The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27
FoRTY.EIGHrH CONGRESS FIRST
SESSION.
SENATE.

Il
the memorials presented were several pro-
testing sgiinst the psrsage Of bills before the
senate, relating to patents or any bills that
may be Injurious TO the interests OF paten-
tets.
Bills reported favoraely and placed on the
calendar:
By Mr. Inealls-From the committee on
Indian ailairs, to provide for the sale OF the
Iowa Indian reservation in Nebraska and
Kansas, anu the issuauCe Of patent for u
re setyatIon Tor the Iowa tribe in the Indian
territory,
By NJ. Palmer-From The committee on
post oilic's aua p0st.roads, for the readiust'
ment OF compensation for transportation oil
mails on railroad routes.
The chair laid before the senate the Tes0.
luton offered yesterday by Mr. Van Wycs,
calling on the encouragement to furnish
certain informstlon ~ 10 star route sttor-
news or Ftate To the senate why he does
not furnisn it.
The senate agreed to he resolution.
Mr. Hoar then called up the bill TO in.
CREASE the salaries of United States district
court judges to 5000.
The pending question wss the amend
ment making it unlawful for judge t.
appoint TO /. position in hla court any rels.
tive within the degree Of first cousin, and
making it . misdemeanor for a judge TO
do SO.
The amendment was modified by the
omission of clause specifying the offense
as a misdemeapor, and was agreed upon.
Mr.. Coke said there had not for several
years been United States judge save one
n Texas, whose reputation had not become
scandal and an outrage upon the people OF
the state.
After further debate the bill passsd-y sas
43; nays, 10. :
..,sa ,a,.. no h,IlQ IN iahip q hu roa n,
OF statistic OF labor aud to protect employees
and servants engaged in foreign and inter
state commerce went over.
Mr., Calls joint resolution providing for
the payment of lsborers IN government en-
ploy the same wages for holidays "a for
other days passed without debate.
Tue senate took up the educational bill,
the pending question being Oh Mr.. Harri-
soma amendnent to reqnire The
states TO contribute each, annually eqnai
amounts to those ssverslly received py tsen
from ,be national fund. Mr.. Harrison sup.
ported this amendment. Mr.. Harrison ex-
pressed himself stronglyin favor OF tho pur-
pose of the bill, but agreed with view ex.
pressed some days ago by the senator from
Iowa (Mr. Allaon), that the
logical way wou! be to begin
by small appropriations and SO permitting
the growth of adoption OF the means to the
end. He thought the attempt to appro-
pirate SO much OF one lime was interfering
with the bill. He would have each state
pay so much es the nation paid. He did
not think giving too much aid was the
proper thing to do. He knew the
avidity of the oolored people for
education. Some OF the most pathetic
scenes he had ever witnessed Were scenes
ia the camps in the Union army, which
illustrated the hunger OF the black men for
education. he had no word of bitterness
for any southern state OIL this occasion, but
thought inshssd of stepping in with a
and helpful aid such as would stimulate
the energies OF the people everywhere.
Mr.. George knew the Colored people OF
Mississippi we're anxious Tor education, and
he desired to speak for them and did not
wish to raise any feeling bv what he should
say. Owing to the liberality OF the tax
laws OF that state, which exempted all
poor people, white and black, from
taxation, those upon whom the burden
OF taxation fell had been brought to
point when they looked with horror on the
day when the tax collector came around.
The lands of Mississippi could not be sold
for taxes. The uneducated condition OF
the colored people ought to appeal to the
majority of the senate. 1t WAS impossible
to see what the future would bring forth
with SO large proportion OF the popula.
ton in ignorance.
Mr.. Msxey opposed the bill on grounds
OF expediency, be thought every sta'e
could do better without an artificial stlmu-
lus and that was what was provided by
this bill. Texas made an impartial pro.
white children alike in the sepa-
rate schools. He could not
with sincerely and Justice to his
state say that Texas was not able to edu-
cate her own children. The state of Texas
was abundantly able to support her own
He could not therefore conscien- |
tiously ask national aid in that work. de
had heard the senator from Ohio (Mr
donation from the nation, san |
be would not trust the South with thi |
money. Mr.. Maxey thought so far ss hi
state (rexas) was concerned it would b
time enough to ca. that up TO her whe
she asked Tor aid The peonle both vi
ored and white. ought TO be educated, but
each state ought 20 educate It's own people.
school provision.
Mr.. Sherman saia rs the remark made by |
him the other day had been commented
on ~ the other side he had the right TO
state his views on the subject before the
senate. He would say broadly pos IDLY
ne believed IL the bounden duty OF the
national government to cid in the education
,fqts population. He was willing TO re.
,ognize that by the results OF the war
burden OF illiteracy was thrown upon the
.puthern states grester than they could
PEAR. 1t had not. be said, been
he speculation of the people of the
forth at the close, OF the
var to interfere with the. question
i suffrage in the southern states. Alter
eyiswing the incidents OF the reconstruc.
ion period, Mr.. Sherman said the north