The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-27
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
THE SENATE.
Continuation of tile Debate OH the Blair Ed
ucAtionaI Bill.


uc4tiOnaI Bill.
WASHINGTON, March 2G-}Ir Maxey intro
duced bill to cham &c the Eastern and Northern
judicial districts Of Texas, and attach part Of
the Indian Territory to such district.
The Senate then took up the bill reported from
the committee on Indian affairs, providing for
the allotment of lands in severalty to the Ind
ans ON the various reservations and extend the
protection of the laws of the States and Terrific
ries over the Indians.
Mr.. Dolph moved an amendment to that
clause of the bill which provides for the sale of
surplus lands of the reservations, and the pay
ment of the proceeds to the tribe or its invest
ment for their benefit. Mr.. Dolphs amendment
provides that the principal of all SUMS agreed to
be paid by the United States as the purchase
price of any portion of a reservation shall be
payable to the Indians tribes from whom
the purchase was made, by the express authority
of Congress after the expiration of twentyti
years from the purchase of said land, but the
same shall in the meantime be placed IN the
Treasury Of the United States to the credit of
the tribe or tribes of Indians entitled thereto.
and in the meantime and until such principal
sum shall be paid oyer or expended for the bene-
fit of said Indians the United States shall pay
interest annually said principal sums ut the
rate of per cent. per annuIn, which sum shall
be paid the Secretary of the Interior for the use
and benefit of said Indian tribes. AMI shall be
used for educating and preparing them for self
support, etc. Agreed to.
An amendment offered by Mr. Morgan was
agreed to, to the effect that nothing in the
bill shall be taken to affect the right of the
United States to grant the right of way for
railroads or other highways, tefe-
graphs through the lands in question.
Mr.. Dawes offered an amendment, which was
modified by Mr.. Conger and agreed to, protecting
the rights of religious societies holding lands for
missionary purposes, by authorizing the Secre-
tary of the Interior to confirm to such society
title for such land, not exceeding 1G0 acres in
one tract, at such price as he may deem just
After further debate the bill passed.
The bill reported by Mr.. Cockrell, from the
committee military affairs, to authorize the
Secretary of the Treasury to cause to be exam
ined certain vouchers of the State of Missouri,
for sums claimed to be due by the United States
to officers and men of the militia forces of that
State, for aid in suppressing the rebellion, was
passed.
The education bill was then taken up.
Mr. Vance said the whole country, for many
years, had been taxed to support Massachusetts,
and North Carolina compelled to con
tribute to that support. Referring to the re-
mark made by Mr.. Hear yesterday, Mr. Vance
said it was a constant source of modification to
him Mr. vance, to hear senators taunt his State
with illiteracy but it made the modification
more humiating to hear that taunt from arepre-
sentative of Tewksbury-the representative OF u
State that had sacrificed every principle for gain;
that was more responsible for slavery than any
other State that was the nursing mother of the
horrors of the middle passage. When slavery
was found not TO pay IN Massachusetts MIR.
Vance said, the people of that State sold their
slaves to the South for II consideration, and then
thanked God and sang a longmeter d0xology
through their noses, that they were not respOu-
sble any lofger for the sin of slavery.
MIR Dolph concurred in the main with the
purpose of the pending bill though not with its
details. All the Northern, Western and Pacific
States could educate their own children. If the
people of the Southern States would voluntarily
f4v a1N~ac nr1nh tna y.la of ont
land Ore, had done, they would be able to give
all their people as good an education as major
ity of the members of the United States Senate
had received IN their childhood.
Mr. Jonas denied most emphatically, as base
less and caumnious, any charge that the people
of the South had any prejudice against the col
ored people. You sympathize said Mr. Jonas,
with their ignorance and poverty. But they are
our ellowetizens; meet them in contests
III everyday life; they are our neighbors:
they pervade the streets of our cities; they live
IN our villages; they cultivate our fields; they
mix with our families they mix with our chill
dren; they vote at the polls, and to a large ex
tent, control oJir elections
Mr.. Harrison inquired whether the senator
meant to imply that the eolored voters controlled
the elections in his section.
Mr.. Jonas replied that they did wherever they
had the numerical right to control them. They
controlled them, in some cases. in the interest
of the Democratic party; but they voted, and
voted freely and fairly. Mr. Jonas supposed,
however, the senator from Indiana would not
consider they voted freely if they voted for the
Democratic party.
Mr. Harrison said the senator did him an in
justice. He [FIarrison had but desire and
that was to see everywhere, throughout the en-
tire country, that black men and white meu
should freely vote and have their votes fairly
counted.
Mr.. Jonas said he shook hands with the GEN
tleman on that, but he wanted to give the voters
the benefit of education. He hoped the time
would come when every man, woman and child
in the South could be educated by their own
States, but if they were to be educated now aid
would be necessary Mr. Jonas repealed in the
strongest terms the insinuation which had been
made that the people Of the South that por
ton he III part represented would be faithless to
this trust if it We're confded to them.
why, Mr.. President" said he Mr.. Fry being
still in the chairl, you know that before the
committee that examined into the affairs of the
far-off county of Copiah, if nothing else was
proven there it proven that the blessings of
education, to the utmost limit of the capacity of
that people were extended to both races alike. .
Mr.. Butler opposed the bill The people of
South Carolina would eventually succeed in re
moving iliteracy.
Mr. Jonas called up the House joint resolution
reappropriating for the aid Of sufferers by the
Mississippi river floods 1925, 900 not expended
for the relief of the sufferers by the floods in the
Ohio river. 1t was passed
After executive session the Senate adjourned
THE HOUSE