National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-03-06

The Senate was engaged five hours Tues
day from to 8 p. n.y. in debating the
education bill, the main question being the
Allison amendment.
Mr.. Call made lengthy speech IN sup
port Of the bill, but in opposition to the
amendment.
Mr. salisbury spoke against the bill In
toto. There was not only no constitutional
authority for II, but not even the slightest
necessity for II.
Mr.. Riddleberger opposed the Allison
amendment. IL would give 50 TO cOlored
children for every 81 going to white chill.
dren. 1t would destroy the bill, and would
destroy the public schools Of Virginia. He
appealed TO the Republican party to con-
slider what harm II was doing to the col
ored people, whom they were seeking to
help 1t would absolutely destroy all
chance of their education, as the white
people would destroy the school system,
through which the money was to be paid out.
Mcssrs. Logan, Dolph, ana lloar sub
mitted amendments, and the Senate, at
n, M, adjourned.
At the expiration of the morning hour
the House went into committee of the
whole on the pension appropriation bill,
and the remainder Of the day was devoted
to debate upon that measure. The speakers
Were Messrs. Cannon, Of Illinois; Wilson,
Of West Virginia; Matson, of Indiana;
Henderson, Of Iowa; Hammond, Of Georgia,
and Butterworth. Of Ohio.
The education bill occupied the atten-
ton Of the Senate again Wednesday, after
the conclusion of morning business.
Senator Harrison, advocating the bill,
but opposing the Allison amendment, re.
marked that the colored race had been sub
iccted to great indignities, cruelties, out
RACES, and repression Of rights, such as had
no parallel In the history OF civilized ma
lions. But he had ceased TO have faith In
the possibility of good result from the In
teivention Of the general government In
behalf Of the colored people, constituted as
this government was. The vindication of
colorcd mems rights would fail unless there
was sentiment in the locality where Of
fenscs complained of took place. Mr..
Harrison believed that condition of things
existed in the south that needed to he rem.
cdied, hut II could not be done by the
forceful intervention Of federal authority.
Mr.. Harrison was sincerely solicitous for
the extension of federal aid to education
in the south. This should he done in such
q way as to stimulate the kindly impulses
of the increasing number Of southern men
who were disposed to elevate the colored
race. lie would leave the fund to he adj
ministered as all education funds Of all the
states were administered--in the hands OF
the people Of the states. IL the southern
people should fail in this great trust-the
greatest ever given to 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 greatest
problems that confronted the republic.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Hoar TO
the amendment of Mr.. Allison was agreed
TO, providing that in each state having
separate white and colored schools the
money received by such state under the
bill should be apportioned and applied in
the proportion of illiteracy Of the two races
respectively until an equal sum per capita
shall have been appropriated from the ma
tional and state funds, and declaring the OBJ
1ect of the bill to be to secure equal ad-
vantages to all children OF whatever color
or race.
Mr.. Edmunds then moved a substitute
for the amendment as amended. The sub
stitute is as follows:
And in each state and territory In which
there shall be separate schools for white and
Colorcd children the money paid in such state
or territory shall be apportioned and paid
out for the support OF such white and colored
schools respectively in the proportion that the
white and colored children between the ages
of and n years in such state or territory bear
to each other as shown by the census of 1880
The foregoing provision shall not affect the
rppllcntion OF the proper proportion of said
. wherein no distinction of race or color shall
exist.
After debate by Senators Edmunds and
Logan the substitute was adopted.
Debate upon the pension appropriation
bill was continued throughout Wednes.
days session of the House.
Mr.. Butterworth, OF Ohio, completed the
speech which he began on Tuesday. In con-
Guiding he said the anxiety of the Demo
cratic party had always been to catch votes
and not to do that which would build ur
the honor and credit of the country. HC
agreed that the Democratic party was
great leyeler, but its manner Of leveling
was to drag all men down.
The Senate devoted Thursday TO the fur.
Their discussion Of the educational bill.
Mr.. Dolph proposed an amendment pro
vidipg that Alaska be included in the bill
Messrs. Harrison, Teller, and Dawes
while sympathiSng with Mr.. Dolph's OBJ
ject, thought this would be incongruous
that the appropriation bill would make pro
vision for schools in Alaska. The subject
of Indian education was not within the
puIyiew OF the bill.
Mr.. Dolph said there were white children
in Alaska.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Logan moved his amendment already
suggested, increasing the appropriation tt
q tOtnl,amount of Sl36, 000, 600 in ten years
ond, $l7,500,00O; the third, $20,0O0,0 900; TIL,
fourth, S1S,000,000; the fifth, $l6,000000
the sixth, Sl4 900, coo; the seventh, Sl2 900,
GOO; the eighth, l0,000,000: the ninth, IS,
CC0,CC0; the tenth, S6,000,0O0.
Mr.. Logans amendment was rejected
yeas IL, nays 80.
Mr.. Logan, then, ''to see," he said
''whether our educational friends meal
what they say" moved another amend
ment, already suggested by him, appro
priating S2,000,00 to aid In building schoo
houses in communities OF sparse popula
tion-among people who would find 1
comparatively difficult to erect schoo
houses.
Mr.. Logan's amendment was adopted
II provides for $2,0O0,000 to aid In tn
building of school houses In localities wher
population is sparse-not more than one
half the expense Of building to come iron
the fund, and not more than $50 In an
event.
The debate for the day then closed.
The debate In the House Thursday wa
more than usually interesting, and tn
scenes upon the floor were generally ami
mated. Throughout the day there wer
frequent occurrences Of sharp sparrng, au'
the members and everybody in the gallerie
enjoyed the entertainment afforded, Ugl
remarks were exchanged by Mcssrs. GrOs
verur and Warner, of Ohio, while thos
gentlemen were wrought up to feverish eS
citcment, but at the rud Of the day, afte
both had cooled on Mr.. Grosvenor aslie
10 have omitted from the Record the lar
euagc which in the heat Of debate he ha,
used toward his colleague, and Mr.. Warno
also withdrew any Objectionable languag
used by him.
Another feature Of the day was tn
hilarious amusement afforded by Messrs
Warner and Butterworth. Mr. Warner
iucisive thrusts at Mr., Butterworth, an
the lattcr's repartee, were OF the keenes
sort. During this episode nearly all OF til
members were on their feet, crowded froI
two to six or eight deep In a circle SUI
Rounding the performers, and the fun wa
so enjoyable that members on the floor an
crowds in the galleries gave vent to unr'