Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-14
DISCUSSING THE CODE.
Five Minute Speeches in the
HOuSe-Talk About Pensions.
COLOR LINE In THE SENATE.
The Subject Incidentally Up
in Debate.
THE SENATE.

and placed on the calendar was one to transfer
the revenue marine to the naval establishment.
MIR. Sherman's resolution, offered yesterday,
to proceed today (after the morning business)
to the consideration Of bills on the calendar
under rule was taken up and agreed to.
At 1890 the Senate chamber was SO darkened
by passing storm that there had to be a tenn
Porary suspension OF business until the gas was
lighted over the glass panels in the ceiling.
Ihen the Senate proceeded to the consider
alton OF bills on the calendar under rule 8.
BILL PASSED.
The following bills, among others, were
passed:
House bill for the relief of the sufferers
by the wreck of the United States steamers
Trenton and Vandalia and the stranding of the
United States steamer Nipsic at Apia, Samoan
Islands.
THE LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY.
A bill to increase the endowment Of the
Louisiana state university and agricultural col
lege gave rise to considerable debate.
MIR. Gibson explained the circumstances
which rendered the passage of the bill neces-
sarv. A portion of the funds of the institution,
he said. had been invested in Louisiana state
bonds, and these bonds had been scaled down by
legislation 40 per cent and the rate of interest
reduced. In addition to that loss the buildings
had been destroyed by fire. The bill granted
were very poor lands and not likely to be home
steaded. He mentioned, in passing, that the
hrst president OF the college had been Gen.
William Tecumseh Sherman.
Mr.. ingalls, remarked that the bill did not
present an equitable claim to his mind. There
was no delinquency or omission on the part of
the United States.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES.
Mr.. Morrill, also indicated opposition to the
bill and mentioned incidentally that he pro-
prosed to introduce at this session a bill to
make further provision for agricultural COL
leges. He stated the original agricultural college
bill contained provision that if, by any con-
tingency the fund invested should be lost or
diminished, it should be made good by the
state, so that the capital of the fund should re-
main unimpaired, and asked whether the state
of Louisiana had fulfilled that condition.
Mr.. Gibson could not say that the state of
Louisiana had literally complied with the act.
but it had granted $4,000 year for the sup
port and maintenance of the institution and
tuition in it was free.
THE COLOR LINE.
Mr. ingalls, inquired whether in this school
there was any distinction made between col
ored and white children.
Mr. Gibson-There is.
Mr.. Ingalls-Am to understand that in this
school none but white pupils are admitted?
Mr.. Gibson-Yes
Mr.. Ingalls, cannot recognize that doc
trine.
Mr.. Gibson-But we have another school
similar to this, which is supported by the state,
and in which colOred pupils alone are taught;
and that school is in a very fourishing condi-
ton.
Mr.. Plumb said that he had supported the
bill in the committee on public lands, and he
gave it now his unqualified assent As to the
exclusion of coiored pupils from this school, he
reminded the Senate that majority of Senators
had voted several times for aebill appropria-
ting $40 600, ,000that recognized the same dstinc-
ton. He had voted against that bill, but not
on that ground. He took it that in no
state Certainly not in Kansas was the
commingling of white and black pupils made
condition precedent for an appropriation of
money. 1t was true that whatever diminution
there was in the fund had grown out of the tur-
pitude or misconduct Of the Louisiana state
authorities, but it was a fact, nevertheless, that
a misfortune had fallen on this institution by
reason of a depletion of its funds, for which
the institution itself was not responsible.
exclusion ar A0"r of referring eosred to nnais the
from the Louisiana state university. suggested
that the bill should be amended so as to give
like benefits to the colored university there.
THE HOUSE.
Not more than two dozen members were
present when the House met ut II o'clock in
continuation Of Thursdays session.
Mr.. Stewart (Ga.) and Mr.. Reilly Pa.) en-
tered emphatic protests against the adoption
of the proposed code, and the action of Speaker
Reed was defended and upheld by Mr. Raines
N.Y)
Mr.. Barnes (Gs. said that the democrats had
been told that the Jeffersonan system of gov
ernment was to be overthrown and the HamiI-
tonian system inaugurated. No one could go
Ro.< <1na h.
ton. but he could not forget that
Hamilton's system had been unqualifedly
rejected by the fathers Of the republic. He
(Mr. Barnes) objected to the removal of the
obstructions which had for a hundred years
stood as barrier against the public treasury,
against the advocates of subsidies against those
men who would build up the money power
Now the school of jefferson was to be relegated
to the rear and the new school of policy was to
be ushered into existence.
DEFENDING THE SPEAKER.
Mr.. Kelley (Kan.) defended the Speakers
course and alluded to the Speakers reference
to the ruling of Gov. Hill when presiding over
the New York senate. The Speaker was a
modest man, but If in the course of human
events it came to DE that the republican party
put the name of Thomas B. Reed at the head
OF its presidential ticket in 1892, and the demo-
cratic party in its wisdom put at the head of
its ticket the name of David b. Hill, the demo-
Gratis would 60 before the country and claim
for David b. Hill the credit for the advance
which had done 80 much good for liberty.
INA GENTLEMANLY MANNER.
Mr.. Pendleton (W.Va.) said that while he had
strongly dissented from the rulings of the
Speaker he had always done so in a gentle
manly manner. [Applause.l Therefore he
was surprised to see in a western paper which
circulated largely in his district (where he had
300 or 400 warm republican friends)
statement that when he was unseated the
democrats would lose a valuable man, as he
had been foremost in hurling violent epithets
at the Speaker. This statement he denied. He
was unaware Of having spoken discourteously
OF the gentleman who Occupied the chair
though he did most radically disagree with the
Speakers construction of parliamentary law.
PROPER TINE TO APOLOGIZE.
Mr.. Kelley (Kan.) suggested that this was q
proper time to apologize.
Mr.. Pendleton responded that he was not
apologizing, as he had nothing to apologize for.
He was merely denying q false statement. He
wished his republican friends (who had voted
for him at the last election and would vote for
him at the next il he were unseated now) 20
know that when thew voted for him that thav