Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-25
Mr. BoIcomb. Of Indi,pn. ogered

Mr.. Bolcomb, Of Indiana, offered
The following amendment:
Provided that such aid shall be
distributed under State laws and BY
State authorities exclusively, but with
proper guarantees for its faithful ap
plication."
This caused a long debate. Judge
W. Il. Bullock, OF Louisville, made a
strong speech in favor Of the amend
ment. He earnestly defended the
"i~nestinable right Of each State to
regulate the education Of its children
without Federal interference" He
said he was decidedly 10 favor OF Feds
eral aid, but he wanted the resolution
to say explicitly hat the money ap
propriated by the nation should be
spent BY the State.
Mr.. Bioknell, Of Massachusetts,.
thought that with the broad features
OF the resolution all could agree He
deemed the addition fof any amend
.ment unnecessary.
Prof. j. b. Sbearer, Of tennessee.
thought the question a most critical
one. He did not believe the govern.
ment should require guarantees on the
part OF the State, since that would
lead to a dictatorial action IN regard 10
the schools. He referred to those re
ligious sects which upheld private or
UNCONVENTIONAL schools. These did
not want the purse of the Federal
government to aid in breaking them
down.
DR.. W. T. Harris, Of Massachu
setts, was in favor Of having the reso>
luton explicitly state 10 what way the
funds should be distributed.
Mr. Haleomb, 10 short speech. ad.
vocated his amendment. He said thai
n } one could favor anything detrimen
tai to the integrity Of the State edu
cational system who was not in favor
OF extreme GENERALIZATION
DR.. Laws, the Pr, sident of the
Missouri State University, was CD
posed to some features of the report.
but he thought the policy OF the gov
eminent had been to act as the patron
of education, while the State govern.
ment should organize and administer
it.
Congressman Money, Of Mississippi.
said there was not a word in the repou
from which it could be inferred tha'
lhe national government was to inter
fere in the State syetems
Judge Beckner said the next House
would represent the two theories OF
our government The House WOULD
represent the J~effersonlan, and the
Senate aud Executive the Hamilro
nian IL was therefore a peculiarly
appropriate time to get the bill
through. There was no danger Of
any extreme bill being adopted
Prof Simmons, cOlored, opposed
amendment bee use it dragged poll
tics into The convention, and beeaus,
it was of no good anyhow.
Congressman Willis thought the
question was out CT the bounds o
politics Democrats aud Republican
we're together. A bill was unani
mously a opted by the House Com
mittee on Education at the last SEES.
sion containing the features now ad,
VOcated.
Several other gentlemen spoke, fol
lowing out the views of those already
given.
The question then came up on how
the vote should be taken A PROPOSE.
ton to take it by States was over
whelmingly defeated The previous
question was called and a ~risirg vote
taken. Mr.. HOlcomb's amendment
was carried by a vote Of forty eight to
three The vote on the resolution ps
anne lded, next came up, and it was
carried with but one dissenting vote
The cotton resolution then came up
and was lost.
The following named committee was
appointed by the authority Of the re, .
olution:
Messrs. T W Bicknell, Massachu-
sets; B G Northup, Connections; NJ
s Lyle, Pennsylvania; NJ A Newell,
Maryland; D. NJ l. Curry. Virginia;
Il s Thompson, South Carolina; DR.
Atticus q Haygood. Georgia; Gusta
yus j Orr, Georgia; 0 P Fitzperald
Tennessee; Henry Randall, Waite.
New York j NJ Gregory, Illinois;
Thomas Il Payne. Tennessee.
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