The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-06
Irrom Our REGULAR Corrcsponoeut, !

From Our Regular Cormspondcnt,l
WASHINGTON. February 5.--The Senate
Committee on Education, and very large
number Of other members of both houses.
met at the Metropolitan Hotel last night
ana were addressed for an hour by Hon.
!. l.. N. curry. Of Richmond. A Michi.
gan member said to-day that IL the speech
could be made in Congress the educational
hin would pass without trouble. | need
hardly say that he was given earnest atten.
ton. and thar his remarks were frequently
applaG6ed. In concluding he discussed
the question
now FEDERAL AN COULD BE GIVEN THE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
by Congress. ard said:
ID IL should be based on illitcracv and
not on population. llli:eracy creates the
danger aud the obligation, and iustiiies the
exercise OF the power.
~ Ii should be adequate, continued for
Ten wears. and decrease annually after the
second year. so as not 70 bege, sense and
hsbit og dependence. and so that at the eX-
piration Of The term Of years, when the aid
i Withdrawn. The States viii he able 10
carry on The school system in improved
efficiency.
tsa The ard. at iarthest. after the second
wear. should ac contingent upon the con-
irihulion hv state and local revenues Of
an equal amount. The Peabody Trust has
found the principle Of helping those who
helm themselves - be stimulating and in
valuable.
IN Local effort should be supplemented,
moi >upO,GDted. The aid should be given
through safe SchOOi-SyS;cms. Their officers
and machinery should be used. The OBJ
ie,, ! 10 he'a public SCHOOLS in the States
.olat the systems. trained 10 superior eff
G.ucv. can l.yc and prosper when Federal
aid ceases. There i no need to enhance
tbr centripc;Si tendencies OF the Govern
merit.
PRIMARY instruction, allowing traction
for training Of teachers.
e, In the superintendent and di>burSe-
mrpt, some Federal direction and over
>isht eauno, be Objectionable.
7f,r VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND CLAIMS.
colonel Nal. TYLER appeared before the
House committee and explained fully the
claims Of Virginia and Maryland for adj.
,qr,e> made the General Government in
1890 TO aid in erecting public buildings
A Washington. Virginia advanced $780,
00a and MARYLAND $4,000. The latter de-
m.nded repayment in 1912 and the former
in 1910. The Senate 'of the ThIrty-firSt
Congress voted 70 pay the claims OF these
two states. there being no dissenting vote.
Favorable reports have been frequently
made on /, 20 both houses. The present
bill asks interest in addition to the original
principal 70 he paid on Nrginia's claim
from 1850 and on Maryland's from ISL.
the wears in which they made demand on
Congress Tor repayment. Virginia men,
Der, of the House will appear before the
committee this week IN advocacy of the
pa>>arc Of he bill.
TIE MORRISON TARIFF BILL.
The Morrison bill has been generally
read. and the opinion is that il has been
clum,iv and ambiguOusly drawn. Some
Of IL provisions are unlntelligible to
ordinary readers. \ Philadelphia lawyer
could not, IA fact. ascertain from what il
say, what j; means shall be the duty on
vindow-gla,>. II can stir up the country,
but. rs one q its opponents saws. can't
become law. 1t will OF course meet with
determined opposition from many men,
ber> from Virginia, North Carolina,
Georgia. Louisiana, Alabama, &c., because
il lnjuriOUsiy affects. il is claimed, their IN
dnStrial interests. Messrs. Cabell. George,
Wise. and Barbour will vote against it.
The first named said to me tonight. "Why,
il places ircn.ore and Sumac on the free
liz. and tina; is ! blow at Virginia. Now,
therein lic> an there is in the tariff ques-
tiou. for tell me what a man thinks will
hart his state. and | will tell YOU what he
will vote AGAINST without regard TO his
hour condemns the bill with his usual
poiptednes>. and George Wise Is most de-
cided in his opposition to it. 1t will be
seen that NJ. Tucker does not want ores
ON the free list. and this will be the case
with all representatives whose special in
du,trie> are affected 10y the Morrison bill.
Mt. TCcEER's VIEWS IN REGARD TO IT.
Mr.. Tucker. who differed with his DEM
orra,ic colleagues on the speakership, was
asked hy vour correspondent to-day what
be thought Of the Morrison bill. He re-
piled = follows: 1T is very ingenious.
and il, effect i, simply to take of war
taxes. not entirely, but to very large eX-
tent. The Morrill, tariff Of 1861 was adopt
ed hv the Republicans rs proper adjust
ment Of the tariff for protective purposes
in time OF peace. All the additions OF duty
have hcen made witha view 10 war purposes.
The Morrison tariff takes off 20 per cent.
from The present rate Of duties, and where
that leaves q duty higher than the Morrill,
tarin Of ISL il reduces no further. When
taking of 20 per cent. from the present
tariff would reduce below the Morrill,
tariff, the duty is required to remain as
IN the Morrill, tariff. So that the
duty cannot be in any case lower than in
the Morrill, tariff, but may be higher.
Therefore the Ways and Means Committee,
30 far from proposing any radical views on
the tariff question. propose tariil whose
average dgtv will be higher than the Nor
rill tariff. To illustrate: The present duty
on pig iron T. 1912, and 20 per cent. re-
duction would bring it lower than $500.
Now. a. the Morrill, tariff laid duty on
it Of IS. the effect OF the Morrison tariff is
10 leave the duty at Sc. The reduction.
therefore. which the bill proposes, will be
10 strike 2. the enormous rates on certain
articles under the present tari1." here
asked NJ. Tucker about ores and sumac.
and he laid the committee, in his iudg-
ment. would fix the duty on ores at 90
cent, and leave sumac As it now Is.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
General Terry, Of Wythe, is here look
ing after the bill in regard TO a public
building for Southwestern Virginia Con-
gresham Finerty. Of Chicago, made a
speech on the American hog before the
Illinois Press Association last night that
could not have been happier. and COM
pletely eclipsed the efforts OF the Hi
DOis senat0r. and other representa-
tiyes. When eX-CommssiOner Raum,
who also spoke, said Illinois had
paid her State debt the hall rang
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