The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-10
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
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Washington. April 9.-The house to.
day. after debating the bill TO abolish
compulsory pilOtage ON sailing vessels
engaged In coastwise trade. defeated
the measure by a large majority. 81
III. The District of Columbia appro-
priation bill was brought into the house
to-day with the specific appropriation
stricken out and containing i'm lieu
thereof an appropriation or a lump
sum FOR charities. to be expended under
the direction of the District commiss-
toner's, with the proviso that no part
OF the appropriation should go TO in
stitutions in ecclesiastical or sectar-
ian control. The feature of the debate
was vigorous attack on the A. p A
by Fitzgerald, democrat, Massachu-
setts
1T has been stated" said he. that
members Of the A. T., A. organization
never made any opposition to the ap-
preparation for these Institutions until
the night before and they bombarded
the committee room aud insisted upon
the appropriations for these institu-
tions being stricken out.
The animus OF this organization. /"
he proceeded. lis well known. Members
OF the house have been importuned not
IN the Interest OF Justice. OF freedom or
OF a broad spirit OF liberaIity and
Americanism. to oppose this bill. but
because II appropriates money for
catholic institutions. / stand upon this
moor. born and bred a republican Cath
Ole and proud OF IL. and | deny the
right OF any secret. oath bound organi-
zatlon 10 come before the legal repre-
sentatives OF the American people and
by Its dark. deep, underhand methods
seek TO deprive me and the members
OF the religion which | profess of m
honest rights and privileges and dues
OF American citizenship What apoIo-
gy Is there for a Roman Catholic 10
hVe in this country? Is one necessary
Look at the deeds OF bravery and hero
Ism ana statesmanship that have been
performed by Roman Catholics
challenge any member OF the A. p. A.
organization in this house or any mem
Der In sympathy with IL. to name any
pubic duty I'm life or any public duty
that has been badly filled or I'M perform
ed by members OF the Roman Catholic
church. In the great war Of the revo-
tuition Washington had no nrmer
friends or frmer supporters than the
roman catholic members Of his staff.
MY friends. IL we should have war
with England on account OF the Vene-
zueian matter, or war with Spain on
account q the Cuban matter. WHORE
would the members OF this Infamous
organization be found? They would be-
round In the same place and under the
same auspices that they were found In
the war OF the rebellion-taking the
steamers for Nova Scotia 10 put them
selves under the protection of Queen
Victoria and the British flag"
Bartlett. democrat. New York. I'm on
position To the amended District bin
reviewed the fight that had been made
against appropriations for sectarian
charitable institutions. Instead OF
making such appropriations directly.
he said. II was now proposed that con-
gress shift the responsibility 10 the
shoulders of the District commission
FRS by giving them a lump sum equal
20 those appropriations 10 be expended
according 10 their discretion IL was.
ne declared. a cOwardly course. The
provision. he said. was I'm almost the
sxact language OF a plank i'm the plat
.orm OF the American Protective asso-
,lation.
After some further remarks BY
Wheeler. democrat. Alabama: McRae.
democrat. Arkansas. and Grout. repub-
lean. Vermont. the vote was taken on
he amended bill. which was passed on
rising vote. 134-2i
The house nOn-cOncurred in the SEN
IL amendments 10 the postoffice ap-
'ropriation bin and agreed to a confer
nee. The house went into the COM