The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-01-12
NO. 40.
III. NAiIUN'> CAPITAL,
THE PROSPECTS OF THE BLAIR
ED.CA1 Al BILL.
<osti, (i;raiina+> iiliteracy On-iit -. be
tsircd rnt--sson. John =. IL ndet son
auG the otnmitsees. y c.. Ac.
Especial Cor. STATE CHRoNIcL

tpe Senate Senator Vance thinks it
Wouid pass the House if it could avoid an
Inevitable death III the House Committee
on E1ucation and he properly reported
10 The House Senators Ransom and
Nanca Wil both Vote for the bill in the
Senate Every member Of the House dele
gation from North Carolina would vote
for it also, il they could get chance to
i. 80, Is it would cost the one who re
ftsed 70 vote for it, his political head
haTe il from high authority that the ma
i9rjty Of the members of the House Com
uGttee Oh Education are op osed 10 the
i5}ti, \ careful cauous of the committee
~a5' m7dt as soon as it was announced.
be chairman OF the committee, Mr.. Can
dier, ot Georgia, Is more fayorably dis
posed towards an educational bill than
ans Qther member of the committee. He
says he fayors a bill to give money to the
States without restrictions or espionage
from Federal authorities OF course, he
knows the Senate would Kill such a bill as
tils, :,s ttfectualIy AS he and his committee
intend o kill the Blair bill or any possible
substitute for it. Mr. Carlisle is opposed
10 the Educational bill The outcome of
this opposition is apparent IL the PERSON
NEL Of the Committee on Eiucatlon. The
members Of the committee are: Gambler,
Chairman: Mahoney, Grain, Carutn. Back
aleW, Lane. Cobb Pennington. O'Dounell,
Taylor, Russell. Belden aud White.
Mr. Rowland thinks there has been no
recent increase III sentiment in favor of
tie Bl5ir bin in North Carolina within the
is;tst few months. Mr.. SIMMONS thinks
the bill has rather lost than gained favor
recently. but both gentlemen would vote
for IL See 80 reason to alter the opin
ION EXPIRE o~ed in my laat letter to your
/ (e.ifta ffl. ,ft tha
ute would be Of inestimab" benefit 70 our
peope Ehe passage Of such 4 bit and
the repeal ii the Internal Revenue system
suua ;Ga more strength to the Demo
cratic party IN r orth Carolina than all
he tine spun theories ever conceived by
the brain ot man. If these two measures
are tnrUtflet durng The tirSt session Of
tap 50jh Congress. 1t viii he 2 most diff
cult fH>E 10 Keep The Republican party out
ot pos er. IL oar slate 1T the next election.
.tu u0t pretend t. be statesman enough
ID Judge Ntat efteet sgch legislation
mset have on the whole country, au! am
provincial enough to look At these two
u. e.~ure- solely a. I, North Carollnlan. |
KNOW the Vast amount of ignorance that
exists from Cherokee to CufItutk and |
want 10 STE some OF he surplus in the
Treasury 20 10 relieve that ignorance. |
know from personal experience what the
tobacco tax is | remember my fathers
making one payment OF SEQ at one
time a tax on his tobacco. Such burdens
/ ultimately bannrupte0 him, one OF the
/ most utr4etiC and brainy men | have
/ ever known. | care nothing for Mr.. Car
+ isles views o. 3 general tariff, nor for
4 Mr RaHdail's desire TO protect Pennsvl-
/ vanit iron. But | Do care when North
/ la5uiiult l. ScGtlrl at as The most ignorant
I State in this Union. and the men who are
/ oppressed hy these war taxes have my
profound sympathy And nearly every
/ voter in North Carolina feels III the same
! way 1t does moi matter whether tobacco
ana brandy and Whi.kcy, are necessities
or luNurles or comforts Gail them what
You please, out no one can deny they are
all sources Of revenue TO North Carolina
and that they are outrageouSly and most
uniustly taxed Moreover, the men who
undertake TO thWart legislation in these
RESPECTS this winter IL Congress. will be
held accountable by the people of North
Carolina for such action as long as they
live II Hon. John Henderson was denied
u Committee Craftsmanship because OF his
maIiy aud courageous fights to repeal tht
iutcru;ti Revenue System there Is not /
naa III North Carolina y ho will not honor
hju lhe more for doing his conscientiou:
djff to his constituents rather than seek
n- Hf~ own personal advancement. i
tHV Education bin Is not to he allowed ;
fut aud free dis tussion n The House 0
REPRESENTATIVES, because certain LEADER
are antas8nstlc 70 it, the power, TO inter
nose such parliamentary tactics as Wi!
prevent such discussion viii be taken from
those - i4o exercise; it. 1t J. claimed tina
Mr.. Cleveland would veto the Blair blll /
it were 20 pass he House. do uot know
: about this. but il is easy enough to CIV
him a chance TO exercise III, veto poWe
: ia thi. particular and 10 let him abide b
! it. results | do not mean to be discour
: tt0us Ia the honorable gentlemen VIII
= oppose the Education bill and who thin
!, 4 general tariff reduction more lmportan
than a sweeping reduction OF the lnternf
;. Revena4 taxes They have a perfect ri2i
: to their opinions, but they have NOT ia
=, the right TO resort to political or paril5
= mentary lEGEg De MAIN TO thwart the vi
: Of the people, | confess look at II
matter from a partisan standpoint, bit
: nearly every other North Carolinlan WI
= look at it III he same way.
: Mr. Henderson has handed me a letto
" from Judge Morse, denying the statemel
feie1ra phed the New York dailies fro
j., !ous Last Thursday he received a di
: patch from John G. j4arsney also denyit
=. me SttttultIt. biI l1atISLtt was tiic Hie
- with whom Mr. Henderson was said
= have had the alleged fight.
> General Cox is in town. He saw Il
" Pr.sjdept Friday. ! think they talkt
! aboat Internal Revenue matters.
Hon John 5. Henderson tells me | W
l0 unjust to Mr.. Carlisle in blaming him Wi
regard to his position on the committed
y, Mr. Henderson says he prefers place
the Judiciary Committee to a small cha
- manshp After thinking about it, | s
IS Mr. Henderson is right. During the ps
twenty five years, think only two Nor
= Carolitiians have been on the Judicia
: Cotamittee These we're Judges Ashe a
If Bennett, both .aueh older men than y
! decd .soH. Mr. Henderson says the spec
=. er never consulted him about the comm
r. tee or mentioned the craftsmanship OF I
m Printing Committee 10 him. lie says
- never intinated to Mr. Carlisle what
~ wishes were aud would not have done
il the occasion for SO doing had present
itself, or If his ideas Oh the subject +
been formulated
en- Senator Ransom made 9 brilliant sh
she talk Yesterday in the Senate in supp
ity Of his bill 10 appropriate 500, 600 for
de- erection of suitable lighthouse at II
ave teras. I have often thought that d
kin eerot1s coast ought to be protected
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