The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-04

here for money, in the interest of the laborng peo-
pie who might be out of work, and with just as
much right the demand for this bill. If we have
surplus, let lis build navy, Or return the money
to the people.
Mr.. Riddlebarger opposed the Allison amend
ment, as did Mr.. Hampton
Mr., Berry favored the bill, but thought the ALI
son amendment would seriously impair the school
system of Arkansas, and disturb tie relations of
the races.
Mr. ingalls, said that if tn is money was to be dis
tributed, we should throw about it all the safe
guards possible. Who was to administer this
fund of S11OO,UO0E The secretary of the interior:
W. o was assista t attorney general of the te
partment OF the interior! One MIR. Zach Mont
gomery What We're his views about common
school education: Mr.. Ingalls, read
many extracts from book entitled
Drops from Poisoned Fountain" facts that
are stranger than felton, by Zach Montgomery,
OF the California bar" From the extracts read
our boasted New England public school system as
now, by law, established throughout the length
and breadth of the American republic is poison
Gus fountain, fraught with the seeds of human
misery and moral death. 1t is crime, a pauper
breeding System, a system which, being crime,
brought forth in crime, and nurtured in crime,
must, OF necessity, propagate crime
"rhis bill, said Mr.. Ingalls,, "was for fund
to be applied to non-sectarian schools" He then
read from speech delivered by the same Mr..
Zach montgomery before Roman Catholic Sun
day School Teachers association of California, in
1873: MIR. ingalls, would do Mr.. Montgomery the
justice to say that he had declared the pamphlet
report was incorrect, but Mr.. ingalls, would read
certain extracts, which Mr. Montgomery had not
included in the extracts which he had
claimed misrepTesented him. Speaking
OF the telegraph, the railroad and newspaper, the
pamphlet report is :lhey are the means of spread
ing false rumors and immoral sentiments that cor
rupt the minds of good Catholics in this land. In
stead of reading the corruptng newspapers teach
them-the children-the truth in the church and
hnf ,tpl,N
antism and heresy in all its forms. The notion
that Protestants entertain about the great progress
made in the nineteenth century, | wish to warn
you to abstain from. The Protestant theory of in
dependence, or OF making up our own minds for
ourselves on matters of religion, are false and
dalnnable in the extreme. There is no such thing
as personal freedom in religion and morality. The
whole matter rests with the successor of St. Peter,
Holy Pic Mono, and the Holy Sc. of Rome.
These, Mr.. ingalls, said, were extracts that had
not been denied. The bill before the senate was to
be administered on a nOn-sectarian basis,
Mr.. Blair opposed Alison's amendment and aid
Montgomery had not been confirmed by the senate.
II that person had been correctly reported, Mr..
Blair hoped the judiciary committee of which Mr..
Ingalls, was member, would p otect the common
schools against him. Such u man, if the extracts
were correct, Mr.. Blair locked upon as worse to
the country taan the arch iend himself, for we
were on our gsard against the latter parsonage.
1.-The debate was continued by Messrs. Hoar and
Hale. The latter, in speaking of southern negroes,
said he was in the union army His Sympathy was
with the nag. He guided the footsteps of the
fleeing fugitves from southern prisons, and when
the war ended he emerged grim
and pathetic picture, attracting the
attention of American statesmen. Then fe.l on him
tempest that if it did not annihilate his race,
might have broken his spirits. The k.-klux raid
ers worried him from Virginia to Texas The AL
ALBANIA klan drove him from the polls. The mid
night raiders of Louisiana hung him to the rafters
of his cabin. The first citizens of kemper county
shot him down in the presence of his family
New Orleans Couchatta and Capiah, all told a
story which the world would read with horror.
All this time, the colored man had kept on and
piled the plow and the hoe. Now, what he wants
is education. This amendment would secure it
for him, which the bill as it stood, would not If
the amendment failed his MR. Hoars) course was
clear. He would stand or fall with this amend
ment
Mr.. Allison defended his amendent He asked
the southern senators whether they thought the
S5s,OOO,OOO, which the bill would give the south,
$40,00000O would 90 to the education of the whites,
while only Sls,OD,OOO would go to the education
the fact cOGed people
southern whites was but little than that pre-
vaiing in the northern states did they suppose this
| bill, without this amendment, would endure the
joint criticism of the northern people? With such
an equitable application of the money, Mr.. I1 y
| had belief that this vicious proposition Tor the
distribution of the money within the states had
been made to secure for the bill votes from senat
| ors from whom they could not otherwise be Sc
cured. His amendment could not, however, be
| whistled down the wind.
Mr.. Logan submitted, as an amendment to the
| substance of the measures heretofore introduced
by him, providing and appropriation of $4,000 900
the first year; 0OO the second year. S200 0O0
900 the third year; $lS,OoO,0O0 the fourth year;
$1,000 900 the fifth year; S14OOOOOO the sixth year
$4,000 900 the seventh year. S1O,0OOOOO the eighth
| year; $6,0OO,0OO the tenth year
When the appropriations under the act shall
| close, an amendment was offered providing q
special fund of 81 600 900 to aid in the building of
| school hOuSnS in gnar6ply nominated diStrct9-nOt
| more than 800 on any one house, nor more than
one half the cost of the school house in any case.
Adjourned
Mr.. Morrill,, of Kansas, from the committee on
invalid pensions, reported bill extending until
July 1st, 1885, the time within which applications
for arrears of pensions may be filed, and extending
the provisions of the act to special prison
ers Referred to committee of the whole.
| Mr. Dunn, of Arkantas, from the committee on
shipping reported hill relating to pilot-houses
Referred to calendar.
Mr.. Belmont of New York, from the committee
on foreign affairs, reported the consular dip omatiC
appropriation bill. Referred to committee of the
whole
The speaker laid before the house the response
of the secretary of the treasury to the Bland reso
luton, calling for Information concerning the cir
culaton of standard silver dollars and the policy
to be pursued as to the payment of silver. Re
ferred to the committee on coinage, weights an(
measures
Mr.. Townsend of Illinois, said if it were the
wish of the house he would like the morning houl
dispensed with, in order that consideration of thu
pension appropriation bill might be resumed
Mr. Bland of Missouri, said he had endeavoreC
unsucessfully yesterday to secure recognition fol
the purpose of moving to fix day for coneidera
ton of the silver bill He would, therefore, insis
on utilizing the morning hour every day until th'
committee on coinage, weights and IN easures wa
reached
Mr.. Wise, of Virginia, on behalf of the commit
tee on manufactures, in the morning hour, called
up the bill authorizing the president to appoint
commission OF seven experts, skilled in the inVes
| tigatiOn of production and Use of metallic sub
Stances and other structural materials, to execute
| tests and experiments on iron, steel, and othe
materials used in the construction of bridges
| buildings, and mechanical structures, and to de
| duce useful rules therefrom After debate, the
morning hour expired, and the house went into
committee of the whole on the pension appropria
| ton bill.
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, gave his views on gen
eral pension legislation, and warmly favored the
| passage of measure to pension soldiers who
were now disabled, though their disability nigh
| not be attributable to the SERVICE and who were
now dependent upon their daily labor for support
| Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia, vigorously de
| Tended Commissioner Black from the criticisms oi
the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Henderson,, anC
declared that the country had regarded the ap
pointment by the president as an eminently wise
that Commissioner Black had kept the republican
members of congress waiting in the ante-roOm
while he was comforting with democratic members
| in regard to removals from his Office Mr.. Wilson
| said that the country would commend the comis
sioper if he held these conferences little more
| often and he would commend his action to othel
high officers. He regretted to hear the gentleman