The Portland daily press., 1884-04-08
FoRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS
SENATE,


by Mr.. George to extend the duration Of the Court
| of Alabama Claims. A
By Mr. Wilson, to provide for payment of the
amounts that may be found due to postmasters I'M
der the act of March Sd.
The Senate then, on motion of Mr.. Blair, resumed
consideration of the educational bill.
Mr.. Brown spoke in support of the BILL in an
on Saturday.
Mr.. voorhees, followed, saying that the seeds of
discord had been sown early in the history of our
national government and this measure to
wipe out the last vestge of the results of that dis
cord. The measure came from the right quarter
from New England-and Mr.. Voorhees, not only as
Western Senator but with the blood Of the South
in his veins, could cordially support it.
After further remarks by Messrs. Jones of Flor
ida and Vest, the House amendment was taken up,
providing that the amount to be distributed for the
first year be 81 900 000 second year, $40 900 900;
third year, SIS ,000,O0o and shall then diminish
at the rate of 81 100000 yearly until the expira-
ton OF the eighth year, when the appropriation shall
Another amendment of Mr.. Hoar was also agreed
to- providing that equal opportunity of education be
givento all children of States.
An amendment was offered by Mr.. Sherman pro-
viding that the money shall be used for common
schools not sectarian in character.
Mr. Morgan inquired if this provision was aimed
at Catholics.
MIR. Sherman replied that it was not aimed at
Catholics, MethO1iss or Presbyterians especially,
but it was his idea that the public money should
be disbursed only for non-sectarian schools. He
himself believed that intelligent Catholics Of the
country were coming to the conclusion that many
OF their ideas about the common schools were
erroneous
Mr.. Hoar remarked that in Worcester, the city
IN IN which he resided, there were no more staunch
friends of the common schools as a rule than the
18.
The first of the amendments offered by Mr. Har-
rison was taken up. Ut provides that no State
shall receive any of the benefits of the act until
the Governor of the State shall file with the Secre
tary of the Interior annual statement, show ing
the attendance att schools and expenditure for
them)
The amendment met with considerable opposition
from the Southern Senators, Mr.. Butler suggesting
that it was not at all impossible that the Secretary
OF the Interior might use this money as a corrup-
ton fund, while Mr.. Plumb thought the danger
greater that the Governor might use the money for
political purposes on his own account.
Several attempts to amend the amendment were
voted down and the amendment was agreed to.
The motion of Mr.. ogan pas agreed to; striking
out the section which permittedState having less
than per centage of iIliteracy to use the money
for normal schools or industrial education.
The bill, being in committee of the whole, was
reported to the Senate, when Mr.. Logan again of
tered an amendment appropriating $2,OOo,ooO
as schoolhouse fund. Disagreed to. IS to 20.
Bill being ordered to this third reading, MIR.
Ransom said himself and colleague had received
instructions from the legislature of North Carolina
to vote for the bill.
The bill was then read the third time and passed.
S3 to IL. The vote was as follows:
Yeas-Blair, Brown, Call, Cameron of Wisconsin,
Colquitt, Conger, Cullom. Dawes, Dolph Edmunds,
fdys, 0arl T George, hampton, Harrison, Hoar,
Mcmillan, Mandersan, Miller of New York, Morrill,
Pike Platt, Pugh, Ransom, Riddleberger, Sawyer,
" Nn 1851, ma1s1nT 30 r,o Co. w..
Hawley, Maxey, Miller of California Morgan, PEN
dleton, Sausbury.-11.
70 IL no Ili ~ ~ passed., appIopLla!es SIUVUoUO
70 ss I ong te States ~ propo1uon 10
ant ~ th nSsts VI tne census VI hooO pay
mems OF Sne money 70 extend over series OF eight
Is 81, 100000; second, $40 ,0OO,00o; third, $I5,
90 sae sums tnen M AZ Tue rate OF
SS,uou,ouVanhuaily until the eignin year Wnen the
ap In S small cease.
Inc SeHs n AZ ~ so sogonrneu tpe cnsr nrst
ynS sne oeTS' as siie heAV puslnesS III Or
"ef' 'ne bankruptcy PHI.
In the Horse TO-DAY ON motion of Mr. Jordan Of
800 roso,,+,o ,a,sna
Ohlo JolhI resolution was passed oirecting the
natl law library complete set of reports of the
1rn;+ad c+o,os csrrrar,o r,o,rt 81 &c ~ CO...
N'o0 ''~'0' supreme Oou-' anu Va 'AAo NnculS
and District courts, complete the sets OF revised
statutes and sundry other public documents
TTrdor ,ho oolI oS S+o+,s +ho fo,loo;nr, t;,,o o..
oHuei 'e '"tA VI ''aV'S 'no Ao1""lHS 0iiis' eSc',
were introduced and referred:
By Mr. Wood of Indiana a resolution calling on
the Secretary of State for information Concerning
the threatened eonfiscation of the american COT
Iege in Italy
By Mr.. Dingley of Maine. resolution calling on
the Secretary of the Treasury for information a. IN
what light dues. tonnage charges or other eouiva
lent taxes are IMPOSED upon American vessels en-
tering or clearing from foreign norts
By Mr.. Clardy Of Missouri for better protection
of The lives Of passengers on steam vessels.
Mr.. Keifer of Ohio to dispense with the use of
models in the Patent office.
By MIR. Lowering of Massachusetts granting
pension of So per month to all soldiers and sailors
who served sixty days in the late war and were
honorably discharged
Mr.. StOckslager of Indiana moved to suspend the
rules and adopt the resolution making bills for the
erection of public buildings a continuing special
order for April g. Mr.. Stockslager said that the
fpP n N az cd hfrtu
bills which we're on the public calendar, and there
were twenty-four Senate bills on the Speakers
table. Unless adopted it was extremely doubt
full whether any of them could be passed. The
motion, which met with strong opposition from
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, and others, was agreed to
Mr.. Converse of Ohio moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill restoring the duty of 1867 on
WOOL
Mr.. Mckinley of Ohio EXPRESSED his approval of
the measure and an earnest desire that it shoud be
enacted into law
Messrs. wilkins of Chic and Henley of California
supported the motion
Mt Morrison of Illinois said that whatever might
be the different views on the question of protective
bounties the duty on wool could not be iustly com
sidered apart from the duty on wooden goods. The
bill had been reported to the House in the general
subject of tariff as well as on rates of wool ana
woolen goods He would ask the Honse On Tn neu
dav week to take up the bill and consider the wool
question among Others He yielded the Remainder
of his time to Mr. Hurd as this was claimed To he
sort of Ohio Question Gaughter)
Mr. Hnrd said he onnosed the motion heconsa n
nronosed to restore the dutv on wool and tharehv
ncrease its price. itdd so directly by increasinS
the nrice az foreign wool reouired In domestic
mannfactuTes AZ all times and in ali circnn
stances in onr Northern climate wool NOS an ;d;s
pensable article of daiIy eonsumption To mass the
bin would be- to do an unforeiyabe wrong to mil
lions If was NOT an ausnicions Tina t6 make
clothing daorer ~ +ha NOR re- hornt;as -Tare
needed for anv industry IN Gods name tsts than,
out of the overaowine treasury, not out of the
have on The acknowledgements tsres,o That ;utarast
everywhere was in a state of of IsnressioD MANY
mill owners had zone into insol1ancv many hal
time. a few were running ali the time and TO the
full extent of their capacity In the midst of this
depression did the House propose to add to their
burdens by increasing the price Of raw materials?
One of the chief causes of the present depression
was the high price of foreign wool. To-day. even