Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-04
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
EDUCATION BILL IN THE SENATE.
INDIAN BILL PASSES THE HOUSE.
WORK IN THE COMMITTEE ROOMS. ETC.
The Senate.


protesting against any law which would make the
trade dollar receivable at any higher rate than its
value as bullion
By MI. Logan-From the Chicago board of trade.
protesting against the further coinage of silver
collars Also, from the Chicago Trade and Labor
assembly, protesting against the repeal OF the
present patent laws.
Bills were reported favorably from committees
and placed on the calendar as follows:
BY Mr.. Cameron (of WiS)-From the committee
on public buildings and grounds, TO provide for the
Va, and Saratoga Springs, y. Y
By Mr.. Vest-From the committee on Territories.
TO authorize the appointment of commission by
the PRESIDENT TO run and mark the boundary lines
between portion OF the Indian Territory and the
state OF Texas IN connection with a similar COM
mission TO be appointed by the state OF Texas.
Bills were introduced and appropriately referred
BY Mr.. Plumb-To grant right OF way over public
lands to the Utah and Northern railway company.
By Mf. Lapham--To authorize the appointment
and retirement OF wounded and disabled officers OF
the regular army who were hOnorably discharged
under the act OF July 10, 1870. Also, to amend the
patent laws.
MIR. Jonas submitted joint resolution. which
was referred to the committee on the improvement
OF the mississippi, making an appropriation OF
100000 for the protection Of the existing eyees on
the lower Mississippi
The chair laid before the Senate the regular order
being the calendar OF cases unobiected To-
Mr.. Blair moved to dispense with this order, in
order that the debate Oh
TIE EDUCATION BILL MAY PROCEED.
The motion was agreed to- and MIR. Bayard took the
floor. 1t had been his intention, Mr.. Bayard said,
to cast silent vote on this measure, but the de-
bate had more and more shown the interest and
| Importance of it. Just in proportion as its im-
portance and necessity had grown upon him so had
his desire TO find justification for 1t. Buthe thought
that 1t was seldom that could be brought
before Congress that would have such effect on
our form OF government the bill now before the
Senate 1t was proposition TO tax the people or
the United States to support the education Of the
respective states 1t was proposition accOlnpa-
| MED with cOndltlon-that condition being that In
| the proportion or the ignorance existing In the
| states the money was to be expended. Under
| that condition the money was to be expended
| by the general government Acting as representa-
tive men executing the great trust of public powe
under the limitations OF written charter not only
under civil Obligations but under those of religion
added. 1t was the duty of men to look carefully to
their votes in this body. Mr. Bayard read from a
newspaper with which. he said the senior Senator
| from Rhode Island lMr. Anthony was connected,
in which. speaking OF the Blair bill, an editorial
said the passage OF 1t would be an ultra-conSttu-
tiona though necessary authority as logical con
sequence OF the enfranchisement OF the negro and
| that the state schools would have to conform to
| The views OF the general government. Mr.. Bayard
assented to those views. Never before he said had
the conflict between duty and inclination been so
virtue only OF the people Of the United States could
| the government live.
| This subject was related to what Emerson had
called the miracle OF Intellectual enlargement The
earnestness and Stra1ghtforwardneSS Of Mr.. B!au
in regard to the bill had gained Mr. Bayards regard
sense OF high patriotic duty. The addresses that
had been made In the Senate by different Senators
Mad so impressed him that he felt obliged carefully
TO review his opinion. He knew the south, lie said.
He had given thought to the condition OF Its people
and had observed their struggles after the war He
had observed the flower OF their manhood slan their
strong men and warriors crippled; the deSOlation
OF their homes. the upheaval Of their social sys-
! tenn. But there was one cause more devastating
than all others, and that that after the plow-
share OF desolation had done its work, and at the
| moment when every sef-gOverning agency that
law could supply was coming into operation, the
no trln tod
the unhappy policy OF interdicting every vestge OF
| self-government i'll the south until it was abso
| lutely annihilated.
| The House.
| Mr.. Anderson Kan, from the committee on pub
lie lands reported bill to provide for the adjust
ment OF land grants made by Congress to aid In the
construction OF railroads within the state OF Kan
SaS- House calendar.
