Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-06
CONGRESSIONAL
SEArI.

wAsHrNoroS. April 5.-Morsan pre-
sented = petition from the State Board
of Silk Cultare of California. PRAYING
Congress tn establish Bareau of Silk
Culture. The petitioners state that thew
I do hot ask any protection on she raw
material. being satisfied that. with I'M
Z proved mechanical appliances, Anerl-
can manufacturers could compete With
! foreign producers. whose crude appll-
ances bad been but little improved for
centuries.
Cullom introduced bill TO reimb1rse
the several states for interest paid on
war loans. Referred.
The education bill Was taken up. and
Morgan continued his remarks IN oppo-
sltion to the bill. He said there was
less TO be expected from the young
! negro population III regard TO the
moral. social ana poll ical institutions
Of the country than was u be expected
from the Arabs of the desert of Egypt
Inls was not spoken reproachfuily. but
rather as one who deSpaired of finding
remedy for the trouble. He was not
sure t4as the morality of the gegroes
had been improved one particle since
they Were emaucip.ted. He was begin
ming 10 believe that book learning WAS
not the essential cure for the troubles
of that race. The negro trouble was a
race affection. from which he could
never Recover. The speakers house
had been set on IRE, his bed chamber
rlddled with bullets. which cut the bed
clothes above his sleeping children. at
the lnstigatlon of politicians, because
he had the courage to proclaim his con-
vlctIOnS.
Plumb's motion to recommlt the bill
TO the committee WAS Withdrawn, AS
were amen iments offered early in the
debate by Harrison.
Two proposed amendments by Logan
were lost. Logan then moved a third
amendment, providing that no State
should receive tue bensit of the fund
that did not distribute all school funds
equally for all children without regard
to race or coisr. Agreed to.
Hoar's amendment was then read.
making the first years appropriation
100000, the second wears 10000, 600,
the third years Sl5,0o0,0OO. and then
decreasing at the rate of f2,0O0,O0O an
nually until the eighth year.
Morgan admonished Hoar to keep the
bill up to the maximum amount: other
wise he would weaken his bill and lose
votes. 1t would not do to commit Sem
atOrs on the Democratic side of the
chamber to a bill that did not furnish
a very large amount of money.
Hoar said he did not base his sup
port OF the measure on the general
welfare clause In the Constitution. nor
did he go ito any subtle retinements
as to the distinction between land
grants and money grants. II think"
said HOar, lit is better thing to try
the experiment rs to whether by edu-
eating the black man he Gan be made
hit for American citizenship, also, than
without trying that experiment to cheat
him Of his vote" Replying to the re-
mark of Morgan, that he was sorry that
the thought had not occurred to the
Senator before he enfranchised the
black man, HOar declared that he would
not be drawn into recrlmination in re-
gard to past history, recent or remote.
Alter further debate as to the time
which should be allowed for considera-
ton of the measure before bringing il to
vote. it was finally agreed that the bill
be disposed If before adjournment on
Monday. the debate in the latter part of
the dav to be under the tive-minute rule.
After executive session the Senate ad-
jOurned.
ROUSE.
The House took up for consideration
the bill forfeiting the Oregon Central
land grant. and after a long debate and
without final action, the matter went
over.
The Senate amendments were con-
Cured in to the House bill making it a
felony for a person falsely and fraudu-
lently II assume or pretend to be an
officer or employee acting under the
authority of the United States or any
department thereof.
The Speaker laid before the House
communication from the Attorney
General, addressed to Randall, Sub.
uniting an estimat> of DEFICIENCIES in
appropriations for United States courts
to the amount of $4,000. Referred.
Adjourned.