New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-20
END OFTHE BLAIR BILL DEBAIE.
SENATOR EvARTS'S ABLE PLEA IN FAVOR
OF THE EDUCATION MEASURE.
WARMLY CONGRATULATED BY HIS COLLEAGUES
A VOTE on THE BILL LIKELY TO
BE TAKEN TO-DAY.
IBY -frLLGRAPH TO THE TkIBUSE..

1BY -fElLGHAPH ~ lhh ihin''h"s
Washington. March Ex-senator EvartSs speech
today on the Blair bill was natural anu
citing climax to a debate, which, though langnid and
perfnnctory first has in the last week or two grown
steadily In Interest and importance G0Oh arguments
have been made both for and against the bin many
senators have talked effectively and cnteraningy on
both the practical and the constitutional aspects Oh
the legislation pending Tor six weeks already as I'M
finished business two three genuine successes hav"
been scored by young senators in the definite yet az
no stage Of the discussion has the argument Risen 10
the breadth. the force the elevation ana persuasive
less of senator Evarts speech to-day In it was summed
up with tie finished forensic skill Of the New-iork
senator all the issues which underlic the bill. "hat
was merely trivial or incidental In the argument for
or against it was rcsolutey thrust aside, ana the
real question: stripped Of nonesscntias, was put to
the senate with admirable clcarness and power.
Mr. Evarts argued for the extension OF Federal a1
IN schooIs AS wise and liberal and bcncfccnt appli-
cation Of the public Education, he SAID was
c essential condition Of successful free government
Trough education alone government OF assent
A. DISTINGUISHED from one of force possible. Educ@
.on wa. them one Of the highest and foremost
duties of the Nation. The Nation, too. was IN
peculiar way responsible for the creation OF inc
i!.tci.cy at the south which the DILL was drawn III
great paI1 to remedy II was the NatiOhal "O'c'h-
ncn.', duiy TO do what II could TO elevate, 10 en-
nsltcn to MAKE filter for citizenship. that vast body
/; to enfranchisc The question in the south was
sore upon the body polite and Instead OF spccuia'
ING on one side what ought 10 have been done, ana
Oh the other what might nave been done, IN the times
Of reconstruction. the senate was 10 consider what
can be done now. Here was great
and benchcent measure, holding out the
hope Of improvement. Of enlightenment,
TO hundreds OF thousands now in the blacness Of IL
norance-a measure frauglt with the most important
consequences for tho solution Of the social and po
lcal difficulties under which the South is now labor
ing.
Yet senators on both sides Of the Chamber cond
vote 70 leave the old sore c,tcrine In frivolous and
nconselucnt prcenccs Of constitutional scrlple or
pcnnywsr economy. AS for himself. he saw IN tue
support 0f the bill only patriotic ana enlightened
craftsmanship. wise and practie al treatment OF SUI
pcnG,s National question II had pen salo o,s' r,,e
proper solution Of the problem at the south wa
iu.ticc Bat what people had ever Welded )ustlcc 10
another people without being educatcd up To IL
Thi, of course j. mere thread 81 argument anu
" The Congressional Record" alone can 90 lustl'c "
the amp,hcation. the establishment and the ofanri
cal force Of the words and sentences as ac'uaAy
.pDEen. IL Was a speech on a hlgn lcNrI. nun q.
road and striking ideas, In all wortnN treatment W
The more inspiring side. perhaps OF erca, Question
senator Fvarts was warmly congratulated upon ms
address bv senator, Edmund~. Allison. MoriI 'uion',
Dave. lioar. PAYNE and many other irlcnh> on nv
Educaiion bill. senator Pierce. Oh Nor'h Dan"''.
nnl a Uific time ont Of Mr.. EvartSs allowance To say
that he approved the bill In many ways. but wonn
vote against because II put too heavy TAX on ~,
own state In comparison with the amount sh" WIN
rcf civ. from IN. Federal Government under ~ ~'h|
Tor call of Florida. followed Mr.. Evati- lie iaVors
The bill and gay" some reason, for hi' opinion.
vote Will probably be reached omorrpw ai''rnopn
and p.rhai- H. not strange TO say both sides seem
confident 0l winning.