The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-18
THE FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-
The Senate Continues Its Consideration
Of the Blair Education Bill.
The Debate Practically Closed, and the Work
of Amending the Measure Begun-Rou-
tine Business in the House.
Routine Business - Amendments to MT
Blair's Educational Bill.

6ia1rS ECucatlOnal b1ii.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Chair laid before
Che Senate a letter from the Secretary of the
Treasury, transmitting additional information
as to the accounts of Alfred B. Meacham. late
superintendent of Indian affairs in Oregon.
Among the bills introduced was one by Mr..
Morrill,, in aid of education in the States. Mr..
Morrill, said he intended. at an early opportunity,
10 address the Senate on the bill, and at his re-
guest it was laid on the table for the present.
Mr. Hoar introduced a bill providing for the
erection of a suitable monument at Washington,
d. G. to General u. S. Grant. The bill appro-
PIRATES $3.50, 600 for the purpose indicated, and
provides for a commission Of three Senators and
three members of the House of Representatives
to contract for the monument.
Mr. Logan suggested to Mr. Hear that the
amount of the appropriation be increased to
$3.50, 900. He did not think an appropriate mon
ment could be secured for $3.50, 600.
BY unanimous consent Mr.. Hoar increased the
amount accordingly, and the bill was referred to
the committee on the library.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Frye was agreed
TO. calling on the Secretary OF State for g copy
of a report made by Frederick Baine, United
States consul at Berlin, on the shipping inter-
EbLB - L 0GEnlddys
The Senate then proceeded to the consldera-
ton of bills on the calendar.
One of the measures considered was a bill
amending the Revised Statutes in relation to tres
passers on Indian lands. 1t provides for the
punishment, by fine of not more than 5000 and
Imprisonment of not more than one year, or
both, of persons going on Indian lands with the
purpose of occupying the same, and also for the
forfeiture of their wagons, teams and outfit.
Mr.. ingalls, thought the fine and Imprisonment
sufficient, without the forfeiture indicated.
Mr.. Dawes said the bill was intended to meet
the case of the so-called boomers" but agreed
with Mr.. ingalls,.
The forfeiture clause was, therefore, on Mr..
Ingalls's motion. struck out. and the bill, thus
amended, was passed.
Among bills passed wore the following: A bill
10 authorize the increase OF the capital stock Of
the Citizens National Bank of Louisville. KY,
to a sum not exceeding 81, 000. 600; a bill to pro-
vide for the settlement of the estates of deceased
Kickapoo Indians. in the State of Kansas.
The bill providing for the allotment Of lands
in severalty to the Indians was taken up, but at
2 o'clock it went over and consideration OF the
educational bill was resumed.
Without further debate the Senate agreed to
the amendment proposed by the education COM
mittee, striking out the special appropriation for
school buildings.
An amendment proposed by Mr.. Teller was
also agreed to, without debate, providing that
none of the money appropriated by the bill
should be paid to a State until its Legislature
should accept the provisions OF the bill.
Mr.. Ingalls, moved an amendment to limit the
moneys granted to each State to its proportion
of illiterates between the ages of ten and twenty
one. He thought it proper to make this litnita-
ton, because the object of the appropriation
should be to reach and remedy the ignorance
that was remediable by no other way.
The amendment was rejected-yeas IL, nays
23.
Mr.. Plumb moved to amend so as to make the
Legislature of q State the determining authority
n Il - A.~- ~ that n~ffa M "a
States quota which the bill requires to be ap-
piled to the education OF teachers.
The amendment, so modified. on tho subject,
was agreed to-yeas 20, nays 10
Mr.. Maxey moved to amend by adding to the
appropriating clause of the bill after the words,
'from the moneys in the treasury" the words,
mot otherwise appropriated to the current ex-
penses of the government including interest on
the public debt"
The amendment was rejected-yeas 10, nays
30.
Mr.. Butler inquired of Mr.. Blair rs to a GER
tain clause of the bill, whether 1t meant the
States were commanded byits provisions to keep
their common schools up to the mark at which
they shall have arrived on the expiration of the
eight years contemplated by the bill9
Mr.. Blair did not so understand it.
Mr.. Butler moved to strike out the phrase,
which, he maintained. admitted of the construc-
ton indicated, and it was struck out.
Mr.. Ingalls, moved to strike out from the pro-
vision relating to the Territories the word Sin
d~ustrial," SO as to make the bill conform, he said,
TO the purpose of the bill as expressed in several
other Of its sections, that 1t was for common"
schools.
Mr.. Call hoped industrial schools would not be
shut out from the benefits of the bill. Indus
trial education, he said, was becoming of the
utmost Importance, in view of the increasing de-
velopment of the factory system of labor. With
a well-devised and generally diffused system of in
dustrial education factory operatives would be
prepared to turn their hands to more thar one
process of labor, and so would not be, SO much as
now, at the mercy OF their employers.
MIR. Blair said that industrial schools in the
States had been cut from the bill by the Senate
At the last Congress. The provision to apply part
of the money to industrial schools now applied
only TO the Territories.
Mr.. Cali said that at the proper time he would
move to apply the industrial school, provision
to all the States and Territories.
Mr.. Conger thought industrial schools of great
Importance. They would be Of great benefit in
Alaska.
Mr.. Dolph did not think the idea of the bill was
TO make any arbitrary distinction between COM
mon and industrial schools. He did not, how
ever, think Alaska was covered by the bill at al.
Mr. Teller said Alaska ought to be covered by
the bill, il it was not already covered by it But
he saw no use in providing for industrial educa-
ton IN the Territories. That sort of education
WAS only needed in crowded communities. and
the amount. in any event. given to the Terri
sories would be extremely small. For example,
Dakota would get only $50. 600. and Wyoming
only So, 000. The Territories, therefore, had
little or no interest in the bill.
Mr.. Morgan thought there was one considera-
lion alone that ought to send the bill back to
the COMMITTEES. 1t was based on the census of
1880. which showed a very smali population in
the Territories. Dakota might have an enor-
nous population within the next eight years,
and its people might he paying enormous taxes;
yet the census of 1880 was to continue the basis
upon which the people of Dakota would share in
the moneys appropriated by the bill.
MIR. Ingalls, broadened his motion so as to
strike out altogether the section applying to the
Territories.
This motion, however. was rejected-yeas 20,
nays 26.
Mr.. Butler read the section requiring that