Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-11
flFTY-FlRST CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. March 10, 1890.

senate.
Mr.. Hoar, from the Committee on Privi-
ieges and Elections, reported the order
for striking from the CCn9fss'o,3'at record
the words inserted by Mr.. Call in the re-
port of his remarks in the discussion with
MIR. Chandler on the Goth of February and
for the substitution of the original report
made by the official reporter. The order
was placed on the calendar.
The bill for the appointment OF an assist
snt-general superintendent and chief clerk
of the railway mail service was reported
and placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Stanford offered preamble and
resolution instructing the Committee on
Finance TO inquire what relief for the ex-
istine agricultural depression may be fur
nished bv the United States Government
and particularly whether loans may not be
made by the Government upon mortgages
on real estate independent of the improve
ments at such rates and to such an amount
as will make the surety to the Government
perfect, the Government to receive some
small rate Of interest from to 2 per cent
and TO be able TO call in "a percentage OF
loans from time TO time at its discretion.
lie submitted some remarks in support OF
his resolution and the resolution was re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
The resolution WAS so amended as to
direct the Joint committee to investigate
which is likely TO follow the purchase OF
American industries by foreign capitalists;
also TO report TO Congress the official cor
respondence on the proposal 10 make Bed
loe's Island, New York harbor. All immi-
grant depot, what title the Government has
TO such island, what buildings If any are
intended TO be built on the island, and
what officers and employees il IS designed TO
employ IN connection with such immi-
grafton depot. and whether in the opinion
Of the committee such island Is the best
and most suitable place for such depot.
MIR. Hoar offered q resolution( which was
agreed to- instructing the Committee on
Rules TO report rule defining the extent
70 which senators shall Toe at liberty TO re-
wise their remarks for publication in the
Record.
Mr.. Higgins, Of Delaware, addressed the
Senate in advocacy Of the education bill.
lie said that if the view which he took of
II was correct 1t was the most important
measure now pending before Congress. In
saying that he did not forget the import
ant character Of other measures pressing
for consideration-the adjustment of the
revenues TO the needs OF the Government
by further revision Of the tariff, the sill
yer question, the question of seacoast de-
fences. and the enlargement of the navy
but the education bill still Che thought
held its place at the fore. The conclusion
was forced upon him from time TO time
that while this was nation composed Of
many States, the people were III many dis
tressing respects two peoples. The social
structure Of the North had been founded
on free white labor; that Of the South on
black slave labor. aud the diyergences be-
tween the two sections thus organized had
renamed and continued until the present
DAY. lie regarded the measure a. one Pc
cuiiariy within the scope of the national
Government, as tending to the final
eradication Of these differences be-
tween the two sections, aud TO the
making OF them not merely one ma
6cn, but one people. The two sections