The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-09
BAD AIR IN The HOUSE WING
Shell Objects TO Spending 500 a
Month 10 Keep Il Pure.

Schools and Denounoes the Ameri-
can Protective ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Made Against the Schools Pro-
nounoed Unfoundsd.
Washington, June S.-The resolution
introduced yesterday by the committee
on ventilation and acoustics, providing
for the adoption of temporary change
in the methods of ventilation of the
House wing, involving an expenditure of
800 a month. was called up by Mr. Shell,
dem, of South Carolina, chairman
of the committee, and the House
went into committee of the
whole over the objection of the
members of the committee on Indian
affairs for its consideration. Mr.. Shell
explained the condition of the vaults and
basement Of the capitol as found by the
committee and reported few days ago,
which in brief is that il is dangerous to
the life and health of the occupants of the
halls of congress Architect Clark, in
charge Of the capitol building, came in for
a good deal of sharp criticism in the
course of the debate.
MIR. Walker, of Massachusetts, de-
nounced him as thoroughly incompetent.
Mr.. Holman's opposition to the resolu-
tion upon the plea of economy also came
under Mr.. Walkers criticism, and that
provoked sharp retort from Mr.. Hol-
man.
Finally, the resolution was reported
favorably to the House and agreed to.
On motion of MIR. Martin, dem, of
Indiana, chairman Of the committee on
invalid pensions, il was agreed that the
limitation upon the length Of the Friday
night session, requiring adjournment at
l0:30 o'clock. be suspended for this dato
and that it might be continued as long as
the House should determine
Mr.. Bum, dem, of North Carolina,
moved that the House proceed in commit
tee Of the whole to consider bills on the
private calendar,
Pending that motion, Mr.. Lacey. rep,
of Iowa, moved that when the House ad-
journed tonight it be until Monday.
On this the yeas and nays were ordered.
This resultod-yea 80, nays lOS. So
the motion to adjourn over tomorrow
was lost.
TUE INDIAN SCHOOL wRANGLE.
Then Mr. Bunn's motion was defeated.
and the House went into committee of the
whole on the Indian appropriation bill.
Mr.. Wcadock, dem, of Michigan, re-
pllcu 10 bne dtftlEnucDJ OF b0e 1u0luD
bureau and the system of cou tract schools
made yesterday by his colleague, Mr..
Linton. He said that the speech, while
it ostenSibly came from q member of the
House and was seemingly directed to
some provisions in the Indian appro-
priation bill, yet it was mani
fest that the real intention was not
to speak TO the provisions of that bill,
but to bring in entirely extraneOus mat
> tIf,n . ha
himself, he should be perfectly content 10
leave the administration OF Indian affairs
TO the Secretary Of the Interior and the
commissioner OF Indian affairs, as well as
to the II TENDERS OF the committee on In
dian affairs of the House. He thought
there was no warrant, and there
certainly was no occasion. for
much that was said in reference
TO that particular matter yesterday For
instance, it was sought 20 he brought TO
the attention of the House that informa-
tion had been asked from the commits
sioncr Of Indian a1airs upon the subject
of the Indian schools, which was OBJ
laircd with very great diniculty, whereas
the facts were that the very information
which MIR. Linton laid before the House
was contained in the report of the COM
missioner of Indian affairs, dated last
September and printed last December,
y
House
DIsPRovED BY FACTS.
Mr. Weadock said he had at hand the
report Of the commissioner of Indian af-
fairs containing a report as to the very
schools which MIR. Linton undertook to
talk about, and, emembering that he
said that those contract schools were not
up TO the standard and were not effective,
he should call attention TO few extracts
from that report, showing that they were
in all respects equal, and in some supe-
rior, to the public schools.
Mr. Weadock said the reason why
there were more Catholic contract
schools was that the Catholics fostered
them, and consequently they had more
than any other denomination.
Turning from these documentary evil
dences in favor of the system of contract
schools Mr. Weadock said the speech OF
MIR. Linton yesterday was that of n rep
resentative Of a secret organization, the
American Protective Association, and he
proceeded at length TO show the methods
Of this society. He had read numerous
circulars issued by the American Pro-
tective Association in the course Of
the last campaign, and referred
TO the inquiries made of the Colts Arms
company by q clergyman as to the cost of
securing a shipment of weapons. In fair
ness, WeadOck said, he must say that
while the American Protective Associa-
tion generally acted with the republicans,
1t sought once in while to ally itself
with the democrats. 1t was not, he said,
a question of politics with him, but Of
the integrity of the institutions of the
country and of the preservation of the
rights of the people under them.
DANGEROUS ORGANIZATION.
In conclusion, Mr.. Weadock said {.
This is not question of Catholic or
Protestant. This is not a question OF
party whether republican or democrat
This is an organization, which under the
absurd guise OF patriotism, relying for
its success upon ignorance and fraud and
forgery and moral perjury, seeks TO set
one class Of people in this country against
another, and have spoken to-day for the
purpose of putting these facts
before the American people,
believing that il there is
anything wrong, anything Illegal. any
thing un-American, the best and quickest
way TO show it up and TO kill 1t is TO turn
upon it the bright hight of public discus
sion. believe that this country cannot be
maintained in peace and prosperity with
any one class OF people set against an
other. We should all be united, whether
we belong to this or that church. What
ever our religion or our politics may be
let US be united for the purpose OF main
tanning this government in all its lnstitu-
tions and all its integrity
THE FLAG INCIDENTS.