St. Paul daily globe., 1892-03-02
congressman Resent an I'M
putation Of Being Used
by a Church.
Carlisle Indian School Super
intendent Finds His FL
nanceS Cut.
Anti-Silvep Men Propose to
Fight the Order Favoring
BANDS Bill.
Early Consideration to Be De-
feated by Hook or Crook,
if Possible.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Catho-
lie church and the charge that it main
tains lobby at Washington to manip-
ulate appropriations in behalf of In
dian sectariau schools were the subjects
of three hours acrimonious discussion
in the house today. The Indian ap-
propriation bill was the measure under
consideration, and the immediate cause
OF the religious discussion was the sec
ton making appropriation for the Car
Isle Indian school. 1t was stated in the
house that Capt. Il. Ii. Pratt, superin-
tendent of that school, in speaking of
the attacks made in the house against
the appropriation for the Indian school,
had said:
"They we're made through the Catho-
lie church. in paying congressman to at
tack the national schools. because they
are detrimental to their parochial
schools. which are given three times
the amount by the government that
other denominations receive"
Congressman Mansur. of Missouri; /;
Stockdale. of Mississippi, and Pendle'
ton, of West Virginia, who were under-
stood, by implication, to be the con-
greSsmen referred TO. made lively at
tack ON Capt. Pratt, and demanded as a
penalty for his utterances that the 81, 900
appropriation which he annually re-
ceiyes as superintendent of the Car
isle Indian school be stricken from the
Indian appropriation bill. The house
was powerless to
Express Its Displeasure
in any more forelble way than this, as
Supt. Pratt being an officer in the Unit
ed States army his rank and place as
captain are beyond the reach and regu-
lation of congress. The superintendent
of the Indian school had many valient
defenders in the house, however, and it
was more his reiterated declaration by
telegram today than the original news
paper statement, that finally led the
house TO adopt the amendment cutting
off his salary as superintendent. Several
of his congressional friends. who doubt
ed whether the superintendent had
made the statement attributed to him,
telegraphed him today to know his exact
declaration. The answer which was
wired back, and subsequently read in
the house, was about as bad as the or
iginal statement.
"My remarks" telegraphed Capt.
Pratt, ''Were that Catholics got more
than double as much of Indian school
appropriations as all other denomina-
tions combined; that they maintain a
powerful lobby III Washington and
manipulate politics to accomplish their
purposes. These were the general
statements. having 10 bearing what
ever ON individual members OF congress,
much less to Mr.. Mansur, in whose gen
eral views [ concur" This was quite
satisfactory to Mr. Mansur. but 1t was
Not Very COnsOiing
to anybody else, and its reading had the
effect of causing the house promptly to
adopt the proposed amendment. MIR.
Bvnum, of Indiana, presided in the COM
mittee of the whole when the consider
atlon of the Indian appropriation bill
was resumed, and the attack on Capt.
Pratt, first begun last night. was revived
iii a motion of Mr.. Mansur to strike out
the $1,000 extra annual allowance to
Capt. Pratt as superintendent OF the
Carlisle school. After a long debate
the melton to strike out was agreed to,
90 to 81, and the committee rose and
reported the bill to the house.
The previous question having been
ordered, Mr.. Piekler, Of South Dakota,
demanded a separate vote on the amend
ment providing that when vacancies
shall occur hereafter in Indian agencies
they shall be filled by army officers de-
tailed for the duty by the president.
The amendment was adopted; yeas, 142; !;
navs, 54.
Mr.. Joseph, of New Mexico, was fort
innate enough to secure (DotWithstand-
ing Mr.. Holman's opposition) the adop-
ton of an amendment Increasing by
almost $1,000 the appropriations for the
Indian school at Santa Fe, n. M. The
bill was then passed.
To Reduce Tariffs.
Mr.. McMilln, of Tennessee, from the
committee on ways and means, reported
the free wool bill, which was referred
to the committee on the whole, together
with the views of the minority present
ed by Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan.
Mr.. McMillin stated that it had been
the intention of the committee to call
this bill up for consideration during the
latter part of the week. but that owing
| to the illness of Chairman Springer, he
would not call it up until Tuesday next.
Mr.. Bryan, of Nebraska, and Mr.. Fur
| ner, of Georgia, respectively, from. the
same committee, reported bills for the
| free entry Of binding twfne and cotton
bagging and ties, which were referred
| to the committee of the whole, and leave
was granted to Mr.. Payne, of New
York, and Mr. Dalzell, of Pennsylvania,
| to present the views of the minority on