The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04
XLIXth CONGRESS- FIRST SESSION.
SENAT G.

WASHINGTON, March 3.
MT. Frye presented petition from citizens
Of New Jersey, praying for legislation for
the legal protection OF young girls. 1t was
referred to the committee on the District OF
Columbia.
Mr.. Evarts presented petition from saw
ings banks praying for the suspension of the
coinage OF silver. Referred to committee on
finance.
The Presidents message on the treatment
of Chinese in the West was referred to the
committee ON foreign relations,
Mr. Rtddleberger offered resolution,
which was agreed to, requiring each senator
to report to the Senate the name of his pri-
vate secretary. In introducing the reSolu-
ton, Mr.. Riddleberger said that some men
were holding tickets of admission to the
Senate floor who would not be admitted to
the parlors of gentlemen if they were known
as Mr. Riddleberger knew them, and such
tickets were so issued to people who received
no pay except admission to the Senate floor
to blackmatl gentlemen and to libel them In
their newspapers. Mr.. Riddleberger said he
knew of a case in point. We knew what
tives about Mr.. Eads being on the floor OF
that house. He asked if 1t were permissi-
BILE for him (Mr Riddleberger) to state that
while Mr.. Eads had not been on the floor of
the Senate he had three heIichmen there
two representing Republican newspapers
and one Democratic newspaper-who came
to secure information on which to libel sena-
tors Imagine man having a ticket to the
Senate floor in the pretended capacity OF
private secretary to senator, which senator
had his own son as his private secretary and
who drew the pay, while the other, the crea-
ture, was compensated by a ticket.
After the adoption of the resolution, Mr..
Hoar had it reconsidered and so amended as
to have the names sent in to the secretary OF
the Senate.
Mr. Harrison spoke in opposition to Mr. Al
lison's amendment.
The amendment offered by Mr. Hoar to
the amendment of Mr.. Allison was then
agreed to, providing that in each State hav-
ing separate white and colored schools, the
money received by such State under the bill
should be apportioned and applied in pro-
portion to the illiteracy of the two races re-
spectively, until an equal sum per capita
shall have been appropriated from the ma
tional and State funds, and declaring the OBJ
ject of the bill to be to secure equal advan-
tages to all children, of whatever color or
race.
Mr. Edmunds then offered substitute for
the amendment as amended. His substitute
is as follows;
"And in each State and Territoryin which there
shall be separate schools for white and c0lored
children, the money paid in such State or Terrific
ry shall be apportioned and paid out for the sup
port of such White and colored schools respective
",
dren between the ages OF 10 and 21 years, in
such State or Territory, bear to each other as
shown by the census of 1880. The foregoing pro-
vision shall not affect the application of the prop.
er proportion of said money to the support of all
common schools wherein no distinction of race or
color shall exist"
Mr.. Edmunds then addressed the Senate in
support of his amendment.
Mr.. Logan said there seemed to be great
er desire to be considered the champion of
some kind of a bill that would be called an
education bill, than to have one that would
produce the result contemplated. lie said
the bill would accomplish nothing as it
stood, because the amount was too small.
What was seven million dollars when dis
tributed around the States? AT present, in
some portions of the South, the schools
could not be kept open more than four
months, and the provision of the bill would
gam proposed to make the first years appro-
priation ten million instead of seven, and in
creaSing the amount each year for five years,
and then decreasing it until in ten years the
amount expended would be $13S, 900. This
amount was enough to accomplish some
thing.
Mr.. Blair was willing to accept Mr.. Ed
munds' substitute for the Allison amend
ment. The substitute, he said, would re-
move all objections that had been made to
this amendment It distributed the money
on the best attainabe basis of the white and
colored, giving the white one more than the
black, and vice versa. As to Mr.. Logan, Mr..
Blair knew that the cOlofed men had no
more earnest well wisher than that senator,
and he (Mr. Blair appreciated the deep obli-
cation that the colored race was under to
Mr.. Logan. He admitted that the amount
appropriated by the bill would not be suffi-
cient, but it would, he hoped, do much good,
nevertheless.
Mr.. Dolph moved to amend so as to pro-
vide that the bill should not take effect until
4,,,o ,i,,I1 o,f %1,n fatn oh
Mr.. Blair opposed the amendment and it
was rejected
After some further remarks, the yeas and
nays were ordered on Nj. Dolph's amend
ment, on which viva voce vote had been
4.45 p. M, went into executive session, and
at $50 the doors were reopened and the Sen
ate adjourned.
The House to-day resumed in committee
of the whole the consideration of the bill au-
thorizing the appointment of a commission
to carry on tests OF iron and steel and other
structural materials.
Mr.. Mcmillan of Tennessee, opposed the
bill,
Mr.. Blount of Georgia thought the scope of
the bill was wider than many members SEEM
ed to believe and he saw in it an immense
structure in the shape of new born bureau
The proposition was to furnish every manu-
facturer with mode of testing his material
at the governments expense
Mr.. Long of Massachusetts inquired
whether he did not think this was not for
the benefit of the people.
Mr.. Blount answered that he most I'M
equivocally did not. There was no greater
in legislation than the attempt on
the part of private interests to come in here
and use the public money for their own
benefit.
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Chinese troubles was read by the clerla
Pending action the morning hour expired
and the committee rose and the House again
went into committee on the pension appro-
priation bill.
Mr.. Butterworth of Ohio took the floor to
complete his speech which he began yester-
day. He renewed his criticism of the DEM
ocratic party for its shortcomings, particu-
larly in evading legislation on the great
issues before the 46th Congress, and said the
Democratic party WINS great leveler but its
of leveling was to draw all men
down.
Mr.. Breckenridge of Kentucky guided the
discussion away from the channels OF poll
tics into which it had flowed and brought it
back to the consideration of the general
pressed himself in favor of liberal pensions
and thought it should always be the policy
of the republic to pay generous pensions.
Having no standing army 1t was policy OF
the republic to say to all persons that in the
time Of war part of the contract was that if
they fell their families should be taken care
of, and that if they were disabled they
should be compensated for the loss of power
to earn money. But there must be some
and statesmanly considerations
both as to the persons and amount. 1t was
not a matter of sentiment which must decide
the rate but a matter of wise calculation.
Pending further debate the committee
rose.
Mr.. Bragg of Wisconsin reported the army
bill from the military commit
tee, and it was referred to the committee of
the whole.
The House then at 4.45 adjourned.
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