St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-11
SCHOOLS OF SEcTS
QUESTION OF GOVERNMENT Am
FUR THEM DEBATED IN THE
SENATE.
MR. CARTER LEADS THE TALK,
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL
DROPPED BEFORE A VOTE
WAS TAKEN.
THE INDIANS NOT IN DANGER
The Montana Senator Thought Al,
most Any Kind of Christianity
Might Be Injected.

WASHINGTON, April 1O-The senate took
up the question of sectarian Indian schools
today, but did not complete it. The debate
was very temperate, and no reference was
made to the organization which has been act.
i've IN opposition to sectarian schools. Mr..
Garter. of Montana, proposed to strike out the
provision directing that no money should be
spent on sectar1an schools This led to gem
eiai argument, In which Senators Carter.
hooge' Gray, Hoar, Hawley Allison and GAL
iinser participated An important bill passed
a' the close OF the day was that providing for
rans-Mlssissippi and international exhibit
ton, at Omaha, in 1898.
"hen the consideration of the Indian an
preparation bill was resumed, Mr.. Cannon
ohefed an amendment, providing that ths
members OF any commission treating with IN
clans shall be bona fide residents of the state
OF territory in which the Indians are located
lh1s brought on debate as to the personnaI
OF indian commissions Mr. Cannon sevarelv
criticised the interior department in it's con-
duct of Indian affairs Mr. Palmer said II
nad become quite the habit-not restricted tn
the senate-to make charges against executive
olneers' passing the charges on generalities and
loose statements. 81 protest." said Mr.. Pal
mer, against these general charges. They
amount to the imputation of crime protest
against the imputation that officials are eager
to do wrong, and purposely do wrong" Mr..
Cannon answered that in the Sahara of in
competency at the interior department "thers
were two exceptions-the commissioners of
the land office and of Indian affairs-and he
addressed his criticisms against the secretary
of the interior ha
finally ruled out point of order.
This brought the senate to the sectar;an
school provisions of the bill. Mr. Carter
moved TO strike out the provision declaring
mat no money herein appropriated shall bs
PAID 1or education in sectarian schools" Mr..
carter said that in 1870, under the peace policy
of Gen. Grant, the government developed tbs
plan or clVlliztng and educating the Indians
1hls work OF education and civilization pro-
ceeded until 1894, Mr.. Carter went on. when
change of policy determined upon, by
which government schools would take ths
place of the contract private schools The
present bill made the radical proposition that
no money whatever should be paid to these
schools. 1t also made the change SO precipi-
lately that thousands of Indian children would
be cut Off from their schools. In the desire to
ABANDON policy 1t was proposed to abandon
the indians. Such course was not In ac-
coIdance with honesty and humanity AS to
the claim that UNCONVENTIONAL influence was
exerted, Mr.. Garter said he knew of no form
Oh Christianity which, being injected into
the American Indian would do him any harm.
He urged that the change from contract to
government schools should be brought gradu-
ally and without doing violation to existing
conditions.
Mr.. Lodge, of Massachusetts, said the aboI
ltlon or contract schools was a subject long
before congress, and the effort was ALWAYS
met with the same plea, that Indian children
would be cut off from their schools. There
was no doubt, said Mr.. Lodge that the Christ
ian faith might be proftably given to Indians
But 1t was not for the government to foster
this sectarian education
Mr.. PETER Pop. Kan.) offered an amend
ment to overcome Mr.. Carter's objection nro-
vldlng that in any cases where Indian chill
areh were deprived of their schools the secre-
tary OF the interior should provide temporary
school facilities.
AT this point the bill was laid aside and Mr.
Allen (Pop., Neb) succeeded in getting lin
the Dill Tor trans-Missssip2i exposition an
OEana IN 1898 Amendments were agreed to.
making the exposition intelna. ional in scopa
ana appropriating $4,000 FOR buildings. Mr..
Allen secured further amendment Iimitinp
the total liability Of the government to 5000
oOo. AS thus amended the bill was passed
MI Mills proposed an Adjournment until
MONDAY, which was resisted by memf ers Of
the appropriations commiv.rc On IL Vote
however, the adjournment over Saturday car.
RED.