Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-10-21
THE BLAIR BILL.
FULL TEXT OF THE MEASURE
The Bill 10 Aid the Establishment and
Support Of Common Schools Pend
ing Before Congress.

House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Con-
gress assembled, that for eight fiis-
cal years next after the passage of
this act there shall be annually ap-
propriated from the money in the
Treasury the following sums, to-wit:
The first year the sum Of $1,000
900; the second year the sum of
s10,000,000; the third year, the
sum Of s15, 900, 900; the fourth
year, the sum Of s13, 1000, 900; the
fifth year, the sum of 81, ,OOO,-
900; the sixth year, the sum of 4
$9,O00,00O; the seventh year the
sum of $4,000, 900; the eighth year
the sum of $4,000, 900, which sew
eral sums shall be expended to se-
cure the benefits of common school
education to all the children of the
school age mentioned hereafter liv-
ing in the United States; provided,
that no money shall be paid to a
State or any officer thereof until
the Legislature Of the State shall
by bill or resolution, accept the pro-
visions of this act; and such ac-
Septance shall be filed with the Sec
retary Of the Interior, And if any
State by it's Legislature shall de-
cline or relinquish it's share or pro-
portion under this act or any por-
tion thereof, the sum SO relinquish-
ed shall go to increase the amount
for distribution among the other
States and Territories as herein pro-
vided, and any State or Territory
which shall accept the provisions of
this act at the first session of it's
Legislature after its passage shall,
upon complying with the other pro-
visions Of this act, be entitled at
once 10 lts pro rata OF all previous
annual appropriations.
Sec. 2. That such money shall
annually be divided among and paid
out in the several States and Terri
tories and in the District Of Column
bia in that proportion which the
whole number of persons in each
who, being of the age of 10 years
and over, can not write, bears to
the whole number of such persons
in the United States; such compu-
tation shall be made according to
the census of 1880 until the illit-
eracy returns of the census of 1890
shall be received and then upon the
basis Of that census. And in each
State and Territory and in the Dis
trict Columbia in which there shah
be separate schools for white and
colored children the money receiv-
ed in such State or Territory and
in the District of Columbia shall be
apportioned and paid out for the
support of such white and colored
schools, respectively, in the proper
+. ton that the white and colored
children between the ages Of ten
and twenty-one years, both inclu-
sive, in such State or Territory and
in the District of Columbia, bear tc
each other, as shown by the said
census. The foregoing provision
shall not effect the application Of
the proper proportion Of said money
to the support of all common
schools wherein white and colored
children are taught together.
Sec, 8. That the district of Alas.
ka shall be considered Territory
within the meaning Of this act; but
no acceptance of the provisions Of
this act, report Of the Governor Of
the district, or expenditure blythe
district for school purposes shall be
required; and the money apportion-
ed annually, under the direction Of
the Secretary Of the Interior, in
the manner provided for the expen.
diture Of other appropriations fol
educational purposes in said dis.
trict and for the purpose Of ascer
tanning the amount to be apportion,
ed to said district the Secretary o.
the Interior shall ascertain, in sucf
manner as shall be deemed by hin
best, the number Of illiterates there
in.
Sec. 4. That no State or Terri
tory shall receive any money under
this act until the Governor thereo
shall file with the Secretary of tn,
Interior statement certified b,
him showing the common schoo
system in force in such State O
4 Territory; the amount of none,
therein expended during the las
n preceding school year in the sup
port of common schools not includ
ing expenditures for the rent, re
pair or erection Of school houses
whether any discrimination is mad
in the raising or distributing o
the common school facilities afford
ed between white and colored child
rem therein, and, so far 'as is prac
tioable, the sources from which sucl
revenues were derived; the name
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