National Republican., 1884-04-02
THE TRADE DOLLAR BILL
Passed by the House After Striking Out the
Fourth Section.
CoIoquy Between Messrs. Beford and
Kelley on Pig Iron and Silver
Resolution Presented 10 Investigate The Financial
Affairs Of tho District.
The Debate ON tho Educational Bill I'm
the Senate Continued.
THE SENATE.

tOllt me-, pIOhcsIluB HSdluSJ lne TeuuCeu uppIO-
priaton for the letter carrier service.
BY Mr. Morgan. From William Webster, an
American citizen, praying for tho aid of congress
to secure him in:his right of ownership to $4,000
acres of land In New Zealand, which he claims
that he bought from the native chiefs before the
British govern ment had any rights of possession
IN that country but his right 10 which has not
Bills were. Introduced and appropriately re-
ferred as follows:
BY Mr.. Hill: Regulating the letting of mail con.
Also, to make certificates .of gold and silver
deposits In the treasury of the United States a
legal tender for public and private debts:
Mr.. Voorhees, offered q resolution, which was
agreed to, instructing tho committee on the Ii.
bary to inquire into the expedency and pro.
priety Of purchasing from Mrs. Fassett the artist
her picture Of the electoral commission OF 1917.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Edmunds and re.
ported favorably from the COMMITTEES ON naval
was taken up, read three times, and passed. 1t
provides for the compensation of the survivors
The names and amounts are us follows: George
" Melville, chief engineer: $1,000; John W.
Danenhower, lieutenant, @ 1000 Raymond l..
bostswain, $780, W. +. c. Nindemann, seaman,
$500, and the remaining survivors, $500 each.
widow, child. or other legal representative of each
deceased member of the expedition any arrears
ofpay due the deceased, and one years additional
pay.
on motion Of Mr.. Frye. the bill reported favora-
bly, by him from the committee OH commerce to
chant marine and encourage the American for.
eign carrying trade was made special order for
Friday next at o'clock.
The chair then laid before the senate the edu.
cation bill
MIR. Coke again expressed himself opposed to the
bill on the ground both of constitutionality and
expediency. If congress, he said, had the consti.
tutional power to pass the BILL 1t was not expedi-
ont that II should pass it. He denied that the
the Jurisdiction of the United States government
The proposition that taxation should be collected
i,,fn t, Arlnn ,aN ~
pended by another government was all absurdity
He admitted the right of the general government
to give public land 10 the states in aid OF educa-
tion.
Mr. Garland asked Mr. Coke how the United
States government had got the lands which 1t had
given to the states in aid of education.
Mr.. Coke replied part by conquest and part by
Mr. Garland inquired how it wa, that congress
had the power TO buy land and denote 1t to the
separate states and did not have the power to give
the money instead of the land.
Mr. Coke replied that the purchase of land was
power incident to government which II some.
times became necessary to exercise for the reali.
zation OF great national PURPOSES, and when so
exercised the right of absolute control rested in
the government. II was wholly different in thu
case of money raised by taxation:
Here the chair announced that Gen. Grant,
with friend, was at the capitol that the gen
cral had tho right of admission TO the floor OF the
senate and If there was no objection the courtesy
Of admission to the floor would be extended to
his friend also There was no objection. The
friend was Gen. Beale.l
MI IOko btlhCktu tilo pOsltlOub OI mr. GeOTkO
and Mr.. Lamar, as announced by those senators q
few days ago on this question.
for homesteads and inquired of Mr.. George
whether 1t would be constitutional for the gov
ernment to tax the people Of the country in order
20 give men money to buy land, instead Of giving
Mr. George replied that he would certainly op.
pose the giving OF money by congress TO an indi-
vidual for the purpose of buying a homestead.
Homestead lands were not absolute grants but
grants upon condition of settlement.
NJ Tnkn af anna Az
drew from that gentleman the restatement. In
brief OF his point, that the appropriation of money
for educational purposes carried the federal gov.
ernment no ,iarlher into the states than did the
donation of land for educational purposes. The
danger apprehended, he said WAS not on account of
for which Il was granted. AS he understood Mr.
