Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-10-11
LET MALONE DENY.
SENATOR RIDDLEBERGER ON
MALONE AND THE BLAZE
BILL.

the subject of General Nahone'S
position on the Blair bill. He show
cd me the records to which he re-
ferred.
Senator, have you seen the re-
marks of Mr.. Elan made in the
Houre of Delegates in reference TO
the record made by General Ma
hone and Yourself on the Blair edu'
catI0nal bill
No sir, but several members OF
the House have told me of them
One sentence, I am assured, is III
these words: acknowledgements state
ments are of no consequence" and
in reply TO an inquiry whether Gen
eral Malone had denied them, he
said General Malone pays no at
tenuon to anything Riddleberger
says" have read his recent card
In the Dispatch, which Is very mod
crate, but be makes 10 reference To
the remarks made in the House.
Neither his speech nor his card can
change General MahOue's record or
mine on that bill. BY suppresSin
dates he gives a shadow plauslbil-
ity TO his statements, Ou. the Con-
0ressiOnal Record will convince Viz
ginians very quickly whether NY
statements are of more or less con-
sequence than Mr.. Elam's.
Senator, you told me some days
ago that you intended to answer
Sir. Elam's speech and card
Yes, SIT and for this purpose |
have the records on my table, which
I got from the Library last evening.
Would you object to making your
answer through me, so that 1t may
appear IN the same paper that pub
lshed Mr.. Elsm's card and extracts
from his remarks 7
No, sir | prefer to do so, and
thank you for Offering me the OPP
pOrtunity. These books, which !
want you to look at, will settle the
question of veracity raised BIS Mr..
Elsm's feeble argumentatlve en-
deavOl TO make a record for Gen
eral Mauone. You will see in tins
bound volume of bills that the late
Senator Burnside introduced Sen
ate Bill No. 1873 February 10, 1880,
for the establishment and endCw-
mept of schools and colleges. which
was referred to the Committee on
Education and Labor. On the 4th
of March 1881, General Malone
took his seat IN the Senate, aid was
placed on that committee. On De
cember Goth of the same year Sen
ator Blair introduced his bill (NO.
1911 for reference 10 the same com.
mittee, of which he was chairman.
| desire that you shall look at it
here, so that you can know the
facts to be as | state item.
Now here is the Congressional
Record of December 90, 1887, con.
tanning Senator Blair's answer to
me. He says; "This bill, as it
finally passed in 1884, was consid-
srably modified. l cannot say that
Senate. Malone favored those mod.
lncati0ns. think he did not. !
am not aware whether he opposed
the bill OH its nnal passage, and ]
cannot say"
Now, in order TO understand the
modification" | will give you sec
ton from the original Blair bill
OF December 20, 1881, which Gen.
ersl Malone supported IN commit
tee, which, If it will not make this
explanation too long, l should like
to have 20 10 with il.
Section 4. That such moneys shall he
expended in each State by the concurrent
action. each having a negative upon the
other, OF the Secretary of the Interior, on
the part Of the United States, and OF the
superintendent of public schools, Board OF
Education, or other body in which the al
ministration of the the public school laws
shall be vested, on the part of the several
States wherein the expenditures are re-
spectively to be made and whenever the
Authorities of the United States and of the
State fail to agree rs to the distribution,
use, aud application of the money hereby
provided for, or any part thereof, payment
thereof, or such part thereof. shall be sus
pended, and if such disagreement continue
throughout the fiscal year for which the
same was appropriated it shall be covered
into the Treasury and shall be added to
the general appropriation for the next
year, provided for in the first section OF
this act.
In the Senate (Forty. eighth Con
gress) the bill was numbered 1893
and section 4 was modified to read
as follows:
Section 4. That the amount 30 appor-
TENED TO each State and Territory and to
the District of Columbia shall be paid,
upep the warrant Of the Commissioner Of
Education countersigned by the Secretary
Of the Interior, out of the Treasury of the
United States, to the treasurer of the State,
| Territory, OF District, or to such officer as
shall be designated by the laws of snoh
State, Territory, or District to receive, ac-
count for, and pay over the same 10 the
several school districts entitled thereto
under 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 maintaing
copmod schools PrOrided. That such dis
tribution or payment, after the receipt o
said fsnd b. the State, Territory, OF Dis
trict, may be made TO any officer designat
cd by the laws Of the State, Territory, or
District, for the disbursement of the school
funds TO the teachers employed in such
schools
When the bill was again before
the Senate, April aud Z, 1884, the
fourth section was mOdllied so as
to read as follows;
Section 4. That the amount 50 appor
toned to each State and Territory shall BIZ
draws from the Treasury by warrant ~
thu Secretary OF the Treasury, upon the
monthly estimates and acquisitions of the
Secretary Of the Interior, as the same may
bs needed, and shall DO paid over to such
officers ~ shall be authorized by the laws
Of the respective States and Territories to
receive the same.
/ nov assert. and fur the second
Or third tune, that General Malone
did not support either OF these bills
In the Senate. | agree that be
gave his vOluble support to the
original committee bill of 1881, bat
when it came to a vote in the Sen
ate he opposed it. 1t was between
the time OF ItS report from commit
tee aud It's consideration by the
Senate that be seemed TO be it's adj
vOcste, but he opposed iC by rec
ord of absence when he was pres
snt. Mr.. Elan was not here. II
he knows anything of this matter
he got il from hearsay. He is what