Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-04
ALLIsONs AMENDMENT.
Edmunds Offers Substitute. Which is
Adopted After Debate.

Adopted After Debate.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-In the Senate
to-day the education bill was taken up
and Mr.. Harrison spoke IN advocacy of
the bill and in opposition to Mr.. Allison's S
amendment
Mr.. Edmunds moved a substitute for
Mr. Allison's amendment as follows:
And in each State and Territory in which
there shall be separate schools for white and
cOlored children. the money paid in such state
or Territory shall be appOrti0ned and paid ont
| for the support of such white and cOorcG
schools, respectively, in tho proportion that
the white and colored children between the
ages of 10 and 81 years in such State or Terri
tory bear to each other, as shown by the CEN
sus OF 1850. The foregoing provision shall not
aHeeb application OF the proper proportion OF
SAID money to the support OF all common
| schools wherein no distinction Of race or color
shall exist.
After a long debate MIR. Blair expressed
bis willingness to accept Mr.. Edmunds'
substitute, and it was adopted.
RIDDLEBERGER JUMPS UP.
An amendment, offered Y Mr.. Dolph,
was rejected by viva voce vote, and Mr..
Plumb began a speech. While Mr.. Plumb
was speaking MIR. Riddleberger rose to a
point of order, saying he had called for a
division on the vote, and called for it in a
tone that the President OF the Senate
could not fail to hear.
Mr.. Riddleberger was ruled out of Or
der, and yielded under protest.
After Mr.. Plumb had resumed his re-
marks, Mr.. Riddleberger again rose and
renewed his point Of order. The Presi-
dent of the Senate was not observing the
rules, Mr.. Riddleberger said. The Sena-
tor from Kansas Mr.. Plumb was trying
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make another speech, when the division
had been called for.
PLACING THE RESPONSIBILITY.
The responsibility was between the
Senator from Kansas and the President
of the Senate. He (Mr. RiddIeberger) mad
heard it said that whatever he said in the
Senate was generally ''sat upon" He
did not care for that, however, since he
knew he was right. Il am struggling for
the passage OF this BILL" he said, "and
am going to continue that struggle under
the rules of the Senate, and you can't
take from that desk the book that ought
to control you and find within it a rule
that justifies your ruling awhile ago."
The President pro tempOre began to re-
ply, but was interrupted by Mr.. Riddle
berger.
THE CHAIRS DENIAL.
The Chalr again said: "The Senator
from Virginia will please not interrupt
the Chair. The Senator did not call for a
division or for the yeas and nays, hut
when the Senator from Kansas (Mr.
Plumb) was advancing in his argument
on the bill, the Senator from Virginia
Mr.. Riddleberger) then rose and de-
mRnded the division. 1t was then too
late. Tho Chair says kindly, but hrmly,
to the Senator from Virginia, that he has
not sought to discriminate against him In
the slightest degree. The Senator is mis-
taken in that. On the contrary, the Chair
has often done the reverse, and appeals to
the Senator from Virginia to withdraw
that imputation that the Chair had ever
Disseminated against HIM or sought to
deprive him of his rights. The point OF
order is Overruled."
RIDDLEBERGER RETRACTs.
Mr.. Riddleberger-If the Chair will per-
NIT me, | do not mean to say that the
Chair has Disseminated against me. ]
mean to say that the Chair itself did not
comprehend the rule. RoaFs Of laugh.
ter That IS exactly what l meant to
say.
After further remarks the yeas aud
nays were ordered on the DOlph amend.
ment, on which a viva YOce vote had been
taken, and pending the call the Senate
went into executive session. When the
doors were reOpened the Senate adjourned