The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-25
TIRED OF THE BLAIR BILL.
The Senate Has About Enough Of Mr..
Biair's Educational scheme.

The senate Has About Enough of MI.
Blair's Educational scheme.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2I.-In the senate to-
day, Chandler, rising to question of per-
sonal privilege, offered preamble and res
olution stating that Senator Call, of Flori-
da. had charged him in debate Thursday
with personal responsibility for outraging
women md the murder Of children and the
destruction of the happiness of households
in the south by those who were the ennis
aries behind him and that Call in addition
had inserted in the report the following
paragraph, which he had not spoken:
"The blood of Saunders, if
the evidence shall show his death
was in any way connected with the proseou-
ii ms in the United States courts, will rest
on his conscience. The shrieking ghosts of
outraged and murdered women and chill
dren; the victims of the wild lusts and pas
sions of a race who owe that they know
of religion and civilization 90 the southern
white people. and not 10 the senator from
New Hampshire, will disturb his sleeping
and his waking hours. Like Banquo's
ghost. it will not down; and the ocenn will
not wash his blood-stained hands from the
guilt of rape and the murder Of these tender
white women and children"
The resolution condemns euch sctioD ~ a
bIoacn OF privilege. for which Gail Is oen-
sured, and orders the inserted and para
graph so added stricken from the reports in
the congressional records.
Call defended his course in the matter.
asserting that ho III debate expressed sub
stantiully the same idea az was expressed in
the additional paragraph. He simply
changed the phraseOlogy, no he had the right
20 do. After short debate the resolution
went over till tomorrow.
A communication from the attorney gem
eral on the assassination of Deputy Marshal
Saunders was referred TO the committee on
privileges and elections. The Blair educa-
tionnl bill came up as unfinished business
and Faulkner addi eSsed the senate in oppo-
sition To IL. Among other things he asked
lis the bill sanctioned by tho provisions of
the federal constitution Are its provisions
which affect the distribution OF tho fund
between tho states and between the races.
just and beneficialf Is il part of wisdom
and practical craftsmanship for the national
government TO embark on this bound
less sea of unrestrained and
unlimited legislationr' He took
the negative OF this proposition,
and went on to argue in support OF his views
quoting from debates on the constitution,
/ from the decision of judges and the writ
ings of recognized statesmen. The bill had
been justified by its supporters on the
ground of relieving them of illiteracy, and
yet when the fund got into the states, one
third more wonld be given 10 white children
than 10 colored children, Ton bnsis Of
school population while the illiteracy of
the colored children was 40 per cent greater
than that of white children; that contra
dicted the principle Of the bill. Faulkner
said he had perfect faith, and absolute con-
fdenoe in the present future of the
south. He did not intend that
the active, energetic and entcrprising
people of West Virginia should be held up
before the people clothed in rags and cry
ing ont poverty and humiliation. IL the
constitution did not prohibit the passage OF
the bill. the sentiment of justice at least
would demand that the distressed farmers
of Dakota. the miners of Colorado and
Nevada, the lumbermen OF the northwest
should not be called upon to contribute TO
the education of the children of his state.
Coke obtained the floor, and Platt arose
and said the educational bill had held
place ns unfinished business since feb. 3,
and lac should insist after to-day that
the bill when taken mp should
be discussed every available hour un il a
the way Of the important business now on
the calendar,
The resolution by Sherman was agreed 10
calling on the secretary Of war for report
Z the court-martial proceedings IN the case
Of Private Wild at Fort Yates.
A message from the president with COM
munlcation from the secretary of the inter-
ior and the draft of bill authorizing the
removal of the Indians from the Gila Point
reservation, Arizona, 20 another reservation
in that territory. was presented and re-
ferred TO the committee on Indian affairs.
Adjourned.