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Show Tbu house resumed consideration of the bill to establish an educational fund and apply tho proceeds of public land to the education of tho people. An amondmont was oll'orcd providing that the act shall not have any died to impede, impair or suspend any law authorizing au-thorizing thoproompliort of public lands or their entry for Immestonds, nor shall it be construed as limiting in any manner man-ner tho power of eoiitfi-cio to alter or extend ex-tend tho right of homestead. . Butler, of Tennessee, spoke in advocacy advo-cacy of the biil, and in the course of his remarks got into a controversy with his colleagues, Garnctt and Vriglt, !s to who stole tho school funds oi Tennessee, Tennes-see, Butler declaring the Democrats got :'..tHm.00a, and the Kopublicans only $:;00,UfO. In this connection ho charged that Garnett was expelled from tho legislature, a statement which the latter denounced ns wilfully false, and that Butler knew it was false. After considerable debate, the vote on tho hill and ponding amendment went over and the houso adjourned. |
