The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-24
FIFTIETH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-Thc following bills
we're rejected: I
BY Senator Piatt-To prohibit members Of
the territorial legislatures from holding
office; also to pay 1891 for the passage Of
Gen. Lafayette aud family from France to
the United States, as guests Of the nation In
1924.
By Senator Sawyer-Authorizlng the ap-
polntment Of eleven railway mail supcriutcn-
dents.
By Senator Vcst-To Ok the number of
printed by congress, and known Us
the usual number" at TOO; also to specify
the number OF certain documents TO be
After some debate the rcsolu-
ton was referred to the committee on print
ing.
The senate then proceeded TO the consider
of the Blair Educational bill, but after
. few remarks by Senator Plumb 1t was laid
aside and the resolution in regard to the in
efficiency of the postal service was taken up.
and the senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Among the bills
and referred was enc by Senator
Cullom, for compensation for services Of fe-
male nurses during the war Of the rebellion.
Senator Blackburn offered q resolution de-
ciaring 1t not in order except by unanimous
consent, for the committee III appropriations
to report to the senate, for consideration or
action any general appropriation bul without
having Ind IL under consideration for ten
more. Referred to the committee on
rules.
Tho resolution Of inquiry into the causes
of inefficient mail service was taken up, and
Senator Plumb, who had introduced it, said
that il Senator Rcugan's argument yesterday
in defense OF the postmaster general meant
anything 1t was that the Office pleaded the
baby act That If he was burdcncd with in
competent Republican clerks there
was norestraint of the acknowledgement as
to the dismissal of the clerks. No %ltepuDli-
can asked to have them retained. As to the
fact that the service was bad, ineXcusably
bad, beyond any previous record, there was
no question at all. The debate continued ut
eonic length between Senators Plumb, Platt
and Mandcrson, who criticised the workings
OF the department, and Senator Reagan, who
defended it sharply, saying that il the COM
plants which were cent to senators were sent
to the department they would be Investigated
and correctivcs applied. But they were In
tented for political effect, and the remarks OF
Senator Plumb were in the same direction.
Sanction 1Dttt,pI Hfs.1njr,ns 49, A.af..
to Introduce partisan matters into the discus
sion and said the most sca.hing attack,,on the
department which he had quoted was from a
newspaper. Senator henderson
expressed surprise ut Senator Resgan's slg-
gcstion that the desire was rather to make
political capital than to correct, earnestly and
honestly, an existing evil. In his remarks he
had simply presented the inefficient admins
tration of the postal service in Nebraska, md
1t was marvellous to him thatthe senator from
Texas should indulge in that sor. of invidious
remarks. Complaints had been made to the
postct,icc department without effect. After
further discussion the resolution went over.
= Senator llawlcv addressed the senate in Oh.
position to the Blair educational bill.
The senate bill to provide for an Indian
school ut Carson City, New, passed.
Also the following bills passed.
Appropriating $4,000 for the sub. troplcal
fair ut Jacksonville, Fla.
For the relief of David l.. Braincrd and
eighteen priyates of the United States army.
who were with the Greedy expedition in the
Arctic regions. Gas Communication Tor fuel
and quarters.)
A bill to provide for the compulsory educa-
tion Of Indian children was discussed at some
length. Adjourned.
MAsMIScroN, Feb. 15.-In the senate this
morning Senator Hale secured the floor to
speak against tho education bill, the under
standing being that y vote will be reached by
3 O'Clock. Senator Hale based his argument
mainly upon expressions of opinion by promi-
nent educators that the bill would not accom-
plish the objects aimed Ut. At the close Of
Senator Halc's speech Senator Morgan read o
paper on the constitutional objections to the
bill.
Senator salisbury then spoke in opposition,
after which Senator Blair took the floor to
close the debate on The bill. He spoke at
length in advocacy Of the measure. charging
that the opposition of the Jesuits
was responsible for the defeat
of the bill in the last house. And
the reason for the opposition of many news
papers aud public men today was that there
was on the staff OF every great newspaper in
the country u Jesuit, whose business 1t was to
see that a blow was struck whenever there
was Nm opportunity to strike, at the common
school system of America. The liquorinter-
est was also arrayed ogainstit.
The amendment by Senator Plumb pro,id-
ing that the money should be annually di-
vided among the states and territories in pro-
portion to the population between the ages of
10 and 81, was rejected, us were also two mi
nor amendments by Senator Berry.
The bill passed-yeas, SO; nays, 20-as fol
lows:
YEAS.
Allison, Eustis, Platt.
Berry, Evarts, Pugh,
Blair, George. Ouay'
Bowen, Hamilton, Ransom.
Brown, Hearst, Riddlcbargcr,
Call, iioar, Sawyer,
cameron, Jones, Ark, Stanford,
Chandler, Henderson, Stewart.
Colquit, Mitchell, Stockbridcc.
Cullom, Morrill,, Teller,
Daniels, Palmer, Vance,
Dawes, Pasco, Walthall,
Dolph, Payne, Wilson, Ia.-39
NAYS.
Aldrich, Frye, Plumb,
Bate, Gray, Reagan,
Beck, Hale. Sabin.
blackburn, Harris, Salisbury,
Blodgett, Mawley, spooncr,