The San Francisco call., 1896-04-23
BILL PASSED THE SENATE
Within Two Years Uncle Sam
Will Do 1t All Him.
self.
LARGE APPROPRIATION MADE.
Work of Providing Non -.Sectarian
Schools for the Different Tribes
Will Commence at Once.

| WASHINGTON, D. c., April 22.-In the
| Senate to-day petitions from Baptist
| churches, in relation to the arrest OF
Bishop Diaz, a naturalized American cii-
zen, by the Spanish authorities in Cuba,
were presented by half a dozen Senators
and referred, and resolution requesting
information on the same subject from the
State Department was offered by Bacon
| CD of Georgia and agreed to.
| A Senate bill authorizing the Secretary
of the Treasury to provide for the safety of
| passengers on excursion steamers, and
oarsmen taking part in regattas, amateurs
or professionals, in navigable waters, by
detailing revenue cutters TO enforce such
rules and regulations as may be adopted
to insure safety, was passed.
Sherman (R.) of Ohio, chairman OF the
Committee on Foreign Relations, offered
a resolution for the appointment of COM
mittee of five Senators to proceed to
Alaska after the ad iournment of Congress
and to inquire and report on the condition
OF the fishery industry, the condition of
the fur seal fisheries and the measures
that should be adopted to promote the
progress and development Of the people of
Mitchell (R.) of Oregon addressed the
Senate in favor of a bill introduced by
him and reported back favorabIy from the
Committee on Pensions extending the act
of July q, 1892, which grants pensions to
the survivors OF the Black Hawk, Creek,
Seminole and Cherokee Indian wars to the
survivors of those who served in various
other wars from 1917 to 1856 The bill also
| lid h. e MI
estimated number of benefciaries under
the bill Mitchell stated at 1881. Under
objection the bill remains on the calendar
The Indian appropriation bill was taken
up and the question of sectarian schools
for Indian children was discussed for a
couple of hours. 1t ended in the adoption
of the amendment offered by Cockrell of
Missouri. the bill as it came from the
House appropriating 81, 1876 000-increased
by the Senate to 81, 1886, ,0O0-for support of
day and industrial schools for Indian
children. This appropriation was accom-
panied, however, by provision absolutely
prohibiting future payment for education
of Indian children in sectarian schools.
Cockrelrs amendment was substitute
for the provision declaring that it Is ''the
settled policy of the Government to make
no appropriations MHdtcfoI 1OI Ilc euuCd-
ton of Indian children in any sectarian
school, just as soon as it is possible for
provision to be made for their education
otherwise"
This amendment was agreed to, ayes SO,
noes "a, as follows:
Ayes-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Blackburn,
Brice. Caffery, Carter, Chandler, Chiffon,
Cockrell, Daniel. ElKins. Faulkner, Gibson.
Gordon, Gray, Hainsbrough, Hawley, Hill,
Jones of Arkansas, Kyle, Mcmillan,
Mantle, Martin, Mills, Mitchell OF Wis
consin. Nelson, Palmer, Pettigrew, Roach,
sewell, Sherman, Smith. Turpie, Vest,
Villas, Walthall, White-3S.
Noes-Allison, Brown, Burrows, Cannon.
Clark, Cullom, Davis, Dubois. Frye, Gal
inger, Gear, George. Lodge, Mcbride,
Mitchell of Oregon, Peffer, Perkins, Platt
Shoup, Squire, Stewart, Teller, Warren,
Wolcott-A.
The Cockrell amendment is substitute
for that provision of the House bill which
prohibits payment for education in sec
tartan schools and which directs the Sec-
retary bf the Interior to make all needfuI
rules and regulations to prevent such pay
mentS.
At P. NJ. the bond resolution was laid
before the Senate and went over inform
ally.
Consideration of the Indian bill was
proceeded with. The amendments of the
Committee on Appropriations striking out
the items for Indian pupils at Hampton.
Va, and at Lincoln Institution, Philadel,
phia, were disagreed to; and those items
remain in the bill. A long but not very
important or interesting debate was car
ried on up to the time of adjournment
over questions connected with alIotments
of lands to the Inoians in severalty in the
Indian Territory. Cherokees, Choctaws.
Creeks and "squaw men" were discussed.
The bill went over without final action.
The Senate at $40 o'clock adjourned
until tomorrow.