The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-04
The Senate.


The Chair laid before the Senate the
Presidents message on the treatment
Of Chinese in the West, which has
already been published. II was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign
Relations. Also messages from the
President relating to payment of
claims Of the Cherokee Indians and
the sale Of tact of land belonging to
the Sac and Fox Indians. They were
referred to the Committee on Indian
Affairs.
Senator Frye presented a petition
from citizens of New Jersey Praying
for legislation for the legal protection
of young girls.
THE petition, which is on q printed
blank with the words New Jersey"
written in the body of the print, urges
Congress 10 provide exemplary penal
ties for seduction, with or without
promise of marriage, and for the de-
Element of the persons OF girls, with
or without consent, under the age of
at leait eighteen years, in the District
of Columbia, and in all other localities
under the jurisdiction of Congress
The petition was referred to the Com
mittee on the District of Columbia.
Senator EvaIts presented the petit
tons Of the officers and trustees OF
the savings banks Of New York State,
representing 1,l65, 900 depositors, and
$4S7, 100000 of deposits, praying Con-
gress to stop the coinage Of the silver
dollar. 1t was referred to the Com
mittee on Finance.
Senator Beck offered a resolution,
which was agreed to, calling on the
Secretary Of the Treasury to inform
the Senate how much, If any, the &C.
tual payments and purchases Of the
principal of the public debt since
July l, 1877, have been in excess of
the requirements of the laws regulat-
ing the sinking fund, and how the ex-
listing laws can be carried out in rela-
ton to said fund from this time until
the $3.50, 100000 of A per cent. bonds
mature.
Sen ator Riddleberger offered reso-
luton, which was agreed to, requiring
each Senator 10 report to the Senate
the name Of his private secretary. In
introducing the resolution Senator
Riddleberger said that some men were
holding tickets of admission to the
Senate floor who would not be admit
ted to the parlors of gentlemen if they
were known as Senator RiddlebeTger
knew them. Such tickets were SO is
sued TO people who received no paw
except admission to the Senate floor
to blackmail gentlemen-to libel them |
in their newspapers. Senator Riddle
berger said he knew of case in point.
We know what had been said in the
House of Representatives about Eads
being on the floor of that House. He
asked If 1t we're permissible for him |
Senator Riddleberger) to state that
While Eads had not been on the floor
IF thta Senate, he had three henchmen
,here--,two representing Republican |
and one a Democratic
1ewspaperAEwho came to secure infor- |
nation on which to libel Senators.
Imagine a mar having ticket to the
Senate floor in the pretended capacity |
Of private secretary 20 Senator, which
Senator had his own son as his private
secretary, who drew tNhe pay while the
1ther-the ure-Wfae compensated
Dy the ticket.
After the adoption of the. .resolu-
ion Sena. or Hoar had it reconsidelsd,
md so amended as to have the names.
tent in to the Secretary of the Senate.
The education bill was then taken
Up, and Senator Harrison spoke in adj
1ocacy OF the bin and in opposition to
senator Allison's amendment
An amendment offered by Senator
Hear to the amendment of Senst sr
Allison was agreed to, providing that
n each State having separate white
md colored schools, the money re-
,eived by such State under the bill
Ihovld be apportioned and applied in
he proportion of illiteracy of the two
aces respectively until an equal sum
Ter capita should have been appropri-
tied from the National and State funds,
md declaring the object of the bill to
,e to secure equal advantages to all
hildren OF whatever color or race.
Senator Edmunds then moved sub
titute for the amendment as amend
d. The substitute is as follows:
"And in each State and Territory in
7hich there shall be separate schools
Or white and colored children, the
money paid in such State or Territory
hall be apportioned and paid out for
be support of such white and colored
chools, respectively, in the proportion
hat the white and Golored children,
etween the ages of tan and twenty
ne years, in such State or Territory ]