
prentice system. At present workmen
learned special part OF a trade, not the
whole trade, and were thus kept de-
pendent. 10 remedy this, he proposed
unhooIu n taIh ;,al tnstruot;o, ua os;t
icised the methods OF colleges. Under
the act of 1852, there was
suPRRAyUNDANCE OF PROFESSORS,
and he ridiculed the extent to which
military education was carried on in the
agricultural colleges. He thought it q
waste OF money 10 devote it to teaching
boys TO strut about in uniforms. He went
on to argue that the establishment OF tech
nicsl schools might lead to the employ.
ment OF numbers Of women in the manu-.
facture, for instance, Of jewelry in Cali.
fornia; whore gold aboInds; OF silver
ware and trinkets in Colorado, where sill.
yer is produced; In ssmpiing cotton in the
South, 0 work requiring great delicacy OF
touch, and In the improvement OF the
methods OF cooking and nursing. Thus
fields Of light, elegant and useful employ
ment would be opened to woman. The
technical education OF women, making
them independent, would tend to the
ELEVATION OF BOTH sRxEs.
The pressure for the admission OF ladies
into the Government Department as
clerks was the Gubject of alarm. Any
woman would prefer to earn her living by
skillful labor rather than place her for
tunes at the mercy Of politicians. To
compete with foreign skilled labor, too,
We must educate our own laborers.
Mr.. Morrill, said that oil the funds &C.
cumulated in all the States would not be
half enough to establish the technical
schools recommended by the Senator from
Alabama (Morgan.)
A confused discussion ensuef rs to
whether the agreement to reach vote on
the bill this afternoon should be enforced.
Several Senators wished to speak on the
bill, aud motion by Mr.. Wallace for an
executive session was defeated.
Mr.. Blaine thought that the agreement
should be observed, but suggested that a
he" HSieeHeub sHOuIu ue mhue lor TO-
morrow.
Mr.. Edmunds objected to all agreements
to cut OFF the debate, and thus unani.
NOUS consent was unattainable.
Alter Iurther discussion the attempt to
come 10 IN agreement as to the hour when
the vote should be taken was given up,
aud the Senate adjourned, leaving the bill
as unfinished business.
HOUSE.