St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-07
BLAIR BECOMES A BORE.
He Harps on His Old Chest
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He Harps on His Old Chest
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The time of
the senate to-day was principally taken
up by Mr.. Blair in advocating the edu-
cational bill. He did not conclude his
remarks. which will be continued Mon
day. At the conclusion of the morning
business the senate passed the bill ex-
tending for two years from its passage
the time of beginning and finishing the
bridge across the Mississippi river at
burlington, To-: also the bill appropri-
atIng $4,000 for a public building at
Lewiston, Me-; also the house bill
granting the use of certain lands to the
city OF st. Augustine. Fla, for public
park. Some dispute arose over Mr..
Harris motion to adjourn over from
Thursday till Monday, MIR. Blair insist
ing that he desired to speak tomorrow.
Unanimous consent was asked for
proposition that Mr.. Blair be allowed to
continue tomorrow, and that no other
business be transacted, but Mr.. Blair
said that he would not be party to an
arrangement under which senators
would be
ABLE To ABSENT THEMSELVES
from the chamber during the discussion
of the educational bill. Uaughter.)
Mr.. Harris motion was finally agreed
to. The senate took up again the Okla
homa bill and the reading was conciud-
ed. Some formal amendments were
agreed to. MIR. Vest objected to the
provision under which persons of foreign
birth who had declared their intentions
to become citizens would be permitted
to vote at the first election. Mr.. Platt
said the committee had followed the es-
tablished rule. After some discussion
the section was amended so as to re-
qulre persons of foreign birth to have
declared their Intentions twelve months
prior to election. In answer to question
of Mr.. ingalls,. Mr.. PIatt said the pro-
posed new territory comprised 1900 or
5000 square miles. Almost in the i'm
mediate future. he said, other lands
would be opened to settlement, and
these would undoubtedly be added to
the territory. The territory would
eventually occupy an area of $4,000 or
more square miles. MIR. Hale said that
the senate should not give territorial
form of government to this SO. 900 square
miles, unless it was clearly stated in the
bill that it was contemplated hereafter
to add to la1 gely to the lands covered
by the bill. At 2 o'clock the bill went
over, and senate resumed consideration
of the educational bill. Continuing his
remarks Of Yesterday, Mr.. Blair gave
citations to prove that
ILLTTERACY WAS INCREASING
in the United States. The money nee
e5sary for the execution of the bill
should be appropriated, he said,
whether there was surplus in the
treasury or a deficit: because, unless
the children were educated there would
be neither q surplus or nation. Even
now, he said. in the North the common
school system was trembling in the
balance: and he expressed the belief
that before the younger senators had
passed away the common school system
of the United States (which was the re-
public would have received its death
wound, if, indeed, it had not already
died. Contrasting the expenditures for
naval purposes, he said: Educate the
world and there will be no need of a
navy" After speaking for two honrs,
MIR. Blair yielded the floor, intending to
conclude his speech on Monday. The
conference report on the senate joint
resolution for the resolution for the re-
moyal of distractions to navigation in
the Missouri river, was presented and
agreed to. The house amendment re-
ducing the amount from S250.000 to
$4,000, and inserting provision of
$4,000 for Improvements at the mouth
OF the Columbia river is adopted. The
joint resolution now goes to the presi-
dent. The senate then proceeded to
executive business, and at 4:55 adj
jOurned till Mon day.