The National tribune., 1888-02-23

were strengthened by reflection. There never
had been more indefensible measure proposed
in the Senate. 1t was proposition TO take ont
of the Treasury 81, 600, 900, and to distribute
that money, not upon any recognized principle
of distribution of public money, but upon a
principle unknown to the legislation of this or
any other country-upon the principle of the
Ignorance of the people.
The debate was closed by Senator Blair IN a
final argument in advocacy of the bill. He
spoke of the opposition made to the bill by the
New York Evening Post, the Washington Post,
and other organs of Jesuitry." The opposi-
ton TO the bill was a fight against the common
schools of the country-an attempt to subvert
that great system. Soon after the bill passed
last Congress. and while it was still struggling
In the hands of packed committee in the
House Of Representatives, (where il was finally
strangled, a Senator had shown to him land
he had ready the original letter ola Jesuit priest
begging a Member of Congress to oppose the
bill and TO kill it. The writer said that there
was an organization all over the country for
the destruction of the bill, and that they would
destroy it inevitably, and also that, if they had
known of it in season, they could have pre-
vented its passage through the Senate They
had begun in season this time but they would
not destroy it, Twelve years ago, when ne was
a Member of the House of Representatives, and
while there was proposition pending to amend
the Constitution so as to prevent the appropria-
tion Of public money to the support of sectarian
schools in the country, friend of his pointed
out to him nine Jesuits on the floor of the House
log-rolling against the proposition-nine at one
time. These were not (he thanked God) the
Catholic Church. Within the sound of his voice
were sleeping the remains of John Carroll and
Charles Carroll Of Carr0llton, men who had been
devoted to civil rights and to true religion, and
against the memory of those men, or against
the great Catholic organization of the country,
he would say nothing, for he venerated their
memory, and he venerated that great organiza-
tion, which, in his belief was the true exem-
plar Of Christianity. He cared not how far it
extended or how widely its power was spread,
but within that organization was Jesuit
organization which had set out to control
this country, which had been repudiated by
every country in the old world, Catholic or
Protestant, but which had come to America and
was now trying TO secure control of this con-
tinent by destroying the pnblic-school system.
The Jesuits had been expelled from the coun-
tries of the old world, and the time would come
when they would be looked upon as enemies
Of this country, and when the question OF their
expulsion would have to be considered.
All through the North God only knew I'M
der what influenced the newspapers had op-
posed the bill, and had argued that such aid to
common schools was no longer needed but he
tions from every State in the South showing
that it was still a necessity, and as much so as
ever. In this connection he named the Boston
Herald and Adrertiser, Chicago Tribune and the
New York Sun and Times. Why (he asked was
this? 1t was because there was on the staff OF
every great newspaper in the country to-day a
Jesuit, whose business it was to see that blow
was struck, whenever there was an opportunity
to strike 1t, at the common-school system OF
America, and the further investigation was
carried in that direction the more potent would
the fact appear. There was another power The
said arrayed against the bill-the power of the
liquor interest, as represented by its Washing
ton organ, the Sentinel. The time was not far
distant when the people of the North would
understand all the juggery. The American
people would have truth from that gallery
pointing to the reporters gallery, or said he
they viii clear that gallery on which | now
gaze The bill might be defeated, by diFec
ton OF by indirection, but it's principles would
prevail. He closed with a c0ntemptuOus allu.
sion 10 the '' educated cultivated cold blooded
college professors of the North"
The debate closed at o'clock. and the Sen
ate proceeded TO vote on the bill aRd amend
ments.
Senator Harris gave notice that he would
move toaHend the title of the bill so as TO MAKE
I il read, "a bill offering bride TO the States t
relinqaish the right Of self-goVernment." TIL
amendment, however was not offered.
Senator Plumb offered an amendment pro
viding that the money should be annually
/ divided among the several States and Terrific
/ ries and the District of Columbia in proportion
/ TO their population between the ages of 10 ant
q, as shown by tue census. Rejected-yeas y
nays 48-as follows:
Yeas-Nessrs Aldrich Allison, Beck, Butler
4 Coc<rell, Cullum, Dawes, Farwell, Frye, German
Hale, Hawley, Hiscock, Ingalls,, Jones New
Tall
! (Md.)-2L
Nays-Messrs. Bate. Berry. Blackburn, Blair
\ BIodgeit. Bowen, Brown, Call. Cameron, Chandler
Coke, CoIquiti, Daniel. Davis Dolph Eustis, Eyarts
/ Faulkner. George, Gray, Hampton. Harris, Hearst
/ Hoar, Jones ARK, Kcnna, Mitchell, Morrill,
4 Palmer. Pasco. Payne, Platt, Pngh, Quay Ran
| som, Reagan, Riddleberger, Salisbury, Sawyer
Spooner. Stanford, Stewart, Stock bridge, Turpie
| Vance, Voorhees,, Eaithall Wilson Qowa)-49.
The pairs announced were: Chase. and Glib
son, Vest and Edmunds Mcpherson ant
| Paddock
Senator Berry moved TO amend by gtrikin
out Of section 4 the portion that requires tn
Governor of State or Territory to file wit
the Secretary Of the Interior a statemen
showing the common school system in force
the amount Of money expended during tn
preceding school year. etc. Rejected-yeas q
nays a..
Senator Berry then moved to strife out tn
twelfth section, which prescribes the condition
/ o. TIE becDhu anu suBSe9 uSlI aliObEl6lIS. lie
jected-yeas D. nays As.
TIE bill was then passed-yeas &c. nays 20
as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Berry, Blair, Bower
| Brown, Call, Cameron, Chandler, Coiqutt, Cnliom
| Daniel, Dawes, Dolph, Eusiis. Evarts. George
Hampton, Hearst Hoar. Jones lark, MandeTsoI
| Mitchell, Morrill,, Palmer. Pasco, Payne Plat
/ Pugh, Quay, Ransom. Riddleberger, Sawyer, stan
ford, Stewart, Slockbridge Teller, Vance. Wa
thall, Wilson Iowa)-39
Nays-Mcssrs Aidrich Bate, Beck Blackburn
Bsodgett. Butler, Coke, Davis, Farwel Fauknel
Frye. Gray, Hale, Harris, Hawley, Hiscock, II
gals, Jones (Ney.l, Kenna, Morgan. Plumb, Ret
gan, Sabin, Salisbury, Spooner. Turpie, Yes
Voorhees,, Wilson ND. 20.
On this vote Senator Vests pair with Sens
tor Ednunds was assumed by Senator Cocl
rel, and the pair of Senators German an
Sherman was announced.
The announcement Of the result Of the yot
was greeted with some applause.
Senator Berry, by way Of personal explains
ton, said that while be was candidate for til
Senate he had promised, If elected, 10 vote fl
the bill, the Legislature Of his State hayin
pronounced in favor of it. There never ha
been time, however, when he was not oppose
10 it (; and but for the instructions of the Legi
lature, and for his own plighted word, he woul
have voted to-day against the BILL
The bill appropriates annually for eight yea
the following sums to be expended TO seeul
the benefits Of common school education to a
, the children Of the school age living In q
United States -: First year, 81, 100000; secon
! year, $I3.0OO,000; third year, $4,000, 00t
: fourth year, $i3,000,000; fifth year, $iI 0GC