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Senator Logan's bill TO appropriate and expend
the entire income derived from the internal reve-
taxes on the manufacture and sale OF distilled
spirits for the education Of all the children living
In the United States. does not meet with anything
like general endorsement, even from those who
favor the principle of national aid for public edu
cation. THIS bill is reg .rded rather too extrav
agant for the first step OF the general government
In the direction of assisting in the education OF
the people The tax on distilled spirits for the
year 1885 yielded totil of SCI 1889. The total
amount paid In the United States for teachers for
the public schools during the year 1879 was
s2,763 3 and the total expense Of such schools IN
all the states and territories was SIS, 2S5 $50. Mr..
LOgan's bin proposes to distribute the tax from
distilled spirits among the several states and terri
tories pro rata according to the census statistics
of iliteracy; but before being entitled share In
this fund, each state and territory shall enact
law compelling the attendance at public school of
all children between the ages OF and IL years, for
at least six months in the year. The federal gov
eminent should proceed slowly and cautiously In
the matter OF popular education. 1t has hitherto
for the education of its citizens, and but for the
fact that the emancipation and acknowledgements
of the c0ored people east upon some of the states
an tlliterate population greater than could be
properly provided with educational facilities with
out overburdening the taxpayers, no suggestion
OF national aid for the public schools would have
been made. national school fund should only
assist communities having larger illiterate popu
lation than they can educate, and should not, In
any WISE relieve the states of their responsibility
as 20 the education of the young. federal school
fund OF millions OF dollars might have the effect OF
gradually transferring the responsibility for pop
ular education from states and communities to the
national government. In other words, too much
Morality on the part of the government In this
matter might defeat the very object in view, which
Is to enlarge and extend the school facilities of the
country. large annual appropriation from the
federal treasury might prove o temptation to some
OF the states to reduce their school tax. 1t is
always popular thing to reduce taxation, and
past experience has demonstrated that the states
are always ready To transfer their burdens to the
general government
Senator Brown has Il resolution pending in the
Senate TO provide each Senator, who is not the
chairman OF q committee, with a clerk, ct salary
OF 81 200 per year. Mr.. Brown holds that a clerk is
necessary to Senator II the latter properly dis
charges his duties TO his state and people, and in
this opinion every Senator agrees with him. There
Is not probably Senator In the body who could
unaidod keep up with his correspondence But
the question is, Shall the SenatOr0 the people pay
Tor this clerk? The senator receives a salary of
$500 year, besides mileage, and s125 a year for
newspapers and stationery, as compensation for
The time and labor required of him in his pub
lie position 1t is claimed that to live within
this salary and maintain himself and fam
ny In keeping with a Senator's position re-
Guires the most rigid economy. There are
Senators who have no income beyond their
salary, and the question OF paying a clerk out OF
that is an important one to them. A committee
clerk has come To be regarded, really more as the
private secretary OF the chairman Of the commit
Zee than as an assistant for all the members
thereof. That is why chaIrTnen of committees are
excluded from the benefits OF Mr. Browns resOlu-
uon- II the Senators would vote as they feel in
cined this resolution would be adopted; but dread
OF the disapproyal OF the public VIII influence
votes enough TO defeat It
Mr. Orths raid on the Speaker of the House ter
minated the other day as most persons thought il
would end There is abundant reason for revo-
luelon; out In his present position, with a sore
head prominently in view, Mr. Orth is not the man
to lead the revolt II one OF the gentlemen who
drew the big prizes In the Speakers lottery-say
the chairman OF the committee on ways and means
Or the head OF the committee on appropriations
would give the movement the influence OF his voice
ana vote, perhaps 1t might have a better chance
Tor success The very respectable vote In favor OF
MT Orth'S proposition shows that good many
men In as well as out OF Congress think that the
speaker has too much power as things 60 He can
sufficiently control the legislation OF the country
Dy recognizing or refusing to recognize gentlemen
on the floor, without having also in his hands the
power of making all the committees No monarch
ID Europe yields so deSpOtic a sway.
The Baltimore school authorities are trying to
devise some adequate plan for notifying the teach
ers OF the schools when session OF the schools
should be held on rainy days The present system
Oh sending messenger company boys is objection
able Many plans have been proposed, but TIE
one most favored Is the OF an electric apnars
tuS similar TO the electric bell arrangerne,, :,
hotels, with knob placed In tie secret-rvy en-
70 communicate through wires with bells in the
, various SCHOOLS AZ the schools OF Washington
aso SllliIar Nsou- the progress of the Baltimore
~p'iAnS-al VII De watched with interest
How would Gulteau like to have been tried I'm
Mount Vernon, Kentucky? He says all he wants
Is to have his case get before the people, and the
people out there Seem TO have a good deal to do
Win court proceedings, according 20 late tele-
graphic adyiceS- Perhaus a had bettar rnova for