The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-03
FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES.
X publicans Voted Money for Negro
College.
THEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT CUT OFF
Hy tho A. r. A. Element OF the Party
supdry civil Appropriation
Bill Passed.

Washington. April e.-The question Of
arprsprlating public money for private or
sectarian institutions which was debated
for several days during the consideration
of the District OF Columbia appropria-
ticns was again fought over for four
hours IN the house today. On the former
occasion the contest was managed by Mr
Linton OF Michigan, who is one of the
pronounced American Protective assoria-
ton members In congress. That contest
was successful and by vote Of li3 10 lS5
the bill was recomnltted.
Today ;he bone OF contention was The
Howard university. "a eoioTed Institution
t!on OF s32,epo was inserted IN the sundry
civil bill yesterday oil motion OF NJ
Evans tRop.. i<yl There MAS 10 opposi-
tion and no debate on the item yes ter
dag. Today Alr Hainer tRep, NepJ, In
whose temporary absence the amendment
Was adopted, rallied his forces against the
appropriation on the ground that II was
both i private and q sectariAn institution.
a school Of theology being maintained b!
the university.
provision ma; no part OF IL should be
used Tor rclie teaching, but Mr..
i5ainer tn-s.Fted that II could rot be denied
tha' II was In sense a religious insu-
tuition.
Mf Cannon. Mr. Evans and other mem
befs who supported the amendment on the
other nand declared that they were op-
rpsed To appropriation Of public money Tor
Secfarian institutions. but argued that tnr
pToSlso freed II from this criticism, lo-
hucs Of course; "ere injected ioeraily
burn being especially prominent: Each
insisted that his party was more particu-
la'ly the friend OF me black man the
house yoted-l2s 10 iC9-to retain the APP
p'om'auon. thus in measure reversing
It's action when the district bill was up
An nnMyslS OF The vote shows that lG7
republicans. IL democrats and populists
voted for the amendment ana lc5 repuh-
licers. Il democrats and pcpuilsts
The saadry civil bill as amended was
Tomorrow the house will take up the
conference report on the cuban resolu-
tons.
Several miner hills were passed by
Unanimous consent before the considcr4-
ton OF the sundry civil appropriation
was resumed IN the house today Among
them were bills 10 reimburse \. i Brown.
iate postmaster al Lemars. Iowa, tor
losses Sustained BY robbery.
A Resolution OF inquiry presented by
hr. sl't. chairman OF the foreign at
iairs committee was adopted without
debate calling on the president u net in
compatible With the public mta.st 10
transmit to the house copies III ali dis-
patches, notes agl cAh.cgrAms 10 the state.
depart tins Mt from December !. I-s-1 until
the present time, relating 10 .ne l;ation or
intervention hy the United States in the
ahaiTs 81 Ncnezaeia, together Wllh all
the coTges poud"noe with foreign govern
mti.ts relating 10 the same t1pic
Mr. Hitt stated that MS committee had
unanimously reported the resolution
The sundry ciYE bill was Their taken IN
1,,nefr an arrangement enterel into, MIR,
halnfr u'er. Neoi, was 1,Ncn an OPP
portehity 70 attack the amendment
AHopjea yesterday appropfANas 81 zoe Tor
the reward university. ! was Mr.. Haimer
VINO led the successful reh. against the.
appropriation Tor s-otarian charitable ia.
siiiulons IN the District OF Colombia
MI tairfr explained that tn. ainena-
intI't was adopted Yesterday while he was
temporarily absent from the hall and
without opposition and IN way witch
made II seem probable that Il Was not
ANXIOUS 10 send the appropriations 30 the
COMMITTEE. tie thought the members ma
nnwttingly issreoi TO II Yesterday with
out realizing its far-rea caing character
and Significance This was "a private bin
ana every candid person must ADMIT thar
4 was also sectarian Twice This session
the house had placed itself IN record
AGAINST aprnprlatins one dollar Tor
sevt9Fian insututions, Tho house rad g5n-
farther ana had declared against anpro-
prtniinE for ans private purpose. He rom
rom the prospectus Of the Institution TO
SHOW that u was Christian university
paf,mcnt tha; II theology. This was an
institution Tor thr education of rnlorsd
reopie. WHY should colored people ho
given education at public expense ii Whit.
neope were not? What excise eonii mem.
beers give? He favored hlaher elurntion.
Hht they hat no right 10 single ont "a
r"ri ular scot, race creea or social class
scni republic He charged thar ih, H.
sutution WAS engaged IN missionary work
~ South Africa.
AIRY work had better he done at home. W.
can not justify our action in appropriatiIr,
money Tor eNanseh2ing the people of
Ariea This Was an insidions attempt 10
commit compress again to a primeIpie MAJ
mad IN the past taken millions upon nil.
Enns from INC Golfers of the government
tor ne benefit o. sec'ariAn institutions
From ISL TO 1906 IN tho District Of Colgla-
hia S3,e00W1 had ben given - soctarian
Institutions. As much more had gone -
se'.arian indian schools. II you say that
dfl@l to governmental ala, where IS ~.
limo 20 be drawn. There ia only ono SAT-
guard and that Is 20 absolutely d.
vorce church nnl State"
Members ha1 told him Tint there wero
coloral No.ers IN their districts and ;hcy
NFuli NOT aNoid 10 vote against tho
e'nondment This VAS lnw estimate 20
the country Frederick Douglass ana book
cr Washington. That race does not want
cai0iine Il wants It's rights tn. col
ogel Heople want 10 be treated as mon
and women because They are man and
women.
Mr. Evan~ CEop. KY who had offered
,he amendment and who hai ch1rge OF
the time II opposition 20 Mr. Haiuer
yielded TO Mr. Bartlett Dem. y ~,
m, H.. Of The appropria.lons COMMITTEES
lott said. would not Doe content with do
feating. one appropriation hill through
the indulgence n TIE ehlirman of ap-
propriailsns hut hRi made an attack On
this hin in which he advocated the pro
scription or 'YorN form ~ Christian re-
nroni Hls feeling toward the Roman