The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-02
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Catholic
church. and the charge that 1T MAINTAINS
a lobby at Washington to manipulate APP
propriations in behalf of Indian sectarlan
schools, was the subject 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 approprla-
tion for the Carlisle Indian school. 1t was
stated in the house that Captain H. 3.
Pratt of the United States army, superin-
tendent of that school, in speaking OF the
attacks made in the house against the ap-
propriations for the government Indian
schools. had said that they were made
through the Catholic church, in paying
congressmen to attack the national
schools because they are detrimental to
their parochial schools, which, he said, are
given three times the amount by the gov
ernment that other denominations receive.
Congressman Mansur of Missouri,
Stockdale of Mississippi and Pendleton OF
West Virginia, who were understood, by
implication. to be the congressman re-
ferred to. made lively attack on Captain
Pratt, and demanded, as penalty for his
utterance that the s., 600 appropriation,
which he annually receives as superin-
tendent of the Carlisle Indian school be
stricken from the Indian appropriation
bill. The house was powerless to express
its displeasure in any more forcible way
than this, as Captain Pratt, being an
officer in the United States army, IS beyond
the reach and regulation OF congress. Sew
eral of his congressional friends, who
doubted whether the superintendent had
made the statement attributed to him,
telegrnphed him today to know his exact
declaration.
'Mv remarks" telegraphed Captain
in bat a '1t
got more than double as much of the In
dian school appropriations as all other de-
nominations combined; that they main
tain powerful lobby in Washington, and
manipulate politics to accomplish their
purposes. These were general statements,
having no bearing whatever on the indi-
vidual members of congress, much less on
Mr.. Mansur, in whose general views /
concur"
This was quite satisfactory to Mr. Man
sur. but was not very consoling to any
body else, and its reading had the effect of
causing the house promptly to adopt the
proposed amendment striking out the
81 900 extra annual allowance to Captain
Pratt as superintendent of the Carlisle
school.
MIR. Pickler of South Dakota demanded
separate vote on the amendment pro-
viding that when vacancies shall occur
hereafter in Indian agencies they shall be
filled by army officers detailed for the
duty by the president.
The amendment was adopted-yeas, 142
nays, d.
Mr.. Joseph OF New Mexico secured mot
withstanding Mr. Holman's opposition
the adoption of an amendment increasing
by almost 50 900 the appropriation for the
Indian school at Santa Fe.
The bill was then passed.
Mr.. McNlillin of Tennessee, from the
committee on ways and means, reported
the free wool bill, which was referred to
the committee of the whole, together with
the views Of the minority, presented 10y
Mr.. Burrows of Michigan. Mr.. McMilliu
stated that, owing to the illness of Chair
man Springer, he would not call it up un.
til Tuesday next.
Mr.. Bryan of Nebraska and Mr.. Turner
of Georgia, respectively, from the same
committee, reported the bills for the free
entry of binding twine and cotton bagging
and ties Referred TO the committee.
The house then adjourned.