The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-08
EDUCATION OF THE INDIAN
The Secular School Question Raised
in The House.

Linton, of Michigan, Wants the House
to Make the Schools Absolutely
Free From ANY UNCONVENTIONAL In
duence-Hs Protests Against the
Alleged Activity of the Catholics in
Trying to Secure the Bulk of tha
Appropriation Wilson, of WashinE-
ton, Afraid Secretary Smith WIN
Send All Gsorgia's Watermelon
Raisers to the Indian Agencies.
Washington, June AFTER an hour
spent In disposing Of miscellaneous busi-
ness this morning, the House went into
committee of the whole, with Mr.. Neil in
the chair, 10 consider the Indian appro-
priation bill.
In the course of a colloquy between Mr..
Holman, dem, OF Indiana, aud MIR. Will
son, rep, of Washington, about limiting
general debate, the latter gave notice that
he intended TO offer an amendment pro-
viding that no person should he appointed
agent at an Indian agency in other
state or territory than the one in
which he resides. 'l do this for two rea-
sons" said Mr.. Wilson. In the first
place, want the Democratic party to
have an opportunity to vote upon tho last
remaining plank Of the democratic plat
form, that OF home rule. In the next
place, am fond of watermelons and am
afraid unless Hoke Smith is restrained
some way there won't be enough Of tho
male population lott in Georgia to produce
tho usual crop They arc all coming out
into our country as Indian agents and
laAd officers"
The terms of the bill were explained
for the committee on Indian affairs by
Mr. Lynch, dem, Of Wisconsin. The APP
preparations for the current year were
"a, ,S54, ,240; the estimates by the depart
ment for the year 1895, IS, ,O3l ,757, and the
amount carried by the bill, $6,SIl ,26l
AID TO THE pENoAtINATIoNAL SCHOOLS.
MIR. Linton, rep, Of Michigan, read q
prepared speech upon the question OF aid
to denomuational schools by the Indian
bureau, urging total diversion Of the
| denomination or contract system from the
| operations of the bureau. Most OF tho
evangelical denominations, he said, had
voluntarily Withdrawn from the field,
recognizing tho inconsistency Of receiving
national aid for their sectarian schools, aud
ldr Linton urged the House 70 take such
action as would put an end to tho system
| altogether. To argue that the church
| could do the work Of education more
| oheaply and efficiently than the govern
ment, he said, was 10 confess one an ad.
vocate of the parochlal school as against
| the public school system. He had read
| long list Of contract schools for which no
! specific appropriation had been made In
the bill for the present year, furnished by
| the Indian bureau. When he first APP
| piled for the information he had been
told verbally that II could not be fur
nished.
THE CATHOLICS AND THE SCHOOLS.
Responding to questions by various
members, Mr. Linton said that In 1893,
the bureau paid TO Roman Catholic
| schools 1868, ,935 out of total of S525 ,sSl
disbursed In that year for educational
purposes The other denominations
| receiving school aid that year, he
said, numbered fifteen, He said he
| had no fight TO make against any single
denomination or church, but wanted
all aid to church schools Withdrawn.
! There are about 600 pupils in
these schools, and the House
must provide for their educa-
tion by proposition that would be offered
| and discussed later Mr. Linton said the
action of the Catholic Bureau of Missions,
in forcing its way into the Senate COM
| mittee and riding r0uRhshod over the
committee, was sufficient reason for end
ment and the church for Indian eduea-
| tion. When the bureau asked that the
| government officials name the text books
| TO be used Ia church schools, arrange the
course Of study aud decide upon tho
! requirements and capacities of the teach
| ers, these conditions were accepted by
| all the churches but the Catholic. The In
! dian, MIR. Linton said, was ward of the
nation, and the government ought not TO
| make him a prey to sectariau influence.
! A union of church aud state had often led
/ TO trouble and bloodshed. He was not an
alarmist, but he asked the House to take
warning from the records Of history and
/ TO listen to the demands Of the Times
for total separation Of the church and
state.
GROW DELIVERS TARIFF SPEECH.
Mr.. Grow, rep. of Pennsylvania took
| advantage Of the elasticity of the debate
in the committee OF the whole to make
speech In favor Of the protective tariff.
Mr.. Strauss, dem, of New York, OBJ
iected to the paragraph in the bill per-
mitting the removal Of the Indian ware
| house from New York TO Chicago. The
discussion of this question was partici-
pated In by Messrs. Warner, Adams,
| rep, of Pennsylvania, Quigg, rep, OF
| New York, Wilson, rep, of Washington,
and Goldzier. dem, of Illinois, in which
there outcropped the iealously between
Chicago and New York.
AT AS o'clock the committee arose and
| five minutes later the House adjourned.
Prior thereto resolution offered by
| Mr. Gelssenhainer. dem, Of New Jersey,
was agreed TO asking the secretary OF
| the treasury to transmit to the House in-
formation respecting the enforcement Of
tho immigration and con tract labor laws,
and rogdiug for an investigation at FL