The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-25
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
THE SENATE.
The Dakota Bill Meets with Temporary De-
feat-The Education Bill.

feat-The Education Bill.
WASHINGTON March 24.-The Senate to-day
was presided over by Senator Sherman, desig
mated under the rule by the President pro tenn for
that purpose.
Mr. Vance presented the views of the minor
ity committee on foreign relations relative to the
action and report of the committee on the sub
ject of the exclusion of American meats from
foreign countries.
Mr. Van Wyck offered resolution directing
the Attorney general to furnish the information
called for concerning the compensation of
special attorneys in the starroute cases OF give
reason for neglecting to do so.
Under objection by Mr.. ingalls, the resolution
went over.
Mr.. Harrison moved to make the special order
for Thursday of next week the bill organizing
into State and admitting into the Union the
Territory of Dakota.
Mr. Cockrell said the bill could not be passed
this session, and it would be waste of time to
make it a special order.
The vote on Mr.. Harrison's motion resulted
yeas, 3d. not necessary two thirds Before the
| announcement of the result several senators
changed their votes stating they understood the
question was regarded as political one.
The Senate took up the bill to increase the
salaries of United States district judges to
So, 900.
Mr.. Van Wyck's motion to make the figure
81, 900 was rejected.
Mr. Coke offered an amendment making it
lawful for any relative of circuit district
judge of the United States to hold Office in the
courts with which such judges were connected,
and making it a misdemeanor for judge to
knowingly appoint any relative to his court
In support of this amendment Mr.. Coke spoke
strongly in depreciation of the abuses which
grow up in federal courts by reason of appoint
ment by judges of relatives of their own in
courts over which they preside. Where the
clerk of the court and his deputies and subordi-
mates We're all relatives of the judge it was diff
cult, if not impossible, for litigants to avoid be-
ing fleeced. Bills of costs made up to out
| rageous sums. The evil, he said, had grown to
fragrant proportions in two districts in Texas
the Northern district being the one excepted.
Mr.. MaXey agreed with Mr. Coke
Mr.. Hoar moved a substitute for Mr. Cokes
amendment so as to exclude from appointment
| all relatives within the degree of first cousin.
MIR. Morgan inquired if it were not true that
the relatives of one of the United States district
judges of Texas had not made as much as $l00,
900 by reason of their relationship with the
Judge.
Mr. Coke could not say they had made so
much, but they had made good deal.
Mr.. Morgan said he had been informed that
judge in Texas was over seventy years of age,
and could, under the law, be retired on full sal
airy, but held on to the position in order to keep
his relatives in office.
Mr.. Coke remarked that was not fact but
such a statement had been made as to Texas
judge dead.
The motion went over and the Chair laid be-
fore the Senate the education bill.
Mr.. Garland said the people of Arkansas had
done all in their power to educate the colored
race, but, from circumstances absolutely beyond
their control, they could not meet the great evil
of illiteracy
Mr.. Frye inquired whether there was, on the
part of the educators of Arkansas. any prejudice
against the education of colored people. In ask
ing the question, Mr.. Frye expressed entire
confidence in both the judgment and humanity
of Mr.. Garland.
Mr.. Garland replied that he knew there was
none. On the contrary, there feeling that
1t was absolutely necessary to educate the colored
race When he Garland was Governor of Ar
kansas he had appointed a colored man
to a prlncipalship in one of the schools
He thought the bill before the Senate
should be passed, whether in its present
precise form or not he would not say. He
thought it the most important one that had been
before the Senate since the war.
MIR. Vance spoke in support of the bill
He had no doubt the senator from Ohio Mr.
sherman attached more value to the negro as
an ignorant personals a fruitful source of in
vestigation-than he would attach to a negro as
an intelligent man and intelligent voter. No
doubt ne answered the purposes of that Senator
better in ignorance than with intelligence.
Mr.. ingalls, congratulated Mr.. Vance on the
adroit appeal he had addressed to the Northern
sentiment on this subject He had said while
the people Of North Carolina were not asking
money, they were willing to accept it as a gra-
tuity for the benefit of the colored people. The
census tables showed the white illiteracv in
North Carolina was 81 per cent; hence the gra-
tuity would be very largely to the whites as well
as the blacks The blacks in that State in Mr.
Ingalls's opinion, made much more commenda-
bic showing in regard to education than the
whites.
In the course of the days debate a message
was received from the House announcing the
agreement of that body to the report of its con
ference committee on the Senate joint resolution
the Senate and further announcing the non
concurrence of the House IN the Senate amend
ments to the urgency of the deficiency bill.
The Senate agreed to the report of it's commit
adhered to its amendments to the deficiency bill
and on that committee of conference was
appointed. After executive session the Senate