The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-24
in, special attorney in the Fox and Wis.
consin river cases, SO, 400.

The Blair educational bill passed the
senate by 10 majority, the ycas being 80
and nays 90. OF the thirty.nine atfirma::
tive votes twenty three are Republican and
Of the twenty.nine negative votes twelve.
Both the Minnesota senators and Senator
Spooncr of Wisconsin, all ranged in
tile opposition. There is not much
expectation that 1t will pass the house,
but il it should, it will be vetoed without
doubt. :.
The provisions Of the bill are as follows:
For eight years after its passage there
shall be annually appropriated from the
treasury the following sums in MD
OF common school education in the
states, territories. District OF Colum.
bia ind Alaska: Tho first year. ST.
100000; the second, S10,O00,O0O; the
third, Sis, 100000; the fourth $4,000.
600; the fifth, 81 1000. 900; the sixth, So.
900. 900; the seventh. $1,000, 900 and the
eighth, S5,o00,ooO, making $4,000, 600,
besides which there is II special appropria.
ton OF S2,O00,oO0 to MD in the erection OF
school houses in sparscly settled districts.
The money is given to the states and
territories in the proportion which
the whole number Of persons in each who,
being OF the age OF ten years and over, can.
such persons in the United States. In
states having separate schools for white
and colored children, the money shall bo
paid out i'll such proportion as such white
and colorcd children between ton
and twenty.onc years old in such
stare bear to each other by the cen
sns. No state il to receive tho ben.
eiit OF the act until it's governor shall file
with the secretary Of the interior IL state
,nent giving iufl statistics OF the school
system, attendance OF white and cclorcd
children, amount of money expended,
number OF schools in operation, number
and compensation OF teachers, etc. No
state or territory shall receive in any year
from this fund more money than it has
paid out the previous year from its own
revenues for common schools. II
to take it's share OF the national
fund, such share is to be distributed
among the states accepting the benefits Of
the fund. II any state or territory misap.
plies he fund or fails to comply with the
conditions, it loses all subsequent appor.
tionments. Samples OF all school books
in Use in the common schools OF states
rotary of the interior. Any state or terri.
tory accepting the provisions Of the act
ut the first session OF its legislature after
the passage OF the act shall receive its pro
rata share OF all previous annual appro.
priations.
HOUSE.
In the absence of the speaker. Mr.. Cox,
OF New York, presided over the House.
Mr.. Robertson, OF Louisiana, from the
committee on military affairs, reported
the bill for the payment OF 500 to sol.
licrs who enlisted under the act OF July
%, 1861, and who were discharged by
reason OF surgeons certificate OF disability
or by promotion before the expiration Of
two years and who have not received 500
bounty. Committee Of the whole.
On motion OF Mr.. Dorsey, OF Nebraska,
the bill was passed providing that Ncbras
ka shall constitute an entire judicial dis.
trict to be known us the district OF No.
brasku.
Mr.. Randall, of Pennsylvania, from the
committee ON appropriations, reported II
resolution for the appointment OF II spe.
cial committee OF five members to investi
gate and report to the House what con-
tracts have been made for the construc-
tion Of the new library building, and the
amount expended Hereunder the cause ui
| the delay in the progress OF the work, and
what persons have been employed and
paid from the appropriations for tho p,lr.
chase oi the site and construction OF tho
| building. Adopted,