Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-06
FORTY-NISTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WASHINcror

partment OF agriculture be represented by a
cabinet officer.
On motion of Mr.. Blair the education bill
was taken up.
An amendment offered by Mr. Logan wa.
agreed to, providing that the secretary of the
interior is charged with the proper admins
tratlon of this law, through the Commissioner
of education.
Mr.. Logan said the object was to establish
a sort of board to act in the matter CT leaving
questions arising under this bill entirely to
the secretary of the interior The amend
ment was agreed to.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Ingalls, was
agreed to, requiring that the annual report
from each State shall show the wages paid to
common school teachers.
Another amendment BY Mr.. Dolph was
agreed to. substituting the census of 1890 for
that of 1880, as the basis of distribution for
the moneys of the bill, after the census fig
ures of 1890 shall have been received, the
figures of 1880 to operate till then.
Mr. Evarts offered an amendment provid-
ing if any State should decline or relinquish
Its quota of moneys under the bill, the
amount so declined or relinquished should 60
to increase the quota of states accepting.
This, Mr.. Evarts said. would settle the
question that had been raised as to what was
cepted by the states.
Mr.. Blair favored the amendment. though
he had no doubt every State would accept its
quota.
Mr.. Evarts' amendment was agreed to
yeas 25, nays 90.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Spooner
was agreed to, requiring the secretary of the
interior to investigate complaints of unjust
determinations in the application of funds,
the evidence to be preserved and reported an
nually to Congress.
An amendment by Mr.. Ingalls, was agreed
to, including the District of Columbia in the
bill.
An amendment requiring the teaching of
physiology and hygiene, with special refer
ence to the nature of alcoholic drinks, tobac-
CO and other narcotics and their effects on
the human system, was rejected IL to 35, a.
was also an amendment to include in the bill
industrial education.
An amendment was agreed to requiring the
states to file samples of schoolbooks used
with the interior department.
Other amendments OF detail ere made on
motion of Messrs. Edmunds, Evarts, Hale,
Dolph, Blair, ingalls,, Teller, Eustis, Logan,
Hampton and Conger
The bill having thus been perfected as in
committee of the whole, was reported to the
Senate and most of the amendments were
agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. George, the section set
ting forth that the design of the act was not
to establish an independent school system in
the states, but only to extend aid to state
governments, was restored by unanimous
vote.
The bill was then read the third time and
passed. Yeas 36. nays II.
to the necessary absence of some of the Sen
ators. The vote vote in detail is as follows
Yeas-Berry, Blackburn, Blair, Bowen,
Call. Colquitt, Conger, Cullom, Dolph, Eus-
tis, Evarts, George, Gibson, Hoar, Jackson,
Jones of Ark, Kenna, Logan. Malone, Man
dersOp, Miller of New York, Mitchell of Or
egon, Morrill,, Palmer, Payne, Pugh, Ran
som, Riddleberger, Sawyer, Spooner, Teller,
Vance. VanWvck, Voorhees,, Walthall, Will
son of Iowa-36.
Nays-Cockrell, Coke, Frye, Gray, Hale,
Haines, Ingalls,, Jones of Nevada, Maxcy
Plumb, Wilson of Md.-ll.
Immediately on the passage of the bill,
Mr. Edmunds moved to take up the resolu-
tion reported by him from the Judiciary COM
mittee, expressing the sense of the Senate on
the refusal of the Attorney General to send to
the Senate copies of papers called for by its
resolution of Jan. %, 1886, (Duskin papers,
Agreed to.
Mr.. Hoar gave notice he would shortly
move to take up the Presidential count bill.
MIR. VanWyck gave notice that at the ear
liest practicable hour Monday, he would call
widows and dependent relatives of deceased
soldiers.
The urgent deficiency appropriation bill
and invalid pension appropriation bill were
received from the House, and on motion of
Mr.. Dawes, referred to the committee on ap-
propriations.
Then at G. 10 the Senate adjourned to Mon
day next.
After the call of committees for reports of
private nature, the House went into COM
mittee of the whole on the urgency deficiency
bill.
The resolution offered bv Mr.. Hale was
agreed to- calling on the secretary of the ma
Wy for a variety of information concerning
the Dolphin, Boston. Atlanta and Chicago.
The call includes information as to the
changes from the original plans and the
causes of such changes, and the correspond
ence with the naval advisory boards at vari-
Gus specified periods; an amendment show
Ing When the opinion OI Tue httofuey EeHeTai
as to the Dolphin was received by the Secre-
tary of the Navy, and by whom, and when,
and where, and in what manner it was pub
lished. Also information as to the present
condition of the Dolphin, and whether she
has been accepted by the department: all
correspondence and Information concerning
the payment of the reservations" on the
four ships named; all opinions of the Attor-
ney General relating thereto, and any cores
pondence showing that the contractor was IN
financial difficulty when such payments were
made.
Mr.. Burnes took up and explained the pro-
visions of the bill. The total amount carried
by the bill was 1884 ,453.
A protracted discussion followed, in which
Messrs. Cannon. Hewitt and many others
took part.
The committee then rose and the bill was
passed. Yeas 229, nays 20.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the private calendar.
At 4 40 the committee rose, and the House
after passing two private bills took recess
until 7.30.
The House at the evening session passed
fifty pension bills, and at o'clock adjourned
until tomorrow.