Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-02-20
NATIONS CAPITAL.
Senator Blair Sits Down on
the Newspapers.
Investigation Of the Civil Service Com.
mission Now Going On.

WAsHrssTos. Feb i9.-At : o'clock
the educational bill came up ~ "un1nished
business"
Blair yielded the door TO Plumb. Who in
CURED Of Morrill, chair man OF the com INIT
tee on finance, as 10 the bill coneerninS the
lease Of the seal isiands of Alaska
Morrill, re spliei that since the bill had
been reported there had been no time when
= hearing on the subject could be obtaiaed
A resolution had been adopted requesting
ne Secretary Of the Treasury to postpone
the lease until the 20.h Of February and
have the advertisement changed until the
2lst. as Tia. vas stated to be the last day
for allowing new bidders fair opportunity
with the present company. but he had been
instructed by the committee on finance not
to pfe.s the bill.
Blair resumed his argument in favor of
his educational bill and said there was
nothing 10 hinder the bill from
becoming law except the. opposition Of
those who could build up in this country .
paroe hal school syste IN. TO the destruction
of the schools Of the country. This bill. If ii
fails, will have been killed by packed com
mil:ees. individu | members OF which are
by anaihe mas from their church
# they support II. This country vas not
to be gwen over to those Who would teach
civil allegiance else~ here thaa within our
own borders. With primarily subsidiary
civil allegiance only to the United States
speak OF but . I action of the great body
of our citiEens. The masses Of that same
body of American citizens are true to the
n,e and do not propose to elect President
v ho resides on the baLks Of the Tiber. II
h should be returned to the Senate for the
rext 80 or 40 years he meant to make an
t fort to have the Co gressional Record
distributed to The people Of the United
States grs'uitously to the number Of At
least 5Op, 900
The Senate needed a paper. If it puo-
li.hed paper itself and circulated it grs-
tuitously, II could reach the people v i h III
truth, and not ucul then. The private
press, said he, that runs only for it's own
emolumu Mt, has 10 make money, and t, a;
leaves out most of the truth. Especially If
it is unpalatable) which ,s poor press to
rely on. This great Amer can press of
ours is a source of more mischief in this
country than it would be if we had no
press at all.
Blair said that he would watch his time
publish 81 coo copies Of his speech When
a naval bill to spend $3.50 000, 900 for the
navy came before the Senate, it would re-
ceive attention. but the Senate would not
give attention to bill to spend FIVE mil
lions year for education in the South.
and two millions year in the North bill
which would remedy the conditions that
produce war. His remarks having been
suspended to allow a message received
from the House, Blair expressed the hope
that he would not be interrupted any more
by such small matters (Lauyhter)
Blair went on with the reading of the |
reports and letters as to illiteracy in the |
South, commenting upon them as he went
along. At445 he yielded for the execu-
tive session, after which the Senate, at
) 30, al jou ned till tomorrow.