Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-16

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 Mitchell, Morrili, Palm, Stanford, Stewart, Stockbr. walthall, Wilson of Iowa-39. Nays-AiGrich Bate, Beck BlacA Butler, Coke, Davis. FaEwell Faullzn>
 Nevada, ss KeSna Morgan, Pamb, Rsara Saulsb9ry. Spooner, Turpie, Vest, Voorhe. The pairs were Gibson for with Cha. against, Edmunds for with Cockrell against, Sherman for with German against, Paddock for with MePherson against The announcement of the result was greet ed with some applause. MT. Berry, by way of personal explanation, said that while he was candidate for the Senate he had promised, if elected, to vote for the bill-the legislature of his State hay ing pronounced in favor of it. There never had been a time, however, when he was not opposed 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.
 The bill appropriates annually for eight years the following sums, to be expended to secure the benefits of common school educa- tion to all the children of the school age liv- ing in the United States: First year, $7, ,000,-
 ooo; second 0od year, s1o,oOO. 900; third year, $15, ,000, 900; fourth year, S13,O00, ,000; fifth year, $11, 100000; sixth year, $9,000,000; seventh year, ,$7, 900, 900; eighth year, $5, ,00O 900. The money is to be divided among the several States and territories and the District of Columbia in proportion to 1lliteracy, the computation to be made according to the census of 1880 and (afterwards) 1890. There are to be separate schools for white and col ored children. No State or territory is to secure money under the act until it's gov ernor shall have filed with the Secretary of the Interior statement showing the com- mon school system in force in the State, the amount of money expended during the pre- ceding school year for the support of com mon schools, the number of white and col ored children between the ages of ten and twenty-one, the number of schools in opera tion, the average attendance of scholars, etc. No amount is to be paid in any year greater than the amount expended out of its own revenues in the preceding year for the main tenance of common schools. No part of the ! fund is to ba used for the erection or rent of school buildings, but the sum of S2, COG, 900 ! is to be allotted in the first year for school houses (either for construction CT renting) in sparsely populated districts, not more than S15O, ,O00 for each building. The House bill for the appointment of eleven division superintendents of railway mail service was taken from the calendar, amended by making the number "two in ad
 
 passed.
 The Senate then proceeded to executive business and at 5:20 adjourned. HoUsE.-In the absence of the Speaker MT. Cox, of New York, presided over the House this morning. The following bills were reported from the committee on public buildings and grounds and placed upon the calendar By Mir. Milliken, of Maine, author izipg the construction of soldiers monu- 1A D-o r. also for the erection of public building at Bar Harbor. By Mir. Snowden of Pennsylya- mia, for public buildings at Bridgeport, Conn.
 MT. Robinson, of Louisiana, from the committee on military affairs, reported a bill for the payment of s100 to soldiers who en- listed under the act of July g, 1861, and who were discharged by reason of surgeon certi6 cstes of disability or by promotion before the expiration of two years and who have not re- ceived $100 bounty; committee of the whole. The House went into committee of the whole on the urgency deficiency bill. MT. BuInes state that the committee on ap- propriations was in receipt of estimates of appropriation for the completion of public
 buildings in various parts of the country. As is every case the estimates exceeded the limits fixed by law the committee could not incorporate the items in the bill The build. ings, however, must be completed and he offered an amendment making appropriation for the completion of buildings at number of points including Augusta, Me, SAT, ,000; Concord, N. H.. $11, ,000; Manchester, N. H., $46, 900; Montpelier, Vt, S35, ,000. After a short discussion the amendment was adopted. On motion of MT. Burnes an amendment was adopted reappropriating $50, 1000 of the incorporated balance of $400,000 appropriated by the act of March 30, 1885, for the arma- ment of Qualifications for the completion of the guns now being manufactured by the South Boston iron works. The House at 5:15 adjourned.