The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-04
ros Education Bill ill Again in
lh0 the Senate
,crrDIye AND DEBATING IT.
o..- Of Mexico-The Union
The Ia sc-rbe southern Pacific
oregon Republicans
SENATE

A'1-. .s the Senate the Presidents
llid D,,' On the treatment of Chinese in
me- Me-, already published. Referred
Inc '' cormittee on foreign relations. ,
to messages from the President re
,,o the payment OF the claims Of
l-o Indians, and the sale of a
- n land belonging 10 the Sac and
E s-I Indians. Referred to the committee
an Indian affairs.
r. A,:g transmitting the recommend
- ~ n; the lighthouse board for an
auoa .,,ra ion of 100000 for the estab
s ,P5..s ri a light at The entrance Of
l a---s EarbOr. Washington Territory.
~ Ysf:y,-si TO the committee on COM
F,Ts presented a petition from citi-
ans Of Sew Jersey, praying for legisla-
i'm for the legal protection of young
Ms The petition, which is on a
55-inted hank with the words: New
Jersey" written in the body of the print,
nrarS Congress to provide exemplary
penalties for seduction with or without
bromise OF marriage and for the defile-
ment o. persons of girls with or without
consent. under the age of at least Is
Years. in the District of Columbia and
IN Otherlocalities under the jurisdiction
Of Congress. The petition was referred
the committee on the District of Col
umba.
EYarts presented petitions of officers
1 mi trustees of savings banks OF New
4 Io.k State, representing l,165,OOO de-
visitors, praying Congress to stop the
. U1age of silver dollars. Referred to
i hswmmittee on finance.
Nf Riddleberger offered a resolution,
which was agreed to, requiring each
Snstor to report his private secre-
uT. In introducing the resolution,
NJ Riddleberger said that some men
vze holding tickets of admission to
9sSenate floor, who would not be adj
INITIAL to the parlors. Such tickets
Fspo issued to people who received
Dopsy except admission to the Senate
aoor TO blackmail gentlemen and to
slin their newspapers.
Ridleberger said he knew OF case
MONT. We know what had been said
4 tihe House OF Representatives a ont
hds being on the floor of that House.
1 lie asked if it were permissible for
him (Mr. Riddleberger) to state that
while Eads had not been on the floor Of
the Senate, he had had three henchmen
/ there. two representing Republican
newspapers, and one Democratic news
paper, who were there to secure infor-
nation on which to libel Senators.
Imagine having a ticket to the
Senate floor in the pretended capacity
Of private secretary to a Senator which
AeSenatOr had his own son as private
acIsary who drew the pay, while the
one creature was compensated by a
ais. Alter the adoption of the resolu-
u Mr.. HOar had it reconsidered and
Smended as to have the names sent
no the Secretary of the Senate. The
aleatOn bill was then taken up and
VI. Harrison spoke in advocacy of the
BILL, and IN opposition to Mr.. Allison's
amendment.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Hoar
The amendment of Mr.. Allison, was
agreed TO- providing that in each State
having separate white and colored
SaoOls, the money received by such
s2le under the bill should be appOr-
s0ned and applied in the proper ton of
ge hlleraCy of the two races respectlv-
" until an equal sum per capita shall
ave been appropriated from the ma
9nal and State funds and declaring the
'3ect OF the bill to be to secure equal
4lYantageS to all children of whatever
eGer or race.
NJ. Elmunds then moved substi-
we Tor the amendment as amended.
1E institute is as follows: And in
IfIs sS2te and Territory, in which there
-4 Be separate schools for white and
o.9isd children, the money paid in
.-Ca State or Territory shall be ap-
elnoned and paid out for the support
such white and colored schools re-
5Vuyely in proportion that white and
gred children between the ages OF 10
II ~ 4 years in such State or Territory
- 70 each other as shown by the CEN
GsT Sl 1851 The FOREGOING provision
.au not affect the application of the
foper proportion Of said money to
support OF all common schools
nj ,IeLelh no distinction of race or
,iS M SnaI exist Mr.. Edmunds
s ,-lleSsed the Senate in support of his
S ~ ~ As 10 the bill itself. He
rr 'ueTe was no constitutional diff
S-S! ABOUT 1t; no constitution ever had
h ~ could say that no money should
eYc. Sl'ndrawn from the Treasury
1 0os' n pursuance of an appropria-
ns sr.lA !e by law for a specific purpose
t1S.aa III some other part of the consti-
len,tI' Nh, Edmunds entered at some
ton mo the question of d;scrimina-
he M. me matter to separate schools in
Aer;aul, citing figures to show where
eqai wed and white children were of
sChoo,.- lmberS the number of white
tie ~ some cases was double
Il baa'a6er of colored schools.
snons =, money was to be used
EingS5 nose who needed it, Mr..
piled ~ said it ought to be APP
alike b w NE education of both races
Of bo,S lalr means, so that the children
tage, sr 'Ssees should have equal advan-
and cST I5 lar play, not as between child
regards n merely, but equal fair play as
school Sae Institution of schools and
separate slTicts in states where the
Mr.. %hcol system prevailed.
Edmun5-,' was willing to accept Mr..
meDd%so. substitute for the allison
Mr.. nS oilatS and it was agreed to.
ding thpohL moved to amend by pro-
rect I'm nat the bill should not take
cent ~. tEwo'thirds of the States should
provisions. 1t was rejected.