Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-22
NO QUORUM WAS PRESENT
Therefore A. 7. Goodwin Failed
to Get His Seat.
HE WILL BE SEATED TODAY
Mr.. Hill Succeeded in Heading Off Mr. PETERS
Bond Resolution.
THE A. P. A. QUESTION IN THE SENATE
Mr.. Thurston's Remarks in Connection
With the Indian Appropriation Bill
and Catholic Schools Aroused
the Ire of Mr.. Gray.
THE A. P. A. QUESTION IN THE SENATE


a quorum present today at the close of a
six hour session the populist vote of the
house would have been increased from
seven by the adoption of a resolution
declaring Albert L. GOODWIN entitled to
a seat as representative from the Fifth
Alabama district 1t had previously been
voted-47 to 1O9-that James e. Cobb,
democrat, was not elected representa-
tive from that district in the Fifty
fourth congress and that he was not en-
titled to the seat, thus reducing the DEM
ocratic strength from 100 to SO. Goodwin
was nominated by the populists and in
dorsed by the Jeffersonian democracy
and republicans and the votes upon his
right to the seat were given by the re-
publicans and popuists in the house.
Mr. Cobb was supported by the solid
democratic vote.
In the consideration of the committees
report Mr. Cobb championed his own
cause and was assisted by Mr.. Bartlett,
democrat, of Georgia. The recommends
tion of committee No. ] was supported
by Messrs. Daniels, republican, of New
York, chairman, and Royce, republican,
of Indiana. Votes were taken viva voce)
on the resolution declaring Mr.. Cobb en-
titled to his seat-yeas AZ, nays 109--and
(by BALLOT on a motion to recommit the
case IIldue Dy MI. OlIlSIuOfe, utIllOcldt, VI
Arkansas--yeaS co. nays $780, On the
resolution declaring Mr.Goodwyn entitled
to the seat the vote was yeas 12l, nays 40.
This was not quorum, and, on motion
by Mr.. Dingley, republican, of Maine, at
$50 the house adjourned until tomorrow.
leaving the question to be settled tomor-
row.
Before the house entered upon the con-
sideration of the ELECTION Mr.. Henderson,
republican, of Iowa, endeavored to Sc
cure unanimous consent for the post
ponement of the operation of the
consider the bankruptcy bill on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of
this week to Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of next week, but Mr.. Hep
burn, republican, of Iowa, objected, be-
ing opposed to the consideration of any
bill of that chaaeter.
The report of committee on elections
No. 1, on the contested election cases
of Rinaker VS.. Downing from the Six
teenth district of Illinois, In favor of Rim
aker, republican, was submitted by Mr..
Cooke. republican, of Illinois, the minor
ity having until Monday next in which
to present their views. The report un-
seats the only democratic representative
now in the house from Illinois.
The Senate.
The Indian appropriation bill occupied
the attention of the senate today. the
legal services rendered to the 'old set
tiers, or western sCherokees," resulted in
the rejection-yeas 10, nays 36-of an
amendment offered by Mr. Chandler al
lowing the claimants to bring suit in the
court of claims, and in the subsequent
adoption of the committee amendment
for payment of specified amounts to about
fifteen claimants. After that matter was
out of the way the question of sectarian
Indian schools came up and gave rise to
rather interesting discussion, which
was not concluded when the senate, at
$50 o'clock, adjourned until tomorrow
At 2 o'clock the Peffer bond resolution
was laid before the senate as unfinished
business pro forma, but Mr.. Hill was on
the alert to see that it was passed oyer
according to the understanding yester-
day.
The sectarian Indian school matter
came up on an amendment by Mr.. Cock
rell, democrat, of Missouri, which de-
clares 1t to be the settled policy of the
government to make no appropriation
whatever for the education of Indian
children in sectarlan schools as soon as
provisions can be made for them other
wise and requiring such provision to be
made before 1898.
Mr.. Pettigrew, republican, of South Da-
kota, expressed his Willingness to accept
Mr. Cockrelps amendment; quoted a let
ter from the commissioner of Indian af-
fairs stating that 1t would require pc
riod of two years and an expenditure of
81 200 600 TO supply schools and teachers
for children now attending sectarian
schools and intimated that some sena-
tors were afraid to do what was right
lest they might offend some secret or
ganization. ~ .se
Mr.. GalIinger, Republican, of New
Hampshire, spoke Ia favor of the house
proposition In denunciation of what he
called the open and palpable" opposi-
tion to the common school system of the
United States. He repudiated the insin-
uation>of occult Influences" and said 1t
did not apply to him. But he believed
that in this matter the people had come
to the parting of the ways. 1t had been
a rsproach and shame that the govern
ment of the United States had been vio-
lating not only the spirit, but the letter
of the constitution in the matter of APP
propria tions to sectarian institutions In
the spirit of patriotism and justice he
advocated the proposition OF the house
declaring 1t to be the intent of the act
that no money appropriated in IL should
be paid for education in sectarian
schools That was the American doc
trine That was the doctrine which the
people were going to stand Church
and state should be absolutely and eter-
nally divorced.
Mr.. George, democrat, Of Mississippi
also favored the house proposition and
opposed Mr.. Cockrell's amendment. He
asserted that the Baptist church had
opposed all appropriations from the
treasury and had uniformly from the
very beginning refused to defile its
hands with any such fund.
Mr.. Kyle, populist, of South Dakota,
advocated the CockrelI amendment He
spoke with approval of the missionary
work done by the Catholic church among
the Indians and suggested that couple
Of years should be allowed to permit
that church to maintain it's schools
among the Ipdians at its own expense
Mr.. Thurst6n, republican, OF Nebraska,
professed his profound respect for every
religion, but asserted that we are all
determined, from this time on. that the
fundamental policy OF the government