The National tribune., 1894-07-26
WEDNESDAY, JULY 16.


In the Senate the Senate bill to provide fol
the reservation, sale and settlement of certain
lands in several of the States and Territories
was taken from the calendar, amended and
passed.
The Indian appropriation bill was then taken
up. The appropriation of $1,000,000 for the
support of Indian day and industrial schools
and for other educational purposes provoked a
good deal of discussion, Mr.. Platt Conn, R.
taking the ground that all denominatfonal or
contract schools for Indian children should be
gradually dispensed with and Government
schools substituted for them.
In this connection Mr.. Quay presented a
petition from the Universal Peace Union, pro-
testing against proposed reductions in the ap-
preparations for day and industrial schools and
for the Carlisle Indian School.
Mr.. Gallinger IN. a., b. referred to the
Remarkable fact" that within the last eight
years the Catholic Church received s., ,366, 600
for the education of Indian children while I5
other churches hsd received only little more
than one-half of that amount. 1t was not to
be wondered at. therefore, he said. that the
other churches had come to the conclusion that
1t was time to come back to the principle that
church and State ought to be divorced.
Mr. Gallinger expressed the belief that these
school appropriations were in contraveEtion of
the spirit, if not the letter. of the Constitution.
He did not believe that Congress could long
stand on the ground which il occupied to-day.
There was already q gathering storm against
appropriating money for sectarian purposes
and that storm would break before a great
willie The principle was wrong
The committee amendment was agreed to.
The item of 100000 for the Indian indus
trial school at Carlisle, Pa, was, on motion of
Ar. Quay, increased to $4,000.
In the House, an interesting and somewhat
al pnli0nnv cd in hv
Reed (Me., b., Terry ARK, D. Richardson
(Tenn., D. and the Speaker, sprang up over
statement by Mr.. Baker IN. H, r. correcting
the record of yesterdays proceedings, which
showed him, according to the report of the
tellers, TO have been present and not voting.
This gave Mr.. Reed an opportunity to con-
trast the efficacy of the system of counting a
quorum in vogue in the 5lst Congress with that
recently adopted by the House. He insisted
that the experience OF mankind demonstrated
that the former was the better.
Speaker Crisp defended the present system,
asserting its superiority over any that had gone
before; that it eliminated the liability of in
tentional error.
The House then proceeded to consider meas
ures reported from the Military Committee,
and the Senate bill to regulate enlistments in
tbe Army was passed.
House bill to amend Section 4633. Revised
Statutes, was then passed. 1t provides that IN
TIC thSub VI . DuiiA1uB dt duy DIdDCu
Home (of which there are seven located at
various points in the United Statesl being rem
dered unussble by fire, the elements, or pesti-
lence, the managers Of the National Home for
Disabled Volunteer Soldiers may transfer the
members of said branch TO other branches, and
may use any moneys appropriated for the use
Of she Home for the transportation and support
Of said members.
The Agricultural appropriation bill was re-
ferred 10 conference. Messrs. Hatch MO, d.
Foreman lIll., D., and Waugh lind, r. be-
ing named as conferrees on the part of the
House
Mr.. Hatch stated that, before agreeing to the
Senate amendment aPpropriating 81. 100000 for
the eradication Of the Russian thistle, he would
ask the House 10 express itself
House Joint resolution providing for the pre-
sentation OF medals of honor to the $4,000 vol
unteers and State militia who rallied TO the
defense Of Maryland and Pennsylvania after
the battle Of Gettysburg was considered, but
was finally withdrawn.
At6:l5 the House adjourned.