The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-16


was now charging that there was no pre-
tence for it-that the necessity had passed
away. Why, he asked, was this9
AN ABSURD STATEMENT.
1t was because there was on the staff of
every great newspaper in the country to-
day Jesuit, whose business it was to see
that blow was struck whenever there was
an opportunity to strike it, at the common
school system of America, and the further
the investigation was carried in that direc-
tlon the more patent would the fact appear.
There was another power, he said, arrayed
against the bill, the power of the liquor in
terest, as represented by its Washington
organ, the Sentinel. As to the EUening
Posts pamphlet, he declared that all the
principal statements made in it were false
hoods. The time was not far distant when
the people Of the North would understand
all jugglery. The American people would
have the truth from that gallery
pointing to the reporters gallery
''or," said he, they will clear that gallery
on which | now gaze" The bill might be
defeated, by direction or by indirection but
its principles would prevail.
he closed with contemptuous allusion
to "the educated, cultivated. cold blooded
college professors of the North The de
bate closed at 3 O'clock and the Senate pro-
ceeded to vote on the bill and its amend
mentS
Mr. Plumb offered an amendment pro-
viding that the money should be annually
divided among the several States and Ter
ritories and District of Columbia in proper
tion to their populatio II, between the ages
of 10 and p, as shown by the census.
THE FIRST STRAW.
The amendment was rejected by % yeas
to 4S nays, as follows.
YeaS.-Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, Beck, Butler,
Cockrell, Cullom, Dawes, Farwel Frye,
German, Hale Hawley, Hiscock, ingalls,, Jones
of Neveda. Manderson. Morgan, Plumb. Sabin,
Teller and Wilson of Maryland-21
NAYs-MeSsrs. Bate. Berry, Blackburn. Blair,
Blodgett, Bowen, Brown, call, Cameron, Chand-
ler Coke, Colquitt, Daniel, Davis Doph Eustis,
Evarts, Faulkner, George, Gray, Hampton i,
Harris Hearst. Hoar, Jones of Arkansas, Kenua
Mitchell, Morrill,, Palmer, Pasco, Payne, Platt
Pugh, Quay, Ransom, Reagan, Riddleberger
salisbury, sawyer, Spooner, Stanford, Stewart,
Stock bridge, Turpie, Vance, Voorhees,, Walthall
and Wilson of Iowa-4s.
The pairs announced were: Messrs. Chace
and Gibson, Vest and Edmunds, Mcpherson
and Paddock.
Mr.. Berry moved to amend by striking
out of section the portion that requires the
Governor of a State or Territory to file with
the Secretary Of the Interior a statement
showing the common school system in force /;
the amount of money expended during the
ment was rejected by vote of 25 yeas to A
nays.
Mr. Berry then moved to strike out the
Twelfth section, which prescribes the con-
ditions of the second and subsequent allot-
ments. The motion was rejected by "a
yeas to 45 nays.
THE BILL PASSED.
The bill was then passed by 80 yeas to 30
nays, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Allison, Berry, Blair, Bowen
Brown Call, Cameron, Chandler, Colquitt, Cul-
George, Hampton. Hearst, Hoar, Jones of
Arkansas, Henderson, Mitchell, Morrill,, Palmer,
Pasco,, Payne, Platt, Pugh, Quay, Ransom,
Rdde6eFger os Sa"yer STanfSord SteWsrt
NAYs-Messrs Aldrich, Bate, Beck, Black
burn. Blodgett, Butler, Coke, Davis Farwell,
Faulkner Frye. Gray Hale, Harris Hawley
Hiscock ingalls,, Jones of Nevada. Kenna,
Morgan, Plumb, Reagan, Sabin, Salisbury.
Spooner. Turple, Vest, Voorhees, and Wilson of
Marylend-29
On this vote Mr. Vests pair with Mr.. Ed
munds was assumed by MIR. Cockrell, and
the pair of Senators German and Sherman
was announced The announcement of the
result of the vote was greeted with some
applause.
Mr.. Berry, by way of personal explana-
ton, said that while he was clndIdate for
the Senate, he had promised, if elected,
to vote for the bill, the Legislature of his
State having 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 his Legislature and for
his own plighted word, he would have voted
to-day against the bill
PROVISIONS OF THE MEASURE
The bill appropriates annually for eight
tho fnflnWinO n ha itpyDaD1 aH
to secure the benefits of a common school
education to all children of school age living
in the United States: First year 81 ,000,-
900; second year, 1000, 900; third year,
SIS, 900 600; fourth year, $l3,0OO,00o fifth
year, $ll,000,000; sixth year, $9,000,000;
seventh year. s7,0OO,000; eighth year,
So, 100000. The money is to be
| divided among the several States and Terri
tories and the District of Columbia, IN pro-
portion to the illiteracy, the computation
| to be made according to the census of 1880,
and afterward) 1890. There are to be sep
arate schools for white and colorad chill
! dren No State or Territory is to receive
money under the act until its
Governor shall have filed with the Secre-
| tary of the Interior a statement showing
the common school system in force in the
State; the amount of money expended
| during the preceding school year for the
support of common schools; the number Of
white and colored children between the
ages of 10 ond 21; the number of schools in
| operation; the average attendance of
scholars, etc. No amount is to be paid to
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 $1,000
600 is to be allotted in the first year for
school houses. either for construction or
renting in sparsely populated districts, not
more than $50 for each building.
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