The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-02-15

alton of foods; and whether il such power
exists, ii is part of the power of taxation
or results FROM the power to regulate COM
merce between States.
BLAIR EDUCATIONAL BILL.
The Senate then proceeded 10 the consid-
Grafton of the Blair educational bill, and
was addressed by Senator Plumb in oppo-
sition to it. It was not only notable that
tine South was divided on the question, and
that the majority of Southern Senators
were opposed to the bill but it was even
more notable that not a single one who
had spoken in favor of it had said that it
was necessary. He asserted that the
average taxation in the Southern States
was not one-third of that in the Northern
States; that that Of Alabama did not aver
age one quarter of that of Kansas. He
could not support the bill because it was
not demanded by public sentiment. He
could not support il because it levied taxes
on the people OF Kansas to educate the
youth Of States as able to do it themselves
as Kansas, He could not vote for 1t be.
cause the basis on which the money was to
be distributed was false one, and be-
cause the State powers and the Federal
powers could not exist in the same
bailiwick, as the Federal powers would alb
solutely destroy the powers of the State.
The State Of Kansas had spent four mil
lions last year for education, while the
State of Alabama, with its great resources
and wealth had spent less than
100000, and yet the Senator
from Alabama (Morgsn) wanted to
place on the willing backs of the people of
Kansas another million to make up for
the short comings Of his own people, If
there had been the same spirit shown in
Kansas as in Alabama, Kansas would have
neither school houses, nor churches, nor
railroads, nor population. If the bill were
passed the money should be distributed
not on the basis of illiteracy but on the
bssisisither OF population, or of the mum.
Der Of persons of school sgs within the
several States. And he would offer an
amendment to that effect,
THE POSTAL SERVICE.
The bill was laid aside, and tie resolution
in regard to the inefficiency of the postal
service was taken up.
Senator Reagan addressed the Senate in
defense of the administration OF the Post
office Department, and argued that
Senators who had arIaigned the adj
ministration had been misled by false
clamor; or else that in consequences in
of the economy and conspicuous
ly good management of the department it
had been thought necessary for political
purposes to Offset its effect by getting up
charges of inefficiency. In the course of his
argument, he undertook to repel the asser
tion that very numerous removals from of
fee in the department had been made for.
political motives, and he gave the number
Of postmasters who had left offics by
resignation"
Senator Hoar asked Senator Reagan
whether he really claimed or believed that
those designations were voluntary or were
commanded by the President.
Senator Reagan replied that his only
source of information on the subject was
the report OF the Postmaster-G General, in
which be spoke Of these voluntary resig-
nations" There had been very few re-
movals for political reasons and these few
were for active, offensive partissnship.
Senator Hoar remarked that the state
ment showed a very extraordinary instance
Of voluntary designations of Office.
Senator Reagan-"No doubt the Post
master General has done a great many
things which seem very extraordinary to
the Senator from Massachusetts"
Senator Hoar-"A great many"
Senators Chace and Aldrich endeavored,
without success, to get Mr.. Reagan to state
why the postmaster at Providence, r. l.,
bad been removed from office in the face
of the fact that the management of the
postoffice had been highly approved by the
Postmaster-Gen The resolution went
over.
The following bills we're passed: Appro-
prlatlng $500 600 for the construction OF q
public building at Portland, Ore. Rslat-
ing TO lands in Colorado, lately occupied
by the Uncompsghre and White River Ute
Indians. For the relief of A b Norton,
postmaster at Dallas. Tex.
Adjourned.
NOMINATIONS.
Alexander McCue, of New York, Assist
ant Treasurer of the United States at New
York, in the place of Charles j. Canda,
resigned.
Postmasters-Miss Ella Lewis Gallatin,
Tenn; Justice Webb, Georgetown, Ky:
2. W. Bundick, Augusta, Kan. J. d. Eng
land, Lin6sborg, KaD.; John McLaurey,
Bellville, Kan. Z. F. Donnelly, White
Water, Wis; E. r. 81 epley, Massilon, o.;
J. B. Lucas, Romeo. Mich; J. P. Merrill,
Crown Point Ind. 1. P Bib, Huntsville,
Mo-; w. G. Smith. Stockton, Cal; D. T.
Graham, Madison, Neb. John G. Wether-
red, Tacoma, Washington Territory.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.