Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-06


amendment requiring that samples Of
school-books be filed in the interior
Department without making the Safes
title TO the money depend on such
fling it was agreed to.
Cher amendments Of detail were
made on motion OF Mcssrs. Edmundi,
Eyhrts, Hale, Dolph, Blair, ingalls,,
Teller, Eus,is, LogAn, Hampton, aud
Corecr. The bill, having thus been
perfected as in Committee Of the
Whole, was reported to the Senate, and
most Of the amendments made in Com
mittce Of the Whole were agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. George, the sec
ton setting forth that the design Of the
act was not TO establish an independent.
school system in the States, but only
to extend aid to State governments,
was restored by unanimous vote.
Mr.. Plumb read some articles from
the New York Erening Post to show
that since the agitation Of the question
Of national aid the States Of the South
had not put forth the usual efforts for
education The bill was then read
third time and passed-yeas, SO; nays,
IL. A number of pairs were an
nounced, owing to the necessary absence
Of some senators. The vote in detail
is as follows
was -Mc,sIs. Berry. Blackburn. BAR.
Bowen. Call. Colquitt. Congcr OnlIon.
Iolrh, tustls. tyariS. George Gibson
Hear. Jackson, Jones OF Arkansas kenua
Logan. Malone. Henderson. Miller OF New
YORK. Mitchell OF oregon. Morrill,. Palmer
Payne, Iugh, Ransom Kddlebcrger. saw.
yer, Spooner Teller Vance. Van Wyck
voorhees, NalthalL and Wilson of Iowa
NAYS -Mcssrs Cockreu. Coke. Frye
Cray. Hale. Harris Ingalls, Jones ~ Neya-
"a, MaXey Plumb. aud Wilson OF Mary.
laId-Il.
Immediately on the passage OF the
bill Mr.. Edmunds moved to take up
the resolutions. reported by him from
the judiciary Committee, expressing
the sense Of Senate on the refusal
Of the Attorney General to send to the
senate copies Of papers called for by its
resolution Of January 25, 1856. rhe
Dustin papers.
Nj. Plumb inquired if the considera-
ton Of these resolutions would con-
tinue until they should be disposed Of
Alf. Edmunds replied that he hoped
it would so continue, but hoped it
would be disposed of in two or three
DAYS. Mr.. Edmuuds remarked that he
would not ask 10 take up the resOlu-
tons TIL after the morning hour. Mr.
Edmuuds's motion was agreed to.
The urgent deficiency appropriation
bill and the invalid pension appropria-
ton bills were received from the House
and referred to the Committee on APP
popTlationS.
The Senate then, at G:l5 p. NJ al
iouIned to Monday next.
Uou,c OF Representatives.
On motion of Mr.. Reid, Of North
Carolina. the bill was passed author
ling the publication of the new edition
Of the Postal Laws and Regulations.
Mr.. Burnes, of Missouri, took up and
explained the provisions Of the bill.
The total amount carried by the bill
was $G34,452. The largest item was
one Of s2jl.NJ3 for the armament Of
four new cruisers. The debate on this
item turned upon the alleged violations
Of the law by the bureau officers in
creating obligations in advance Of ap.
propIiations and the transfer Of moneys
assigned to one purpose and using them
for another. thus creating deficiencies
whore provision had been made for
payment. The debate on this item and
it's collateral subjects occupied a large
part Of the days session. At its close
Mr.. McAdoo, Of New Jersey, promised
that the Committee on Naval Affairs
would frame a measure to put stop
TO the practice on the part of Govern
ment officials Of entering into Obliga-
tons not authorized by law.
Mr.. Reagan, Of Texas, said that he
would enter his protest against the
practice by voting against the bill.
The committee then rose and the bill
was pasSed-yeaS, 229; nays, %.
The House then went into Commit
tee Of the Whole on the private calen-
dar.
Vt 4:40 p. NJ. the committee rose.
and the House, after passing two pri-
vate bills, took recess until $50 7.
NJ. the evening session to he for the
consideration Of pension bills.
The House at its evening session
passed fifty pension bills, and at 9
o'clock adjourned until to-morrPw.