The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-02

WAsruSoroS, March 1.-Tho opening
proceedings in tho house to-day were
devoid OF special interest. Mr.. Geary,
OF California, was recognized to ask con.
sent for the passage OF a bill tor tho dis
posal and sale OF tho lands known as the
Klamwer River Indian reservation in
California. There was nc objection and
tho bill was passed.
Mr.. Dockery, OF Missouri, from the
committee on appropriations, reported
the District of'Coluinbia appropriation
bill and it was referred to the commit.
tee OF tho whole. The house then went
into committee OF the whole (Mr. By
mum, OF Indiana in the chair on tho In.
dian appropriation bill.
The Catholic church, and tho charge
that it maintains n lobby at Washing
ton to manipulate appropriations in
behalf of.the Indian schools, were sub
jects OF three hours acrimonious dis.
cussion. Tho immediate cause OF the
religious discussion was the section OF
tho bill making appropriation for the
Carlisle Indian school. 1t was stated
in the house that Capt. r. II. Pratt, Of
tho United States Amy, superintendent
OF that school, in speaking OF the attack
made in the house against the appro-
priation for the Indian school had said:
''They were made through the Catholic
church, in paying Congressman to ut
tack the national schools because they
arc detrimental to their p%arochial
schools, which arc 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 congress-
men referred to, made a lively attack on
Captain Pratt and demanded rs q PEN
salty for his u%tterances that the $1,000
appropriation which he annually ro-
ceives ms superintendent Of the Carlisle
Indian school be stricken from the In
dian appropriation bill. The house
was powerless to express its displcasuro
in any more forcible way than this, as
Captain Pratt being an officer in the
United States army, his rank and pay
as captain are beyond the reach and
regulation OF Congress.
The superintendent OF the Indian
school had many defenders in the house,
however, and it was more his reiterated
declaration by telegraph to-day than
the original newspaper statement that
finally led the house to adopt tho
amendment cutting off his salary as
superintendent. Several Of his con-
grcssional friends, whodoubted whether
the superintendent has made the state
ment attributed to him in the Associa-
ted Press dispatches, telegraphed him
to-day to know exact declarations. The
answer which was wired back and SUBJ
s%equently read in the house was about
US bad rs the original statement.
MY, remarks" tclegraphed Captain
Pratt, were that Catholics got more
than double rs much OF Indian school
appropriations rs all other denomina-
tons combined; that they maintain a
powerful lobby in Washington and
manipulate politics to accomplish their
purpose. These were the general state
mcnts, having no bearing whatever on
individual members of Congress, much
less toEMr. Mansur, in whose general
views | concur"
This was quite satisfactory to Mr..
Mansur. but it was o very consoling
to anybody else, and its reading had tho
effect OF causing the house to promptly
adopt the proposed amendment. Mr..
Bynum, OF Indiana, presided In the
committee OF the whole when the consid-
Grafton OF the Indian appropriation bill
was resumed, and the attack on Captain
Pratt, first begun last night, was revived
in q motion OF Mr.. Mansur to strike out
the 1000 extra annual allowance to
Captain Pratt as superintendent OF Car
Isle school. After q long debate the
motion to strike out was agreed to, 90
to q, and the committee rose and re-
ported the bill to the house.
The previous question having been
ordered, Mr.. Picker, of South Dakota,
demanded q separate vote on the
amendment providing that when vacan-
cies shall hereafter occur in Indian
agencies they shall be filed by army
officers detailed for the duty by tho
President. The amendment was adopt
ed--yeas 142, nays 81.
Mr. Joseph, of New Mexico. was for
tunato enough to secure, notwithstand-
ing Mr.. Holman's opposition, the adop-
ton of an amendment increasing by
almost 5000 the appropriation for tho
Indian school ut Santa Fc. Tho bill
was then pissed.
Mr.. McAlillin, Of Tennessee, from the
committee on ways and means, report
cd the free wool bill, which was rotor
red TO. the committee OF tho whole, to-
gether with tho report OF tho minority
presented by MIR. Burrows, of Mlchi-
gan.
Mr.. McMillin stated that it had been
the intention OF the committee to call
this bill up fof 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.
Ia IN the Senate.
WASHINGTON, D. G., March latter
the transaction Of routine business the
Idaho election case was taken up and
Mr.. Sanders addressed the senate in de.
Tense of Mr. Clu1oot,s RIGHT ~ tbo .oot