Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-22
TALKED TO DEATH.
eLA,a SAD TO HAVE THUS KILLED
HIS BILL.
ms history in tho scnate-rnterestipg
Record Of Notes.-The Patrons Charges
Against Reporters, Etc.
rrron our Regular correspondent.l

facts in connection with the Blair biii That
may he interesting 10 note in addition 10
the points included in last nights corre-
spondence. The bill has been four times
before the Senate and was passed three
times before il met with defeat IN that
body yesterday.
TIE FIRST VOTE
on the measure was taken April 6, 1884, and
was as follows:
YBAs-Blasr, Brown. Call, Cameron OF Wis
ooasn, Colquitt, CoDger OF Michigan, Culiun,
Dawes, Doiph. Rdmunds, Frye, Garland OF Ar
Kansas, George. Hampton, Harrison NOW frosi-
DENT Of the United Stases), Hoar. jackson OF Ten
nessee, Jonas OF Louisiana, Jones OF FLORIDA,
Keana, Logan Of Illinois, Mcmillan OF Mime
soia Masaersoo, Miller b.. Jew a%rAi esnsn,n
Riddleberger, Sawyer. Williams, OF California,
Wilson OF lowa--S2
NaYs-Bayard OF Delaware. Butler, Coke.
Eroome OF Maryland, Harris, Hswley- haxey OF
Texas. Miller OF California Morgan, Pendieion
Of Ohio. salisbury OF Delaware-ii.
The pairs on that vote were as follows
(those first named being for the bill, and
those second named against the measure:
Allison with Cockrell. Gibson with Beck,
Camden of West Virginia with ingalls,.
Farley of California with Lapham OF New
York, Hale of Maine with mitchell OF
PENNSYLVANIA, Lamar Of Mississippi with
Mcpherson of New Jersey, Vance OF N0rth
Carolina with Plumb of Kansas. voorhees,
with Vest. Walker of Arkansas with Slater
of Oregon. Palmer of Michigan with Saoin
Of Minnesota. Aldrich with German.
On that vote thirty-two senators were
absent and eight or ten were not pared
MALONE MISUNDERSTANDING VIRGINIA
Malone of Virginia was then nnsrepre-
sentiuc the State Of Virginia IN that august
body. and he lodged on the Blair bill. He
o,as in the cloak-rOOm when the vote was
being taken. and did not come out untlI
The business was over. He did not take
The trouble 10 even arrange a par. lie
was really opposed 10 the bill, out was 100
great coward TO put himself squarely on
record. He sneaked out OF 1t, as the record
shows. although Virginia KepuDllcans al
forwards had the unblushing efrontery 10
charge that the Democrats of the State
we're opposed TO the Blair bill, when their
Ross. who had whipped them into sup
porting his political schemes ana COM
pelled Them to wear his collar. had lodged
the vote on the measure.
THE SECOND VOTE.
Some Of the States which senators re-
presented are affixed because the younger
leaders may not remember Just where
senators were from who are not now IN puo-
lic life.
The second vote on the bill was taken
March 4. 1856. and was as follows
YRhs-Berry, Black burn. Blair Bowen OF
colorado. cali, COlquitt. Conger OF Michigan
Cuilom, Doph, Eustis. George, GIBSON, hoat'
jackson Of Tennessee. Jones OF Arkansas
Kenua Logan OF ILLINOIS, hahone, Mandsrson'
Mitchell Of oregon. Morrill,, Palmer Of hicnigan'
Payne. Pugh. Ransom, hdaleoerger' aa"yel'
spooner, Teller, Vance, Van Wycs 81 NeorasA"'
voorhees, Walthall, and Wilson OF iowa-SA
NAYS-Cockren. Coke. Frye, Gray, HAZE. Hsr-
ris, ingalls,, Jones Of Nevada Ma1ey oil IeAs''
Plumb, and Wilson OF Maryland-H.
The pairs on that vote were ms follows.
- oAirmQflVA hpInp first
named; Brown with Morgan. Stanford
with Chace of Rhode Island, Dawes with
Plat. Edmunds with Beck. Hampton with
Butler, Harrison now Presl0entl with
Hawley, Mcmillan of Minnesota with vest:
Pike Of New Hampshire. with SeweH OF
New Jersey, Salisbury OF Delaware WIN
Mitchell of PENNSYLVANIA, Cameron OF
PENNSYLVANIA with Sabin OF Minnesota.
ON the above vote Malone slipped IN un-
der the tent, but it was too late to wipe
out his previous record. MIR. Butler, who
then opposed the bill and was paired with
General Hampton, voted Tor the Dlli yes
ferday. the South Carolina Legislature
having since then given its senators in
structions. Mr.. Butler IS personally OPP
posed TO the proposition.
