New-York tribune., 1886-02-26
WHITE AND CoLORED SCHOOLS.
POSSIBLE DIsCRIMIN ALTON N THE hDo'Ni NiiO

D1scussEp IN THE SENATE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Mr' GEORGE VI Ni.S .n
sssipp in speaking in advocacy OF tne
in the Senate to-day, referred to resolution INV
bv Mr. Morgan at former sessions OF the 9eh".e' 80
months extra pay to Congressional Clerks ho iOu" "
- arrort ir the constitution for such q payment IL
Mr. Morgan's theory OF the constitutionaii" "
Education bill was the true one. r
MIR Morgan said that he would not fouo" the ie..I ~
effort OF Mr. George to lay before the worm us N
Morgans) record; but the Senator from MssisslPP "
welcome to any instance OF that sort Oh ua'u 'N" N
could find in the speakers record. ,.ou,,
Mr. George was much obliged for the complmeh'aiy
manner in which Mr. Morgan had referred to him. IL
40 happened he said, that when Senator toho"eu
the course OF the Senator from Alabama ne was eoiu
PEELED by the necessity OF the occasion 10 uea WIZ
"trash" for there very little else IN INC reeof
the Senator except what could be donomnateu Wy 'uo
word trash" Mr.. George went at some length into
the record of some Of tho Senators opposing the DILL
to show inconsistency on their part ne t"oA up
among other things the Burnside Education DILL paSseu
by the Senate years ago. and read from INC oo''
gressional Record certain remarks ol MI morgan "''
Mr. Maxoy which Mr. George maintained TO DC h'con-
sistent with their present position
Mr. Morgan said that the Senator from Mississippi !"
order to try to people, had undertaken 10
Introduce insncery the meth DDS OF his argument
He admonshed Mr. George that he (Mr. George) was an
ex-Judge, and stood before the people as sucn' MI
Morgan denied some OF the inferences drawn ny MI
George from Mr. Morgans speeches on former measures
before Congress- and said Mr. Georges reading his
represented him. ..
Mr. George-I shall read tho Senator'S own language
and then shall lot misrepreseDt you
Mr. Morgan-It does mlsrepresent me-
Mr. George-If read your own language 1t VIII not
misrcpresent you.
Mr. Morgan-It does misreprcSent me and the senator
knowsit
Mr. George-It Is untrue; the statement made Dy tho
Senator is simply untrue and no knows IT,
Mr. PIatt sad that in bis section OF the country the
support OF the p was based the Idea that as good
phtlantropc people, they ought to aid In the eduohon
OF the coored people OF tho South But acooruue 20
some computations that the speaker had maue on tue
basis OF tho bill the coored people woulu gecet'o on3
Sls5O00o0 while the white pe9pe @ o., se %i for the
colored children alone 81, 80. ,or, aot
equality OF schooling without regard 70 color or
MIR Logan thought the bill shOud be based not on th9
hnt m Inc Iiteracy OF the white and coored children
In tina, way coored children would get hreeI Por
# now stood Though the hll dealt with National
fund IL seemed to nm that care had Derh hheh 'H"'
'S Mr. nor sad the true theory was the states,
hut II the Nation should hnd any t - P,n
tised subsequent appropriations coulu po "i'"N '
the state discriminating. ,,, iod "a
Mr. Allison Thought the bill should be so amended % as
20 he nrecsey what u intended 10 ne; anu thoII
should be no room FOR doubt To arise wien the pro
visions OF the bill came to be applied ID prcGs 90 NJ NJ
the proportions OF the money 10 DC apP'ou W " 49,
colored schools respectively. 49,. >! n
Wr Edmunds thought this proposed amendment
good one lie had criticism 10 make on the system
Separate white and coored schools though IN NeInos
there was no objection whatever 10 coored chldtHn
going 10 the same school WIN theh nun .
wnltr friends lie had never heard OF any
objection to their playing marbles together ana theo
foTe none to their attending the same school u thS
were only few co!ored people Ia Vermont anu S . i
munds would not speak for communities III whch tneI
were large number Of those people. He was dspOse
to think that under the existing condition OF airs
wa better for children OF both raceS ana for te w
mate good states n which they hNcd thSt they
should be educated separately.