New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-20
EYARTS on EDUCATION.
DEBATE on THE SUBJ ser N THE sENATE
MR. MoEGAN's REGGET,-MR. INGALLS, on TIE CON-
DlTIOy OF THE SOUTH

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MR.. MoEGAN's REGGET,-MR INGALLS, on TIE CON-
| DlIIOy OF THE SOUTH.
W,surYGrov, Feb. 1o.-The Education bill
was placed before the Senate to-day, AMI Mr. Eyarts
took the floor in s advocacy. After paying glowing
tribute to The philanthropy and foresight OF Mr Pea
| body In establishing tho wcllknown "ElucauonAl
Fund for the South Mr. Evarts SAID that Ia his connec'
ton with the administration of that fund he saw most
encouraging III iuifcsta,Ons OF hunger ana thrSJ I"r
knowledge the part 81 th' ignorant classes IN inc
South and prtsevorthy zeal the part Of the incli
CONT classes of the So1t that education should become
general lie had no mis- wings the fiithfnI appl-
cation Of the funl provided FOR by the bill under CON
s!drratlon He thought the objections made TO tEe
measure on constitutional rounds were based on Il mar
row Interpretation OF the Constitution.
Lir Evaris quoted the clause OF he Constitution SET
ting forth that Congress should have power TO lay and
impose taxes pay the debts, ana provide for the
common defence and general welfare lhis ne con
strued, to "tru,i power" In legal interpretation
AMI the trus; coy rcd ~ well general welfare" ~
| the "comuuu defence" lie inquired how the Uhijed
states could escape execution Of the trust "A 10 the
general welfare any than they could cscap' the
! execution OF the trust az to the common defence
Educ atom was surely some,hu; ". mus, be cared Tor
I'm connection with the common defence and me gem
erol y.flre" Va, The urccs.iiy for the building OF
fort in Boston II ,rbpr or tho Newinrk Narrows. or
wa the necessity the building of the oii's at the
mouth OF tn, Nj ppt OF necessity moro ma
tona more the necessity {" provide ior
the situation produced by the greatest transaction ina,
has happened IN civiiz tIon-tAe changer co"i''o" u
| the people OF this country
Mr. Ey,rts said In the people Of the United states
were con ron cl with threatening and growing mass
Of Ignorance Now here was dciib'rto conservative
thoughtful AID honorable measure for the remedy OF
that ignorance u surCh wch looking In tn lace OF
the suat on produced by the war. proposed to Apply
the abundant resources Of renovated and restored
piou 10 yer at this tin Tor the common defence and
general welfare the Of tho Nation with ~
large and liberal hand II mad cN"rcd tho power to
produce tho result OF tire wlrhcn also Tor the com
| mon defence ana general welfare"
M Morgan said thJt hr would be- one or many nlI"h'
Of the American people that one Of IN" great
est Of American lawyers should thus defined him.
SELF In favor o. the aasouism OF Congress Tic dis
tngusned senator from NewNorz had Win very hno
| hand. chsclied away upon the Hih'' u
/ Courrcss and tho people until he had
merged them iuto one beautiful symmetrical noncntity
That honorable artist hAd now broken down all dis
tnctons IN constitutional law and Congress coud by
It's supreme will declare all assures that 10 peA'cl 10
pas. to be for the general welfare"
Mr. ingalls, said the Constitution was made FOR tho
people and tho people FOR the Constitution. Tho
history Of the Constitution showed that II had always
been interpreted by majority Of the p'opc to render
efcctual Will and whenever 10 mad ceased to TX
press the determination OF the people u hhd b'ch
amended Under 40 construction. however. had popular
education been considered part OF the duty ~ the ten
er,l Government "Why should We" lie said' " turn
over IN. COMMON school system % The county INTO me
custody Of the General Government Ihe south - uI'
Ing symptoms about, iho -onth Is IT'S
the General Government Tor assistance. Nothing mih,a
men Hatnns strong - the exercise %, lhir o"
war. The owncr'lp OF four mluous "I men mas HiplN
been Transferred from arr n,'i.f. 10 % I'VE ou,
H. therefore. poorer. but richer for The change -
there any Senator inc south VINO vii rise IN bis
pace that the condition Of the south l. not i"'-
neasar'hly hcttor than wa nc,ofr inc war -, -
that the not III good condition a. hs"rr
the war; though n did not regret the result Oh INC
Mr. ingalls, saw no occasion dependency ~ to the
compare the advance they had made IL ne "'''
Of NE bi however wa, To Promote tno tuu,1,,c"
one, II the bl were 50 amended no senator WOMB
vote Gith wider Hpcraty than lac to accomplish that
Mr. Hoar sadit he VINO drafted the first OF these
education bnls-trn fifteen years ago aud the ropos
tion had never come from the peoplo 81 me south
I WAS a Northern idea aud was supported 10y Northcri
sentiment. The present bi proceeded upon the so,n
that in Republic ~ which every 'isIen MAJ a" ytc
OF the plantation negro equaled the vote
Of the merchant p1ne,Ieducat,on was i",i'r rS
MI IIOar cited figures 10 show tLat under MI IN
glss theory Mss s'pp would get fifteen times a.
the b stood It would get onl' four times as inuch
MIR Ingalls-N jthiug lies Ike figure. iLaughierl
Mr. II0ar-sonctines people lie under m-apprehen
zion not having read the hgures before maAihH
Mr. wilson Of Maryland, oppo.ed the bill Iie char
actenzrd 1t AZ the bodcst attempt by C0hGreS 10 I'o
tate ana command Southern states IN the matter 81
their education II the entering wedge Tor entire
Congressional control Of the school systems ot tnJ
states There greater menace TO the liberties o
= the States, . $500,
Mr. Maxcy that Congress has no power under the 'oh
sutuuon 10 levy taxes ana appropriate tue money =,
collected purely State purpose OF mai talhhI
common schools ON the score of economy rs wen as ="
righ would leave the matter Of common school eiucii
ton to the states whore 1t eundoly hnd rhclu''l
beiougs will never consent To see the strong manu- o
Federal power rxcrted IN state for the purpose o con
rail o.