The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-09
Washington Notes.
The WhisIkey Bill Friends of the Meas
ure Confident of succcss-ApprOpria
tions for Educ ton How the Measure is
Regarded-The states to be Benefited.
Especial Correspondence Of the Press.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7

Especial Correspondence Of the Press.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. Z.
THE wHIsKEY BILL.
The friends Of the bill extending the bonded
period on whiskey still affect to hope for its
passage. They says that its prospects for get
ting through the ways and means committee
are very good. They have canvassed the com-
mittee quietly and Thick they know how the
measure stands. They are still waiting for
Blackburn and as soon as he gets into the
hg rness again will push the bill ia committee.
II they can get it through there they will
make the effort in the House. They think the
bill can pass the House. Perhaps it can but to
she unprejudiced observer the indications are
that it will not. Even if it go through the
House the chances In the Senate are very
much against it. The Treasury Department,
which has been asked for an opinion regarding
the matter, persistently refuses to say any
thing in its favor. Those most interested ia
its passage are still hopeful. People who have
large sums of money at stake have been here
feeling the pulse of the House and Senate and
have gone away convinced that the chances
are very much against the bill and they are
PROBABLY right.
THE EDUCATIONAL BILL.
The views expressed by Chairman Aitken of
GD0 eOuCuNlpBdl COI1mllt56 III regard 10 inc
bill appropri sting $50 100000 for education in
the South do not appear TO be those OF the
committee. 1t will be remembered that Mr..
Aitken disclaimed in the interview published
in this correspondence any intention of speak
ing for the committe. From present indica-
tons it is doubtful whether he even spoke for
himself, for warm friend OF the Willis bill
said to your correspondent only yesterday that
he believed Mr.. Aitken himself would support
the bill. 81 have no doubt of its success" he
said sit has been referred to a subcommittee
aud has not yet been before the full committee
for action but know the standing of the men,
bsrs upon the subject and also the sentiments
of the House. believe the bill will have no
difficulty in the committee and little opposi-
ton in the House.
"Of course Mr.. Aitken, chairman OF the
committee will oppose ii? mo think not"
was the reply.
"Did you read the interview with him few
days since upon the sabject?' Yes, was
| answered, and that interview correctly report
| ed Mr.. Aitkens. l think however, that he
will so far modify his views as to support the
| bill when he sees the great value which 1t is
| to prove to his section and to the country at
| larga. bill which will put S35, ,oO0, 900 to
| $40000000, into the south within the next
| five years. and to be expended ia educational
| facilities, is too important to be neglected so
| by the people of that section.
"You think the bill is likely TO pass then?"
Yes, think 1t will receive no opposition in
| the committee and comparatively little in the
| House. The Senate has not been canvassed
| yet in regard to it, but there is little reason,
| think, to doubt its passage through in some
| form though there may be amendments"
The Willis bill, as il now stands apDropri-
ates $50 900 in sums of $10,000,000 annual
| ly for ave years, for educational purposes
| Mr. Willis is however contemplating the pro-
| priety of change in the form of the bill, maxi
ing the first years appropriation $40 1000 900,
| the second years S9,000,000, and so on
decreasing 100000 in sach year until the
| sum is exhausted, which plan he thiuks will
give better satisfaction for a variety of reasons.
1 The sum so appropriated is to be known as the
| "schoo fund" and to be publicly distributed
| 90 the several States according to the namber
| of their respective population OF ten years old
| and upward who cannot read and write as
| shown by the tenth census Each State must
| before receiving its share of the fund have
| provided by law for free common school edu-
ca ion of its children OF school age without dis
tihction of color. Five per cent OF the iund
| NAV be used for normal schools In eaeh Statei
| but none of the sum thus appropriated is TO be
| used for the erection of school buildings, or for
| anv other purpose than that of sustaining
| schools for either children or teachers.
The bill would give three and quarter mill
| lions to ALABAMA; 9l,oVO,uVU 70 AFAansasi o.
100000 to Georgia, 81 500 900 to Kentucky, and
the same sum each 10 Louisiana and Mississip-
| nj: 81 800, 900 10 Missouri, and the same to
New York; SO 800 600 TO North Carolina; ST.
600 600 to Ohio; over a million and half TO
Penpsylvania; nearly three millions TO South
| Carolina: S350O0O0 to Tennessee; S250O000
| to Texss: So 500 900 to Vireihis; 81 10000 to
Illinois, and S1,000,000 to Indiana, distributing
the sum of course as indicated above through
a period of seven or eight years. None of the
other STATE would gtt as much as million
dollars, though Mississippi, West Virginia and
florida would get nearly three quarters of a
nillion each.