The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1890-02-20
BY TELEGRAPH.
WIRE
BLAIR AGAIN RORE:S THE ZEN.
ATE WITH HIS BILL.

| HIsAIN A1AIN HOIkEo THE BEN
ATE WITH HIS BILL.
The SENATE should Distribute the
| J0urmal BrOadcast-The Private
PreSH IL Corrupt-The House OH
| the Oklahoma Bill.
WASHINGTON. February 19.-SENATE.
The resolution heretofore offered by
Mr.. Chandler calling on the attorney
general for information of the assassinn-
tion Of W. B. Saunders, deputy United
States marshal in the northern district
Of Florida, was taken up, and MIR. Pasco
proceeded to address the senate IN expla-
nation of the acts and circumstances of
the case.
Mr.. Pasco had not concluded his re-
marks when the hour of 2 O'Clock ar
rived, and the educational bill came up
as "unfiuisl,cd business" Mr.. Blair.
however, yielded the floor to Mr.. Wilson.
of Iowa, on whose motion the senate
bill appropriating 100000 for the pub.
lie building at Fort Dodge, Iowa, was
taken from the calendar and passed, Mr..
Call calling attention to the fact that
this was the fourth public building bill
passed for Iowa at this session.
On motion nf Mr.. Stockbridgc, the
senate bill appropriating 100000 for
a public building at Lansing, Mich, was
taken from the calendar and passed.
Mr.. Blair then resumed his argument
in favor of the educational bill. lncidcn-
tally to the sentence occurring in the re-
port of the democratic superintendent Of
education in Georgia. Mr.. Blair asked
why should not the bill become a law.
The republican l,arty. he said, was
pledged to it. Many able and distin-
guishcd democrats were in favor of it.
President Harrison had declared the
necessity of providing for popular cduca-
ton as this bill did. There was nothing
to hinder il. he said. except the opposi-
tiun Of those who build up in this coun-
try un opposing systematic practical
school systcm--to the destruction Of the
schools of the country. He spoke Of
those who "are engaged in secret and in
opcn Vaccinations against the hill, and
who comprehend how, il this bill passes.
it will give the great future of the reprh-
lie to PUBLIC schools"
While il intcrirrcs. he said. with ''.c
rights of no one, while it. does not inter
tcrc with those who claim u membership
Of ten millions. it is nevertheless an ns.
sertion by the nation Of its will To clu-
cate their, children il, the public non scr-
tional schools. But more of that here.
after, IL necessary. Occasionally ] am
Obliged to let out little which policy
obligcs me generally to suppress. This
bill, hit il to fail. will haze been killed
by packed committees. individual men,
hers of which have been threatened by
anathsmas from their church IL they ven
turc to support it, and | give notice to
those who propose to kill this bill by III
direction and by fraud, and by tricks un-
worthy of any other lobby around the
capitol, that they have blows to receive
as well as blows TO give.
This country is not to be given over to
those who would teach civil allegiance
elsewhere than within our own borders.
~ imarily, and subsidiary civil allegiance
only to us. speak of but n fraction OF
the great body Of our citizens, for the
masses of that same body of American
citizens are true to the flag, and do not
propose to elect president who resides
on the banks Of the Tiber.
Taking up the report of the school
superintendent in Tennessee, Mr.. Blair
remarked, in q tone of sarcasm, that he
supposed that the senator's from that
State would bc in the chamber in n week
or two. At all events all he said would
bc in the record. no matter what the
press did. The senate had record that
was glorious little paper of their own.
lf hc should he returned to the senate for
the next thirty or forty years he meant
to make an effort to have the Congress
sional Record distributed to the people
Of the United States gratuitously. to the
number of at least 5000 The senate
needed paper. II II published a paper
itself, and circulated Il gratuitously, il
could reach the people with the truth
hut not until then.
The private press, said he. that runs
only for its own cinolumcnt, and has to
make money. and that leaves out most
Of the truth. especially II il is unpalita.
hlc. is poor press to rely upon. This
great American press Of ours is the
source Of more mischief in this country
than there would bc II VIC had no press
at nll. There may conc Il time when n
dog fight will not be more important, in
the opinion Of this press, than the great
school bill hut TINT time has not been
reached.
Coming buck to the statement which
he had been about to read as To the con-
dition Of the public schools IN Tennessee.
he expressed the wish that some page
would notify the Tennessee senators oi
what hc was going to read. His remarks
having l'ccn suspcndedso rs to allow the
message to bc received from the house.
Mr.. Blair expressed the hope that he
would not he interrupted any more by
such small matters. Laughter. /
Mr.. Dolph asked him if he would yield
for u motion for an executive session and
Mr.. Blair replied: oh! no, unless ! am
Obliged to; I have got only two days
left. The executive session seems to
come with unaccountnble frequency at
this time. We had two Of them yester-
day. hope the senate will not prcss
that motion now, what am saying il
too interesting. Laughter.
Mr.. Dolph did not insist on the motion
for IN executive session and Mr.. Blair
went on with the reading Of the report,
and letters as to the illitcrncy in the
South, commenting upon them us he
went along. Finally at l.l5 he yielded
for Mr.. Dolph's motion, and after an cx.
ccutive session the senate nt $50 nd
journcd.
HOrSE.-Mr. Buttcrworth. of Ohio.
from the committee on patents presented
u favorable report upon the bill provid.
ing for the appointment OF representa-.
tivcs on the part Of the United States to
the international industrial conference at
Madrid, Spain, April I, 1890.
Mr.. Rogers, Of Arkansas, objected to
It's consideration, although Mr.. Butter.
worth declared that tho effect would be
to deny the United States representa-
ton nt the conference.
Mr.. RoWell, Of Illinois. chairman of