The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-23
TWO YEARS RESPITE
C0ckrelPs Amendment to the Sectarian
Education Bill Carries.
TWO PENSION BILLS VETOED
Oallinger and Palmer Comment on
the Presidents Action-Hoar
Is Given an Indefinite
Leave of Absence.

Washington. April 22.-The presi.
dents vetoes of the two pension bills
| were laid before teh senate. One was
| the case of c. l.. Jones, photographer
| who was injured during an attack on
Longstreet's lines. and the other was
the other was the case of the widow
OF Peter III. Allabach, who served in
| the Mexican war and the war of the
| rebellion. Gallinger, chairman of the
| pension committee, regretted the presi-
dent had seen fit to veto these two
bills.
Palmer claimed that when a citizen
voluntarily associated himself with
| military forces, he became de facto in
military service and If wounded had
the same moral right to pension as
any formally enlisted. The vetoes were
referred to the pension committee.
Hin secured the passage of the bill
designed to afford protection to pas
sengers on excursion steamers and
oarsmen attending regattas, amateur
or professional, in navigable waters of
the country.
Sherman reported ar esolution pro-
viding for the appointment of a special
committee of FIVE senators to proceed
to Alaska and inquire into the condi-
tion of the fishing industry, the pres
erVatlon of the fur seals, the develop
ment of the country and the fixing of
the boundary between Alaska and
British and North America
Mitchell, republican, Oregon, was
then recognized for a speech in support
of the bill extending the present law
pensioning veterans of Indian wars so
as to include the survivors of the
Georgia and FloridaSeminole wars. the
Fevre river Indian war of Illinois. the
Sabine Indian disturbance, the Cayuse
indian war and the various Indian
wars in Texas, New Mexico and Cali
fornia, Utah, Washington and Oregon.
mentioned in the bill. Mitchell appeal
ed to the senate in the name of COM
mon humanity and justice to pass the
bill at once.
Gray objected to going on with the
Dill, saying he wanted more light on
some of these Indian wars The bill
went back to the calendar.
consideration of the Indian appro-
pNatlon bill was then resumed, Cock
rell speaking in support of his amend
ment to allow two years for the change
from sectarian and government Indian
schools.
Allen deprecated sectarian big,otrv.
He said he was the son of a Protestant
minister but this did not lead him to
of any prescription based on
the religious associations of a citizen
He deplored the fact that the flag of
Intolerance had been raised in the
American congress after Protestants
and Catholics had for 120 years served
together in the army and navy. in
peace and in war, in the advancement |
Oh the country. Allen spoke of the
great work of the Catholic church. in |
carrying the torch of civilization in one
nahd and'the gospel of Christ in the |
Jther.
Peffer expressed astonishment that /
with hundreds of denominations exist
ng, some senators sought to pick ont
,ne denomination for eulogy. He be-
ieved the way to abolish a hurtful pol
cy was to abolish it, There was no
'eason for delay in doing away with
schools
The vote was then taken on the Cock
ell amendment, declaring the policy of
ne government to be against sectarian
ducation, but allowing until 1898 for
ne entire change of the sectarian TO
government schools. The vote resulted
the adoption of the Cockrell amend
nent-3s to "a. The detailed vote is as
ollows:
cas- republicans-Carter. Chandler,
ilklns, Hansbrough, Hawley, McMill-
q, Mantle. Nelson, Pettigrew. SewelI.
herman-l1. Democrats-Bacon. Bate.
blackburn, Brice, Caffery, Chiffon.
ockrell, Daniel, Faulkner. Gibson.
ordon, Gray, Hill, Jones (Arkansas).
iartin, Mills, Mitchell (Wisconsin)
'almer. Roach, Smith. Turpie, Vest.
Has. Walthall. White-25 Populists-
lien. Kyle. Total, 3s.
Nays, republicans-Allison. Brown
urrows, Cannon, Clark, Cullom, Da-
Is, Dubois, Frye. Gallinger, Gear.
odge. Mcbride, Mitchell (Oregon).
erkins, Platt, Shoup, Squire, Teller.
farren, Walcott-21. Democrats
gorge l. Populists-Peffer, Stewart
Total, "a.
The distribution of Cherokee moneys
nd the extension of the services of
le Dawes commission occasioned a
ngthy debate. and final action was
0t reached. At the request of Hoar
was given leave of absence for the
ilance OF the session. And, then at | I
10 O'Clock p. m, the senate adjourned. | d