The herald., 1896-02-25
IN THE HOUSE
Sectarlan Indian Schools Will Get No APP
propriations

Sectarlan Indian Schools Will Get No Ap.
propriations
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-The house today
in committee of the whole, after very in
teresting debate, by q vote of 81 to "a, de-
| cided that none of the appropriations on
the Indian appropriation bill for Indian
schools should 60 to sectarian schools.
| The only sectarian schools to which the
money now goes are Roman Catholic in
denomination, and the fight today was led
by Mr.. Linton, a Michigan Republican,
who 10 the most pronounced and openly
avowed A. F. A. member on the floor.
In last years bill the appropriation WAS
cut down 20 per cent with the understand
ing that it should be reduced 20 per cent
each year until it ceased. at the end OF five
years.
The COMMITTEES on Indian affairs this
year recommended that this appropriation
again b. reduced 10 per cent. but Mr.. Lin,
ton moved an amendment that no portion
of this Appropriation should 90 to sectarian
schools. In his speech in support Of it he
attributed the defeat Of many members
two years ago to their refusal to abolish
sectarlan schools, and predicted disaster to
those who still stood out against their abo-
lition. He also referred indignantly to a
statue of Pierre Marquette, rohed 10 the
gown of q Jesuit priest and decorated with
the paraphernalia of his church, which is
shortly to be erected in Statuary hall in the
presence of high dignitaries of the Catholic
church.
In the debate that followed Messrs.
Cooper (Republican OF Wisconsin), Wat
son (Republican of Ohio), Hainer tRepubli.
| can of Nebraska). McLachlan Republican
of California;, and Grosvenor Republican
Messrs. Eadie (Republican of Minnesota. \.
Gamble (Republicau of South Dakota J.,
| Walsh democrat of New York; and Sher-
man (Republican of New York; argued in
favor of carrying out the policy OF reducing
| the appropriations by 20 per cent per year.
The latter recalled that General Grant had
| proposed the system and that for twenty.
Ave years congress has encouraged The
| chuI che5 to carry on their educational
| work among the Indians.
| The Indian bill was completed today
save for single p paragraph.
The appropriation for the purchase of
seed for the Sioux of DEVILS Lake was in
vision of the bill making the acts of the
state of Washington relative to the re-
| moval of distractions as to the sale of
allotted lands Of the fuyallup Indians ef :
| fective SO far as the government of the
United States was concerned was stricken
out on a point of order; also, an appru,ria-
ton providing $4,000 for the payment of
claims of persons who furnished supplies
to the Indian industrial schooi Ut Genoa,
| Neb.
Mr.. Mccall, Republican. of Massachu.
setts, made point OF order against a pro-
| vision that all Indians born of white
| man and an Indian woman should inherit
! the property and the anIuities of the
mother. He contended that the provision
would repeal the act of 1888, which en-
dowed Indian women with citizenship on
! their marriage to white men and pre-
vented the latter from acquiring Indian
rights.
/ Mr.. Curtis, Republican, of Kansas, ar.
| gued that the provision simply construed
| the act of 1888, but the chair sustained
the point Of order and the provision was
| stricken out.
When the portion of the bill relating to
Indian schools was reached, MIR. Linton
Republican, OF Michigan. made a speech
against the appropriation of money for sec
tartan schools. he recalled the fact thai
| two years ago he had denounced the pol.
icy of appropriating money for these in.
stiutions, He had warned members then,
and this warning had not proved effective
The result was the absence of men whose
faces had been familiar in the halls of con,
gress for years.
"But, said he, "the storm of ballots and
the flood OF Indignation which overwhelmed
the county will be but zephyr and q rivu
let compared with what will happen If con-
gress persists in this policy"
he had read great mass OF resolutions
from churches and other sources protest
ing against appropriating money for con.
tract sectarian schools.
Every member Of the house, Mr.. Linton
said, knew that the pending bill carried
$25O.OO0 for sectarian schools, every dol
lar of which would 20 into the Golfers OF
one church. Over 1000 children were edu
eated at these schools. Itcould be- argued
he said, thAs these childrsp would slfIer