The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-03-06
FROM THE GREAT CAPITAL.
What Congress was Engaged
in Doing Yesterday.
OUR VETERANS
Engage the Attention Of the House
The Senate Talks About the
Educational Bill.

praying for legislation for the legal prOtec
tion OF young girls. The petition which is
on a printed blank, with the words, New
Jersey" written in the body OF the print
asks Congress to provid, exemplar~ penal
ties for the seduction with r. without a
promise OF marriage and for the defilem ent
OF the persons OF girls with OF without con.
sent, under the age OF at least s years in
the District of Columbia, and all other
! localities under the Jurisdiction Of Congress.
Referred to the Committee on the District
of Columbia.
Mr.. Evarts presented Il petition OF the
officers and trustees OF the Savings Banks
of New York State, representing 81, 1861
900 OF depositors praying Congress- to stop
the coinage OF silver dollars. Referred to
the Committee on Finance.
NOMINATIONS
The President sent the following nomi,ia-
tions t.. the Senate: Brigadier-General
Alfred II. Terry to be Major-General. vice
Winfield Scott Hancock, deceased Lieut.
enant-Colonel Alexander Chambers, twenty
first infantry, to be Colonel OF the seven
teenth Infantry; Major John S, Pokland,
eighteenth infantry, to be Lieutenant
Colo mel of the twenty-first infantry; Capt.
George X. Brady, twenty third iItf .utrv. to
be Major of the eighteenth infantry; First
Lieutenant WIN. G. Manning twenty-third
infantry, to be Captain; Second Li-utenant
William A. Nichols, twenty-thir,! Infantry
to be First-Lieutenant; Second lieutenant
James Locke, fourth cavalry, to be FRS
Lieutenant; Joshua T. Child, of Missouri,
to be Minister Resident and Consult General
OF the United States at Siam. A message
was received from the President relating o
the payment OF the claims of the Cherokee
Irdians and the sale of a tract Of land be-
longing to the Sac and Fox Indians. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Indi;n Affairs.
Litter from the Secretary OF the Treasury
was read transmitting q recommendation
of the Light Horse Board for an appro-
priation OF $50, 900 for the esta ablisI1ment
of a light at the entrance OF Gray Harbor,
Washington Territory. Referred to the
Committee on Commerce.
THE PENSION BONDS.
The Senate Committee expenditures OF
public money met to-day to make ARA rge-
ments for beginn ng it's inve t cations of the
charges by Commissioner nf Pensions Black
in his annual report to the effect that the
pension office had been conducted as
political machine under the Republica ns.
Senators Cull"m, {chairman) Harrison
Flatt. Beck and Kenna were present 1t
was decided that, for the present at least,
the investigation should be conducted by
the full committee instead of delega ting the
work to a subcommittee Rules governing
the examination Of witnesses were adopted
and it was agreed that Gen. Black should
be summoned to appear before the commit
tee next Wednesday as the first witness.
FITz JOHN PORTER.
The Fitz John Porter Bill will he reported
hack TO the Senate as soon as the majority
and minority reports can be prepared.
Senators Cameron and Sewell Join with the
Democratic members nf the Military Com
mittee in a majority report in favor uf the
unamended House ill Tha division was
six to four.
A resolution IRON the Commerce Com
mittee calling for papers in the case Of the
supended Collector at San trancisc, WAS
adopted. The following bills Wore intro
duced. BY Senator Coke, to e-tubIi II port
Of delivery at San Antonio aud Dallas,
Texas.
BY Senator Sherm5tsi all amendment to
the urgent Deficiency Appropriation Bill
appropriate S292, ,394 to pay the salaries
postmasters and late postmastcrs which
have been adj at d and allowed under the
Act of March 3, 1888.
Mr.. Riddieberger offered Il res Olution
which was agreed to, requiring each Srna-
tor to report the name of his Private Sec
retary. In introducing the resoln,i IN Mr..
Raddlrberger said that some men were
holding tickets of admission to the SeEate
floor who would not be admitted to any
gentleman's parIors. such tickets wer= SO
issued to people who received 40 pay rx
cept their admission to the Senate floor to
blackmail gentleman and to libel them in
their newspapers. Mr.. Riaieberger
sa he knew of a case in point
we know what had been said
in the House OF Representatives about
Eads being on the floor OF tha house. He
asked if it were permissable for him Mr..
Riddleberger> to state that while Mr.. .Eads
had not been or the floor OF the Sena g he
had three henchmen there. two represent
ing Repubi'an newspapers amt one Dem
ocratic newspaper, to secure Information
on which to libel Senators. Imagine having
ticket to the Senate hoorin the pretended
capacity of a private secretary 50 a SEN
ator.
After the adoption of the resolution, Mr..
Hoar had if reconsiiered and SO amended
as to have the nam sent into the Secre-
tary of the Senate. The ctiilratioi bill
was then taken up and Mr.. Harrison spoke
in advocacy OF the bill and in opposition
to Mr. Allison's amendment.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Hoar to
the amendment of Mr.. Allison was agreed
to, providing that in each State having sep
arate white and coored schools the money
received by such State under the bill should
be apportioned and applied in the proper
ton Of illteracy of the two races respec-
lively until an eqral sum per capita shall
have been appnrtioned from National and
State funds, and declar ring the object OF the
bill to be to secure equal advantages to all
children OF whatever race and color. Mr..
Edmunds then moved Il SUI stitute for the
as amended The substituted is
us follows: Aud lin each State and Terri
tory in which there shall be separate
schools for white and colured children the
money paid in such State or Territory
shall be apportioned and pad
out for the support oF snch
white and colored schools respectively in
the proportion that the white and rolored
children between the ages OF ten and
twenty -one years in such State and Terri
census of 1860. The foregoing provision
shall not affect the application of the
proper proportion of said money to the
supp ,rt of all common schools wherein no
distinct n of race or color shall exist. MIR.
Edmunds addressed the Senate in support
of his amendment. A. to the bill itself
he said there was no constitutional diff
Guilty about it. No Constitution ever had
said or could say that no money
should be withdrawn from the Treas
ury except in pursuance OF an appro-
priation made by law for specific
purpose named in some other part of the
Mr.. Edmunds entered
at some length into the question OF dis
in the matter OF separate
schools in the South, citing figures to show
that where colored and white children
were OF eq ual numbers, the attendance Of
white in some cases was double that OF
colored children. If money was to he used
among those who nee led it, MIR. Edmunds
said it ought to be ap .iied to the education
Of both races alike by fair means SO that
The children of both races should have
equal advantages. and fair play n t rs be.
tween child and child merely, but
equal fair play. As regards the institution
Of schools and the school districts in
States where . separate school system
prevailed. Mr.. Blair said he was willingto
accept Mr.. Edmunds' substitute for the
Allison amendment and it was agreed t".
Mr.. Dolph moved to amend by prOyid
ing that the bill should not take effect