The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-22
A QUESTION OF RELIGION.
THAT SUBJECT BROUGHT UP IN 4
 DEBATE IN THE STNATE.

in the senate, which he had made yes.
 terday, to reconsider the vote by whicf
 the conference report on the bill in re
 lation to income tax returns was agreed
 to.
 On this motion somewhat lively dis
 cussion ensued, MT. Sherman arguing
 that the amendment by the conference committee relieving corporations of the requirement of reporting salaries of em- ployes, except where specially called for
 was made for the convenience of cor porations, and Mr. Chandler, rep, of New Hampshire, intimated that it was the work of agents of the "Eleven Bill lion" railroad partnerships who were hanging round the doors of the two chambers seeking to influence legisla- tion.
 These assertions were indignantly re- futed by Senators Vest, dem, of Mis- souri, and Allison, rep, of Iowa, mem bers of the conference committee; and finally the motion to reconsider was, on motion of MT. Vest, laid on the table yeas 57, nays 10.
 The senate then resumed considera- ton of the Indian appropriation bill, taking it up at page 63, where it had been left off yesterday.
 There was discussion, but neither the subjects nor the debate presented any features of public interest--one item of $S85 for a deficiency in the payment of beef cattle for Indians occupying over two hours time When the paragraph in relation to Indian schools was reach ed the usual controversy over that sub 1ect arose. In explanation of the amend ments reported MT. Cockrell, dem, of Missouri, chairman of the committee on appropriations, stated that fifteen or twenty schools had been left out be- cause they were denominational schools. These included the Indian schools at Hampton Va, and the Lincoln school in Philadelphia These, he said were Protestant schools, denominational schools, and the committee had taken out everything Protestant and every thing Catholic.
 MT. Lodge said that the schools in question, Hampton and Lincoln, were not church schools and that it was ut terly unfair to place them in that class.
 
 gued that the blue pencil should not have been drawn against Hampton, which was in no sense sectarian, though he would rather "have a Catholic school run by Jesuits than a school with no God in it."
 MT. Daniel, dem. of West Virginia, declared that Hampton school had not been established and was not maintain ed under denominational influence
 MT. Cockren said: q am a Protestant of Protestants, but I shall not ask for Protestant institutions when 1 deny to Catholic institutions the same privi- leges, This bill came up from the house with seven Catholic schools, which had been allowed in former laws, stricken out, but the house retained the two Protestant schools. We won't believe that"
 Have you evidence" MT. Quay asked, "that either of these schools is a Prot estant school?"
 ''Yes, abundant evidence" MT. Cock rell replied. When an Indian Catholic child at Lincoln school wanted to at tend a Catholic church she was told by one of the teachers that an Episco- pal school was good enough for her.
 "We have made provision that all the schools be maintained, Catholic and Protestant, until provision is made for government schools"
 MT. Teller, rep, of Colorado, expressed | his belief that it would be much better for the world if there were less denom- inationalism and more broad Christian | ity taught in the churches.
 Mir. Gallinger, rep, of New Hamp- | shire, coincided in the recommenda- | tions of the committee on appropria- ! ttons except as to Hampton school,
 MT. Pettigrew, rep, of South Dakota, | expressed the belief that the Indian in | the east did far more harm than good.
 MT. White, dem., of California, favor the absolute control of the Indian schools by the government
 Finally the question was taken on the motion to strike out the two items for the support and education of Indian pupils at the school at Hampton, Va. Rejected.
 At 5:30 MT. Harris moved that the senate take a recess until 8 D. m.
 The effort of MT. Harris, dem., of Ten nessee. to secure consideration of the district sewer-bond bill at a night ses- sion in spite of the determined oppo- sition of a minority did not promise to be productive of any better results than have always attended such efforts when at the hour of reassembling only twenty senators responded to the roll call. The sergeant-at-arms was di- rected to request the attendance of B bsentees, but the active services of that officer and of many deputies were unavailing to get together the number of senators necessary to constitute Those senators who were in their seats were, for the most part, in favor of the proposed legislation. Most of those present soon retired to the cloak-rooms to smoke and abide events MT. Allen, who made such bitter speech against the sewer bond bill in the morning session, was in his seat, apparently prepared with the aid If others who agreed with him to re- sist all attempts on the part of MT { Harris to pass the bill. At p. m. thirty-six senators had but several of those had ! again left the capitol, At 9:10 MT. { Harris arose and made a statement. } He said that the sanitary condition and (