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Show UOISE, Tbe house went ioto committee of' the whole on the bill to apply the proceeds of anlea of public lands to the education of tbe people. The voteou taking up the bill was yeas 120, nays 10S. The aflirniativa vole was cast by the democrats and the negative by the republicans, who desired de-sired to bold the morniug hour in order that Ihe debate inaugurated yesterday by Bragg and Ellia should be continued. Fryo inquired if there was anything in the bill which could compel the fund to be applied in the southern states to the education of the colored raco. Goode replied that there waa no disposition in anyeuthern state to discriminate in any way between white and colored children. Keifer inquired if Goode would admit the amendment forbidding any such discrimination. G)ode replied that he would, unless the gentleman who ted to establish mixed schools. He waa willing to make it as plain aa human language could make it, that ihia fund was to be dedicated to tbe free edu cation of all children, both white and colored, but he would oppose every proposition to establish mixed schools, because that would be alike rttiiiLua to the white and colored race. Monroe, in reply to a remark ol Fry s, slated that the biJ contained a provision that before tho money should be paid over by the gonoral government gov-ernment each slate shoull til i with the secretary of the treasury a certified copy ol the 1 ..v of such state arcepli:' ihu provi&iuus of Wws a;t and undertaking that the funds should be faithfully applied to the free edroa'-ion of all its children. . j Pel- favored the bii! and Dunne U ' nppoM d it. Pnbiic eri mutton must lie iii terci ami buiil up ty the btate. SjiiUiHru, B;irchard aud V lute, ' (lVun), opposed the hill. I Towusend, (N. Y.) said it passed all tiuniiiu pulieueu to stand by and jsee arlni, adroit and oily propositi proposi-ti to rob the loyal slatis out of their intertel in the public lands. They were to be thimble-rigged out of tneir interest. He waa not ready d,r tbal, and it did not put him in go-id humor, ; Loring comzrntoUled himself on being able to d vocals a meaati: o iu the interest of education. I Mource favored the bill. I The time tixed fur general debate I having expired, the house proceeded to consider the bill by Bectiorja lor am cod cue ut. ' R'v.gan moved to amend the J ip.ujvisu in the lirt section wmcn pro-, vidc-s that it shall not limit or abridge! ithe power of congretu over the public, domain or inttnere with granting ! bounty lands by adding tho words, j I "or grants in aid of public improve-- incuts." Ho explained and advocattd itiie amendment, intimating that it, I miht be necctiry to grant lands for. a Lumpetiug railroad across the couti-I couti-I uent. 1 Keiler congratulated the democratic j party on being educated by the republican re-publican parly up to a point being in fav..r ot homesteads. I Lutlrrll reminded the gonl'uman from Ohio (Keiter) that ibedimo-craiic ibedimo-craiic parly had aeijuirtd Louioiaua, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and California. What bad tho lepubiican party acquired: Ttiu liltio territory of Alaska, and that it had given to a corporation. That parly had given millions to railroad corporations and the demucialic party wanted to s:tvo the few acres left for tho ue.m li'. uf ihe; ptioplo of tbo whole country. Kden ollered, 113 a biibatilute for Realm's liiiioiidnieni, mi amend ineiit providing thai all public lands which havo been granted by eongrees to aid-in tho construction ul railroad and telegraph linea whicn have not been earned, and which havo lapsed by a failure to complete such rail roada and telegraph liuoa within Hie timo limited, are hereby declared forfeited to the United States. Elain opposed tho amendment, saying there waa a good deal ol cry and very iitlle wool about these grama to railroada. What would be the population of tho western stales today to-day but for tho treat railways, and it was not fair that tho southei u stales should not partioipaU iu the benefits of the railroad system. Cain favored the bill. The education educa-tion of bis raco was very important. , A nation should ruiau its citizens cut of supersitition and crime. He pro jceeded to quoto statistics to dhow that the number of illiterate colored persons in the south was much 3mller than that of white persons. Education was necesaary ail over tho nation, especially io Louisiana, Mississippi Mis-sissippi and South Carolina. Wright opposed tho bill. The committee rose without acting act-ing on tho amendment. Hewitt, from the committee on upi propriations, reported the army appropriation ap-propriation bill and said he would call it up for consideration after the post-office post-office appropriation hill was diapojed ot. The Bpeaker appointed as conferees on the Indian appropriation bill, Sparks, Singleton and Baker (lad, ) Cox (N. Y.) introduced a bill to regulate commerce between the United States and Canada and to pr.i viuo lor reciprocal navigation. ie- t ferred to the committeo on ways and t means. A session waa ordered forto-uior-; row night for tho consideration ot reporta from tho judiciary. Cox (N, Y,), chairman of the com-' miltee on census, reported a bill for taking the federal cenaua, ordered printed and recommitted. Ryan, from the aame comm'utje, submitted the view3 of the minority, ordered printed aud recommitted. The bouse then touk a recess until 7.30. |