Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-03-04
THE SENATE.
A Petition for the Protection OF
Young Girls, Morals.

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WAsHISoToS, March 3.-Senator Fry,
presented petition from the citizens 0
New Jersey, praying tor legislation TO
the legal protection OF young girls. Th'
petition, which. is On printed blank
with the words "New Jersey" writer
in the body Of the print. urges Congress
to provide exemplary penalties for Sc
dueiion with or without promise Of mar
riage, and for defilement of the person
Of girls with or without consent, unde
the age Of at least Is years, in the Dis
trict Of Columbia and all other localiiis
under the jurisdiction Of Congress-. Th,
petition was referred to the Committe,
on District Of Columbia.
Evsrts presented petition of the Of
ticers aud trustees OF savings banks o.
New York State, representing l,l65, ,00C
depositors, praying Congress to stop ths
coinage of silver dollars. Referred te
the Committee on Finance.
The Education bill was then taken ur
and Mr.. Harrison spoke in advocacy OIL
the bill, and in opposition to Mr.. ALI.
sons amendment to an amendment
offered by Mr.. Hoar to an amendment
of Mr.. Allison. 1t was agreed to pro.
viding that in each State having sepe.
rate white and colored schools money
received by such State under the bill
should be apportioned and applied in
proportion Of illiteracy Of the two races
respectively until an equal sum per
capita sball have been appropriated from
the National and State funds, and de-
claring the object Of the bill to be to
secure equal advantages to all children
of whatever color or race. Mr.. Ed
munds then moved substitute for the
amendment as amended. The substi-
tute is as follows: And in each State
and Territory in which there shall be
seperate schools for white and col
ored children the money paid in
such State or Territory shall be
apportioned and paid out for the sup
! port Of such white and colored schools
respectively In the proportion that white
and colored children between the ages
OF 10 aud 21 years in such State or Ter.
ritory bear to each other, as shown by
the census of 1850. The foregoing pro.
vision shall not affect the application Of
the proper proportion OF said money 10
the support Of all common schools
wherein no distinction Of race or color
shall exist.
Mr.. Edmunds addressed the Senate in
support Of his amendment. AS to the
bill itself. he said there was no
Contitutional difficulty about it.
No Constitution ever had said or
ever could say that no money
should be withdrawn from the Treasury
except in pursuance of an appropriation
made by law for q specific purpose named
in some other part OF the Constitution.
Mr.. Edmunds entered at some length
into the question of discrimination in
the matter of separate schools in the
South, citing figures to show where col
ored and white children were Of equal
numbers, the number of white schools
in some cases was double the
number Of colored schools. If money
was to be used among those who
needed it, Mr.. Edmunds said, it ought
to be applied to the education Of both
races alike, by fair means, so that chill
dren OF both races should have equal
advantage and fair play-not az between
child and child merely, but as regards
the institution of schools and school
districts in States where separate school
systems prevailed.
Mr.. Blair was willing to accept Mr..
Edmunds' substitute for Mr.. Allison's
amendment, and it was agreed to.
Mr.. Dolph moved to amend by provid-
ing that the bill should not take effect
until two-thirds of the States should ac-
cept its provisions. 1t was rejected.
Mr.. Dolph called for the yeas and
nays on his amendment, and pending
the call the Senate went into executive
session and when the doors re-opened
adjourned.
HOUSE.
After debate and pending action. and
morning hour having expired. the COM
mittee rose, and then the House again
went into committee on the Pension
Appropriation bill. Quite a lengthy
political debate was INDUCED in pending
further action. The committee rose and
and the Housa than adiournad