The Indianapolis journal., 1894-07-19
INDIAN SCHOOLS.
Debate i'm the Senate Over an ApprO-
priatiOn of 81 ,O95.OOO.

WASHINGTON, July 1S.-In the Senate.
to-day. a House joint resolution was passed
authorizing the Secretary of State to accept
from G. F. Watts, r. A, a painting en-
titled Love and Life," exhibited by him
at the worlds fair.
Mr.. Carey called up the Senate bill to
reserve for ten years in each of several
State 1.0O0.O0O acres of arid land TO be re-
claimed and sold in small tracts to actual
settlers, and it was passed. The bill ap-
plies to the same States the desert land
law, and also TO Montana and Kansas, and
to the States that may be formed out of
the Territories of Arizona, New Mexico,
Oklahoma and Utah when admitted.
The Indian appropriation bill was then
taken up. a petition from citizens OF va
riOus counties i'm Pennsylvania protesting
against the violation of the American prin-
ciple of separation of church and state in
volved in the appropriations for sectarian
schools in the Indian appropriation bill
was presented by Mr.. Quay, who also
moved that further consideration of the
bill be pos stponed for two weeks so that
the order of Patriotic Sons of America
might be heard upon it, The motion was
lost.
The paragraph appropriating s1,O95,00O for
educating the Indians provoked the criti-
cism of MIR. Platt against the policy of
giving aid to Indian contract denomna-
tonal schools. He favored the abolshment
OF all sectarian schools and the establish
ment OF government schools in their stead.
Mr. Call said the government recognized
no Sect but, finding that various charitable
on the Indian reservation, had made con-
tracts with them to save the expense of
erecting schools, without considering
whether they were EpiScopalian, or Meth
OdiSt. CONGREGATIONAL. Catholic
Mr.. Gallinger protested against govern
ment aid TO sectarian schools, and espe
more than the others. There was already
a gathering storm in this country against
and that storm would break before long
United States.
Mr.. Call agreed that government schools
should supersede sectarian schools when
ever ii was possible to do so, but If a
government school were set down beside a
pei the children to attend il. The commit
tee amendment was then agreed to.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Quay, in
creasing the appropriation for the Carlisle
school from $105,000 to $1l0,OO0 was agreed
to. An amendment was agreed TO appro-
priating $1,000 for the repair of the church
the San Xavier reservation in Arizona.
The conference report on the naval ap-
TO. An amendment was proposed by Mr..
Dubois, and agreed TO, directing the Sec
rStdry OF the interior 10 contract Tor the
construction of irrigating canal the
Fort Hall Indian reservation in Idaho the
cost TO be paid out of money belonging TO
the Fort Hall Indians.
An amendment was proposed by AIr. Platt
directing the Secretary of the Interior to
thoroughly examine the claim of w. b.
Munson, of Dennison, Tex, against the
Chickasaw nation for $3.50 in lieu of the
provision of the bill subtracting the sum
from money due the nation without investi-
CATION. Agreed TO.
The appropriation for building and repairs
of buildings at agencies was increased
from $4,000 to $4,000. and additional
paragraph appropriating SIS, $50 for the 81.
Joseph Indian Industrial School, in Wis
cCnSin, agreed TO.
The House having disagreed to the Senate
amendments TO the agricultural approp-ia-
ton bill, Senators Call. Brice and Cullom
were appointed conferees on the part of the
Senate. An amendment was proposed by
Mr. Squire authorizing the Puyallup In
dams holding lands in severalty on the
reservation near Tacoma Wash, TO sci!
sufficient portions OF their lands to raise
money enough 10 improve the remainder.
At 6:10 the Senate went into executive
session without acting on the amendment,
and, a 60 adjourned.