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
The morning hour having been dispensed with
the House, at 1915, went into committee of the
whole <Mr. Wellborn. OF Texas In the chair On the
| Indian appropriation bin.
| THE BILL PASSED.
| The consideration OF the bill having been con
cluded, the committee rose and the bill was passed
| THE PRIVATE CALENDAR. .
! At 1:5O the House, on motion OF Mr. Mcmillan
| fTenn.), went into committee OF the whole (Mr
COX <N. T. In the chair on the private calendar
| The District I'm Congress-.
THE FREE BRIDGE.
| In the District committee to-day a communication
| was read from Mr. Terrell, protesting against
free bridge II 1t Is to cost the District any money.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE.
| The Senate District committee at their regular
| meeting to-day, ordered favorable report upo1
the House bill directing the issuance Of two dupli
cate certihcates OF the board OF audit, which wer,
issued TO Melissa @. Polar, and We're stolen iron
her. One was for 1854 and the other for 1850.
| THE DISTRICT APPROPRIATION BILL
The House appropriation committee had the Dis
| trict appropriation bill under consideration thi
morning, but only got over the Introductory clauses
| Tney Olll meet again this afternoon, and MAY
complete the consideration before adjournment
The bill will be brought up in the House very soon
unless It should be antagonized by the Morrison
tarin DILL Mr. FOllett. OF Ohio, has 1t In charge
and an effort will be made to get his consent to adj
as an amendment the bill introduced in the Hous
by MI. Shelley. providing for the completion of th
| sewerage system OF the city. The proposition I,
make such an amendment would be subject to
point OF order in the House, but II the COMMITTEES
made This would expedite the matter, as, il lef
to its turn, the sewerage bill might not come up 10
mlttee unite IN their approval OF the proposition.
Capitol Topics.
THE TARIFF BILL
Members Of the ways and means committee sa,
an effort will be made next week to begin consid
Grafton OF the tariff bill. The day, however, the!
say has not been agreed upon
AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT POSTAL TELEGRAPH.
The House committee post offices and pos
roads to-day adopted the following resolution witt
relation to the bills providing for a government
postal telegraph system: "ResOlred, That 1t is tn
sense OF this committee that 1t is inexpedient fo
the government either to construct post al tele
graph or purchase any existing line OF telegraph
This resolution defeats in the committee all bill
authorizing government telegraph service. Tn
bills to secure cheap correspondence by telegraph
under contract will be considered at another time
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE EDUCATION BILL
In the Senate yesterday MI. Hoar and Mr.. Harr
son submitted amendments, which they intend a
the proper time to propose to the education bill
trtbutiOn OF only s. 0O0 600 the first year. 100000
the second, SIS, OO,OOO the third, and then tn
amount to diminish at the rate OF 81 900 600 veal
and to cover only eight years instead OF ten. TIL
other provides that each state shall contribute q
much money as it gets from the national fund
OF Columbia, and provides for an annual report t
be made to the Secretary OF the Interior.
THE oTTMAN COMPROMISE.
Mr.. Bliss testified before the Springer committe
, yesterday afternoon that the compromise in th
jury would not decide that Ottman was guilty
MINOR NOTES
The committee appointed by the democratic EN-
plOyes OF the House as an auxiliary the nationa
. committee, last evening elected w. A. Fields chair
I man, and Henry Fl. Mohler secretary. Messrs
! Fields, Walker, Jones and OBrien were appointe
to tender the services OF the organization TO tn
national committee
Mr. Converse has returned from his visit to Ohio
in improved health, having been called back soone
than he expected. He says he Is sure that tn
state Will De unanimous in its support OF the actio
Of its delegation in opposing tarin agitation, an
doing all they can to defeat the Morrison bill.
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