Evening journal., 1890-03-21
THE EDUCATIONAL BILL.
1t Failed of Passage in the
Senate.
MIR. BLAIR's NEGATIVE BALLOT.

He Changed His Original Vote So That
the Measure Could BE Reconsldered.
The Bill Was Lost by a Vote Of 81.
Against 3l-How Senators voted.
WASHINGTON, March 2i-In the senate
after Mr.. Cockrell presented the protest Of
the Porkpackers' association OF St. Louis
against the bill for the inspection Of meats
which was referred, the educational bill
was taken up. After brief remarks by Mr.
Bate Mr.. Blair rose to close the debate.
He said that be looked upon the education
OF the colored people as the solution Of the
race question. But the white people CON
stituted the great mass Of the nation, and
on their condition depended the future Of
the United States, and on the future Of the
United States the future OF the world.
The senate then proceeded to vote on the
bill and amendments The first vote was
on three amendments offered by Mr.. Moody
IS. ID to the effect that the illiterates
among the Indians shall be included in the
calculations Mr.. Blair said that there was
no objection TO the amendments
MIR. Edmunds Advaeates the Bill.
Mr.. Edmunds took the opportunity Of
| speaking TO the amendments in order to de-
fend the constitutionality of the bill. He
asserted that there was no moral or legal
obstacle in the constitution to the bill lie
favored the bill for the effect it would have
upon the new states, and also upon the
southern states. In the latter IL would d.
mnish the friction between the ignorant
blacks and the intelligent aristocracy. He
believed that when the poor colored people
come to know little more they would see
that the land owner, the man Of education
and property, was their best friend, and
that it would be better to entfust him with
the administration Of local affairs than to
entrust it to ignorant men. Mr.. Moody's
amendments were agreed to.
Yeas. 31i Nays, 81.
The senate then proceeded to vote on the
third reading and engrossment Of the bill.
When the vote was concluded and it was
known that it had resulted against the bill,
Mr. Blair changed his vote from yea to nay,
so as to make motion to reconsider The
result was then announced-yeas, 81; nays,
37-as follows:
Yeas Republicansl l-Messrs. Allen, Alli-
son, Chandler, Cullom, Dawes, Dolph, Ed
munds, Evarts Higgins, Hoar, Mcmillan,
Manderson, MITCHELL Moody, Morrill,, Pet
tigrew, Platt, Squire, Stanford, Stewart,
Stockbridge, Teller, Wilson CIal Demo
cratsl- Barbour, Colquitt, Daniel, George,
Hampton, Hearst, Pasco, Pugh. Total, 81.
Nays Repnblicans)-- )--Aldrich, Blair, Da
Wis, Dixon, Farwell, Frye, Hale, Hawley
Hiscock, ingalls,, Jones New, Pierce
Plumb, Sawyer, Sherman, Spooner, VOL
colt. Democratsl-Bate Berry, Black
burn, Blodgett, Cockrell Coke, Faulkner
German, Gray, Harris. Jones Ark Kenna
Morgan, Payne, Reagan, Turpie, Vest
VOORHEES,, Walthall and Wilson (Md) To
tai, 81.
A Motion to Reconsider,
The following pairs were announced
Messrs. Butler, Vance, Paddock, Casey
Gibson, Brown and Call, who were for th
bill, with Msssrs Quay, Mcpherson, Eustis
Ransom, Washburn, Beck and Cameron
who were opposed to it.
Mr.. Blair entered motion to reconside
the vote, and then, on motion Of Mr.. Ed
munds, the senate proceeded TO consider ex
ecutive business The Florida nomination
were not taken up in the senate's secret ses
sion