Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-06-24
THE FIFrY-F1nsr CONGRESS

|TlIAk A4lM WbUMrtR1
THE FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS-.
Passage I'm the Senate OF the Agricul-
tural College Aid Bill-The Confer
ence Report ON the Dependent PEN
sien Bill Agreed so-The Bill Now
Ready for the PresIdent-Werk OF
the Heuse.
WASHINGTON, D. O., June 29.-The senate
resumed the consideration Of the agricultural
college aid bill and Mr.. Morrill, offered a
substitute for the various amendments pend
ing on Saturday as to the division of the
fund between colored and white schools of a
state.
Mr.. Pugh (who had offered the first amend
ment on that point .said that he had ex-
amined Mr.. Norrill's amendment and that 1t
covered all the points that he was aiming at.
He Withdrew his own amendment and hoped
that Mr.. Morrills would be accepted.
Mr.. Hale, Mr.. Chandler and Mr.. Gibson
also Withdrew their amendments.
Mr.. Colquitt asked Mr.. Morrill, as to the
proportions in which the fund WAS to be
distributed between colored and white col
leges.
Mr.. Morrill, said that the proportion was
not fixed. That was left to the state legisla- |
lures.
Mr.. Morrills amendment was adopted. II
provides that in any state in which there has
been one agricultural college established un-
der the act Of 1869, and in which there is or
may be an educational institution Of like
character for colored students aided by the
state from its own revenue, however named
or styled, there shall be just and equitable
division Of the fund to be received under this
act made by the legislature.
Mr.. Blair made q remark to the effect that
| 1t was a southern senator lMr. Pugh) that
made the proposition to give colored schools
| o share of the fund and that no northern
man had thought Of it.
| Mr.. Hawley resented the remark and said
| the bill had originally contained a provision
that no money should be paid where dis
tinction of race or color WAS made, but that
the establishment and maintenance of sepa-
| rate colleges for white and colered students
would be compliance with the act.
Mr.. Ingalls, also resented Mr.. Blsir's re-
marks. He frankly confessed that prope-
sition to disburse the fund among white and
colored schools could not with propriety
come from northern senator. His instincts
and his convictions were against 1t. The ne.
cessity ooald arise only in southern
tate. The senator from Alabama,
therefore, had logically offered his
amendment to adapt the BIZ to
condition of things which existed in the south
and he (Mr. IngalIs) cordially gave his assent
to 1t.
Mr.. Hawley thanked Mr.. Ingalls, for his
speech. For himself he would have but one
agricultural college in each state, and 1t
would be for every person whom the Lord
made it to 60 into the school. That WAS the
way he would have it, but he yielded to this
nkbor y,royaoc3k;ny, haoauca cooroad hast M,
the whole.
| Some formal amendments were made to
the bill end it was then passed.
The conference report on the dependent
pension bill was taken up, and Mr.. Berry
made speech against it. The practical eff
cent. of the Union soldiers on the pension
roll. It was really a service pension bill,
and the chairman of the committee on PEN
sions (Mr. DAvis) could not deny that.
Mr.. German also opposed the conference
report He believed that there was con-
census of opinion that those soldiers who
were unable to provide for themselves and
their wives and dependent children ought
to be provided for. But there had to be q
limit to pension appropriations There had
, been paid in pensions since 1851 81 ,105, 1926,
900, sum sufficient, If the pension bureau
had been properly administered and the law
properly framed, to provide amply and well
| 1OT OLA WuO uhu hoIteu tu0 COuuhTys 4ue
> pension expenditures for the fiscal year
, ending June 80, 1890, was 500, o00,-
600, without taking into account the
expenses of the pension bureau. The
rate at which the pension list was increased
under existing law might safely be
= estimated at 81 200 year, SO that in 1921
the expenditure under the existing law would
= be lees than $125, 100000. In 1892, at the
same rate of increase, the expenditure would
be $135, 000, 900, and 80 on until within five
: years the pension expenditure under the ex
i listing laws would be 5000, 000, 900 a year. The
Q expenditure under the pending bill would
i largely exceed the estimate as stated by Mr.
i Davis. He had,,caused an examination to o'
made and would state the results. It was {
9 low estimate that three-fourths of all thu
men accepted into the service during the wa
: had served ninety days. There would be liv
! ing on the FIRST of July, 1890 according t,
the best estimates), S12, 951 honorably dis
9 charged survivors of tho war who hat
4 served not less than ninety days and VIII
Q were not now on the pension rolls. Hov
/ many Of that number were disabled and t.
Il what extent there was no means of determin
Q ing, but if only half of them were added Il
= the pension rolls at 50 q month the numbe
. to be psnsioned would be 4o6,475 and tn
9 amount required would be $43, 500, 900 1
. roll under the pending bill were to be three
u fourths of the survivors instead of one-half
K then the cost under that section of the bill
70 would be SOS, S4S $50. The estimate TO
y dependent widows under the pending bill
d was So. S63, S08, for minor children $440. 90
j. and for dependent parents $3,S12,O 96
n making an aggregate of SIS, 67S, 054. Whel
It that was added to the 1926, 900 900 of pension
Q expenditures under existing law 1t would b
10 seen that in fact the treasury was bankrupt
ed. There would not be money enough t.
II pay these pension charges and the ordinar
@ expenses of the government.
" Mr.. Blsir-Does the senator think that
t an argument against the billl
II Mr.. Gorman-We are In the face Of COZ
10 dition md not theory. I understand tina
70 my friend from New Hampshire looks onl
10 at the theory of a question.
10 Mr.. Blair-I look at the condition of thos
l. who have claims upon their country. It
not q theory by any means.
u. The debate was continued by Senator
u Teller, Vest, Blair, Turple, Hawley an
j. Hale.
Finally the discussion closed and the vol
y was taken. The conference report WITS agree
., to-yeas "a, nays 1S-as follows:
=. Yeas-Allen, Blair, Call, Casey, Chandler, Gu
in Hsaits F.1xel sEss Rsls Ha%ss Hessss Ii
ss.tisrew Pierce, Plat Plumb Power, Sander
id George, Gibson Harris Kenna, MCPHERSON, Mo
\. gan, Pasco; Payne, Pugh, Reagan, Vance. ves
ct A conference was ordered on the fortifc
bo tions bill and Messrs. Dawes, Plumb an
A. German were appointed conferees on the pa
ar of the senate.
ss Mr.. Evarts gave notice that the comment
he rative services in the case of his late co
no league Mr.. s. s. Cox, heretofore announce
for Thursday next, would take place at
O'Clock on Tuesday of next week.
HOUSE.
n The speaker announced the appointment
: Nessrs Brewer, Butterworth and Sayres
e conferees on the fertilization bill. The hou
~ then went into committee Of the whole
u" district business.
MS For nearly four hours the bill was debate
We Aessrs. Heard, B!ouat, Cummings and 3
In ohanan speaking in Its favor and Ness
or. Anderson, Milliken, Stoekdale and Hill I
'ge lacking Its provisions, and at o'clock
m committee rose without final action upon I
ely bill.
or, Mr.. Morrow of California reported the
ere ability of the conferees on the general pensi
appropriation bill to agree, and ct his instal
the house insisted upon its disagreement
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