Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-30

ctUit W ttiIo LOUISE ia AOto tHt kstRtkS-
lic2n party wns in majority in every
branch Of the Government Warren y.
Keifer, Of Ohio. occupied that chair. and
this House was Republican by aclesrma'
jority. The Senate, too, was Republican
by clcarmaiority. Yes. the President Of
the United States was Republican. 1
repeat, they were in majority in every
branch OF this Government The Blair
bill was then before the Senate. The
Blair bill was then before the House.
Did they pass IL? No. Why notg Be-
cause they lied when they said they
wanted 1t. Laughter and applause on
the Democratic side.]
They had an opportunity to pass IT..
They had, 1 repeat, an opportunity 70
pass it. But what did they do Did
they pass il? Oh, no Now let as see.
The gentleman from Virginia Mr.. Yostl
Just now arraigned the honorable gentle
man from Texas Il Mr.. Crain1 for report
ing bill to the House for the distribu-
ton Of the public money in aid OF edu
cation on the basis OF population. Why,
be has forgotten the record OF bus own
leaders. IL was John A. Logan, the he-
publican candidate for the yice-presi-
dency in 1884, who offered that
amendment in the Senate to the
Blair bill, and on the floor OF
the Senate championed 1t. declaring
that he was not in favor Of taxing his
people to pay for ignorance in the South
on the basis of illiteracy. Let him take
that home to Virginia with him
Laughter and applause His own can
didate for the vice-presidency was the
first man who wanted the distribution OF
the money from the public treasury IN
aid of education on the basis OF popula-
ton. And why is the gentleman from
Virginia (Nr. Yost) in favor OF 1t at
present? He has told you the reason
because he gets so much money.
Laughter 1t is question OF dollars
and cents with him and nothing more
it is not a question Of principle. he
newed laughter. -,
In the Forty-eighth Congress that bill
was before the Senate again, and then
Malone of Virginia was Senator:
Thank God he is not now. Renewed
laughter. Malone of Virginia was
there. | have the vote here in my hand
to show what was done, and when that
vote was taken in the Forty.eightb Con-
gress, Malone voted how? All, Mr..
Chairman, Malone is reported absent.
TRenewed laughter. he was not
paired. We asked him in Virginia,
"Why is it that you were alb
sent on this important occasion, when
the Record shows that you were there
both the day before and the day after -
He endeavored to dodge the question.
There is no other word to describe It.
Renewed laughter He tried to get
out of it, and the other Republican sena-
tor from Virginia, one h. II. Riddle
berger. came before the public and testi-
fed that Malone was absent because he
was opposed to the bill. Laughter and
applarIse on the Democratic side
WHY, heard two gentlemen just now
on the other side of this House, on the
Republican side, applauding Mr.. fost.
| have the record here on them. Let us
see how it stands. In the Forty ninth
Congress TINT bill, that Senate bill, was
referred TO the Committee on Education.
Mr. Willis, of Kentucky, not a Republi-
can but a southern Democrat, called for
a conference OF the friends of the BLAIR
bill. and l was one of that number.
We discussed the matter, and agreed
that the proper method of pro-
cedure was to take the Blair bill
as it passed the Senate and re-
introduce it again, and on the day of its
reintroduction to make motion to refer
it to the Committee on Labor. That IS
the way that it got to the Labor Com
mittee. Go tell the people Of Virginia
that her representatives here-not you
laughter allied with gentleman from
kentucky, Mr.. Willis, had it referred to
the Committee on Labor. NJ friend
from North Carolina here, Mr.. Cowles,
was with US. and my friends Mr.. John
ston and Mr.. Henderson, OF North Caro-
lima, were also with us.
find upon page 1882. Congressional
Record Volume n, Forty-ninth Con
gress, fret session, that vote was taken
on the motion of the gentleman from
Kentucky, MIR. Willis, to refer the Blair
bill to the Committee on Labor. What
do we find there ? Every Democratic
member of this House from Virgins
voted in favor of its reference to thai
committee. Let me read their names
Barbour, Cabell, Croxton, Trigg, aaC
Wise. Five in all. All the Democrats.
| want to do justice all around. Mir
Brady, a Republican of Virginia, but moi
a follower of the "Boss, was With us.
Laughter The vote was taken on the
question of reference, and my honorable
friend from Illinois Mr.. Cannon] voted
against it. My honorable friend from
Pennsylvania, William u. Kelley, voted
against it.
Mr.. KELLEY: Against what?
have not been hearing what the gentle
man said.
Mr.. WISE: You voted against re
ierring the Blair bill to the Committee
on Labor.
MIR. KELLEY: On. that L may have
done.
Mr.. WISE: Oh, yes; you may have
done it. Laughter. Now Just hold on
one moment. OF course you did it.
have got you right here. [Iaughter.l ]
want my honorable friend from Penn.
svlvanis to understand that l never make
a statement unless ] know it is true, and
then when [ do make it will swear by
and stick to it until death. Renewed
laughter.
Mr.. CANNON: Why not pass the
Blair bill now, if the gentleman and his
friends will aid us
Mr.. WISE: You just wait; you are
Just consuming my time.
Mr.. Hiscock, q senator from New
York now, voted for it. | suppose you
gentlemen will say you did not do it to
defeat it. And yet there could be nc
other motive. But | have got Mr.. His
cock tight Let us see.
Mr.. GALLINGER: Permit me tc
correct my friend