Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1886-12-17


The essential provlsIous Of the Blair bill
are, 10 subhsnce. a. follower
II spproprIs,es ST. 900 900 from the u.
8. Treasury TO be distributed among the
State. aud Territories in eight annual in
s.allmeni@, a. follow. First year $1,000.
900; second ye.r $40 900. 900; third si5..
100000; fourth slS .0Oa 600; 6t.h sll.0oo,'
900; sixth 5000 600; seventh $1,000 900
and eighth year $1,000 900. Thia money ls
10 be spportioned Among the Ststss accord
ing TO the number Of illi,ersis persons in
each, Of both races, 10 years Of age and
over Inability to write being the ,esi Of H.
litsracy. No State eau receive any OF the
money which has not system OF free com.
mon schools for all children without dis
,inction OF race or color as TO the distribu
ton Of school revenue; bat sepirate schools
for the two races mar be maintained
wnsres.r desired. The money ia 10 he paid
over to such oficers a. the States shall ar
thariEs TO receive Il. destruction In the
schools IL 10 include reading, writing and
spsaking the Eagiish language. arithmetic,
geogga ply and history Of the u uited States,
aa,l such other branches Of useful snowl-
edge a. may be taught under local laws.
No State IL 10 receive In any year more
thAn Il has expended 10 toe preceding year
for common school. from iu osn revenues
Tue bill declares ,h., it, design IL mot 20
establish az indspsu leo, system OF schools,
. bat rather 10 aid for the time being Ia the
development and maintenance OF the school
systeul established BY local government
which must be Eventually wholly maintain
ed By the States aud Territories wheiiu
they sxisi." Before StAte can receive any
money under the bill lie Governor mus
furnish to the Secretary Of the Interior .
statement showing the amour. expended
by bis State 10 the preceding year for com
mon schools, whether any Discrimination
has been made 10 raising or dis,ribdtirI
school money, or Ia school facilities. be
tween ths white and colorsd rsces, snd, !
practicable, the sources from which suci
money was derived, the number Of whit
aud colored common schools, the avsrag
attendance at same aud the length Of tn
echool term. No s,sle IL TO recvivs aoy o
the money until II has through It. LegisIa
turs accepted II under the provisions o
the bill
Upon examining this synopsis Of the pro
posed Law the reader will hnd the contra
dlotiou aud explosion Of several misrspre
ssatations Which have been made BY its ad
vsrssriea, very much 10 lite prejudice. He
will 6Gd that IL is not true, n alleged, taa
Il requires. or authorizes the Federal Gov
srnmsnt to rsq lire the children OF the two
race. TO be laugh, together In what are com
monty called "mtxed schools but that OF
the aonir.rv the right Of the States TO main
tain ssp ws,s schools for white and coloreC
ohildreo IL expressly recognized. He viii
had that instead OF Its being a proposition
tia, the general government shall assume
Jurisdiction aud control VI ,dacsdon 10 ID,
States, az lie enemies charge, IL distinctly
disaisi0' any such purpose, declaring l.
OBJ .c, to be ooly 10 give Temporary aid Il
the schools as established by the SlAtes an,
which are ultimately 10 be wholly main
talned by them. He will Also discover ths
oas Of the provi4ioos OF the bill which dem
sSogne. have made the basis Of muo
S;a,es rights eloquence and which the
have denounced with great isrgor aud W
ctfsra,ion a. the most andacious usurpaliol
o. power ever attempted or proposed Ia
free country, IL in point OF fac, the mo:
harmless thiog imaginable, being no mor
than the provision prescribing SONS OF th
branches OF educ ,iion to be taught 10 %
schools. Yes, we ere told by .hcse yigilar
guardians Of our constitutional rights, tn
right here is centriliz ,tion rampant, whic
IL not met at the threshold and ins,antl
throniei. away 90 our liberties To m
this provision Of the bill ia not very alarm
ing, for IL the people OF State can see an
central ,tion or other dangerous things !
res linz, writing, arithmetic, etc, all the
have to do TO escape 1t Ia simply throug
their Legislature to decline TO accept an
of TIE fired money, aad that will he n
cod OF il. / think myself hat the deaign
tion oi these branches In the law is alt
gether cup nd ioua, iuasmucS as the teacl
ins Of them is necessary part OF the bns
ness Of common scbo ,ls. and so rsoog aizl
10 practice the world over, but 20 ses!ors
urge the speci6 cation OF them a. the ressC
for the rejection and defeat OF the bill. a
pears to me TO be rsts childish, to say Il
least OF il. A theee branches are Ia the1
selves innocent. useful add necessary, AT
are b.irg now taught in every comm'
school 10 the land and must conlinus to
tauxh, there. whether the Blair bill IL eI
acted or not, I really do not think the
Recommendation by The Congress ought
er.spersie any gentleman however spiri'
and cbivalrous may DO bis nature.