, 1884-04-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.


The erudite members of the Upper
House have been ~indulging during the
greater part of the past week in animated
discussion upon the Blair educational bill.
The measure a]ppropriates SlO5, 900, 900,
and the main idea, which is to give the
South funds with which to educate the
negroes, finds favor on both sides Of the
Senate. The strongest opposition comes
from Mr., Morgan, whose speech attracted
much attention. 1t was q frank state
ment of the opposition on constitutional
grounds, and an equally frank expression
of doubt as to real value of education to
the negro. He said there was less to be
expected from the young negro population
of the United States in contributions to
the moral, social and political institutions
of the country than was to be expected
from the Arabs on the desert of Egypt,
and that he would rather see 81, 600, 900
appropriated to establish steam commu.
nication from Charleston to the mouth of
the Congo river than to see this appro-
priation of $lO5, DOC, 900 for education.
Inc principal bone OF contention upon
the bill Is, however, upon the question of
the system of distribution and superyis-
ion of the fund and It'll here, if anywhere,
that the bill will fail. In this connection,
Nlr' lioar has an amendment
providing for the distribution of only
81, 900, 900 the first year, $40, 900, 900 the
second, Sio'ooo,oOO the third, and then
the amount TO diminish at the rate OF
'ooo'oO year over a period OF eight
years MI BLAIR Is confident Of the pas
sag Oh MS Dill without radical alteration,
ana II mas oeeh agreed to nnally dispose
OF the measures to-day.
Inc House entered Saturday upon what
promises 70 De one oil the bltterest tights
Oh inc session Inc fuplic Lands Com
ini'tee got the loot with the Dill 1orieitlng
INC oregon central land grant I'll one
OF tue eight Diiis Whlch the committee
mas reported since the House passed the
p,iS repeating the and grants OF the
racine ma eignt other roads which
hade no pre'ence oil having earned their
grants me oiis now 10 ne considered
rciite 10 roaus "hich claim TO nave earned
Vie'[ Grah's III "hole OF III part and here
inc ngh' VIII DE hottest
IL no" seems almost certain that the
ilouSe VIII reach no important measures
VI sen1rai loSiS'atioh outS'ue oil those
%h'cn nave secured the right OF way and
.ha' 'he gloomy prospect Tor the many
imPoi'"i' measures no" huhB up 10 dry
On rhe c~aienuarS' as lor instance the
'loi lerSoh banking Din, IL nat they Will
stay where tney are 'li 'hey die oil Old age
On Tue iour'i ol march, !ooo. I'LL here
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nor"ty Dil mas Oeen maze a special or
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o'h people, anu 'he question OF providing
an auequ'te library puilulhg mas grown to
oeohe Vi ha!'on"i importance Inc BOOKS
anu p~erlouicals OF tne library already
nuIlper lar ABOVE man a million giving
II the nun or slN'h rank among the great
government libraries OF 'he glooe' us
~" DooNs aione exceed oo'ooo volumes IN
hulnocr' making 1t n largest COLLECTION
ol JURISPRUDENCE IN the country Its
grahd conection Oh maps number nearly
Ten Thousand illustrating every part OF
inc country from inc charts OF the EARL
est explorers Gown 10 the latest postal
maps isSueu Dy inc government In
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epocAS' II nus all 'he more important lit,
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expression Oh 'ne requirement Tor suitable
accommodations lor this vast collection
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anu '"e pnosPoC's arc orighV lor an carry
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