Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-28
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we're referred 70 BY the speakers q
follows:
Mr.. Teiier-I vanf TO say q word
about the industrial education in the
Territories. TIE bill does not seen 70
deal With industrial schools except in
the Territories, and there are really nc
industrial schools In the Territories
Iodcstrisl schools are only valuable, as
l understand In crowded communities
where there is difficulty for those vhs
are unfortunate IN their poverty and IN
tnesr Inability 30 acquire trades and
general business education. All through
tns western oountry In the Tefrissrles
there 10 no difficulty of that kind, an
! DO no< knov Of any industrial schools
IN the Ierritores for the pQrpose Of ed
ucatinQ the Indians. and no provision
10 made for that class in this bill, as
understand il.
l wish TO call the attention Of the
Senate to the fact that the Territories
have very little interest in this bill, he
amount that they will receive 10 % In
significant For instance, the Territory
OF Arizona will receive total sum OF
about $4,000 during the whole life Of
tbs bill. The Territory of Dakota, With
us great population, will only get $6S,-
900; Idaho Territory, $1,000; Montsna
Territory, about t21, 600; Utah Terrific
". flo9,0O: Washington Territory,
f4s, 900; and Wyoming, 5000. The
Territories have little or no interest in
this bill; for when you divide $4,000
into ella ht years' payments. il will make
no co d-rable impfeesion-in fact,
hone 1T all-upsn the educational re-
sources Of - Territory like Washing
ton.
| / Go not suppose there 10 Territor,
ever 81 p or, unless it mag be Arizona,
that has not better educational system
than q great number of the old and
wealthy States. know that IL the case
with SONS of the Northvestern Terrific
ries, at least. The verv first thing the
people Who go TO those Territories de- is
70 establish q school system. The very
hrst Legislature that assembled in Col
orado, in the midst of civil war, with
scarcely any women or children within
the borders of the Territory, immedi
ately passed an act establishing one of
the most efficient free school systens-
and ve have it todas-of any State in
the Union. From the very beginning
they provided, even IN the remote and
| thinly and sparsely settled regions, for
the free education of all the children
of that section, and established Schools
in communities where you would hardly
suppose any school eeuld be main
| tanned.
Mr.. Morgan-There ought to be no
Discrimination in this bill between the
States and Territories; some of them
having Industrial schools in addition to
common schools, and others not being
allowed to have the industrial schools.
But wish to call the attention of the
Senate to another fact in regard to the
bill. which think the COMMITTEES ought
TO reconsider, even though il requires
that this bill should be sent back 10 the
committee.
This bill proposes to distribute ST.,
000, GOO among the States and Terrific
ries upon the basis of the illiteracy Of
the people over ten years of age in the
States and Territories in 1880. The
other day We had quite q long and
earnest and important debate in the
Senate upon the admission of Dakota
into the Union, and it Vas then stated
on all hands that Dakota had 400, OOO
population, Q riob, prosperous commu
nifty that was rapidly filing up. Nov
find by going back 70 1880. according to
the table presented in the report of the
committee or by the Senator from New
Hampshire, that Dakota 10 credited in
this bill With only 1877 people, in all
of whom there are 1851 that cannot
write. IL We are proposing to do justice
between the different States and Terri
tories, Why do We 90 back 70 1880, when
these Territories had a very sparse pop
ulstion. and take from them the adva >
tage of the inci ease in their population
from that time? The amoant Of money
that would 60 to the Territory Of Da-
kota during all this time would be $59,-
737 durinR the whole eight years. Ala
bama has only about three times the
population that 10 alleged here for Da-
kota. about L. 30, 600 people. Alabama
gets under this bill for the whole time
$5,370, S4845.
A bill vas brought in the other day to
admit Washington Territory into the
Union. Washington bad 1916 people
In 1850. Ii is new claimed that there
$1,000 people in Washington Territory.
The iiliterates in that Territory, as
shown in this table, are $3.50. The
amount Of money coming during the
eight years to Washington Territory,
claiming nov to be entitled to State-
hood, is ~, 1866; and that. too, when
Washington Territory and Dakota are
now paying more money into the trea
sury Of the United States for public
lands, perhaps, or at all events greater
number Of population 10 going there to
take the bsneft of eur homestead sys-
ten than in any Of the old land States
Of the Union.
Now take Montana Territory. Il ia
credited in this report With 80, l59 peo-
ole and Its illitersoy is 1877; aud what
It would get under the bill 10 &3l, Isl. 46
for the wLoie time, for the entire eight
yer, Nc qsite 5000 q year.
II The senate Of the United States
oan siiofd 70 take e77, 900, 900 and dis
tribute Is smsng the people of the
United States under this bill, and have
the constitutional right 10 do it, can il
not afford 10 take the time TO do them
justice? Can anybody defend this bill
upon this statement Have ws the
right 70 have these people pay their
taxes. inosr all the hardshipa Of from
tier life. start up the inoipicnt founda-
tions Of society, including education,
struggling 40 pe3ple never have to strua-
gle in the older States for any purpose,
and yet insist on the distribution Of this
1 aloooy tc pot NGoau Dook o. INC O3olo OF
| population shown by the census Of 1880
when their population has trebled and
quadrupled AZ the time the bill passes?
And, mark yea, for eight years to coue
this basis Of distribution 10 10 be main.
tanned. Dakota may have q million Of
people ct the end Of eight years; Wash
inaton Territory may have 5C0, 600, and
Montana may have 10000 ss the end
Of eight ysarA and yes you 90 OF
With the distribution upon the basis
Of 1880.
Mr.. President, I know that whatever
say about this bill will be credited %
an inveterate hostility against the rnea-
sure; bot IL this bill is 70 become Q lac,
claim that II shall BE % framed by
the Senate Of the United States e Al
least 70 show that ve have some con-
s,derAtson for the principles of justice
and equity in the distribution Of the
money. That 10 what l have TO say
about 10.
| Mr.. B,air-Mr. President, in regard
70 the pecessaty or the desirsbleossz
Of resAisinG the Territories within the
scope Of the bill have vord 70 say.
The Territory Of New Mexico il very
much dspeuoent upon outside heip fos
the establishment Of any system Of