Mr. RANDALL, of Pennsylvania. My colleague says they do that now. Then they might exc iange them all over the country, and seatter the information among the different States through the various State superintendents. But, lest I might be considered as disposed to interfere improperly with the promotion of education, I have offered the substitute which has been read. If ameasure of this kind be deemed Very necessary, why‘ should we not adopt this sub stitnte and try its practical operation for one year? This is not a time, the House will permit me to suggest, for the establishment of any new bureau. Why, sir, we might aswell establilsh a national Bureau of Religion which God forbid! We might as well establish a Bureau of Temperance, which some gentlemen might advocate as calculated to be of great service. There is just as much necessity for the establilshment of a Bureau of Temperance and a Bureau ofReligion as there is need for the creation of a Bureau of Education. It appears to me that the bill before us proposes to involve us in an immense expenditure of money for the purpose of erecting a bureau which, so far as know, we have not been called upon by an authority whatever to create. 'ow, sir, I agree with that ancient hilos opher who said that “no man goeth it out a more godly purpose than he that is mindful of the good bringing up both of his own and other men’s children; but I cannot see that we shall promote in any degree the education of the children of this country by appointing an officer charged with the duty oi overseeing the educational systems of the respective States. For these reasons, Mr. Speaker, I have been induced to offer my substitute as being atleast referable to the proposition of the committee. lit a pears to me proper that if there is to be estii.lished any system for the 'supervision of education in the various States, this system should be under the control of the SecyInterior, to whom is assigned the super intendence of the collection of census statis tics, and that this officer shall have authority to a point 2 additional clerks to have charge of this particular subject. Sir, a great deal has been said, and very well said, on the subject of the necessity of having an officer who shall be the directing and supervisory head of educational matters throughout the country; and on this subjectl was very much pleased with the eloquent remarks of the Gentfrom Minnesota, DONNELLY] But, sir, to' have EMr. a head with iout anybody, as is proposed by this bill, would not, it appears to me, be of much utility. Each of the respective States has its own educational system with its own local head, exercising a supervision over these matters within the jurisdiction of the State. Each State makes its own appropriations for the support of its educational system, and it has snitable officers charged with the duty ofcontrollingthe expend iture of money for this purpose and of auditing these expenses. Thus in the various States the education of youth is well attended to by the respective State officers. As regards the education of children in the South, 1 have not ’so much knowled e as the Gentfrom Massachusetts, [Mr. axxs] who has spoken on this subject. But, sir, congress has established a Freedmen’s Bureau, under which school houses have been built and a.system ofinstruction organized. It seems to me that this system is a very unconstitutional mode of spending the people’s money; but since that system has been adopted, and is being carried out at an immense cost to the Government, there surely can be no necessity for establilshing anolher bureau for the same purpose.