New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-21
THE BLAIR BILL DEFEATED.
ruANGEs AMONG THOSE WHO ONCE SUP
PORTED THE PLAN.
No EFFORT BY THE OPPOSITION TO DELAY THE
| vorE-THE RESULT SHOWED FORTY-THRLE
SENATORS AGAINST THE BILL AND
rH1ETY-NINE IN FAVOR OF IT-No
OIVISION on PARTY IINElS.
fry TELEGRAPH TO THE 1BIBUSEI

THIRTY-NINE IN FAVOR OF lI-NO
DIVISION on PARTY LINES.
rBY TELEGRAPH THE IBrBUSEI
Washington March 20.-The surprise OF 'he uaS
At the Capitol was the virtual defeat OF the bair
Education bill in the Senate. Shortly al'er
o'clock the amendments adopted in the Committee
~ the Whole were reported to the Senate ana
accepted. and the decisive question was put Oh
che engrossment and third reading OF 'he pill.
A close vote had been expected, but no one looKeo
for the result that actually came III was louno
that on a call of the yeas and nays 80 senators
had voted against third reading and only 80
IN favor of it. Senator Blair, after satisfying
himself that there was an actual majority against
,he bill. changed his vote, for the purpose OF
,nov;nc n reconsideration at some future date;
and the final official announcement made the
vote against the Education scheme 81 TO 81.
PARTY lines were abandoned altogether on the
oucstion of passing the BILL and the result of the
rollca cannot be said to reflect the sentiment or
policy of either party. The Blair bill has hot
been a party measure in any sense and the IT,
sponsibilty for its defeat cannot be thrown on the
shoulders of either political division in the Sem
ate An analysis of the vote will show that party
lines were forgotten among both the supporters
and the opponents of the bill.
thcse Senators voted on Mr.. Blair's side; Nor
rill and Edmunds, of Vermont; Blair and Chand-
Ter, Of New Hampshire Ioar and Dawes OF MaSSa-
chusetts Platt, of Connecticut Evarts. OF New
York: Higgins, of Delaware; Barbour ana Dahlei'
of Virginia Hampton, of South Carohna Colqui'''
Of Georgia Pasco of Florida Pugh. of Alabama;
GEORGE of Mississippi Stockbridge and Mcmillan,
NJ Michigan: Culom. of Illinois; Allison and Will
son. of Iowa; Nandcrson, of Nebraska Moody
and Petticrew of South Dakota: Teller, of Col
orado; Stewart of Nevada; Mitchell and Dolph,
of Oregon; Squire and Allen. of Washington. and
Stanford and Hearst. of Calfornia-24 Republl-
cans and Democrats.
The thirty-six votes in opposition were cast by
the following Senators Hale and Frye of Maine
Hawley of Connecticut, Aldrch and Dixon oil
Rhode Island, Iiscock of New-lork, Blodeett OF
New-Jersey, Gray of Delaware, German and VIII
son of Maryland, Faulkner and kenna OF west
Virginia, Morgan of Alabama, Walthau OF MIS-
sissipp Coke and Reagan of 1cAas, Berry ana
Jones of Arkansas, Harris and Bate OF tennessee,
Blackburn of kentucky, Vest and CocKrel OF
Missouri. Sherman and Payne of Ohio, voorhees,
and Turpie of Indiana. Farwel OF ILLINOIS, Saw
ver and Spooner of Wisconsin. Davis of Mime
sofa, Plumb and Ingalls, of Kansas, Wolcott OF
Colorado, Pierce of North Dakota, and Jones OF
Nevada-sixteen Republicans and twenty Demo
Gratis.
Fourteen Senators were paired on the bill as
follows: In favor of it-Quay of Pennsylvania,
Paddock of Nebraska, Gibson of Louisiana, Cali
Of Florida. Brown of Georgia, Vance and Ransom
of North Carolina Against it-Butler OF South
Carolina. Eustis of Louisiana, Washburn OF MIN
ncso.a. Cameron Of Pennsylvania, Beck OF Ken
lucky, Mcpherson of New-Jersey, and Casey OF
North Dakota OF the Senators paired ana for
the bill, five were Democrats and two Rcpup-
licans OF those paired and against 1t, four were
Democrats and three Republicans Inc 'o'a'
strength of the friends of the measure was there
fore ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Republicans and
thirteen Democrats The total opposition strength
was forty-three-nineteen Republicans and twenty
four Democrats New-Engand cast seven votes
for the bill and five against 1t. In the Midde
States, including Maryland and West virginia
there were three votes for it and nine against u.
The South gave twelve yea and fourteen
nav votes. The West cast seventeen
in the affirmative and fifteen In the
negative Ii is interesting TO note the changes OF
opinion that have taken place since the last vote
ON the bill in the Senate, on February l3' 1852
The supporters of the measure won then by so
+o % In the majority two years ago were
Senators Sherman and Payne, Of Ohio; Sawyer
of Wisconsin: Cameron, of Pennsylvania; Jones
and Berry. of Arkansas; Walthall, of MISSISSIPPI,
and Eustis of Louisiana. Senator'S Berry ana
Jones of Arkansas, were instructed recently pS
their State Legislature TO oppose the pil' anu "cIo
not counted upon this time ny Mr. BAR Heha-
,or WaltbaI also changed ground in Difference to
,one evnrcssons of opinion in Mississippi; but al
tho others were put confidently upon the New
Uampshire Senator's list, and 1t was their uncN-
rected detection that turned the day so olSaS-
trousy against the hackers OF the Dill MI oidA
had held his own well enough with the Senators
from the new States, getting four votes out OF
tho siv Bv changes in membership since the
L., saesion hc had scored net loss oil only one.
So the loss of old friends was an 'ia'
heat him The conversions when reaIS ue
of Senators Sherman. SAWYER and cameron an.
ON them. perhaps. Mr.. Blair may be led 10 vent
tie bitterness Of his unlocked for reverse.
ihe vote the bill was reached pionp,HH. ~
The opposition made no, effort to beat any 0i 'hc
amendments offered or to change 'he pIIi & uS
striking ont any Of its sections. Inc managers
on that side were apparently secure in Their con-
fdence OF beating the bill on the test VG,e, ai,o
the result soon justified their anticipation
Before the time came for closing the depae,
Mr. Bate Of Tennessee, made speech aeai'is'
the bill and Mr. Blair then summed up for IT,
Senators EdmuDds and Ilawley INDUCED IN hVe
minutes talk Just before the roll call The galleries
were we'll filed in expectation Of Lively scene
hut the interest was short lived. and the an
nounccmcnt Of the vote fell rather fiat. The
Senate went Immediately afterward into cXecu-
tive session.
IL is hard to tell just what will he the
feeling of Republicans generally over the defeat
of tho blair bill. There many members
of both House and Senate who have looked upon
The bill as TO some extent entitled 10 party sup
mort and they, of course, think the action Of the
Senate in reversing lts Judgment OF former years
;s n serious error. There Others who feel
that the wisest thing to do was TO postpone
vote on the bill until after the results OF ihe cen
e,,s should have become known. and some fresh
inflammation have been available concerning the
amount of illiteracy in the Southern States. II
NAV be that such a compromise would have sat
;sficd a larger number Of the opponents of the
hill. for no doubt the strongest pressure against
the Blair scheme came from the friends of other
rnnriations which 10 the friends of these various
measures 1T least, seem more urgent and ncces-
cav than Federal aid 10 common schools.