Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-12
CONGRESSIONAL.
Senate,

senate.
WAsHrSoToS, Feb. lin the Senate
today after disposal Of routine morning
business, Eamuuds said a. one Impor-
tant committee of the senate had to go
q New York today, and Gtner important
com mittees had considerable work to
90. be believed that the public business
sould be best subserved by an adjourn
nent Of the Senate from this afternoon
till Monday. he therefore moved that
when the senate adj lurns today, 1t be
until Monday. Agreed to.
Teller submitted an amendment to
the Eastis resolution OF inquiry regard
iuR toe refusal Of the Assistant Treas
lrer at Nsw Orleans to issue silver Ger
ifieates In exchange for silver dollars.
The amendment directs the Committee
on Finance TO inquire also into the loss
Of money alleged TO have occurred in
the Nsw Orleans sab Treasury, and
ahsther such loss occurred in connec
Gates for silver coin. The amendment
sas ordered printed.
Among the bills introduced was one
by Mitchell Of Oregon providing for the
repeal OF all treaties permitting tue CON
prohibiting their coming except in the
case of Diplomatic aud Official person
lges. At the request Of Mitchell the
oil vas laid on tbs table for the present.
Prescribing to the calendar the senate
took up bills IN their order. Some bills
for private relief having been disposed
Of tue bill to regulate the promotion Of
West Point graduates was reached
Sewell IN reply to an inquiry from
Plumb, said that this was the fret year
| for long time when there would be
more lleuienants graduated from the
| academy than there would be vacaaci g
FOR IN the army. After oousi isrsble de-
| batt the bill was passed as reported from
tue committee.
At ? o'clock the education bill was laid
before the Senate, and Morgan took the
/ door on IT.
Tue o,ll, Mr. Morgan said. was a bill
To create Offices and elaborate the ma
/ chinsTy of tne Government. II was
bill to tax the honest hand OF the work
.u0men III order Co educate the children
of the drunken. loatiag vagabond who
Esuld not work for bis family. Ii from
5000 600 people IN the United State.
sefe 30 be deducted all dead heads
dead beats and non producers there
would be about - 100000 Of people left
sho would have to pay taxes to carry
out the provisions % this bill. The bill
itself would be equivalent to tax of g.
per capita ON those taxpayers, and bJ
the time all the officers were sppointe
for the administration OF this scheme
OF benevoleuoe, and all clerks appointed
that would be necessary To investigate
the accounts of the IS States and Il
| Territories affected by the Dill, 10 would
be- found the tax per capita would b,
$40 instead of s.. IL United State.
Senators were men who plowed fields
or worked as smiths. and paid taxes oui
| OF the sweat of their brow, MIR. Morgan
could have more respect for them vher
voting away money. One man eduoates
the children of another. The constitu
tionai ground for the bill, Morgan con
tinued. was said TO be found in the gen
eral welfare" clause OF the prsambl,
to the constitution. such an applioa
ton of that clause simply meant tha
you could pull do su q man that got ul
/ 10y his ewn exeftIons IN order 10 put ul
a drunken loafer that would not sxsr
himself. fae best people IN the Unitef
| States today we're those found In the
haokvoods IN the fear of God, and who
having respect for the good order ant
morals of society. had brought 40 from
their own footstools aud hsarihstone,
honest, sincere. diiiesnt aud faithfu
sons and daughters. Mr.. Morgan char
aoterszed Mr.. Blair's idea as one in
volving the right Of Congress 10 educa,,
the children Of the several States With
/ out consent OF the States.
MIR. Blair interposed TO say that b,
regarded the primary duty of edaea
ton TO rest on the parents; bus mas
mach as education Vas Indispensable Il
the sxistence of free government il
the parent, whether from inability o.
disincliuatiou, failed in the perform
-pce Of duty, that duty fell 20 tn.
state, and on our H. public IL th,
State proper aud the parent both failed
then 10 became the duty OF the Re b
Inc tn edac,te the child, since the ebils
would be the eitlE n not osly of tn,
ctats bnI OF the United States. This
however, was a power that should b,
exercised only - the last resort.
Mr.. Call asked Mr.. Morgan N he de
MED the right of the Unitsd States Z,
make a donation TO the state for an,
pcrsou.
Mr.. Morgan replied that he eoald con
ceive OF Such ease. This point ia
debated AZ leegih. IL the bill ga
passed. however. Mr.. Morgan wanted Q,
ses 70 amended. ssd suggested certain
ameudmrnts. one of which Was aerees
to making tar n<cai year OF the UnIsss
states the wear eeat~mpiatsd by ths
bib, sud excladIn2 from MONEYS iiabl
Ca he used for the psrpsscs of the bal
all moaeys drawn from lcsans. custom
or internal revenue, oF from postal o
eNusulaf service OF the Patent Offics
Mr.. Morgan drss broad dtstinctios
between moneFs derived from tAxatio,
aud moneys derived from ssiss 81 pab
lie lands. ~hleh constituted . trust 70
all tie people Of the UaItsd States HI
usintained that " money vAs Co b.
9ivra to sue States 1t should cone froa
tie prsssrds ~ thoss lands. Al Thu
! posat Mr.. Morgan yielded for so execu
tive session. after which the Senate ad
ioarned Sntll NJ andSy.
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