The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
The Senate Passes Several Bills and Resumes
Consideration of the Educational Bill.


The Senate Passes Several Bills and Resumes
Consideration of the Educational Bill.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-The Chair laid be
fore the Senate the memorial of the convention
of American inventors, in session at Cincin-
natl, protesting against the passage of any act
inju rious to the interests of patentees.
Mr. Logan presented similar memorial from
q large number of inventors
Mr.. Vest presented a memorial from the Leg
islative Assembly of Utah, protesting against
the passage of measures now pending before
Congress, or any measures affecting the interest
of that Territory, without full investigation by
congressional committee. Referred to the
committee on Territories
Mr.. Miller of California, reported favoraby
from the committee on naval affairs, with an
amendment, the joint resolution authorizing the
Secretary of the Navy to offer reward of $685.
900 for rescuirg or ascertaining the fate of the
Greedy expedition.
The resolution was agreed to directing the
committee on library to inquire into the expedi-
ency of printing the official letters and papers of
the late President James Monroe
The Senate passed the bill to provide for pay
ing ten claims for depredations committed by
the Ute Indians at the time of the massacre at
the White river agency in 1879.
The number of persons included in the bill is
eleven; the amount about 81. 800, of which SIS
is for Mrs Meeker and $3.50 for Miss Josephine
Meeker, now dead. The money was paid in
satisfaction of claims, to be refunded to the
United States by taking the amount out of any
moneys i'll the Treasury due the Utes.
The following bills passed:
Authorizing the Secretary of War to examine
the claim of Thomas J. Miller of Washington
Territory, for the seizure and sinking of his
ferry-boat on the Columbia river by armed forces
of the United States to prevent its use by
hostile Indians during the Bannock war in 1878.
The bill to pay s., 800 to the legal representa-
tives of Mrs Martha Vaughan, and 50, 800 to those
of Mrs Louisa Jacknan for patriotic services
rendered and INFORMATION to the Union army in
Kentucky in 1868
The bill authorizing the Court of Claims to
grant a rehearing in the case of Charles P
Chouteau, Of Missouri for delay and extra ex
pense caused by the government in building an
iron-clad during the
The bill to repay the State of Georgia 500 567,
money advanced for the defense of her frontiers
against the Indians from 1895 to 1918, and not
heretofore repaid
The Senate took up the education bill, and Mr.
Hampton addressed the Senate in its favor No
one, he said. could have a higher appreciation
than he of the heroic courage, sublime fortitude,
SILENT patient and unfinching adherence to the
right which his State had manifested during the
time when bad men were throttling her to death.
But she had secured her place again, where she
ldu once Deen. among the great SlSJefnOOu OF
free and sovereign States. knowing and ap-
preciating all this he sympathized fully
with the ringing words in which his colleague
had recOunted the efforts of his State in the
cause of education He animadverted with great
severity on the carpet bag regime in South
Carolina, characterizing it as a period when
fraud corruption, vice. and crime ran riot
throughout the State The public schools of
the State, he said. cost more than twice as much
as the administration of the State government;
these schools al 81 at
were open alike, no distinction being made on
account of race or color Might he not ask what
State could make better showing than South
C..folina under difficulties that might well
have appalled, the most sanguine and courage
Gus. As an instance of the magnificent munich
pal achievements, Mr.. Hampton cited Charles
ton, which had spent on its schools one-thrd
more than the prosperous and classical city of
Boston, and did this while pressed down
with debt of So, 0000 900. But after all this was
told, and after hearing all the facts which had
been so ably and eloquently presented by his
distinguished colleague, he Mr.. HamptonI had
been obliged to come to the conclusion directly
opposite to that reached by his colleague. He
had no doubt there were $50 900 'children of the
age of ten to sixteen in the State requiring edu-
cation, and this could not be given them at less
cost than So per capita annually. This would
involve an expenditure of 81, 250, 900. The
amount thus far annually spent on schools had
been $500, OO0 How was the State to raise the
increased sum in her present exhausted
cOnulCons In the lace OF all the facts
the people of South Carolina were authorized to
ask aid of the general government in behalf of
those whom the government made citizens and
adopted as its wards No government would dis
charge its duty to its citizens that did not secure
them education. In order that the destinies of
this grand republic should be properly directed,
we should see to it that the ignorant and litter
ate among our population were prepared properly
to assume the grave responsibilities that rest
upon them
Mr. Pugh supported the bill
Mr.. Vest opposed it and criticised the statistics
compiled from the census which had been fur
nished by Mr.. Blair
Mr. Harrison said it seemed to be conceded if
there was any obligation existing for the propo-
sition of this bill, it was because of the enamel
patton or slaves. Yet, we were distributing this
money all over the Union, even to the States
where the senators told us they were well able
to take care of their own children. We should
apply the plaster to the wound, and not wrap up
the whole body. He would, therefore, move an
amendment that the aid should go only to the
States which should have not less than 10 per
cent illiteracy, and prescribing that the State
assessment for education should not be lessened
by reason of the aid given by the bill
After executive session the Senate adj
journed,
The House.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-The whisky bill be-
ing disposed of there was a general rush to Sc