New-York tribune., 1886-03-06
THE EDUCATION BILL PASSED.
MANY AMENDMENTS IN THE SENATE.
TIE TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $70'oOo'ooo-
A MAJORITY or 25.
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TIE TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED 9|O'OOV'V"O
MAJORITY or 20.
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WASHINGTON, March 5.-Tbe debate on thc
Education bill in the Senate ended tonight ih tho
massage Of the measure by OF 36 to H. Four ke
nons rooorded themselves against 1t. Messrs Frye,
Uae ingalls, and Jones' of Nevada Several others VINO
would have voted I'm tho negative were paired "he"
the passed the Senate in tho last Congress IL was W
vote OF 80 TO H. II has been amended as tue res'
OF the debate this year that farer In It's provisions
than The principal amendment Is thao "niou
proydes that the money shall be appOrtonou Ill Stale'
where separate schools are maintained accotu'nk "
the iteracy OF tho races between ten ana '"ch'S
years Of age 1ae money Is distributed TO the S"'oS vi
the basis OF the teracy OF persons over ten years Vi
age but when it be given 10 the white ana COZ
ored schools It will be given the basis OF erate per-
sons of school age On motion OK Mr Logan an anehu-
mcnt was adopted providing for an appropriation Oh
So 100000 for school houses, which brings tho totai
amount TO $40 100000 The prospects Of the Dill IN the
House IL difficult 10 tell.
Another amendment offered by Mr. Logan was aGGecu
to providing that 1.-THE Secretary of tho Interior Is
charged with tho proper administration OF TINS I"
through the Commissioner OF Education ana those V"o
officers arc authorized with the approval OF tho fro9'
dent 10 make all ncedful rules and regulations not III
consistent with the provisions Of tho bill, to carry OUT
those provisions.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Doph was agreed TO- re-
ourng from each full information each year as 10
the number Of school districts in such state ana
the relative numbers OF white aud coored chidroh IN
tho several districts. ami substituting the census ol
1900 FOR that " the basis Of distribution Tor the
moneys bill after the ccrsns figures OF IS9o Shh
Mr. Eyarts offered an amendment providing that II
any stue should decline or tclnqi5l lts lo' VI ~
moneys under tho hill, the amount - decuhoI o i rit
quished should go to increase the quota ol lmo
accepting. This was agrcet 20 rs wa aSp % ~
nent offered by NJ Ingalls, including the D'''r'c' o'
Mr. Plumb moved au amendment requiring IN the
ogy ana ygenc with special reference to e nature oL
alcoholic drinks. tobacco and other narcotics ald .1
effect on tho human system, but thero was oIyect"i
Joi ~ toincnde ir the bill Industrial education.
so that part the money may 90 for that PURPOSE y
| mia amendment TO that effect was not hccept5i'
IN, n Mir Pumbs uoxt amendment wa, offered, ptoln,
i tIaf no state should he entitled tho edncatOaI
fund TN II shall have hcd with the secretary o' ,
terror a sample O each schoD. .pooA ~ Hs' u h dc
schools no appealed to Mr. IIonrwno ne s@n, mtu nHc
spercncs In tho Senate Mr. Hoar inquired "ethor 1'.
Pumb 10 lnsiuuato that nc h4ii1 'pc5C's p ~ & @
senate differing those he delivered any yWhtre Sse
renee and condemnation OF the election OuraSch ~ VIC we
south aud had 20 the extreme OF hls power 20 St
the National authority 20 put down those outiayes Oh
the other hand he had Tor sixteen year. every 'u
yorltcd National aid TO eGuoation in the Houtl.
M. fumD 5a'u o ,i MI, hj. cn6 rucc In the south.
bni W. sn1y 9 sn9ct Of elpraon with his
o. T aJ in M, hand school history of le United
Si.d. trrrn by teachers OF high schools OF Virginia
md Kentucky. which he said the Government ought not
Mr. Iimnnds-Ii has gone into state OF "innocuous
! dcsuctudo now. Uaughtcrl .o ,
Mr. pImb .ald the book deliberately fasitnd chatac.
t.rling the nion armies almost wholly composer o.
Iurouca an mmgrants and never speaking Dut Win uS
rc.prct OF the commanders of the Iuch spieFs Hs "c
/ a. with contempt OF the soldiers themselves. o..-
Mr. ri I'd eberger said the history Ot the ntrd tae'
I'm nae I'm the schools Virginia written by Norih
cru man and pubi.hcd by Northern hrm whercht M.
Plumb said that some Northern hrms published books
wrItien exclu.lyely Tor the southern lnhtNcI .iI.
Pnnbs Amendment was rejected as whole, blt on h'
rene ing tho part the amendment requiring lt sam
rcs OF tho school books be hed IN ~, Interior fGG
| Department without making tho states tue 70 tho
! money depend on such tiiiue, II was agreed 20.
Oiher amendments Of detail were inado on MOTION ul
Messrs Edmunds EVarts. Hale, Dolph. Bhlr lnSsl.;,
Teller Tusts Logan, Hampton and tohGcr. INC n,,I
/ having thus been perfected. rs 10 Combteo o. ~
! whole was reported the Seuat' and sost OF tho
amendments m ade In Committee OF tho Nhole WeIo
agrcrd To- on motion OF Mr. George the section sel'hs
forth that tho design OF tho act WIS not tp esAH,h an
school system m the states, nut oh} 10 e
tend aid 20 the state governments was restored by uh
mons vote. Tho bill then read a thlrd umo anu
passed yeas. 80. nays II. g.. ,,.. u,.o,
Tle vote a detailed ~ follows: leas-BeTry' bacA-
bnrn Blair Bowen. Call. tolultL Conger CuIlonl'
Donh Eustis Evarts. George. Gibson, hoRr Ja'hAou'
Ionrs Of Arkansas: Kenna, Logan, Mhhone hdhdrrsou
Miller OF New-York Mitchell, OF oregon; horrlU Ia
mer PAYNE. Pugh Ransom. Eiddieherger' SaNyCI'
gnoouer Teller. Vance. Van Wyck VOORHEES,, NallhA'
Wilson Of Iowa-36. Nays-Cockrcll Coke FRYE; tray
Hale, Harrls ingalls, Jones, OF Nevada MNXey, fumo
wilson, OF Naryland-ll'