Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-04

hidhe lncm INKS, IL 10 n fair ono
though 1t has undoubtedly been weak.
ened by the course OF witnesses.
Adjourned.
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
SENATE.
Washington. April 3,--Petitions and
memorials introduced and referred,
Beck--Joint resolution OF the general
assembly Of kentucky, urging increas.
ed compensation for members OF the
life saving station at Louisville.
Wilson-lOint resolution oCthe zen.
eral assembly of Iowa, urging that in
view OF the rapid absorption of public
lands III for settlement, congress may
take immediate steps TO recover the
unearned portions OF lands granted to
railroads.
Hoar-petition of 8 600 citizens and
soldiers of the Western states connect.
ed with the national league, praying
that II pension Of at least eight dollars
a month be given u each honorably
discharged soldier and sailor In the
late war.
Bills reported favorably and placed
on the calendar tor erecting public
buildings al Sacramento; to give the
assent OF congress for the construction
of a free bridge over the Cumberland
river at Nashville; to authorize the
construction of a bridge over the Mis-.
souri, at White Cloud, Kan.
Bills introduced and referred: Con.
ger-To provide for the establishment
of a silk culture bureau.
The resolution was agreed 10 IN
structing the committee on library Ia
inquire into the expediency OF pur-
chasing from the Lewis family for the
United States, the sword worn by
Washington on the occasion OF resign.
ing his commission to congress.
The senate then took up the educa.
: ton bill.
Pendlrton addressed the senate. II,
said his Judgment was clear as to wha
should be done, but his sympathies
and sensibilities were impelling hin,
in another direction. This was bill
to appropriate Sl05 900, 900 for educa
ton within the states, the money /,
he expended through n series of tel
years. If three hundred million dol
lars suiiiced for the expenses of tn,
government heretofore, additions
taxes must he levied 20 meet this ex
, pcnse. A tax ON tobacco or wbisk,
produced within the United State
, had no independent fortune; it had no
|, u dollar except what was contribute,
! in taxes by the people, and II we wer
wise we would In the first section G
the bill impose tax of what the sec
!. ton expends. 1t would have beer
n well If in this bill
u its first section had sal,
=. that ON all wooden goods or on all irol
r. and s'eel manufactures imported int
= the United States, and all whisky an
Il tobacco manufactured in the Unite,
: States. the taxes heretofore impose
i, should, for the purposes Of this bill,
/ increased by so much per cent. III
7, symputhized fully with the object {
;, the bili; he recognized The suiierin
: aud losses experienced by the Soutl
ern people, and appreciated tn
statements made by DIR. Ma
and others, and had hear
those statements with II feeling ,
n PRIDE that the people OF the Soutl
l. were brethren of ours, co-heirs of tn
}. same liberty and worthy 10 be member
q ofthe same free government. Pendleto
g. could not find in the constitution an
+ authority for bill of this character
IL The senator from New Hampshii
= Blair had said the government ha
v power to perpetuate itself; he had sal
l. that the education OF y
re citizens was necessary To Il
n perpe,uation of our form
" government. In making that stat
II ment, the senator had gone far beyoi
the tenth amendment TO the constit
al ton. The government had no gu
NJ power to perpetuate itself ms was in
ra mated by the senator from Ne
ID Hampshire. If within the constit
3 ton 10 power could be found to enah
~ the government to perpetuate itsel
as tue government must fall, even thou
an the alternative should be q
of life or death of the governmel
TO He had diligently looked into the 90
ne stitution, but could not find there Il
y grants invoked by the supporters
n the bill. If illiteracy was fatal
n states able but unwilling TO. ednca
their children, as it was In tho
"A unable TO do so, and If this bill we
correct in principle, congress Won
have TO educate the children OF u
willing states RS well as those OF stat
,et unable and If instead ofbeing illitera
the uneducated people had oil
become Migrants throughout the SEP
rate states, would 1t be the duty OF y
to federal government to so into J.
states and establish sei,p'houses
a them? Pendleton inquired whe
TO- was the limit to the power OF the So
eminent II this bill wero RICH!
on founded. Notwithstanding the acut
ed ness which senators had displayed
arguing that because the 60
On eminent may give land il cou
give money. Pcndleton could not
nj the force of the argument, but 81
'ir. posing the bill right in principle, VIII
he sort OF feast were the Southe
I'M States invited to? The statement
the South was: you are needy Al
,d- ought to have this money, but so
habits have been such THAT, accordl'
lie, to the proposition OF Pendletoi's 9
ks league (Sherman), yon shall 81
guarantees.n 1t locked very nu
llkeHaying to them, You shall put yo
hands upon your mouths ana 70
mouths In the dust In order TO be {
titled to this money. Give up &c
isB autonomy, abandon your home ~
he abandon the education OF your Gu
nd dren--for what? Merely that the
rn- should be taken out OF the treasu
lat and given TO these recipients the We
lid money they had put into y. IN,
he recipient states-he would discard !
III. words southern and northern in II
ey connection-hed paid this money
He taxation into the United STA
In treasury.
nd III instead OF collecting surplus
800 900. 09a a year, the goyernmt
all were to collect only $4,000, ODD, and
, If the expenses of the government VI,
n ~, ,,,.,,a,,.i,,.I np0plts of 4