The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-02-12
CONGRESSIONAL.
d.. gits-John Porter Bill in
IT the House.
.,rc.rroNA1 BILL DEBATE
"a Tough Talk Against the
;y.ssure-ths Other Business
Of Thursday.
SENATE

-r,eron. february lin the
y. tO-dsy, after the disposal of
4. morning business, Edmunds
ous important committee OF the
had to go to New Yorkto-day
otber important committees had
- .;5srable work TO do, he believed
"- ~. business would be subserved
no adiourning of the Senate from
y y. .fternoon til Monday. He there
- - moved that when the Senate ad-
' w., today It De till Monday. Agreed
Wr.,lo, submitted an amendment to
pl 80 resolution Of inquiry regarding
sa' ..fnsaI OF the Assistant Treasurer at
W. US orleans to issue silver certificates
!. sTcbapge for silver dollars. The
..-ns1dment directs the committee on
s a.a1ca To enquire also into the loss of
- NV Az silegei 10 have occurred in the
W. W. Orleans sub Treasury and whether
.osb loss occurred in connection with
~ Exchange OF silver certificates for
liver coin. The amendment was ordered
f'il- mong the bills introduced was one
~ Mitchell (0regon} providing for the
,:resl of all treaties permitting the
,5uing Of Chinese to the United States,
md pTOhibited their coming except in
~ Of diplomatic and official person
sgs. At the request of Mitchell the
M SOS laid on the table for the pres
P-yseding 10 the calendar, the Sen
Ne took up the bills in their order.
8ne bills for private relief having been
a,to:ed of, the bill to regulate the pro-
notion Of West Point graduates was
SsEsl. IN reply to an inquiry by
PUN said this was the first year for 8
srg time when there would be more
Ts1ic1snts graduated from the acad-
sny ,bsn there would be vacancies for
Ate, considerable debate, the bill
vsspassed IS reported from the COM
mlttee
Al O'Clock the education bill was
Md beiore the Senate and Morgan took
the floor On il.
The bill, Mr.. Morgan said, was a bill
tOCIe2te Offices and elaborate machinery
Of the government. 1t was a bull to tax
tie honest hard workingman in order
10 educate children of q drunken,
loa6ng ysgab1nd, who would not work
10y bis family Il from the 60, 600 900
people in the United States, were to be
deducted, al he dea S.ieads, dead
5eas and lOn-producerS, there
you'd be shout 200O0,O00 people left
who would have to pay taxes
TO CART ont the provisions of
tins oill The bill itself would be
e4uS2.e4t 10 6 lax of So per capita on
Ilo's ia1 payers, and by the time all
Ie 91oeFS were appointed for the ad-
ll'ratlon Of this scheme of benovel-
s-e5 and all the clerks appointed that
so-.l De necessary to investigate &C
y--' Of thirty-eight States and ten
tIsil'olles affected by the bill, it would
u glad that the tax per capita would
Y wy instead of 50. If the United
S s1E Senator's we're men who
p.Os5l ihe fields or worked as smiths
-ll gAI9 lakes out of the sweat of their
wv NJ Morgan could have more re-
P's. lof them when voting away
-.g-es o. one man to educat the chill.
Isl Oh another. Then the constitu.
-.-4 ground for the bill, MIR. Morgan
'.-.lue1, was said to be found in the
sslsia welfare" clause of the
.Anble 10 the Constitution. Such
APPLICATION of that clause
'.-9!Y meant that you could put dowr
---q mat got up by his own exertions
5 ~. 10 put up a drunken loafel
~ SoQld not exert himself. Tht
- people N the United States TO-DAY
eS nose found i'll the backwoods; il
ear Of God and having respect TO
5000 order and morals of society
). brought up, around their Owl
s .,,o-S and hearthstones, honest
80 lihgent and faithful sons ant
\, 'S1p 1eiS. Mr.. Morgan characterize
- D.sl idea as one involving tn
~ VI congress to educate the chill
-, - VI " me several States without con
n n o. the States.
Plan -, sDialI lnterposed to say that b.
49, 1r.eeu the primary duty of education
=. On the parents; but inasmucl
.1s ,aeSauon vas indispensable to tn
Az. ,s-ce OF free government, if tn
,r -, whether from inability or dis
5-uon, failed in the performance @
1y nat duty fell TO the States
o. ous Republic if the State prope
f-.en. both failed, then it becam
SiI:y q the Republic to educate tn
lo- luce TIE child would be q citizei
my q the State but of the Unite
q ms, however, was a powe
M "Ouia be exercised only in the las
y Ian Gan asked Mr.. Morgan If he de
~e hight of the United States I
soosa9 uonstion to a State for an
.ec 5s Morgan replied that he coul
Ii is VEG. Of such a case.
be punt was debated at length.
"a ssr Was passed, however, Mr.. No
Essss,aus'ed 20 see it amended an
ssea M certain amendments Zone {
ls,ossss agreed to-makirg the fisc,
.-e,la, s1g United States the year col
agSsT,,I y bilN and excluding frol
pos Of sue 10 be used for the pu
ieS'' rr ~ OIL all moneys drawn fro
aee pos..JiNs or internal revenue
Ae pss,ss.el or consular service I
t'oaj !, Office. Mr.. Morgan Dire
ltaYej f.-lStnction between none
s.sst Inn ;,a1ation and moneys d
nAlIa coosail zee sales OF public land
peops Of ~ trted a trust for all h
'''Aed tbst' gnlted States, and mail
the money was to |