National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-25

10 the south, guaranteed the title, and then
thanked God that thoy were not as other men.
Mr.. ingalls, said he believed the first slaves
were brought to the colony OF virginia. heieI-
ring TO the complaint of the losses Of the south IN
the war, Mr.. ingalls, inquired whether q man was
not worth rs much to community when free as
when slave2 Was n community or "a country
worth any less because the same man lived In II
as free man rather than as slayo2 a.,
Tho principal necessity for the Dill, 10 MI,
Ingalls's mind, was TO be found in the white
iiteracy rather than the colored illiteraoy OF tue
,b Hs rSSs Fl from h ihe aOf s HsbSS
they were nearly % per cent. Of the white inhapc
itants; in Arkansas, % per cent? IN Florida, ~
per cent; in Georgia, % per cent? In KENTUCKY,
% per cent. in Louisiana, 1Sl& per cent In MIS-
sissipp, 16 $40 per cont; in North Carolina, 5lia
por cent In South Carolina ~ CIV per eent IN
cent; in Virginia, Is 2-1O per cent. HOW coulo
II be said that this money was required because
this nation freed the slaves, and gave them tno
right Of suffrage? The fact was that the occasion
for the expediture Of the money grew out OF the
position Of the Caucasian and not oil the coloteo
Mr.. Vance, replying to Mr. Ingalls,. said he [Mr.
Vancel had said nothing about the war mat was
Wss The Of d history those S hS who had thrust these
colored people into places for which they were
unfit to educate them. Mr.: Vance denied that ne
| for themselves. They would be able TO take care
| Of their own education If they did not nave 80
XII. ingalls, said that in 1850, in the hacyon days
of the old regime, there we're over $4,000 whites IN
| North Carolina who could not read or write, ana
that was larger proportion OF illteracy than oven
M. Vance said that North Carolina, poor state,
had paid into the treasury twelve times as lnuch
| money as Kansas, rich one; NORM Chrollna
heyng paid in in 1850 s2,S72 Kansas pald
| otly $3.50 762. ,,,-
Mr. Plumb inquired how much Of the North
Carolina amount had been on distilled spirits.
Mr. Vance replied about one half OF ton
whisky that had been drunk in prohibition
Mr.. Riddleberger wished the senate would get
back to the question involved in the Dill IL mtde
no difference TO the children who were aueeted ny
the bill how the necessity for 1t arose. III II were
right for the little children to give their pennies 70
missionary society without being asked wna'
their fathers politics were, then senators snoulu
eliminate politics from this question and vote for
or against the proposition on its merits A..
Mr.. Vest would vote against the bill. For the
responsible, and II the curse Of God were on It, II
was on both sections alike. Mr.. Vest dehed the
production ola precedent IN me nlst ,h OIL un.
There had never been p bill attempted 70 Dc
passed In which the general government had re-
quired that certain branches should be Taught
and that reports should be made by the states (
the national government He read from the pii
the enumeration of studies required TO be taught
and insisted that the states should have absolute
control OF the modus operandt OF It's educationa
system without interference from the nationa
government 1t was highly obicctionable, he
said, to have the governor of the staereportlng U
the secretary of the interior.
Mr.. Rlddlcberger replied to Mr.. Vest maintain
|
could be constitutionally voted. III II could tina
was the end oft. He wanted tho gentlemen VIII
come from the south 10 answer simply whethe
they were In favor of money being paid out b
the general government for purposes OF universe
advantage TO their people. There was no questio
of state rights distractions involved. If the none
could be given consttutionally, how could ~ be
! come unconstitutional to say how II should D
7 paid out2 Let those who did not want this none
say so, but let them put il on reasonable grounds
, and not put 1t OH bubble.
i Mr.. Butler moved that the senate go into OK
ecutive session.
: In the course of the days debate message wa
, received from the house of representatives au
: nouncing the agreement of that body to the r
7 port Of Its conference committee on the senal
, Joint resolution approprating $4,000 for the con
tingent funds Of the senate, and further announc
ing the non-concurrence of the house in the sci
ate amendments to the urgency deficiency bill.
, On motion of Mr.. Sherman, the senate agreed
the report of its committee of conference on IN
: joint resolution, and, on motion of Mr.. Allison
I the senate adhered TO its amendments on the de
: ficency bill, and on that a committee OF confel
ence was appointed to confer with like commi
, tee of the house.
The senate. at 8 p. m, went into executive Sc
sion, and when tho doors were reopened ~
journed,