Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-03-02
LO, THE POOR INDIAN,
And the Tutoring Of His UntutOred
Mind, Causes Trouble in the
HOUSE, ANDRAISES QUITEA WIND.
$1,000 Extra Salary OUt Of From Capt R. +
Pratt h- Talking Too Freely About Things
Outside His Province -MsSSrS &anSur
S.0ckdale and Pandle0a Referred to.

WASHINGTON, d. c., March THE
Catholic Church and the charge that II
maintains lobby at Washington TO
manipulate appropriations in behalf OF
the Indian schools, were subjects OF
three hours acrimonious discussion IN
the House to-day.
The Indian appropriation bill was the
measure under consideration, and the
immediate cause Of the religious discus
sion was the section making an apprO-
priation for the Carlisle Indian School.
In was stated In the House that Captain
r. II. Pratt, OF thh United States army,
! SUPERINTENDENT Of that school, in speak
ing of the attack made In the House
against the appropriation for the Indian
school, had said:
seThey were made through the Catho-
lie Church, IN paying congressman TO
attack the national schools because they
are detrimental 10 their parochial
schools, which are given three times
the amount by the government that
other denominations receive"
Congressman MaRsur, OF Missouri
Stockdale. Of Mississippi, and Pendle-
ton, OF West Virginia, who were under
stood, by implication, 70 be the Con-
Rressmen referred 20, made a hVeIy
attack on Captain Pratt and demanded
asa penalty for his UtteranceS that the
81 600 appropriation which he annually
receives as Superintendent OF the Gar
Hsie Indian school be stricken from the
Indian appropriation bill.
The House was pOwerless to express
its dispieasure in any more forci0le way
than this. as Capt. Pratt, being an
officer in the United States army, his
rank and pay as Captain are beyond the
reach aud regulation OF Congress.
The Superintendent OF the Indian
school had many defenders in the House,
however, and il was more his reiterated
declaration by telegraph to-day than
the original newspaper statement that
finally led the House 10 adopt the
amendment cutting oil his salary as
Superintendent.
Several OF his congressional friends
who doubted whether the Superin-
tendent had made the statement attri6-
uted TO him in the Associated Press
dispatches, telegraphed him to-day TO
know his exact declarations. The an
swer which was wired back and SubSe-
Quently read in the House was about as
bad the original statement.
s.AIv remarks" telegraphed Captain
Pratt, were that Catholics got more
than double as much of the Indian
school appropriations as all other de-
nominations combined; that they main
tain powerful lobby in Washington
and manipulate politics 70 accomplish
their purpose. These were the general
statements, having no bearing whatever
on individual members OF Congress,
much less to Mr.. Mansur, in whose gen
era views 1 concur.
This was quite satisfactory TO Mr..
Mansur, but it was not very cOnsollng
10 ANYBODY else and its reading had the
effect OF causing the House TO promptly
adopt the proposed amendment. Mr..
Bynnm, OF Indiana, presided IN the
committee OF the whole when the con-
sideration of the Indian appropriation
bill was resumed and the attack on Cap
tain Pratt, first begun last night, was
revived In a motion OF Mr.. Mensur 70
strike out the 81, 600 extra annual al
lowance TO Captain Pratt as Superin-
tendent of the Carlisle school. After a
long debate the motion to strike out was
agreed TO 50 70 81 and the Committee
rose and reported the bill TO the House.
The previous question having been
ordered, Mr.. Picker, Of South Dakota,
demanded a separate vote on the amend
ment providing that when vacancies
shall hereafter occur in Indian agencies
they shall be filed by army officers de-
tailed for the duty by the President,
The amendment was adOpted-yeaS 142,
nays 81.
Mr.. Joseph, OF New Mexico, was for
tunate enough 20 secure, nOtwithStand-
ing Mr.. HOlman'S opposition, the adOp-
tion Of an amendment increasing by al
most $1,000 the appropriation for the
Indian school at Santa Fe. The bill
was then passed.
Mr.. McMillin, Of Tennessee, from the
Committee on Ways and Means, report
ed the free wool bill, which was re-
ferred to the Committee Of the Whole,
together with the report Of the minor
lty presented by Mr.. Burrows, OF
Michigan.
Mr.. McMillin stated that il 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.. Turn
er, OF Georgia, respectively, from the
same committee, reported bills for the
free entry OF binding twine and cotton
bagging and ties, which were referred
10 the committee Of the whole, aud
leave was granted Mr.. Payne, Of New
York, and Mr.. Dalzell, OF Pennsylvania,
10 presen: the views Of the minority on
these measures. The House then ad-
jourDed.