The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-16

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the twelfth section, which prescribes the
conditions of the second and subsequent
allotments. Rejected. Yeas. "a; nays, 40
The bill was then passed. Yeas. 80
nays, 80; as follows:
Yeas-Allison, Berry, Blair, Bowen
Brown, Call. Cameron. Chandler, Col
| quit. Cullom, Daniel, Dawes, Dolph,
Eustis, Evarts, George, Hampton
| Hearst, Hoar, Jones of Arkansas, Man.
| derson, Mitchell, Morrill,. Palmer, Pasco
Payne, Platt, Pugh, Quay, Ransom
Riddleberger, Sawyer, Stanford, Stewart
Stockbridge, Teller, Vance, Walthall
and Wilson of Iowa-39.
Nays-Aldrich, Bate, c,s, Black
| burn,> Blodgett Butler, Coke, Davis,
Farwell, Faulkner, Frye. Gray, Hale,
Harms, Hawley, Hiscock. ingalls,, Jones
of Nevada, Kenna, Morgan, Plumb,
Reagan, Sabin, Saulsbnry, Spooner, Tur-
| pie, Vest, Voorhees, and Wilson of Mary
| land-29.
On this vote Vests pair with Edmunds
was assumed by Mr.. Cockrell, and the
pair of Senators German and Sherman
was announced. The announcement of
the result of the vote was greeted with
some applause.
WHY BERRY VOTED YEA.
Mr. Berry, by way of personal ex-
planation, said that while he was can
didate for the Senate he had promised
if elected, to vote for the bill, the Legis-
lature of his State having pronounced in
favor of it. There never had been a
posed to it, and, but for the instructions
of the Legislature and for his own
plighted word, he would have voted to-
day against the bill.
WHAT THE BILL DOES.
The bill appropriates annually Tor eight
years the following sums to be expended
to secure the benefits of a common
school education to all children of school
age living in the United States: The
first year, 81 900, 900; second year, $1O,-
600, 900: third year, $i5,000,000; fourth
year, $4,000. 900; fifth year, 81 900, 900;
sixth year, So, ,000, 600; seventh year. ST.
100000; eighth year, $5,000,000. The
money is to be divided among the sew
eral States and Territories and the Dis
trict of Columbia in proportion to illit-
eracy-computation to be made accord
ing to the census of 1880 and (afterwards)
1890. There are to be separate schools
for white and colored children. No
State or Territory is to receive money
under the act until its Governor shall
terror statement showing the common
school system in force in the State, the
! amount OF money expended during the
proceeding school year for the sup
port of common schools, the num-
Der of white and coIored chill
dren between the ages of ten and
| twenty -one, number of schools in opera
| ton, average attendance of scholars,
etc. No amount is to be paid any State
or Territory in any year greater than the
| amount expended out of its own
revenues In the preceding year for the
maintenance of common schools. No
| part of the fund is to be used for the
erection or rent of school buildings, but
an additional fund of $4,000, 900 is to be
| allotted in the first year for school
houses. either for construction on rent
ing-in sparsely populated districts, not
more than $3.50 for each building.
vIRGINIAs NEW SENATOR.
The credentials of John s. Barbour as
Senator from Virginia for six years from
March, 4. 1889, We're presented and placed
on file.
ADJOURNED.
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned
| WASHINGTON, February 15.-In the
absence of the Speaker, Mr.. Cox, of New
York, presided over the House this morn
ing.
SUGAR IN CALIFORNIA.
Mr.. Morrow. of California, presented
| resolution of the San Francisco Cham
Der of Commerce. urging the Pacific
Coast delegation in Congress to use all
possible means to defeat any action
which contemplates change in the pres
ent duty on sugar, and the establish
ment of a bounty system. Refused. Z
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. Phelan, of Tennessee, from the
Committee on Commerce, reported bill
for the construction of revenue cutter
for use at Charleston. S. G.. Referred {,
committee of the whole. Also authoriZ
ing the construction of bridge acros
the Tennessee River at Chattanooga
Tenn. Placed on the House calendar.
Mr.. Davis, OF Massachusetts,, from tn
same committee, reported a bill to pre-
vent the introduction of contagious anC
infectious diseases into the United States
and to establish bureau of publ
health. Referred to committee of tn
whole.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
, A large number of bills for the con
struction of public buildings were re
ported from the Committee on Publ
t Buildings and Grounds, among ther
, the following:
| BY Mr.. Dibble, of South Carolina-T
increase the limit of cost of public bull,
ings at Charleston, S. c.
! By Mr.. Bankhea1, of Alabama-For
. public building at Columbus, Ga.
PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILDING.
: Mr.. Randall, from the Committee {
: Appropriations, reported a resolution fl
7, the appointment of a special commit,
: of five members to investigate and I
:, port to the House what contracts ha'
been made for the construction of ne
:, library building and the amount e