The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-01-18
In the senate.

WNeuINGroN, Jan, 1.-THE report of the
Pacific railway commission was received, ac-
companicd 10y the message from the presi-
dent, The reading Of the message was pro
cceded with, and at its conclusion Mr. iluar
moved that it with accompanying reports be
committed to a select committee of senators
to he appointed by the chair Agreed to-
subsequently Mr.. German moved To recon
slider the vote, and the motion to recon
slider was laid over This leaves
the whole matter pending House bill
relating to permissible printing or writing on
second, third and fourth class mail matter,
was taken up and passed
ON motion OF Senator Jones of Arkansas. a bill
reported from the committee on commerce. to
authorize the Southwest Arkansas and Indian
Territory Railroad company to build q bridge
across the Ouachita river in Arkansas, was
taken up and passed.
The Blair educational bill was then taken
up and the senate WAS addressed by Senator
/ Bowen In support of the bill. He argued
that In this matter no iron-cad CON
structon of the constitution should prevail.
| The country was confronted to-day with the
fact that not only in some southern state but
| also in some northern states, elections had be-
come mere traversity. A government profess
| .
under such circumstances a national lie. The
country had to-day republican form of gov
eminent but what he asked about the sub
stance, there was no possible solution of the
| problem except that which would be afforded
by general education of the pOple The Blair
bill was Temporarily laid
aside, and on motion Mr.. Dawes bill report
ed from the committee OF Indian affairs Jan
uary 9th, In relation to marriage between
white men and Indian women was taken vi
and passed. The principal provision is that
white men marrying Indian women shall
not thereby acquire any right to tribal prop
| crty
| The Blair educational bill was again taken
up, and Mr., Blair addressed the senate in ad-
vocacy of 1t. Mr. Plat noticing a reference
| to the number of children attend
| ing school In Connecticut explained
that in some of the towns of that stat,
many children were being educated in the
| schools and were not enumerated In the
number Of school attendants
Senator Blair said he was aware of that
fact and mentioned the city " Manchester
in his own state, as place where half Of the
| population was under the control Of the
| Catholic church, and Catholic children wcr,
generally educated in parochial schools
Much OF the opposition to the pending bill
had come from that large body OF peopl,
who did not believe in common schools as
system of education That was apparent from
the critics OF the public press and it was
| question for the serious consideration of tn,
| American people. An endorsement to thu
| common school system was therefore OF
| greatest importance. One strong ground Of
complaint on the part Of those who maintain
ed parochial schools was that rs a matter o
| conscience they felt bound to educate their
children under that system and that 1t wa
unjust for them to be taxed for the supper
of both. AT this point Mr. Blair yielded thu
floor and the senate adjourned