Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-03
RELIGIOUS ISSUE
Comes Up Once More Before
the House Statesmen.
LoNEY VOTED FOR A UNIVERSITY.
Members Ju,tifying the Appropriation on
the Ground That IL Il for Negroes and
Not to BE Used In the Theological De-
partnent-An Interesting and Lively
Debate in which the Leaders Discuss
Party Claims on the Coiored Citizen.

Debtte in which the Leaders Discuss
Party Claims ON the Coiored Citizen.
WASHINGTON, April 3-Thc question Of
nppropriating public money for private or
scctarian Institutions. which was debated
for several days during the consideration
of the District Of Columbia appropriation
bill in connection with some appropria.
tions for charitable institutions in WASH
inRton, wns ngain fought over for four
hours IN the house yesterday. On the
former occasion tho contest was managed
by Linton, n Michigan representative,
who Is ono Of the pronounced A. Z. A..
members in congress. That contest was
successful, and by n vote of I43 to 135 tho
bill was recommitted. Yesterday the
bone Of contention was the Howard uni.
vcrsity, a colorcd institution of Washing.
ton for which an appropriation of go, go
was Inserted in the sundry civil bill
Wednesday on motion Of Evans (Rep.) OF
kentucky. There was no opposition and
no debate on the item Wednesday.
Hainer Rallies His Forces.
But yesterday Hainer. in whose tempo.
rnry absence the amendment had been
adopted, rallied his forces against the an.
preparation ON the ground that il was
both private and scctarian institution,
n school Of theology being maintained by
the university. The appropriation was
coupled with ~ proviso that no part of It
should be used for religious teaching. but
Hainer insisted that IL could not be denied
that IL was In a sense u religious institu-
tion. He charged that the institution wns
engaged In missionary work in Africa "r
submit" said he, shat our work had
better be done as home. Wc cannot jus.
tify our action In appropriating money
for cvangelixing the people of Africa"
ma for the CoIored Vote.
This was an insidious attempt TO com.
nit congress again to n principle that had
In tho past taken millions upon millions
from the Golfers Of the government for the
bcnont of sectarian Institutions. From
fS1l TO 1890. In the District OF Columbia
alone. si3O00.0O0 had been given to sec.
tartan institutions. As much moic had
gone TO sectSrian Indian schools. "If you
say" said he, that everybody who docs
good work Is entitled to governmental aid
where is the limo to be drawnp There is
only one safe ground and that is 10 abso-
mtcly divorce church and state" Mem.
bcrs had told him that ther, were colorcd
voters In their districts and they could
not afford to vote against tho amendment
That was n low estimate to b. placed
upon II race that had given the country
Frederick Douglass and Booker Wash.
ington.
Charges Usiner with Prescription.
Bartlett (Dcm.) Of New York said that
Haincr. not content with defeating one
appropriation pill through the indul gcnce
Of the chairman Of tho appropriations
committee. made nm attack ON this bill In
which ho advocated the prescription Of
every form of Christian religion. His
feeling toward the Roman Catholic
church led him 90 attack tho unfortunate
race liberated and raised to its feet by the
immortal Lincoln. Proceeding nc de-
nounccd as terrible and moastrous this
fin dc steele doctrine being advanced In
the house that we should dcnouncc Chris.
tilniiy and couple every appropriation bill
with aprovision that not u dollar of it
should go To the furthcrancc Of Christian
purpose.