The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-04
Mr.. Harrison Supports the Blair Educational
Bill, and Speaks in Opposition to the
Amendment offered by Mr. Allison.
Mr.. Logan Contends that the Proposed
Appropriation Is Too Small.
The House Considers the Pension Appropriar
tion Bill, and Most of the Time is De-
voted to Talking Party Politics.
THE SENATE.
Abuse of Floor Observation-Disclosures Oz
the Debate ON the Blair Bill.

the Debate ON the Blair Bill.
WASHINGTON, March 3-The Chair laid before
the Senate the Presidents message on the treat
ment of Chinese in the West, which has already
been published. 1t was referred to the COM
mittee on foreign relations.
Also, messages from the President relating to
payment of claims of the Cherokee Indians and
the sale Of tract of land belonging to tho Sac
and Fox Indians. They were referred to the
committee on Indian affairs; also, letter from
the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting q
recommendation from the lighthouse board for
the appropriation of 100000 for the establish-
ment of light at the entrance Of the GrayE
harbors, Washington Territory. Referred 70 the
committee on commerce.
Mr.. Frye presented petition from citizens Of
New Jersey praying for legislation for the Iegss
protection of young girls
Tie petition which is on printed blank with the
words New Jersey written in the body of the print
duction with without premise OF marriage and for
the defement of the persons of girls with without
consent under the age of least eighteen years In the
District of Columbia and in all other Localities under
jurisdiction of Congress
The petition was referred to the committee on
the District of Columbia
Mr. Evarts presented the petitions of the Off
GERS and trustees of savings banks of New York
State. representing 1,165,000 depositors and
$437, 100000 of deposits praying Congress TO
stop the coinage of the silver dollar. It was re-
ferred to the committee on finance.
Mr. Beck offered resolution. which was
agreed to- calling on the Secretary of the Treas
ury to inform the Senate how much, if any, the
actual payments and purchases of the principal
of the public debt since July /, 1877. have been
in excess of the requirements Of the laws regu.
lating the sinking fund, and how the existing
laws can be carried out in relation to said fund
from this time until the $250O0O 900 of Al per
cent. bonds mature.
Mr. Rddleberger offered resolution, which
was agreed to, requiring each Senator to report
to the Senate the name of his private secretary.
In introducing the resolution. Mr.. Riddleberger
said that some men were holding tickets of ad-
mission to the Senate floor who would not be ac-
mitted to the parlors of gentlemen if they were
known as Mr.. Riddleberger knew them. Such
tickets were issued to people who received no pay
except admission to the Senate floor to black
mail gentlemen, to libel them in their newspa-
pers. Mr.. Riddlcberger said he knew of case
ip point. We know what had been said in the
House of Representatives about Mr.. Eads being
on the floor of that house. He asked if it were
permissible for him Mr.. Riddlebergerl to state
that, while Eads had not been on the floor Of the
Senate, he had three henchmen there--two rep
resentng Republican newspapers, and one q
Democratic newspaper-who came to secure in
formation on which to libel Senators. Imagine
man having ticket to the Senate floor in the
pretended capacity of private secretary to Sem
ator, which Senator had his own son as his
private secretary who draws the pay. while the
other, the creature, was compensated by the
ticket
After adoption of the resolution, Mr. Hoar had
it reconsidered and so amended as to have the
names sent in to the Secretary of the Senate
The educational bill was then taken up and
Mr.. Harrison spoke in advocacy of the bill and
in opposition to Mr.. Allisons amendment He
believed that condition of things existed in the
South that needed to be- remedied. but it could
not be done by the forceful Intervention of fed
eral authority. There wese two great agencies
that would ameliorate the condition of those coli
ored people-one, the force of public opinion; the
other, education within the States. Holding
these views, Mr. Harrison was sincerely solicit
Gus for the extension of federal aid to education
in the South This should be done in such =
way as to stimulate the kindly impulses of the
increasing number Of Southern rlen who were
disposed to elevate the colored race. The bill
properly made the Southern States and their of
fcers the instruments of this great work. That
would bring them into kindly relations with the
colored race. He Mr.. Harrisonl would leave
the fund to be administered as all education
the hands of the States If the Southern
people should fail in this great trust-the great
egt ever given to a people-he for one would be
opposed to further appropriations. But If they
should prove faithful, then this country would
have fairly entered on the work Of solving one
of the gravest problems that confronted the Re-
public.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Hoar to the
amendment of Mr.. Allison was agreed to, pro-
viding that in each State having separate white
ond tho isroA hxvor
State under the bill should be apportioned and
applied in the proportion of lliteracy of the tvgo
races, respectively, until an equal sum per cap
ita should have been appropriated from the
national and State funds, and declaring the OBJ
ject of the bill to be to secure equal advantages
to all children, of whatever color race.
Mr. Edmunds then moved a substitute for the
amendment as amended. The substitute is as
follows:
And in each State and Territory In which there
shall be separate schools for white and colored chill
dren the money paid in such State or Teretory shall
be apportoned and paid out for the support of such
white and colored schools respectively in the proper
ton that the wEite and colored children between
the ages of ten and twenty in such State or Terri
tory bear to each other. shown by the census of
1880. The provisions shall not affect the application
of the proper proportionng of said money the sup
port OF common schools wherein distinction Of
color shall exist.
Mr.. Edmunds addressed the Senate in support
OF his amendment. AS to the bill ITSELF has
said, there was no constitutional difficulty about
it No constitution ever had said, or could say.
that no money should be withdrawn from the
Treasury. except in pursuance of approximation
made by law for specific purpose named In
some other part of the Constitution. In every
Congress bills would be found to have bsen
passed-and they would be found to have been
approved by the President-appropriat
moneys from the Treasury in one form or an
other for objects not specifically named in
any special clause OF tho Constitu-
tion, and for objects having no possible
relation to any OF these clauses.
Mr. Edmunds had no doubt about the ccnstitu-,
t.~- .ls&,. "a A. LII Mr. Edxuundc aakaraA a.