THE THIRD VOTE
was taken February IA, 1888, and resulted
Ysas.-Ailisop, Berry, Blair, Bowen Of Colo
Fa1O. Brown, NBll, A1mtIouf Oudublcl. WI
nuitt, Culon. Daniel, Dawes, Dolph, Eustis,
Evarts, George, Hampton, Hearst, hoar, Jones
of Arkansas, Aanderson, Mitchell Of Oregon,
Palmer Of Michigan, Pasco, Payne, fiet,. ruga'
Quay, Ransom, kiddleberger, sawyer, stanford,
stewart. stockbndge. Teller, Vance, NalthaH'
and Wilson Of Iowa-39.
NAYS - Aldr.ch, Bate. Beck. Blackburn
Blougett. Butler. Coke, Davis. Farwell, fsulk-
ner. Frye, Gray, Hale, Harris, Hawley, hiscocK'
ingalls,, Jones OF Nevada, kenna, Morgan
Plumb, Reagan, sabin. salisbury, sp99neI,
isnd-29.
Pairs Chace with Gibson, Edmunds
with Cockrell. Sherman with German,
Paddock with Mcpherson, those named
first being for the bill. There were only
eight votes not recorded.
THURSDAYS VOTE.
As il NAV be convenient as a matter of
reference, il is well TO add the vote OF yes
terday, so that persons who may wish 10
preserve the record of the bill IN It's course
through the Senate will have all the votes
complete. Ii was as follows:
YHAs-Allen, Allison, Chandler, Cullom,
Dawes, Doph. Edmunde, Eyarts, Higgins, Hoar
MCMILLAN, Henderson, Mitchell, Moody, Morrill,,
Pettgrew, Plat, squire, stanford. Stewart,
stocKbridge. Teller. Wilson of Iowa, Barbour.
Colcuitt. Daniel. George, Hampton, hurst. Pasco.
and Pugh-23 Republicans ana Democrats;
total. 81.
NAYs-Aidrlch, Blair, pavis. Dixon, Farwell.
Frye, Hate, Hswley. Hiscock, ingalls,. Jones OF
Nevada, Pierce. Plumb. sawyer. Sherman.
epooner, Wolcott, Bale, Berry, Blackburn,
Tiodgett, Cochreli, Coke, Faulkner. German,
Gray, Harris, Jones OF Arkansas, kenna, Nor
gan, Payne, Reagan. Tnrpie. Vest. voorhees,
&althal, and Wilson OF Maryland-sO Demo-
Gratis and II Republicans total, 35
VOTED AGAINST HIMSELF.
II must be stated that Mr.. Blair, the
author of the bill. changed his vote from
the affirmative to the negative to enable
him TO enter motion to reconsider. but
In doing so he swelled the majority against
his own bill.
Senators Butler, Vance, Paddock, Casey,
Gibson, Brown. and Call, who were for the
bill, were paired with Senators QUAY, Nc
Pherson, Eustis, Ransom, Washburn. Beck,
and Cameron, who were announced as be-
ing opposed.
CHANGE OF OPINION.
A careful study of the above votes will
show what O remarkable change there has
been in six years in sentiment regarding
the proposition to extend national aid to
the common school system Of the country.
Senators Quay and Sherman, two of the
leading Republicans, supported the bill In
1883 and yesterday they wheeled around
and were against it, All of the new sena-
tors from the recently-admitted States eX-
cept Mr.. Pierce, of North Dakota. voted
for the bill, and strong pressure was
brought to bear on him. Mr.. Pierce Is a
journalist by profession, having been be-
fore his appointment as Governor of Da-
kota by President Arthur in 1884 managing
editor of both the Chicago Hate- ocean and
the Chicago Nt1cS.
BLAIR DOWN on NEwsPAPEE-NiTN.
Mr. Blair has abused the newspaper call
ing numerically this session because too
little space was given. as he claimed, TO
the debate on his bill. He even charged
that every paper had on its staff Jesuit,
and that was why the bill was not more
popular in the newspaper Offices. IL was
certainly silly and unwarranted assertion,
besides being an uncalled-for fling at the
Catholic religion. THE Jesuitical press,
rs he terms it, or at least the papers
opposed TO Dir. Blair's bill. will now have
q good deal OF fun in commenting
on the defeat Of the measure and the feel
ings of the author Of the bill. If they are
severe on Mr.. Blair it is no more than he
could have expected, as he talked his bill
70 death, and made himself generally disa-
greeabe even 10 many who earnestly IA
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