The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-13
BLAIR STILL IN THE RING
HIS BILL KNOCKS OUT ANOTHER
DAY IN THE SENATE.

NsaSure ASlO9 - an agreement
Finally Reached TO Take the Vote
Next Thursday-Mr. George Delivers
Himself on the Southern Question.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-The Senate
proceeded this morning to vote on the reso-
luton to exclude from the Congressional
Record the interpretations made by Mr. Call
in the report of his discussion with Mr..
Chandler on Feb. 90. The resolution was
agreed to by vote of &c yeas to IA nays
The democrats voting 10 the affirmative
we're Messrs. COckrell, Paine, Pugh, and
Vance.
Mr.. Cullom gave notice that on Friday
morning he would call up the House resolu-
ton relating TO the death of the late Mr.
Townsdend, representative from Illinois.
On motion OF Mr.. Elmuuds the Senate
proceeded TO consideration of the resolution
reported on Fob. 10 from the committee On
privileges and elections, declaring that it is
competent for the Senate TO elect president
pro tenn. who shall hold Office during the
pleasure OF the Senate and until another is
elected, and shall execute the duties thereof
when the Vice President is absent.
Mr.. George took the floor in opposition
to the resolution. although he felt, as he
said, that he was undertaking a hopeless
task In opposing resolution which had
been approved i'll a republican caucus. Mr.
George was still speaking when the hour of
O'Clock arrived, and the educational bill
came up as the unfinished business" He
asked unanimous consent that he might go
on and finish his argument.
PLUMB ANXIOUS FOR VOTE.
Mr.. Plumb called upon Mr.. Blair to give
the Senate some indication of the time
when he would be ready to have vote
taken on his bill. There were (he said) a
great many important measures on the
calendar. Measures relating to PENSIONS
to forfeiture of land grants, to silver coin
age, aud to other important subjects affect
ing the prosperity Of the people. Nearly four
months of the session had elapsed, and
nothing had yet passed the Senate that
could be said to be of any national i'm
portance He gave notice that unless some
agreement could be made as to when vote
on the educational bill would be taken he
would move at 2 o'clock tomorrow that the
bill be placed on the calendar. He wished
to invoke response from the sphynx of
New Hampshire.
Mr.. Blair-You must first dig the sphynx
out of the sand
There being no objection to Mr.. Georges
request, he resumed his argument.
BLAIR ANSWERS PLUMB.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Georges argu-
ment Mr.. Blair arose to make a statement
rs to the educational bill referring to Mr.
PIumb'S remarks as the BRUSHING Speech of
the Father of Waters" He spoke of the
obstacles i'll the way of reaching a vote on
the bill during the present week, but thought
that by Thursday or Friday next a vote
might be taken Discussion on that point
was participated in by Senators Plumb
Hawley, Platt, and Frye, the latter stating
that there evidently was no desire on the
part of the senators to listen to speeches on
Ahs ID, a,1 t,rl AnI I.x1 Il
counted as few as seven senator's present, and
Mr.. Blair suggesting that perhaps those were
times when the senator's were engaged i'll
salmon dinners. Finally it was arranged
that on Thursday Of next week at 2 o'clock
Mr.. Blair shall have the floor to speak for
not exceeding an hour, and that then the
bill shall be under the five-minute rule, and
the vote shall be taken on the amendments
to the bill.
PLUMB BOUND TO RUSH THE MATTER.
Mr. Plumb gave notice, notwithstanding,
that he would on Monday move to take up
some other bill, the effect of which would
be to displace the educational bill.
Mr.. Plumb moved an amendment to rule
80, so as TO provide that all votes cast in ex-
ecutive session, whether yea or nay votes
Or otherwise, shall be made public at the
close of the session at which they are cast.
The amendment was was referred to the
committee on rules.
The resolution in regard to the president
pro tempOre was again taken up, and, after
further discussion, was agreed to without
division. 1t reads:
Resolved, That it is competent for the Senate
to elect president pro tempore who shall hold
office during the p easure of the Senate, and
until another is elected, and shall execute the
duties thereof during all future absences of the
Wee President until the Senate otherwise
orders.
The concurrent resolution for the investi-
cation of immigration matters was laid be-
fore the Senate with two House amend
ments, extending the investigation to the
purchase of American industries by foreign
capital, and to the use of Bedloe's island in
New York harbor as an immigration de-
pot. The House amendments were agreed to.
GEORGE ADVOCATES BLAIR'S BILL.
The educational bill was then taken up,
and Mr.. George addressed the Senate in ad-
vocacy of it. He said that from the Begin
ming he had regarded the measure as gen.
erous offer made by the northern states to
the southern states. He was not there to
ask aims for the people of Mississippi, but
ne should not go into the spurning business,
as the senator from West Virginia
mir. Faulkner) had done some weeks
ago, when he got on his high horse
and proposed to spurn bribes and all that
sort Of thing. There was no bribe in it.
but he did not feel that he had a right
portion of the black people of Mississippi to
reject the offer made. He did not regard
the offer as being made on dshonorable
terms to the people of Mississippi. The
committee on education and labor had
struck out of the bill an obnoxious
clause that had been contained in
the previous bill Gn reference to re-
vision of text books and had
done so on his motion. That had been gen.
erous action on the part OF the republican
members Of the committee. Mr.. George
vent on to say that while he did not share
IN the idea that the colored people Of the
south would be elevated by education, he
was willing to have the opportunity extended
70 them, and he drifted into a defense of
The white people of the south, and an ar
faignment Of those who stir up dissensions
at the south for political ends.
HIS HEART IN THE WORK.
hr. Hoar said that he had too much at
heart the passage of the educational bill
that most important and benehcent
measuren--to he turned aside into discussion
Of the questions raised by Mr.. George, but he
ASKED that gentleman what his plan was as
20 the colored people OF tho SOUTH and
whether it embraced protection and security
ol their right to vote without interference
uy force or fraud and their right to the fair
administration Of justice.
Mr4Georgo said that he had proposed no
llan lie had thought, however, that tho