National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-25
Further Discussion Upon Its Various Provisions
in the Senate.
Messrs. ingalls, and Vance Differ as To
IIiteracy in the South.
Mr. Vest Thinks the Bill Unconstitutional, and Has
Something 10 Say About State Rights
Bill Day In the Housc-A Number of New
Measures Proposed.
THE SENATE.

the vice president for that purpose.
The chair laid before the senate n communica-
ton from the attorney general asking for an APP
preparation of $4,000 to be applied to the defense
OF the United States in cases referred by congress
and the executive departments TO the court Of
claims. These cases, the attorney general states,
cover claims amounting to s6,500000, although |
the act under which the cases have been referred |
Mr.. Vance presented the views Of the minority |
OF the committee on foreign relations relative 70
the action and report OF the committee ON the sub
ject Of the exclusion OF American meats from |
foreign countries. .
The following bills were reported fayorably
from committees and placed on the calendar:
BY Mr. Morgan, from the committee on public
lands: Granting right OF way over the public
lands in Alabama and Florida to the Alabama d.
agonal Railroad company. -.
Also, granting similar right over the public
lands In Alabama TO the Gulf and Chicago Rail
' Mr.. ' Van WICK offered the following preamble
and resolution, which, on objection OF Mr.. ingalls,,
were laid over until TO. day: ,.
Whereas on the twenty-fourth day OF January,
1884. the senate adopted the following:
"'Resolued, That the attorney general be directed
to inform the senate when and by whom compen.
sation for special attorneys in the star-route cases
in the District OF Columbia was fixed, and TO fur
h Of Ss Ss cone re-
peusation is unreasonable, why ratified and con-
tnued the same; also whether said attorneys, or
any OF them are now in the employ OF the depart
ment Of justice, and at what compensation
Whereas no reply has been made thereto
therefore,
"Resoived, That the attorney general be directed
to furnish the Information demanded or give his
reasons for neglecting or refusing SO TO do.
Mr.. Riddleberger offered a resolution which
was agreed to instructing the committee on COM
merce to investigate the merits OF gas, an illumi-
M HaeTson moved nU5 TO make speoal order for
Thursday next Of the bill organizing into a state
and admitting into the union as such the terri
Mr.. Garland thought that day too early. Mr..
Cockrel said the bill could not be passed at this
session, aud It would be waste Of time to make 1t
Mr. Harrison hoped that on this question there
would be no division on party lines. He would
existed for the early development of that terri.
tory into great state, and he thought IL should
the benefit Of state Government as soon as they
were prepared for them He modified his motion
so as to make the day for consideration of the bill
: Mr.. Vest said that according to the statements
of the friends of this bill the territory referred to
seemed to DO an elysium, but he mir. Vestl would,
when the time came, be able to show that 1t was
very far from that. and that the conditions did
not exist which would warrant its admission into
the union.
A vote being taken on Mr.. Harrison's motion, 1t
resulted-yeas 33, nays %.
There not being two-thirds vote in favor of the
motion, IL was not agreed to.
Before the announcement OF the result several
senators changed their votes stating that they had
come to understand that the question was re-
garded as political one.
On motion of Mr.. Hoar, the sennte took up his
bill 10 increase the salaries of United States dis
Mr.. Van wyck's mosIbn e make the hgge 81 900
Mr. Coke offered an amendment making It un.
lawful for any relative Of a circuit OF district
judge Of the United States to hold office in the
courts with which such judges are connected,
and making 1t a misdemeanor for judge to
knowingly appoint any of his relatives to office
Mr. Hoar moved q substitute for Mr.. Coke's
amendment SO as to exclude from appointment
all relatives within the degree of first cousin.
IL t,n,, traIt ,AN ,l,at
relatives Of one ofthe United States district judges
of Texas had not made as much as 100000 by
reason of their relationship with the Judge?
Mr.. Coke could not say that they had made so
much, but they had made good deal.
