, 1890-03-06

and ancr discussion was passed hy n
/ vote of 80 TO H.
The senate then resumed the corsid.
Grafton of the Blair educational bill, and
was addressed by Mr., Spooner He had
voted once In favor Of the bill, not
without some misgivlnss as to- its policy.
Whom II came again before the senate No
had felt constrained 20 vote against IL,
and now, us 1t was once more pcndng
for action, ho iult impciicUl To vote
against IL, and desired To state his rca-
sons for doing So. lie agreed with the
senator from New Hampshire rs To- the
necessity Of education among the masses
and could not withhold thc tribute OF
his respect and admiration for tho su-
pcrb industry, courage, ability aud con
stancy with which the senator had
pressed the subject on consideration be-
loro the senate and the country.
Referring to the claim that the rrrub-
lican party h'd pledged It's support to
the bill, he reHd an sS,ract from the IT,
publican national platform, and Lru, a
that it contained the commtial ot iIe
party to the bill, and that II could haul.
~, with justice, he said tp h. u party
measure, and he submitted that NJ
proposition OF the Kind uusht 10 bc, or
to become party measure. lie agle, d
that II was for the states, and not lur
the federal government, to declare
what school the system of the state
should be. lie asserted his belief that
since the bill was introduced IN l,SJ
there had come over tho country - great
change of feeling rs to its cNpcdieuuy.
In the Northwest several leading rcpub-
ltcah papers bitterly opposed the meas.
TIRE. several of the southern states
were opposed to 1t through their scna-
tors. The leading ucwsuapcr- ol tile
south were no longer I'm favor ui %.
Nr. Spo0ncr went on tp speak iH terms
OF praise Of the provisions tor common
school education in the southern states,
and said that the people of those 'islc-
had not only hccn doing welt IN
the education OF white children, hut
| bad been dong well In th, oIuga,
! ti0n of Cuorcd children. lie
had seen, hc said, NO stronger
condemnation Of the measure tuau the
argument of the president ia his aunua.
message, aud which the senator from
New Hampshire considered Us nu argu.
mrnt in Its favor The prcsidon; had
said: Such aid shoul III be-, as il always
has been, suggested by some exceptional
condition
Were there, Mr.. Spoouer asked, oNcep.
| tiOnal conditions which iusrltici
the appropriation OF money for school
purposes To Kansas, to Wisconsin, Ia
| New York, to California, to Illinois. OF
to Iowa. II congress were to oIlcg %
appropriate s6.OOO,OJO Tor school purpose
| in New York, ii would tc laughed lt.
/ lie believed that with the people, US
| with individuals, seli.hclp was the best
help. lie believed that The tendency ul
/ the day was too much for patcfnAlism
/ In government. and that the policy oi
the bill, if entered upon, would never
end. All things conside red the stcr
was dangerous one unless 1t were q
necessary step, and lao denied that 1t a
necessary step.
After an executive session the senate
adjourned.
coSFtRNA TtoS.
The senate spent most Of its time In
executive session to-day considering the
nomination ofGoycrnor Warmouth. to bo
collector Of the port at New Orleans.
The vote on the confirmation stood
Ayes 3D noes ~. Yarmouth received
the votes OF all the republican senators
present, except those of Messrs, Shcr-
man, farwcll ana Wilson. OF Iowa.
Seven democrats also voted Tor his
confirmation.