New-York tribune., 1886-03-04
PlDDLEBERGER RUFFLED.
GETTING SAT uroy" N THE SENATE,
HARRISON AND LOGAN FcE THE coLo'ED MAN
AND tPUCATION.

w,s,uvcrov. March 3.-ln the Senate to-day
Az ur,i,ou epoko in advocacy OF the Education oli
ond f. imposition 10 Mr. AHis.ns amendment AAo W..
ored race he said had been subjected to great lhoS"
ties ctupcs cutragcs and repression OF rights sum "
had no parallel in the history Of cl'llz'd h"'1"N'
he had ceased TO nave faith in the possibility oi goo" "
sult from the terycntion OF the general Government "
beh,g u, tc colorcd people, constituted as THIS Govern
,nept was Tie vindicaton OF coored men sfIhts "ou
fail an!ess there sentiment IN inc Ioca'! "eo
offences CON planned OF took pace lhere "ero wv b'
orercica that wOull ameliorae the cohWNoh
OF those coiored people Ons' te lo'co VI
rubIie opiuon the other, education within the STATES
lie had lways been a friend of the coored people, had
often received them fugtiyos IN his camp curing te
war ana had moving evidences OF their munger ioI
education. He had seen aged c0i0red moh-iHeh oIo
thau h &c score and years Of age-ying nat on her
backs in camp. after hard days toll studying 'he
Lessons of childhood from n spelling b00k.
Mr. Harrison would leave tue fund to be administered
as all education funds of the state were administered
in the HANDS OF the people of the State II the southern
peopo should fail in this great trus-the greatest ever
given TO peop!che, Tor one, would be opposed 10 lu
ther appropriations. but If they should prove iai'hu
then this country would have fairly entered on inc "o
of solving ORG OF the graves problems that confronted
the republic. v,
Mr. Edmands offered a substitute for the Allison
amendment as amended, which was accepted H!s"S
follows ,,
In each state and Territory in which there shall ne
senortte schools for white and cOOred children, tho
money paid snail be apPoroncd ana va ouo D CIV
in he proportion that the wo and coored children,
between the ages OF ten ana twony 1uS ss6 0"'' ''"-
each other as shown Dy the census Oi 4oS"
AR Iog,n said a colored man in the South now
couned the same as white man. On that principe the
southern representation in the Electoral College ana III
Congress was enlarged. The colored men, however
were not counted as voters. When elecuon
doy came no man said to the colored voters;
"A No tad
MIR Logan contened ran through this school bill as re-
ported from the committee The cOored people wore 10
stand up aud be counted. What for For money IoI
whom Was It for themselves Oh, no. IL was the ou
story anI Northern men mad always beon found iii toh
gress willing cgslae the coored man Tor the DEN
eBt of the white man If money to be taken from
the Treasury On basis OF the coored race in OOds
name let the cOored people get their proportion oil IL
That was the object of the amendment proposed by tue
Senator from Iowa (Mr Alison. But the Oil wouo "c
complish nothing II stood. because the amount was
too small lie proposed to make the first years appro
,,riaon s 600 600 instead of S7,O00,0OO. ncreasn
tho amount each year for five years, and then de-
creasiug it,. until in ten years tho amount eA-
pended would be Sl3S, 100000 THE amount
was enough to accomplish something. Besides MS
amendments included separate lund OF S2'Ooo'ooo
TO aid in the building of school houses in sections Oh
country In which local community might be too poor
10 stand all the expense OF building. SchOonhS cOuiu
not be got without school houses. The time would come
Mr. Logan sail when great writer's orators, poets ana
musicians would be found belonging TO the coored race
ave should reach our right hand TO these people
struggling the pit OF darkness and despair; we
should lit them up and give them fair and equal
chance"
While Mr. Plumb was speaking on the bill Mr.. Riddle
berger rose to point Of order saying he had called Tor
division on the and called for it in tone that
tho President OF the could not fail 10 hear The
chair said the Senator from Kansas had the floor.
Mr. Riddeberger-I know it but that senator has no
right it, insist on division and eau Tor the yeas
and nays am not prepared to be ruled out OF order
know we have book Of rules, nut they rule nobody
Mr. q2 P6@ 6e decision of the
chair. Is that debaable lfi is not deoataole' won
make it.
Tho chair was of opinion that the Senator out of
order but the chair would hear him on the question Of
the appeal Mr. Riddleberger did not want that, and
Welded under protest After Mr. Plumb had resumed his
remarks Mr. RiddleDeTger again rose and renewed his
point of order. He said
there viii be no end The the de3ate Tnes
the Fscnntor rom kansas NT Plumb is trying de-
feat bill and is allowed to make another speech when
tween Senator from Kansas and the president OF the
Senate. have heard II said that whatever say IN the
however since know am right am struggling for
the passage OF this bill aud am going to continue tnt
take that desk the book that onghtto control you
and find within rule that justihes your rulings OF
while ago
Mr. Plumb moved an adjournment
The president pro tempore-The Senator from Vir-
gina must he aware that the question was plainly put
by the chair ana plainly decided, and the chair
clearly announced the decision III distinct voice.
The senator from Kansas (A1r Plumb then took the
floor 10 debate the bill The Senator did call for
division nor for the yeas and nays.
Mr. RiddlebergeT-No. sir, did not.
president pro tempOre-Ihe senator from virginia
will please not interrupt the chair ne Senator did not
call for division for the and nays but when
the Senator Kansas advancing III the argument
on the bill lie Senator from Virginia then rose and de-
manded a division. Ii then too late. The char
SAYS kindly but firmly to the Senator from Virginia that
he has not sought discriminate against hun III the
slightest degree. The Senator is mistaken In that, On
Tho chair has often done the reverse aud
appeals senator from Virginia TO withdraw that
imputatiOn that the chair has Disseminated against
him, sought to deprive him OF his rights The point
OF order Is Overruled.
Mr. Riddleberger-If the chair will permit | do not
mean 10 say the chair had Disseminated against
me- that the chair Itself did not compre-
bend the rule. kosrs of lauahter.l That is exactly
what meant to say.
After further remarks the Senate at 454 went into
executive session. Al $50 the doors were reopened
and the Senate adjourned.