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Mr. Groree. Will the Senator allow me to interrupt him? 
Mr. Reagan. Certainly. 
Mr. Grorer. The modern way of promoting the general welfare, 
I believe, is to take the money from the people at large and give it to 
a few. 
Mr. Reacan. That is the effect of the Tecan which has prevailed 
for a great many years past. 
Mr. Buarr. Will the Senator allow me to ask him a question? 
Mr. Reaaan. Certainly. 
Mr. Buarr. When a little while ago it was proposed to take 
$79,000,000 and spread it among the poor people of this country and 
the children of this country, was that an effort to take the money of 
the many and give it to a few? 
Mr. Reacan. ‘‘Still harping on my daughter.” 
Mr. Buarr. And will the Senator bear in mind his own speeches 
about the enormous wealth and growing prosperity of the people of 
Texas which he made upon the education bill? 
Mr. Reagan. Mr. President, I made no statements about the enor- 
mous wealth of the people of Texas. The idea of making the people 
mendicants is the thing that I am resisting. The idea that the whole 
_ American people shall be made beggars from the Federal Treasury, 
debased and deprived of their manhood and patriotism, is a thing that 
Iam resisting. That educational bill simply made States come hat in 
hand to a school commissioner to make reports and to ask privileges. 
It took away from the States and from the people the feeling of man- 
hood and of independence by which they propose to educate their own 
children. But I do not propose to go into the educational bill. 
Mr. Buarr. I was going to suggest to the Senator that I would turn 
him over to the Senator from Mississippi [Mr. George] so far as that 
part of it is concerned. 
Mr. Reacan. We will settle that in our own way. I think perhaps 
the Senator from New Hampshire will learn something before that 
bill comes up again. 
Mr. Buarr. I hope the people BE Texas will, and there _ be 
somebody here to advocate it. 
Mr. Reacan. Mr. President, in submitting the amendment which 
I presented I had two objects. One was to reduce the amount of this 
appropriation, and the other to place it upon a basis upon which we 
can justify our action; that is, as compensation for rent and services. 
If that is not done—of course I can not speak or think for other Sena- 
tors—I do not see where the authority is to come from to makea 
‘* miscellaneous donation.” That is what it was called before the com- 
mittee, and what I understand it is called by the committee here in the 
Senate—a ‘‘ miscellaneous donation.” 
I agree with the Senator from Tennessee [Mr. Harris] that we have 
