Evening star., 1918-05-05
FIFTY YEARS AGO In THE STAR

seems Inevitable that the schools must
school year. II not sooner. Attention
to the immediate wants Of the teachers,
to avert such . calamity. must, Of
course. be given. but At the same time
there should be ADEQUATE lssislation to
and apply . remedy. It will be neoes-
sary to increase the school fund 70
make 1t adequate TO support the teach
ers. erect new buildings and for other
he school fund ePI,,uMen muss BE- kept ' separate
from the building fund. and these funds
In turn entirely distinct from all other
funds. The practice Of drawing from
one fund for the aid Of another whore
frequently been rendered necessary b.
the inadecuacy Of appropriations. but 1t
fs entirely vicious. and the sooner II II
abandoned the better"
Almost Immediately after the close Of
the civil war . tide Of migration set
in strongly toward the
Migration to Pacific coast The at
n.,,s. traction Of the Califor-
nA9' MIA gold fields was %
strong that the moment the country re-
turned to normal conditions tens Of
thousands set OF for the coast IN
search OF fortune. only to be disap-
pointed in most cases. In Tho Star Of
April 20. 1868. is the following:
California is rapidly flling up with
immigrants from the Atlantic states-
The exceedingly low fares. caused by
the competition of the rival lines OF
steamers to California. It is said. are
flooding San Francisco with more peo-
pie than can find employment. and the
newspapers of that city are beginning
to complain of the rapidly increasing
surplus of population. They say trade
is dull. wages low and provisions high.
and that persons Of limited means who
there find themselves unable to get
back. They deny. also. that San Fran
cisco is any longer q new country in
the sense Of needing fresh immigra-
about immigration from the Atlantis
states. II seems strange that the Cali
fornia authorities should be thinking Of
sending agents to Prussia to make
known the Inducements offered to their
state for immigration: Yet such 10 the
Tho impeachment trial moved slowly
through the high court during April
ana well along into
Impeachment May. 1858. BY the
n,.. LIST Of May II had
Proceedings. reached the arsu-
ment stage and time was being spent
in long addresses by counsel. In The
Star Of May 2. 1853. II this summary
of the matter:
"The trial drags heavily today A
feeling among senators is becoming %
strong in favor OF finishing 1t that An
effort will be made, with a prospect OF
should Mr.. Stanbery (for the defensel
not conclude his argument during this
afternoon. It was Mr.. Binghan's In
tention to have had the commencement
changed his purpose. and he will now
speak altogether from notes. Several
heavy wagers were made here yester.
day on the final result Of the impeach-
ment trial. the odds being about to
1 in favor Of conviction. When the i'm
peachment court assembled today the
galleries were not one-quarter filled
and very little interest was manifested
in the proceedings. Mr.. Stanbery con-
tnSed his argument but but had sd spoken
exhausted and was compelled to sit
down. Senator Reverdy johnson moved
an adjournment in consequence OF Mr..
Stanbery's feebleness. Mr.. Stanbery.
AO"cFcTs dSASu lHdt
not be made and after pausing a few
minutes to rest himself and wipe his
brow he resumed his feet and went on
for some ten minutes, when he was
again obliged to sit down from exhaus-
ton. Mr.. Anthony now moved an sd-
journment. Mt. Stanbery again. asked
that there should he no adjournment on
his account. Mr.. Sumner suggested that
some one elee should read the speech.
and Mr.. Stanbery then asked that his
private secretary, Mr.. W. +. Peddrick,
might be allowed to read 1t, and that
gentleman, who is something OF an
proceeded to read it in
tones so distinct that some thought it
a matter Of regret that he had not been
engaged to read all the speeches of the
trial"
An interesting note regarding the
trial is printed In the same issue. to
the effect that one Of the daily visitors
on the floor of the Senate was a ven-
cradle, white-haired gentleman, the
Hon. Alfred Conkling. who nearly half
previous was a member of the
House Of Representatives. The Star
said that his son, Senator Roscoe Conk-
ling, bore considerable resemblance to
him, both being considerably over six
feet in height and very fine looking
men," Two other sons, one from New
York city and one from Oneida, N. Y,
were members of a former Congress.
The Star stating that this was the only
known case on record where q father
and three sons had occupied seats in
that body.