The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-22
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
A Debate on Federal Aid to Agricul-
tural Colleges.

WASHINGTON, June 2l.--In the Senate
to-day the resolution offered yesterday by
Mr.. Edmuens for committee of seven to
take into consideration the state Of the ad-
ministrative service of the Senate, and to
report what measures should be adopted In
respect to greater efficiency and economy of
the service was taken up and agreed to.
The House bill supplementary to the act
of March %, 1882, in reference to bigamy.
was taken up and passed without division.
The efforts of Messrs. Butler and Vest to
amend and to postpone failed. 1t provides
that all the funds and property lately be-
longing to the Mormon church shall be de-
voted to the use and benefit OF the common
schools in Utah. Some formal amend
ments were made to it. which will require
conference.
AID FOR AGRIC ULTURAL COLLEGES.
The Senate bill to establish an educational
fund and apply the proceeds from the sales
land grant railroad companies to more COM
plete endowment and support of colleges
for the advancement Of science and indus
trial education was taken up, and its dis
cussion occupied the greater part Of the
days session. The bill was amended in the
direction indicated by Mr.. Hawley and
other senators, striking out section one aud
all reference to sales of public lands and to
the payments of the Pacific railroads, and
also striking out the specifications as 10 the
character Of the education to be given at
the colleges.
MIR. Pugh offered an amendment, to meet
the condition of affairs in Alabama and
other states, to provide that schools at
which colored students are taught whether
called colleges or mott in the agricultural
and mechanical arts may have portion of
the money paid to them. A long discus
sion ensued on Mr.. Pugh's amendment,
Messrs. Hawley and Hale opposing the
idea of frittering away the fund among
half dozen or more schools in each state,
and rather favoring the encouragement of
one or two colleges.
INGALLS, ON Co-EDuoATIoN.
Mr. Ingalls, agreed with those views. He,
however, believed 1T inappropriate and
improper, and in various ways detrimental
to the interests of both races to have CO.
education of the races, and he was, therefore,
entirely willing that in the southern states
provision should be made for the instruction
of the white and colored people separately {;
but he did not like Mr.. Pugh's amendment,
and would prefer provision that in such
cases there should be q fair and proportion
ate division of the funds.
Mr.. Hale offered al amendment provid-
ing that such share of the money as should
be the proportion which the colored popula-
ton of the state bore to its entire popula-
tion should be paid to and used for any one
college or inetitution of learning that
might be maintained for the education of
colored students in the agricultural and
mechanical arts, which college or institu-
ton should be selected by the government.
The bill and its amendment went over
without action. 81
Vice President Morton announced as the
committee on the Senate's administrative
service: Messrs. Allison Plumb. Cullom,
Dolph, Washburn, CookreIf and Carlisle.
The following Senate bills were reported
and placed on the calendar:
Authorizing the Mobile, jackson and
Kansas City Railroad Company to cross
certain rivers in Mississippi.
Authorizing the construction of bridge
across the Alabama river, near Selma, Ala
by the Selma and Cahaba Valley Railroad
Company.
After an executive session the Senate ad-
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