Mr., Morgan said he had been informed that q
judge In Texas was over 20 years OF age and could
under the law be retired on full salary, but held
or to the position in order to keep his relatives in
Mr.. Coke remarked that that was not now the
fact but that such a statement had been made as
TO Texas judge now dead.
Mr.. Morgan argued against the wisdom of in
creasng Unfortunately the salaries OF all the
men now in Office as judges-whether they de-
who did deserve it, and he did not oppose an in.
crease for deserving judges.
The debate was continued by Messrs. Miller of
The hour of O'clock arriving the matter went
over and the chair laid before the senate the bill
to aid in the establishment and temporary sup
port Of common schools.
Mr.. Garland addressed the senate In favor of the
bill. There were, he said. but two questions in
",
the other as to the cxpediency OF its passage. He
Mr. Garlandl did not believe the passage of the
fourteenth amendment hud been ut oil necessary
to give congress tho right to pass measure of this
lie read from various decisions of tho supreme
court Of the United States 10 sustain his position
as to the first point As to the second point he
said the southern states, certainly the people of
the state of Arkansas had done all in their power
to educate the colored race. but from circum-
stances absolutely beyond their control they
could not meet the great evil ofilliteracy.
Mr thar INNS tha
part OF the educators of Arkansas any prejudice
against the education Of the colored people? In
asking the question Mr.. Frye expressed entire
confidence In poth the judgment and humanity
Mr.. Garland replied that he knew there was
none. On the contrary there was u feeling that 1t
race When no [Mr. GarlandJ was governor of
Arkansas, he had appointed Colored man to the
principalship of one of the schools.
Mr., Coke made constitutional argument against
the bill. 1t was Capitalization, he said, In its
most concentrated form. If congress could give
money for education 1t could completely control
the Instruments by which that money was dis.
government vas supreme wherever 1t existed;
History had shown that Jurisdiction, once coded
or assumed. had never been relinquished, and
trations Of that fact Mr.. Coke would favor the
giving Of public lands to the states in aid of edu.
cation, because congress had by tho constitution,
complete control over the public lands. Congress,
however, had not the same power over money
raised by taxation Believing the measure ui-
against II.
Mr. Vance spoke in support of the bill The
coloIed people, he said, had been freed and en-
frauchised by the national government. Tho
southern states had lost so much. and had been
SO hled by the reptilian carpet-bag governments,
that they had not been able TO do as much as they
otherwise could have done for tho education Of
those people. Yet those states had been held by
the public opinion Of the north to rs high stand.
ard ofadvancGment in educational and other re-
spects as was expected OF states or people whose
civilization and society had not been disturbed
for 100 years Not only was this expected of them,
but the world was made aware of IT, As to the
basis of distribution Mr.. Vance thought there was
no proper basis but that of illieraey. Population
as whole was no proper basis. IL should be dis
tributed where 1t was needed
Mr.. ingalls, said that the census tables showed
that the white illiteracy Of North Carolina was 80
per cent? hence the gratuity would be very largely
TO the whites as well rs TO the blacks. The blacks
of that state, in Mr., lngalls's opinion, made Il
much more C0mmendable showing in regard TO
education than the whites The people of North
Carolina Mr., ingalls, continued, were not igno'
rant because they were poor, but they We're poor
because they were ignorant, The founders OF that
state had adopted an ignorant class OF labor, and
though the people had had great possibilities OF
wealth aud power, and belonged 10 the class
whose opinions had for nearly Il century directed
the policy Of the nation, yet the state found itself
now with us slaves free and 80 pc cent. OF its
white people unable to read and write? Yet those
who were willing to deal with the question prop
ery we're told that II the people Of The north took
their hands on North Carolina that state could
take care ofitself The hands and the feet OF the
national government had long been OF that state.
Mr., Vance asked whether Nr. ingalls,, As q can.
did map, did not think the circumstances such as
TO make the whole country In a measure respon-