The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-20

The Chair laid before the Senate a
Communication from the Secretary Of
he Interior transmitting a copy OF the
avs passed by the last session OF the
Legislature OF Arizona.
Senator Manderson offered a res
Blution directing the Secretaries Of
Flats and War TO inquire into and
eport 10 the Senate the facts sur
ounding the killing OF Capt. Emmett
Crawford, United States army, said 10
lave been slain on or about January
10, 1886, by Mexican troops, and TO re-
Tort what ttsps were being taken for
he punishment by the Mexican gov.
rnment Of those guilty OF the alleged
utrage; alfo whether repaIation and
ndemnity should not be- made to
bose who suffered, and ample expla-
ation and apology 10 the United
tAtes for the apparent gross insult.
eierred.
Among the bills introduced and
eierred was one by Senator Edmunds
blative TO the eight hour law. He
Md the bill related to the letter-car-
ers' hours OF labor. Those hours
bemed to be really in excess OF what
uman nature could endure.
On motion OF Senator Eustis the res
luton OF inquiry heretofore offered
y him relating to the New Orleans
nb-Treasury and its treatment OF the
liver dollar was taken from the cal
ndar.
Senator Teller's amendment was
greed TO extending the inquiry into
DO causes OF the deialcations alleged
have occurred at the New Orleans
ib.Treasurv in connection with the
Rndling OF silver dollars. Senator
ust:s's resolution thus amended was
sreed to.
On motion OF Senator Dawes, the
anate then resumed consideration Of
DO bill TO provide for the allotment OF
nds in severalty to the Indians.
The education bill was placed be-
IRE the Senate and Senator Eyarts
ok the floor in its advocacy. He
lok up the objections to the bill, and
Ter Analysing and discussing them,
Kpreesed his failure to see that they
ere we'll founded. Continuing, he
I'd that the people OF the United
Eates were confronted with threat
hing and growing macs Of ignorance.
ow, here was deliberate, c0nserva-
We, thoughtful and honorable meas.
70 for the remedy OF that ignorance,
measure which, looking in the face
the situation produced by the war,
opposed to apply the abundant re.
urceS Of renovated and restored
MON ID exert mt this time for the
mmon defense and general welfare
o resources OF the nation with as
rye and liberal a hand as il had ex.
ted the power 10 produce the results
the war-then, also, for the "com.
on defense and general welfare"
Senator ingalls, contrasted the sys-
ms prevailing in the Northern and
puthern States before the Wharf.-The
buthern States preferriug not TO edu.
To the blacks; the Northern States
lieving in universal education. II
rs this fact, and the homopeniety
sHlting from the Northern method
at had made Northern armies sue.
ssful. Admitting, he said, that the
Institution contained the dormant
Id sleeping power claimed for il hy
advocates OF this bill, the practi
/ question was, Why should tina
Dwer be evoked? Why should w,
70 over the common school system
the country into the custody of tn
neral government? The South WA
bjust TO itself. One of the most dis
essing symptoms about the Sout
rs its want OF seli-reliance-its di!
)sition to call on the general govern
emit for assistance. Nothing mad
en- OF nations so strong as the exei
se OF their own faculties. The Sout
ID not been impoverished by tn
az. The ownership of 100000 me
"a simply been transierre
pm their masters to then
Ives. A free man, however, wa
tier than a slave, and theSouth WA
srefore, not poorer but richer for tn
Rnge. Senator Ingalls, read an art
from a Southern paper shown
at since 1879 the assessed value {
uthern property had increased b
00,000,000, and that f500,000,00
nth of railroads had been built, an
1t in every other direction msterif
Dgrees there was making Tapi,
ides. men OF the South" said be