Cokes rosit tion, II was that the appropriation OF
money under limited power would involve tho
intervention Of the federal government in the
state. while tho appropriation Of land under an
unlimited power would not do so.
Mr.. Coke contended that the condition in the
bill requiring the states TO consent 10 the accept.
ance of the money stamped tho bill as unconsti-
,or on ,S wetS ssS S oT
consent. For his part he would be unworthy to
represent the people OF the great state of TeXas II
he were willing to barter the great right OF local
self government for million OF dollars or a thou
sand millions, or ten thousand millions. This bill
would, Mr.. Coke believed, be Il PandOra's box for
the country. How long he asked, would 1t take
to impress northern senators with the idea that we
ought TO have mixed schools-as the senator from
had mixed schools in the north? How long would
1t be before the negroes would be put up TO de-
years before the subject would become a plank in
party platforms. Anything that congress might
determine would, If this bill passed. be interpreted
TO be for the general welfare. once let the ques.
ton of state schools get into politics, and the ne.
groes demand mixed schools, and the republican
party would concede 1t to them. The worst phases
of the race question. Mr.. Coke believed, would
follow.
Mr. Salisbury expressed himself us unable after
rtnt,C n In sI.. al
proprety than he had seen in 1t when 1t came
first before the senate. If the general welfare
clause OF the constitution covered this case, then
there was no necessity for many of the spec ihc
grants of power which the constitution contained
The meaning OF that clause wGs that the common
fund should be applied TO such objects as all the
states had common interest in. II congress had
constitutional powerto make this appropriation of
money, 1t had power to follow the money, and di-
not prepared to see their state school systems
absorbed by the United States Mr.. Salisbury
could not see how they could consistently vote
for this bill.
Mr.. Logan submitted some amendments, which
he said, he would at the proper time move 70 the
ior the first year shall be S5,0G0000: the second
year, sl7,5OO0OO; the third year, S2OO0O.OOO; the
the sixth year, $4,000 900; the seventh year. Sl2-
100000; the eighth year slO,OoO0OO; the ninth
ali appropriation shall cease, which eyeral sums
shall be expended to secure the benefits of com
mon school education to all children Of school
Another of Mr. Logan's proposed amendments
apprOpriates S2OOO,OOJ, to be allotted to the sew
eral states and territories Oh the same basis, to be
known the common sChOOlhOuse fund. to be
used to aid the bu lding OF school houses in poor
and Hparsely settled communities that may be un-
able 10 bear the burden OF taxation necessary for
the purpose, but not more thnn one. half tho cost
OF such school house IN any one case TO be paid
out of such fund, nor more than 800 In any case.
third amendment provides that no state or
territory that does not distribute all moneys raised
for school purposes equally among all the chill
dren of the state, without distinction of race or
color shall be entitled to the benefits of the act
Mr., George secured the tloor to reply to Mr..
Coke but preferred not to go on owing to the late
ness OF the hour.
Mr. Beck said he had been thinking whether
cent on all incomes over Co. 200 year to meet the
expenses of this bill.
Mr.. Allison asked Mr.. Blair in view of the
urgency OF the naval appropriation bill, when
vote WAS TO be taken on tne educational bill.
MT Blair said he was ready at any time, but
theie was no power to shut Off freedom Of speech
IN the senate. and II senators wanted to speak
tneir minds he could not prevent them. He gave
nOlce, however, that he would day at the con
cluslon OF morning business: ask that the debate
on thls measure proceed and that the senate dis
pose Of the bill To. day.
Mr.. Lamar sent to the desk and had the clerk
read some extracts from an address by DR.. Mayo
OF Boston, recently delivered In Vicksburg, In
which the doctor assures northern senators that
Is Impossible Tor the people oi the south, out of
their own resources, 10 supply the means of edu-
eating their children in such manner as the ne.
cessiues of American citizenship require
Mr., Blair read letter from distinguished pro-
fessor of South Carolina and resolutions Of Inc
National Educational society In support Of the