St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-03
THE OLD QUESTION BITTERLY
FOUGHT OVER AGAIN IN THE
HOUSE.
POI ITICAL TALK CREPT IN.
ATTITUDE OF THE PARTIES TO-
WARD THE COLORED RACE
DISCUSSED.
HOUSE ATTITUDE REVERSED.
Appropriation for the COIored Uni
versity at Washington Retained
in Sundry Civil Bill.

appropriating public money for private or
sectarian institutions, which was debated for
several days during the consideration OF the
District of Columbia appropriation bill in con-
nection with some appropriations for char
liable institutions in Washington, was again
fought over for four hours in the house to-
day. On the former occasion the contest was
managed by Mr. Linton a Michigan Repub-
ican who is one of the pronounced A. P. A.
members in congress. That contest was sue
cessful. and by vote of 143 to 135 the bill was
recommitted Today the bone of contention
was the Howard university, coIored insti-
tuition of Washington, for which an appro-
priation of $S2, 600 was inserted in the sundry
civil bill yesterday on motion of Mr. Evans
(Rep., KyD There was no opposition and no
debate on the item yesterday Today Mr.
Hainer Rep., Neb) in whose temporary
absence the amendment was adopted yester-
day, rallied his forces against the appropri-
alton on the ground that it was both private
and a sectarian institution, school of theol-
ogy, being maintained by the university. The
appropriation was coupled with a proviso that
no part of it should be used for religious
teaching, but Mr.. Hainer insisted that it
could not be denied that it was in sense a
religious institution. Mr.. Cannon, Mr. Evans
and other members who supported the amend
ment, on the other hand, declared they were
opposed to appropriating public money for
sectarian institutions, but argued that the
proviso freed it from this criticism. Politics
OF course, were injected literally into the de-
bate Mr.. Sayers and Mr.. Hepburn being espe-
party was more particularly the friend of the
black man. The house voted 129 to 105 to re-
tain the appropriation; thus, in measure, re-
versing its action when the district bill was
up An analysis of the vote shows that 1O7
Republicans, 19 Democrats and 8 PopuIists
voted for the amendment and 80 Republicans
A Democrats and Populists against it. The
sundry civil bill as amended was passed. To-
morrow the house will take up the conference
report on the Cuban resolutions
THE TROUBLE BEGUN.
When the sundry civil bill was taken I'D
Mr. Hainer Rep., Neb.) was given an oppor-
tunity to attack the amendment adopted YES
terday, appropriating $32 600 for the Howard
university. Mr.. Hainer explained that the
amendment was adopted yesterday while he
was temporarily absent from the hall. He
it without realizing its far-reaching character
and significance. This was private institu-
tcn, and every candid person must admit that
It. was also sectarian. Twice this session the
house had placed itself on record against an
propriating one dollar for sectarian institu-
tions. The house had gone farther. and had
declared against appropriating for any private
purpose. This was an insdious attempt to
commit congress again to principle that in
CT hod fol-
from the Golfers of the government for the
benefit Of sectaran institutions.
Mr. Evans CRep., Ky.), who had offered the
amendment and who had charge of the time
in opposition to Mr.. Hainer, yielded to Mr..
Bartlett Dem, N. Y J.. a. member of the an
propriations committee. This gentleman from
Nebraska, Mr.. Bartlett said, not content with
defeating one appropriation bill, through the
indulgence of the chairman Of the appropria-
ton committee, made an attack on this BILL in
which he advocated the prescription of every
form of Christian religion. His feeling to-
ward the Roman Catholic church led him to-
day to attack the unfortunate race liberated
and raised to its feet by the immortal Lincoln
MrCannon followed in support Of the amend
ment. From the standpoint of broad patriot
ism he believed the colored race should be
encouraged in industry and education. Mr..
Sayers Dem, Texas also supported the
amendment, and drifted into a sharp political
discussion with regard to the respective
claims of the two parties to the friendship of
the colored people. He had no doubt that in
every political speech made by the gentleman
from Nebraska, he had told his colored friends
that the Democratic party was not in favor of
giving the colored people a fair chance.
81 denounced the Democratic party" replied
Mr.. Hainer, 'as l do now, because it denied
to the colored people their rights as men, and
now you seek to degrade them further by
offering them charity
Mr.. Savers Indignantly denied that the COL
ored people in the South were deprived of
their rights. A sharp, running debate be-
tween Mr.. Savers and Mr.. Hainer followed in
the course of which Mr.. Hainer insisted upon
his charges regarding the South. and affirmed
that the races in the South stood on an equal
footing. Mr. Sayers concluded with protest
against turning this institution out to starve.
Mr.. Hepburn (Rep., Iowa) ridicuIed the new
champion of the colored race. and asked If the
University of Texas, devoted TO the higher
education. admitted colored youths.
Frankly, no." replied Mr.. Sayers ''but the
state supports other schools for colored peo-
ple."
After some further remarks by Mr. Andrews
(Rep., Neb) against the appropriation, Mr.
Evans (Rep.. Ky.), the author of the amend
ment. closed the debate with an eloquent plea
for the retention of the appropriation
AMENDMENT ADOPTED.
After the committee rose Mr.. Hainer de-
manded a roll call on the amendment and 1t
was adopted. 129 to 105. as follows:
Aves-RAoublicans. Adams Aldrich (AIal
Aldr:ch 0ll). Arnold .fPal Avery Baker
| CIdl. Barham. Bartholdt Beiknap Bennett
Bingham Boutelle. Bromrwen Burre!I
Burton. Calderhead Cannon Chickering
Clark Go). Clark NIol. Codding Cooke
OHl. Cousins. Curtis. Daniels Dayton. De
/ Witt DingIey. Dolliver, Dovener Evans,
Fairchid. Faris, Fischer, Fletcher Foot
Foss. Gamble Gardner, Gibson. Griswold
Crout. Grow. Hager. Halterman. Hardy
Heatwole. Hederson. Henry Qnd). HOPKINS.
Howe Hulck (O0. Johnson (N. d. Kerr
Kiefer. Kirkpatrick. Kulp Lacey. Leighly,
Leonard, Lewis Loriuler- Louden slayer
Low. Marsh McCleary. Mcclure Mccormick
Htilliken. MurDhy. Noonan. Northway. O'DeT
Overstreet Parker. Perkins Picker. Pit
new. Poole. Powers. Pugh Raw. Rovse Rus
sell (Copn.) Sherman. Smith Olll Southard
Steele. Stewart IN. u. Stone. Charles w
Stone. William A.. Taft. Tawney TayIor.
Thomas, Towne Updegraff. Van Horn.
Walker OTass). Warner, Watson Wellington
White, Willis: Wilson N. W. Woodnlan
WRIGHT. 107:- Democrats. Bartlett an. W. Cobb
CTnl.- Crowley. Cummings. Elliot Is CT
F-dman Fitzeerald. Lawson Mcclellan,
Never. Miles. Patterson. Pendleton. Savers
Snrg. Stokes. Su,zer. Welsh Wilson IS Cl
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