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resolution declaring Mr.. Goodwin en-
titled to the seat and at $50 p. m. the
house adjourned.
THE SENATE.

| spent tne uay on the lnulan appr0prla-
tion bill, but did not complete it. The
later in the day and brought out lin
tied debate, Senators Gallagher and
| Thurston opposing and Senators Gray
and Pettigrew supporting the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Cockrell extending
for two years the time for entire aban-
donment of sectarian schools.
! Final action on the question was not
reached.
| SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, April 21.-In the senate
today a bill was passed granting the
abandoned Fort Marcy military reserva-
ton, New Mexico to the American In
valid Aid society for the purpose of es-
| tablishing Il sanitarum for the treat
ment of pulmonary diseases. 1t was at
first intended to establish the sanitarium
at Fort Stanton, but Fort Marcy was
found to be more acceptable.
The bill was passed establishing GUS
toms ports of entry at Pueblo, Durango
and Leadville. Col
Mr.. Pugh Oem) of Alabama presented
the minority report of his colleague, Mr..
Morgan, on the Pacific railroad bill.
Senator Morgan takes a position de-
cidedly antagonistic to the bill reported
to the two houses and sharply criticises
the joint meetings of the subcommittee
of the two houses for the formulation of
the bill He characterizes the concerted
action as breach of duty and privilege.
Taking up the bill, the senator says the
proceedings proposed is one of bargain
and sale.in disposing of the property and
rights of the government and is novel be-
cause hitherto congress has not engaged
in that line of business.
Senator Morgan says an examination
of Mr.. Huntington's testimony, taken be-
! fore the senate committee on Pacific
roads, will disclose most extraordinary
condition of affairs relating to the Cen.
tral and Southern Pacific railways and
other roads connecting with them" He
says the bills offered propose a total
change of existing laws, as they affect
the rights of the United States, the
creditors of these companies and the
stockholders and bondhOlders, and that
much alteration is provided for in most
elaborate and complex legislation.
Mr.. Canno Rep) of Utah was then
recognized for a speech supporting his
ing 625 acres of land near Washington,
showing the entire topography and
geography of the United States. He ex-
planned that the map would give an OBJ
ject lesson of the country. The Missis-
sippi river would be shown by an actual
stream 3 feet wide and 1000 yards long,
while Lake Michigan would have $4,000
| oiuulC yuIuo VI WuttI' lhC Diu WIS IC-
ferred to the committee on public build
ings and grounds.
The Indian bill was then taken up and
the debate proceeded on the claim of law
yers for services in connection with the
Choctaw settlement.
Mr.. Chandler moved an amendment to
the provision for the payment of attor-
neys of the Cherokees. requiring the bal
ance due to the western Cherokee Indians
| to be retained in the treasury and allow
ing the persons making claims for legal
services to sue in the court of claims. He
spoke in opposition to the clause.
After prOtracted debate, a yea and
nay vote was taken on the amendment
and it resulted So to 10.
The claims were then agreed to without
division and the provisions relating to
Indian schools were then taken up. The
pending question was on the amendment
heretofore offered by Mr.. Cockrell Dem.)
of Missouri. declaring it to be the
settled policy of the government to make
no appropriations to sectarian schools as
soon as provision can otherwise be made
for Indian children, and directing the
secretary of the interior to make such
provisions not later than 1893.
Mr.. Gallinger Rep.) of New Hamp-
shire opposed the amendment as an un-
necessary modification of the policy to
substitute government for sectarian
schools and urged that no Indian chill
dren would be denied education by rea-
son of a speedy change.
Mr.. Pettigrew, in charge of the bill,
said an immediate abandonment of the
contract schools would leave a number
of children without schools.
The continued appropriation of money
for sectarian purposes, proceeded Mr..
Gallinger is a violation and repr0ach
to the letter and spirit of the constitu-
| nf TTn;t I halioya
that no appropriation for sectarian pur-
poses should be made. That is the
American doctrine.
Mr.. George Dem.) of Missouri opposed
the schools now in operation and the
justice of allowing them to surrender
their work gradually.
Mr. Thurston RepD of Nebraska, ex..
pressed his respect for every church of
Christianity, yet he regarded it as n
fundamental principle that the public
money of the people should be expended
only for public purposes and only by
public officers and instrumentalities.
Mr.. Gray said he never learned that
the foundation of this government was
not broad enough for equal justice and
toleration to all.
The senator sent to the desk and had
read an article by Archbishop Ireland
on church and state and commended its
patriotic utterances.
The senator thanked God that there
was room in this country for all denom-
nations. Professionalism was not big
otry, he said, and Christianity is not
fanaticism.
Mr.. Thurston said he had been misun-
derstood by Mr.. Gray il the latter con-
strued his (Thurston's) course to a crit
icism of any denomination.
No senator, said Mr.. Thurston, exceed
ed him in reverence for the barefooted
priest bearing the cross of Christ and
spreading the doctrine of the lowly Naz-
arine throughout the world.
Mr.. Teller favored dealing with the
question here and now and thus COM
pelling the government to meet the re-
qurement for schools without delay.
Mr.. Pettigrew asked that time for
vote on the sectarian school amend
ment be fixed and suggested l p m. to-
morrow, but there was objection to fix-
ing any time and then at 8 p m. the
senate adjourned