Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-09-06
LET MALONE DENY.
SEN1TOR RIDDLEBERGER ON
" HONE And THE BLAIR
BILL.


ed me the records to which he Ie'
lcrred.
Senator, have you seen the re-
marks of Mr.. Elam made in the
House of Delegates in reference "a
the record made by General Ma
hone and Yourself on the Blair edu
catiOnal bill ?
No SIT, but several members OF
the House have told ME of them
One sentence, am assured, is IN
these words: Embellishments state
mentS are Of no consequence" and
in reply to an inquiry WI ether Gen
eral Malone had denied them, he
said General Malone pays no at
tenuon 10 anything Riddleberger
says have read bis recent card
ia The Dispatch, which is very mod
crate, but he makes no reference to
the remarks made IN the House,
Neither his speech nor his card eau
change General Mahone's record OF
nine on That bill. BY suppressinl.
dates he gives a ShadOwy plauslbl
it's 10 his statements, Dut the Con.
grcssioad Record will convince Vir.
ginians very quickly whether my
statements are Of more or less con-
sequence than Mr.. Elam's.
Senator, you told me some days
ago that you intended TO answer
MIR. Elam's speech and card?
Yes, SIT; and for this purpose |
have the records on my table, which
got from the Library last evening.
Would you object to making your
answer through me, so ti,t IL may
appear IN the same paper that pub
lished Mr.. Elam's card and extracts
from his remarks !
No, sir / prefer TO do so, and
thank you for Offering me the op-
portuuity. These books, which /
want YOU TO look at, will settle the
question Of veracity raised by MIR.
Elam'S feeble argumentatlve en-
deavor TO make a record for Gen.
eral Malone. You will see in this
bOund volume of bills that the late
Senator Burnside introduced Sen
ate Bin No. 1873 February 10, 1880,
for the establishment and endCw-
meut of schools and colleges. which
was referred TO the Committee on
Education and Labor. On the 4th
Jf March 1881, General Malone
took his seat IN the Senate, and was
placed on that committee. On De-
,ember 10Th Of the same year Sen
ltor BLAIR introduced his bill (No.
ljl) for reference 10 the same com.
nittee. of which he was chairman.
desire that YOU shall look at 1t
mere, so that you can know the
acts to be as | state them.
Now here is the Congressional
Rcc0,d OF December %, 1887, con-
aiming Senator Blair's answer TO
ne. He says: "This bill, as it
inaily passed in 1884, was coOsld-
'rably modified. | cannot say that
senator Malone favored those mod
fcau0us. | think he did not. l
lm not aware whether he opposed
be bill on is final passage, ana l
,aunot say"
Now. in ORDER 20 understand the
qualifications" Will give yOn sec
ion 1 from the original Blair bill
IT December 20, 1851, which Gen
raj Malone supported IN commit
zee, which, If il will not make this
explanation too long, ! should Ike
% have 90 IN with IL.
Section g. That such moneys shall he
expended Do each state 10y the concurrent
.c'.on each having negative upon the
timer. OF the Secretary OF the Interior. on
he part of the United States, and OF the
Of public schools Board OF
Education or other body in which the ad-
of the the public school laws
.hall Dee vested. on the part Of the several
states wherein the expenditures are re-
.pectIvely 10 be made and whenever the
Of the United States and OF the
state fail 20 agree n 10 the distribution,
lee. and application Of the money hereby
provided for. OF any part thereof, payment
hereof. OF such part thereof shall be sus-
lended. and { such disagreement continue
throughout the fiscal wear for which the
ame was appropriated it shall bc covered
nto the Treasury and shall DO added 10
he general appropriation for the next
.ear. provided for in the first section OF
bis act.
In the Senate tForty.eighth Con.
gress) the bill was numbered 1893
md section I was mOditied TO read
Is follows:
Section :. That tie amount 80 appor-
Toned to each State andIrerritpry and to
he District of Columbia shall be paid,
mon the warrant Of the Commissioner OF
Education countersgned by the Secretary
IF the Interior, ont Of the Treasury Of the
'nited States. 70 the treasurer Of the State,
Territory. or District, or 10 such officer az
hall be grated by the laws Of such
state, Territory, or District to receive, ac-
,ount for, and pay over the same to the
,everal school districts entitled thereto
inder said apportionment. The term
School district as used In this section
shall include cities, towns, parishes, or
such other corporations as by law are
clothed with the power OF main'aing
common schools PrOrided, That such dis
ribution or payment, after the receipt OF
aid fund bi the State, Territory, or Dis
rict, may be made 20 any officer designat-
ID by the Laws Of the State, Territory, or
District. for the disbursement of the school
unds TO the teachers employed in such
chools
When the blal WAS again before
he Seut,e, April 3 aud :, 1884, the
ourth section was u.OGlied 80 as
o real - follows:
Section Z. ihat the amount 50 appor'
Toned 10 och STATE and Territory shall be
lrawn from tae treasury by warrant Of
he Secretary Of the Treasury, upon the
monthly estimates and regulations Of the
secretary Of the Interior. As the same may
,e needed. and shall be paid over TO such
,fficers a. shall he authorized by the laws
# the respective States aud Territories TO
ecelYe tho same.
now assert. and for the second
II third time, thai General Malone
lid not support either OF these bills
II the Senate. agree that he
gave his voiuble support TO the
original committee bill Of 1881, but
when it came TO a vote in the Sen.
lte ne opposed il. 1t was between
he time Of lts report from commit.
zee aud its consideration by the
Senate that he seemed to be its ad.
,ocate, but he opposed il by rec
,rd Of absence when he was pres
mt. Mr.. E.am was not here. III
ne knows anything of this matter
ne got il from hearsay. He is what
awVprs would call "A tOO.WilliDg