The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-04-12
WORK AT THE CAPITAL.
LEADING TOPICS FROM WASHINGTON.
Passage by the Senate Of BIair's Educa-
tiOnal Biii--lts Provisions--A Scheme1
for this Taxation of Immigrants
--Lsbors In Congress.
THE EDUCATIONAL BILL.


the Senate provides that $4,000, 600
shall be appropriated in such way
as to provide for the equalization of school
privileges to all children of school age in all
States and Territories, without regard
to color or race, and gives them an
equal opportunity for education. The
expenditure is to extend over eight years,
as follows: First year, $1,000. 900:
second year, $40, 900, 900; third year, Sl5,-
900, 900; fourth year, $4,000, 900; fifth
year. Sll, 900, 600; sixth year, $4,000, 600;
seventh year, $1,000, 600, and eighth year,
S., 200, 900. The money is to be disbursed
in monthly installments by the Secretary of
the Interior, according to the ratio of illit-
eracy, to the Governors of the several
States and Territories on certain conditions:
l. That none OF it shall go to any State or
Territory that does not have common
school system for all children, without regard
to race or color.
2. That no State shall receive from this fund
more money than II annually expends for
school purposes.
3. That none of the appropriation shall be
expended Tor the erection or rental of school
houses but that accommodations for the
school shall be furnished 10y the State.
4. That one-tenth Of the fund shall be APP
maintaining normal and training schools.
3. That each year there shall be made to the
Secretary OF the Interior by the Governor of
each State II detailed statement of the dis
bursemcnt of the school fund, with the num-
Der of schools, average daily attendance, the
relative number OF white and colOred chill
drrn. ami other information rs TO the use OF
;hr fund, and thecondltlon OF common school
in his Stale, and ii IL shall he shown
that the fund has been mlsapplicd. such
RAIr shall not bc entitled TO further aid UNI
+! II sNali replace the money Inisapplicd.
A GrnlorAtic Senstoi who voted for the
Educa tlouAl bill was asked If he thought it
would ~ passed BY IN. Louise.
Without doubt" was MS reply. "'rhe
IN Congress who opposes
Government aid to education in this pro.
greSsive age will no: Lave long political
life"
Senator Blail's Education bill, rs passed
by the Senate will give to Illinois schools
81, 1856, 100 during the next ten years: TO
Iowa, Kansas and Michigan, $500, 900 each;
and to Wisconsin, $780, 900.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE MINISTER HUNT.
The funeral of the late Hon. William l..
Hunt, formerly Secretary of the Navy and
late Minister to Russia, took place Tues
day afternoon from st. Johns Episcopal
Church. Many prominent people, includ-
ing the President and his Cabinet, were
present The services were conducted by
Rev. DR.. Leonard.
The pail bearers were Mr.. Justice
Bradley, Lieutenant General Sheridan. Ad-
miral Porter, Hon. j. G. Blaine, Rear Adj
miral Rodgers, Senator Gibson, Judges j.
c. Bancroft, Davis, Peabody. McCamnon
and eX- Postmaster General T. l.. James
IA tn naly
Cemetery by detachment of Marines and
a battalion of the Second Artillery, and
were buried with military honOrs.
THE HENNEPlN CANAL
WASnINGToN, April l0.-'rhe House
Committee on Railways and Canals yester-
day agreed toreport favorably the lIennepin
Canal bill which was introduced at the be-
ginning of the session by Mr.. Cullom. of IL
linois. 1t approves the route surveyed by
the Secretary OF War from Hennepin to
Rock Island, md designated in Benyuard's
report as the Rock Island Route, together
with the br nch canal, or feeder
from Rock River to the Hcnne
pin Canal 1t provides that the
canal shall be eghty-five feet wide at the
water line and navigable for vessels of at
least two hundred and eighty tons burden.
1t directs the Secretary of War to secure
the right of way by agreement, purchase or
conveyance of the owners, if it
ran be done on reasonable terms, but If not
the Secretary is to institute proceedings to
condemn such lands as may be necessary
for the right of way. The Secretary OF
War Is also directed to commence work ~
soon as practicable and within six months
after the passage Of the act The sum of
81, 000 600 is appropriated rs fund to COM
mence work.
COMPTROLLER KNOX.
1t seems that the rumOr of the resignation
IF John JAY Knox, Comptroller of the Cur
rency was premature. He says that he
will decide next week whether to accept the
Presidency of a New York bank which was
endered him last February.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
The subcommittee of the House Com
nttee on judiciary has agreed upon a joint
resolution proposing constitutional amend
ncnl relating to the currency. The pro
posed amendment is as follows: The leg
slatiVe powers granted Congress by the
shall not be construed to in.
'lude the power to pass any law making
anything but gold and silver coin a tender
u UdNlnc VI NeDtS except dlItT dlltf
declaration OF war, or in case of rebellion
Or invasion, when the public safety may de-
nand it,"
WOMEN WILL NOT VOTE THIS YEAR.
The House Committee on Judiciary has
ldoptrd Mr. Mayburys adverse report on
he Joint resolution proposing "a consttu-
ionai amendment giving women the right
If suffrage. Mr.. Dorshemer said that he
hought it would be advisable at some
uture time to give women the right to vote.
hessrs. Reed, Brown, of lndi ma, and Il.
;. Taylor will submit a minority report.
TAXISG IMMIGRANTS.
WAsHINGTaN, April 1.-MeSSrs. Ed
nunds, Stephenson and Charles y. Taint-
", Commissioners OF immigration from
New York. were granted a hearing before
he House Committee on Commerce Satur-
lay in advocacy of the passage OF the bill,
Introduced on December IL by Nicholas
Muller (New No.kJ, Ia amend the lmmi-
.ration laws. The bill proposes to amend
he act of August 3, 1852, so that there
hall be levied and paid duty of fifty cents
rom every passenger coming FROM foreign
country TO any port in the United States, the
money so collected To constitute an ''immi-
rant fund to be used al the discretion of
lie Secretary of the TIE sury for the re-
let of Immigrants in distress Ii also
IirpC.S the anpointment by the President of