The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-16
B[AIR'S BILL VOTED ON.
THE SENATE PASSES IT BY 80
YEAS TO 30 NAYS.

Mr.. Hale MdkSS a DpOOSA All OPPOo4-
ton to the Measure-Mr. Blair Closes
b the Debate by an Argument in Ad-
vooacy of the Bill-ItS Provisions.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The Senate to-
dov resumed consideration of the Blair
educational bill, and was addressed by Mr.
Hale in opposition. The history of the bill,
ba said, and its discussion in the Senate
we're most interesting. Unlike some meas
ures, which by their inherent strength
Gained support from time to time until at
last all opposition disappeared, this bill had
developed new antagonism at every stage
of its consideration.
Tn the Forty-eighth Congress, when the
hill first passed the Senate the objections to
Il had been mainly from Senators whose
strict construction Of the constitution led
them to believe that the provisions of the
bill violated fundamental propositions of
that great instrument. In the Forty-ninth
Congress the method of distribution of the
great fund covered by the bill had been as
sailed; and the discussions at the present
session had shown practical objections to
the bill wider and deeper and going to its
entire principle.
ITS HARD FATE.
II was the hard fate of the bill that as
time went on less and less necessity was
seen for its enactment, and more and more
objections were raised to its provisions. He
was bound to say that the aroused express
sion of public sentiment, North and South,
on the bill and the renewed evidences of ac-
cord with his colleagues vote against the bill
in the last Congress had not been unwel-
come. In this connection he referred to an
editorial article in the Portland Press, and
TO the statements of several distinguished
professors of colleges, and school teachers
In various parts of the country adverse to
the bill, noticing particularly the dlctum of
Gen. Armstrong, of Portsmouth, Va, that
the bill would destroy in the Southern States
that education which comes from self-help.
NAMES ATTITUDE.
II it were determined, after a full con-
nderation, with the plethors of revenue and
an accumulation in the Treasury, that the
government should embark in the task CT
distributing portion of it to the different
States then the State of Maine, instead of
being taxed to help other States, ought to
receive portion of the fund; and he, there
fore, favored the amendment offered by Mr..
Plumb, which covered that provision.
Paper contributed by a constitutional
LAWYER, on constitutional objections to the
bill. was read by Mr.. Morgan, and after a
brief speech by Mr.. Salisbury against the
BILL the debate was closed by Mr.. Blair in a
final argument i'll advocacy of the bill.
Much of what had been said in the discus
gon had been, he claimed entirely outside of
the real question at issue. As to the idea
hat the passage of the bill would destroy
the principle of self-help, it was the utter
most absurdty. What generation, he
asked. ever educated itself!
THE GREATEST BEGGARs OF ALL.
The bill had been characterized by college
professors and college presidents as q bill to
promote mendicancy These college pro-
lessons and presidents were themselves the
most consummate beggars on the face of the
earth, and Gen. Armstrong was the greatest
beggar of the whole. 1t was because col
lege presidents were such accomplished and
successful beggarS that there was such su-
perior education in this country and it was
because Gen. Armstrong was a great and
successful beggar that he had established an
Institution at Hampton which was the glory
Of the State and Of the country.
OPPOSITION OF THE JEsUITs.
He spoke of the opposition made to the bill
by the New York Evening Post, Washing
ton Post, and other organs of the Jesuit
ry." The opposition to tho bill, he said,
was fight against the common schools of
the country, and aimed to subvert that
great system. Soon after the bill passed
| the last Congress, and while it was till
| struggling in the hands of packed COM
mittee in the House, where it was
finally strangled, Senator had
shown TO him and he had
read the original letter of Jesuit priest
| begging a member of Congress to oppose
the bill and to kill it. The writer said that
there was an organization all over the coun-
| try for the destruction of the bill and that
they would destroy it inevitably, and also
that if they had known Of it in season they
could have prevented its passage through
the Senate They had begun in season this
lme, but they would not destroy it.
FINE JEsUITs ON THE FLOOR.
Twelve years ago, when he was member
Of the House, and while there was a propo-
sluon pending to amend the constitution so
as to prevent the appropriation of public
money TO the support of sectarian schools
IN the country, a friend OF his pointed out
| 70 him nine Jesuits on the floor of the House
logrolling against that proposition-nine at
one time. These We're not, he thanked God,
tae Catholic church. Within sound of
nis voice were the sleeping remains
Of John Carroll and Charles Carroll
OF Carrollton-men who had been devoted
10 civil rights and to true religion, and
against the memory of those men, or against
.ne great Catholic organization OF the coun-
NY. he would say nothing, for he Grated
tnelr memory, and be venerated that great
organization, which in his belief, was a true
e1emplar Of Christianity. He cared not
now Tar 1t extended, or how widely its
power was spread.
MUST BE ROOTED OUT.
but within that organization was the
Jesuit organization which had set out to
gSontrol this country, which had been repu-
CClaIed by every country in the old world,
caJhollc or protestants; but which had
eoIue TO America, and was now trying to
scure control of this continent by destroy
IIlg the public school system. The Jesuits
sau aau been expelled from the coun-
uleS OF the old world; and the time
ruuid come when they would
We looked upon as Jesuits of this country,
uuu When the question of their expulsion
Houia nave to be considered All through
s le North, God only knew under what in
IN, SS9I,Shces the newspapers had opposed the
VII, VII, ana had argued that such aid to the
SoinLNon schools was no longer needed but
ae oe . lIau Tor three or four days read of dem
,JInslratlons from every State in the South,
,nl'o""lhg that it was still necessity, and as
much so as ever.
TWO NOTORIOUS FLoPs.
ot ne l spoke OF the Chicago Tribune as one
a, o,, Vne papers which had for years advocated
Sso dol the extraordinary appropriation OF
eor CeoSrv'.eOJ,uUO year, proposed by Gen. Logan,
IL the school system of the country, but