The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-04-24
THE EDUCATION BILL.
Text of the Measure Passed by the
United States Senate.

Following Is the text OF the Blair education
bill passed by the Senate, and now on the
Speakers desk in the House:
BE IL enacted, ETC., That for eight years next
after the ssaye OF this 9. there NJ alI Ic an
Treasury the following sums, to wit: The first
year the sum Of ~, 0D.60a, the s'cond year the
sum OF sio,occ,ooo the third y.ar The sum 9.
$lO.eOo,0oo, the fou til year the sum OF slatO 900,
the fifth year he srm OF Slldun,O o, the six In
year the sum OF 80, ,9eo,C0l. the seventh year the
sum Of f7,0oe,1o, the eighth var the sum Il
$4,000 o; Viii h several 81 ma shall be expended
to secure the benefits OF q colLmon-schcol .du-
cation to all children Of the school age men
toned hereafter living ii the United States.
SFC. :. That such moEcy shall annually he
divided among and paid ont i'm tie several
States and Tc. r.torics IN that proportion wlicl,
the whole number OF persons in each who, being
bears to the whole number OF such persons IN
the United Sta.es Such computation shall be
made according to the census OF 1880.
Sec. J. That no State or Territory shall re-
Governor thereof shall file with the Secretary OF
the Interior statement, certified by Lin, show
ing the character Of the commons ! ocl system
in force in snch st tc or Ter itery, the
amount of mt ney expended therefn durif ( tn
last preceding school year in he support OF
common schools. not incsnd ng expenditures
houses, whether any discrimination Il made in
the raising or distributing Of the school rcvenn".
or In the school facilities afforded Bctw On the
white and cOlored children therein. and, 70 tar
as il practicable. the sources from which such
rcycnUe were derived, the mann r in which the
same were appoitoned to the use OF the com
class, and the length of the school term:
and no money shall be paid cut under
this act to any State or Territory that
Of free common schools for ali of its chill.
dren OF school age, without distinction or
race or color. either in tie raising or distribut
Ing OF school revenue. or In the school facilities
afforded: provided. that Sci arate schools for
white and colorcd children shall not be con-id-
cred q violation Of this condition. The Secrc-
tary OF the Interior shall tharcupcn certify to
the Secretary of the Treasury the names OF the
States and Ttrr. tories which he finds TO be en-
titled to a share in the benefits Of this act, and
also the amount due to each.
SEC. l. That the amount so aprortioned to
each State and Territory shall DC drawn from
the Treasury by warrant of the Secretary OF the
Treasury upon the monthly estimates and re-
same may be needed, and shall be paid over to
such officer shall be authorized by the laws of
the respective States and Territories to receive
the same.
SEC. :. No greater rart Of the amount appro-
priated under this act shall be raid ont to any
State or Territory, in any one year, than the sum
ceding year for the maintenance Of common
schools, not including the sums expended in tho
erection OF school buildings.
SEC; That part Of the money apportioned
to each State or Territory. not exceeding one
tenth thereof, may yearly be applied to the edu-
cation OF teachers for the common schools
therein, which sum may be expended i'll main-
tanning institutes or temporary traning-schools,
or extending opportunities for normal or
other instruction to competent and suitable
persons Of any color who are without necessary
means to qualify themselves for teaching, who
shall agree in writing to devote themselves ex-
clusvely for at least one year after leaving such
training schools to teach iii the common schools
for such compensation as shall be paid other
teachers therein.
Sec. II provides that the Governor OF each
State shah furnish all needed information to
enable the bill to be carried out for his State,
and make full report to the use OF money
furnished,