The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-31


the Senator from New Hampshire had
got everything else in it that he believed
in. As to the political objects of the bill
| the senior Senator from New Hampshire
| fBlair) wanted to protect the ballot box
by educating the negroes, while the
| Junior Senator tChandler) wanted tn do
it by taking the shot guns out of the
proposition. They had no more right TO
interfere with mans voting in the
State of Mississippi than he (Iorgan)
had to interfere with a mans goi & to
| church in New Haven.
He believed that education was safer
| in the hands of the fathers and mothers
in the community than in the hands Of
/ patent outside teachers, and that one
of the defects of the common school sys-
tenn was the discouraging of the CO.
operation Of the parents. Several at
tempts had been made by Congress to
benefit the condition of the negroes. The
Freedman's Bank was one of them 1t
did not make the negroes rich, but it
made other people rich This bill was
another gift to the negroes, but it was a
gift which would destroy them. 1t
would take from that race of people all
the manhood which they possessed, and
prevent the very best efforts Of their
friends in the South from making any
thing of them-
He concluded by expressing the hope
fb af be xvouIJ uayar as~.;r, t.o raIteJ ,,r.<,r
to speak on the Blair bill.
Mr. EvARTs WILL SPEAK.
Mr.. Evarts took tie floor and an
nounced his intention to speak upon the
bill tomorrow.
Mr.. Blair referred to the statement
Justice Strong, of the Supreme Court,
having declared himself against the con-
stitutionality of the bill. He had taken
pains to speak to Judge Strong person
ally, so that he might be able to deny
authoritatively the improbable state
spoken with the !. embers of the Su-
preme Court on the subject. He had it
from Judge Strorg's own lips that he
had no conversation with any of the
Justices of the Supreme Court about the
bill, and knew nothing whatever of
their opinions about it.
Mr.. Vest asked Mr.. Blair whether
Judge Strong had not stated to law
class in Washington that he believed the
bill unconstitutional
Mr.. Blair replied in the negative
Judge Strong had told him that he
made no allusion whatever to the bill in
any lecture, but that when his lecture
was over one of the students asked him
what he thought of the constitutionality
of the Blair bill, and that his reply was
that he doubted its constitutionality.
He CBlaiI) had never heard any Re
publican express a doubt as to the con-
stitutionality of the bill Doubts had
been expressed by Republicans of it's
propriety, of its necessity, but not of its
constitutionality. He held in his hand a
memorial of trustees of the Peabody
fund, in 1883. signed by Robert c. Win
throp, Mr.. Waite (now Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court) and William M. Ev-
arts. asking Congress to grant aid to Sc
cure to the colored people of the Southern
States the education necessary to fit them
for the discharge of their duties as citi-
izens of the United States. Mr. Reagan
remarked that the gentlemen who signed
that memorial repudiated the idea that
the appropriation which they asked
should be follssved into the States by
Congressional legislation.
Mr.. Blair recalled to those who were
arguing against the bill through the
newspapers the exceedingly able consti-
tutional argument made in the Senate
by the present Junior Justice of the Su-
preme Court Uamar)-
ADJOURNED.
At 4:30 the Senate proceeded to execu-
tive business, and at $40 adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, January 3O.-Under the
call of States the following bills and
resolutions were introduced and re-
ferred:
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Oates. of Alabama-To pre-
vent aliens from pre-empting or enter
ing homesteads and to provide for leas-
ing grazing land for periods not exceed
ing ten years; also authorizing the ap-
pointment of clerk to Senators and
Representatives.
BY Mr.. Morrow, of California-Au-
thorizing the Secretary of the Treasury
to designate supports Of entry; also to
| improve the consular service.
BY Mr.. Gambler, of Georgia (by re-
| questl--To promote the education Of the
| blind
| BY Mr.. Townsend. of Iliinois-To place
| salt upon the free list.
| By Mr.. Baker, of nlinois-Directine
the Committee ON Post Office and Post
Roads to inquire into the expediency OF
reducing postage on seeds, bulbs, ETC.
and of reducing to three cents the fee fol
money orders for $ or less.
| By Mr.. LawIer-Abolition Of the tar
on oleomargarine. Mr.. Lawler wished
| to have this bill referred to the Way,
and Means Committee, but the friend.
of the existing law opposed the refer
ence and sent it 10 the Agriculture Com
mitree by a vote of 100 to 81.
By Mr.. Turner, of Kansas-Providinl
for a bounty on wheat, corn and fiou
exported from the United States.
By Mr.. Stone, of Kentucky-To pre-
vent combinations for the purpose o