The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-26
rORTy.EIGuTu CONGRESS FIRST
SESSION.


WASHINGTON, M arc 20 -[pfess. Among
the memorials presented were several pro-
lesung against lhs passage OF nil b.iore the
te, relating To patents or any bills that
may be Injurious to the interests Of pSten
tees.
Bills reported favorAhly and placed on the
calendar:
BY Mr.. Ingalls-From the committee. on
Indian affairs, TO provide for the sale OF the
Iowa Indian reservation in Nebraska and
Kansas, ana the issuance Of patent tor q
reservation for the Iowa tfibe Ia the Iudian
territory.
BY Mr.. Palmer--From the committee on
post-o fIices ANA posl.roads, for the readlust-
ment OF compensation for transportation Of
mails on railroad routes.
The chair laid before the senate the reso-
luton offered yesterday by Mr.. Van Wycs
calling on the encouragement 10 iurnish
certain information as to star route sttor-
neys or ftate TO the senate why he does
not furnish it.
The senste agreed to the resolution.
mir. Hoar then called up the hill IN in
crease the salaries II United States district
court judges TO 5000.
The pending question was the amend
ment making IL unlawful for u ldge t.
appoint to = position in has court any rtlt
i've within the degree OF trst cousin, aud
making II q misdemeanOr for q judge 10
DO so
Tho amendment was modified by tn
omission Of clause specify ing IN. oiftntc
a. a IN isdemeapor, aud was agreed upon.
Mr.. Coke sa' ! there had not tor ve'sl
years been United States judge eave one
IN Texas, whose reputation nad not become
| /. scandal and an outrage upon the peopis OF
the state.
After further debate tho bill passsd-y esG
49, rry- ~
Next Ia order was the calendar OF unob,
jcc,ed cases. The bills tablshiug bur. au
OF statistic Of labor and to project employees
and servants engaged IN foreign AID intsF-
| state commerce went over.
Mr.. Caii's Joint resolution providing for
the pay meut OF laborers1n government EN-
ploy the same wages 'or holidays ~ for
other days passed without debate.
| The senate took up the educational bill /,
the pending question being on Mr.. Harri-
sons amendment to reqsiro the
STA e. to contribute each, annusly eqnal
amounts to those ssverally received ny It rD
from The nation al fund. Mr. Hsrriso, sup.
ported this amendment. Mr.. Harrison -x-
pressed himself strongly Ia favor Of the pur-
| uoss OF the bill. bat agreed with view sx-
pressed some days ago by the senator FROM
Iowa (Mr. Allisor) that the
illogical way would be TO begin
ths growth OF 'doption Of the means t. the
end. He thought the attempt to sppro-
priate so much ut ore time was interfering
E,th the bill. He would have each state
nav 90 much rs the nstion paid. he tid
not think giving too much aid Was the
propr thing TO do: He knew the
avidity OF the coiotsa pop,s ion
scene, be he'd ever witnessed were scenes
| IN the amos in the Union army, which
| illustrated the hunyer OF ihs black men TOR
education He mad no word Of bitterness
| for auy southern state on this occasion, oui
Thought instead Of ttsppirg IN with
great bene faction We should give pru
and helpful aid, such as would stimulate
The ener xies ofthe people even where.
Mr., George knew the coored people OF
| Nlssissippi we're anx Gus Tor education, ana
| he desired 10 speak for them and did not
Vish IL raise any feeling bv what he shouid
cav. OWING to the liberslity OF the tax
laws Of that state, which exempted All
poor people, white ana oisck, mom'
iaxa alton, those upon whom the burden
Of taxation fell had been brought TO
point when they looked with horror on the
dav vhsn the tax collector came around:
| The lands Of Mississippi could not be solo
| for taxes. The uneducated condiion OF
the colored people ought TO appel to the
ajbrity OF the senate. II Was Impossible
| 70 s-e what the futurs would bring forth
With 90 large . proportion Of the popuis'
too in ignorance.
Mr.. Marcy opposed the bill on grounds
os expedieucy, he thought every ttse
could do better without an artificial sunni
| lus. And thai was what was provided by
this bill. Texas msde an impartial pro.
vision for the sduca ION OF coiored snc
white children alike in the sepa-
rate schools. He could no
With sircaety and ius;ica to his
sra cay tts, Texas was not sble 70 edu-
cate her o~n children. Toe state OF fex,s
| rss sbundsrtiy sb'e 10 SUPPORT he o~n
children He could not therefore c nsc en-
tiopsly ssk na,ionsl sia In ths' york ~
b nd. heard the senator from Onio lAf
! efhnsr) whote state lately received
magnificent donation from the nation. say
ne w-u.d n 4 rust the South with ttts
money. xr Naxev tarusht - far ~ he
state (rsxas) vas copctrned " would b.
: me enough 10 ca { shat IN 10 her vher
che s~A~d sos I'D. ana peocls cotb cc'