St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Lasker Matter at Last Settled
After a Lengthy Debate.
The Whisky Bonded Bill Gives Rise to a
Very Lively Discussion.
The Educational Bill Stlrs tbs Bile of the
North Against the South.
The Sennte.

and resolutions Tor the chamber of COM
merce, af Cincinnati, against the construc-
ton of a bridge across the Kanawba river,
on the ground that it will De an interfere ce
with commerce. Referred to the committee
on commerce.
Senator Harrison, from the committee on
Indian affairs, reported it inexpedient to es-
tablish military academy west of the Miss
issippi for training Indian youths as soldiers.
Senator Miller, of California, from the com
mittee on foreign relations, in compliance
with the resolution instructing the
committee to inquire and re-
pert, what legialation, if any
is necessary to protect the interests of the
United States against those governments
which have excluded or restrained the impor-
tation of American meats, reported the orig
inal bill, providing for the inspection of
meats for expectation, and prohibiting i'm
portation of adulterated articles of food and
drink. and authorizing the president to make
his proclamation in cestain cases, and for
other purposes placed on the calendar SEN
ator Vance said he would present his views
of the minority Of the committee at future
day.
Senator Hoar called up the bill introduced
by him, and reported favorably from the
committee on judiciary, fixing the salary of
the United States district judges at So, 600.
long debate followed.
Senator Salisbury did not see why district
Judges should have their salaries increased,
while others were working hard and expect
ing no increase of salary.
Senator ingalls, remarked, the senators
were getting $4,000 year now, and the
proposition was to make the salaries of the
judges the same.
Senator Williams regretted the universal
tendency to increase salaries. If the judges
were not satisfied they could resign.
Senator Hoar inquired whether Senator
Williams thought the senators would resign
if their salary were cut down to $4,000 a
year.
Senator Williams replied, no.
Senator Hoar asked why then did not the
senator move to reduce the salary of the sena-
tors!
Senator Williams did not think he was
called upon to answer that question:
Senator Bayard favored the bill.
Senator Pugh could not satisfy himself it
was right to make so much difference be-
tween the United States judges in the south,
and the state judges there, and the people all
thought they were paying all that, in their
present condition, they could afford to pay
Senator Harrison did not think that a good
reason why the United States judge should be
paid low salary. The matter went over IN
til to. morrow.
The chair laid before the Senate, as unfin-
ished business, the bill to aid in the establish
ment and support of common schools.
Senator Miller, of New York, moved to lay
the bill aside to take up the house pleuro-
pneumonia bill. Lost by % to 33.
Senator Sherman moved to postpone it till
tomorrow. Lost.
Senator Sherman then said, while he would
not discuss the bill, he would call attention
to some of its provisions: Of $4,000, 600
appropriated, over 81, 900 would go to
the southern states, and out of the control of
the national government 1t was to be for
education, but what sort of education? What
kind of ideas to be promulgated? Who should
have control of the matter! Iliteracy was
great evil unquestionably, but no measure
could be more unjust than to give to the
south such an enormous amount of money,
collected for the most part, from the tax
payers in the northern states. He would not
be willing to vote any large amount into the
hands of those who he feared would not act
justly in the education of the
people, for whom the money
was intended. He was not
willing to vote to the southern states money
from the public treasury for any purpose,
until we had better evidence that the money
so given woold be expended for the advan-
tage of the United States. He was not will
ing to give such money, until the southern
people were willing to acknowledge the
rights conferred by the constitution upon the
citizens of the United States. He was not
one of those who would too narrowly limit
the function of the general government, but
there was serious question involved here.
The people of the north he thought, would
strongly oppose this disposition of their
money.
Senator ingalls, said the vast sums of
money which the bill would appropriate was,
he thought, very insecurity protected by the
bill
Senator Salisbury opposed the bill. He
declared himself strict constructionist and
did not see in the constitution any authority
for this appropriation.
Senator Logan enquired, whether the bill
excluded from its benefits such states as did
not have compulsory school law, or dis
eliminated in its educational provisions
against any special class of citizens. He
understood, for instance, that Kentucky
only distributed to colored schools such taxes
as were collected from colored citizens.
Senator Blair said he believed the present
legislation of Kentucky had repealed the law
making that discrimination. AS to the com
pulsory law he thought that had better not be
made condition of precedent to grant
Ing the money to state.
Senator ingalls, moved to amend by speci-
flying the school age to be from 5 to Is
years.
Senator Blair remarked, if the senator
had ever been in colored school, he would
see how seriously such a provision would
take from the vote of the bill.
Senator Pugh said, the provision would
materially affect the educational interests of
the colored people.
Senator Logan, though favoring the COM
prhensive educational measure, thought it
illiteracy, because a large number would be
unable, in any event, to take advantage of
the aid offered by the bill.
Senator Miller, California, inquired, why
it should not apply to all children of school
age white or black, illiterate or otherwise.
Senator Logan said, the bill as introduced
of children in the United States. By the
bill before the senate, the colored men and
women in the south over forty years of age
would be made the basis for the call of the
money, while receiving nothing from it. 1t
was an instance parallel with that by which
the colored people were made the basis of
representation in congress, but did not have
representation.
Senator Blair had the floor, and was meet
ing the objections raised to the bill, when
Harris inquired whether he would give way
for motion to adjourn.
Senator Blair replied he would do so on
one condition, that before the opening of the
debate tomorrow the senators would read
his speech of yesterday, as he thought it cov-
cred all the points of objection raised to the
bill. Senator Blair's speech having occupied
several hours in delivery, this suggestion was
tod with 1;oh