The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-25
THEY ARE DIVIDED
The Indian Appropriation Bill Causes
Heated Discussion.
AS TO SECTARIAN SCHOOLS
Linton of Michigan Offers an
Amendment. Which Carries,
but Not Before Several
Views Are Expressed.

Washington, Feb. 24-The house re-
sumed the consideration OF the Indian.
appropriation bill A provision of the
bill making the acts OF the state of
Washington relative to the removal OF
restrictions as to the sale Of the al
lotted lands OF the Puyallup Indians
effective. so far as the government OF
the United States was concerned. was
stricken out on a point OF order; also
provision appropriating $1,000 for the
payment of the claim OF persons who
furnished supplies to the Indian indus
trial school at Genoa. Neb.
Mccall. republican. Massachusetts,.
made n point OF order against a pro-
vision that all children born of a white
man and an Indian woman should In
herit the properties and the annuitles
OF the mother. He contended that the
provision would repeal the act OF 1ssS.
which endowed Indian women with
citizenship on their marriage to white
men and prevented the latter from ac-
quiring Indian rights. The chair sus-
tained the point of order and the pro-
vision was stricken out.
When the portion OF the bill relating
10 Indian schools was reached Linton.
ItHuUilAdtls MltnlEdis Attlt EDct7In
against the appropriation of money for
sectarian schools. He recalled the fact
that he had two years ago denounced
the policy OF appropriating money for
these institutions. He warned MEM
bers then and his warning had not
proved effective. The result wes the
absence OF men whose faces had been
familiar In the halls OF congress for
/ lt,f eaFA he ha afn 90
ballots and the flood OF Indignation
which overwhelmed them will be but
as a zephyr and a rivulet compared
with what wifi happen II congress per-
sists in this policy"
Every member OF the house. Linton
said knew that the pending bill car
ried $3.50. 900 for sectarian schools. every
dollar OF which would go into the cof-
| fers OF one church. More than 1000
children We're educated at these
schools. IL could not be argued. he
said. that these children would suffer.
The Roman Catholic church would
take care of its own. II was powerful
enough II had right to. but not with
public money Both political parties.
he declared. were pledged to The COM
| plete divorce OF church and state. He
knew. he said. the nature OF the pres
| sure upon members. He referred TO
| tho fact that the state of Wisconsin
had presented 10 congress a statute OF
Pierre Marquette, which was soon to
be set in statuary hall. He would be
the first church man there. 1T may
| he" ne continued. that Father
Stephen imagines chat a time when the
statue OF Pierre Marquette. robed In
the gown OF a Jesuit priest and deco
rated with the paraphernaiia of his
| church. is TO be erected In the nations
sanctuary. made holy by the presence
| of the martyred Lincoln Is a good time
/ 20 force a quarter of a million OF dol
| lars from congress. But l warn him
that ne IL mistaken. and I warn mem
bers that the people will not tolerate
such an unconstitutional appropriation
of public funds"
Linton then offered an amendment
providig that no money appropriated
for the support OF Indian schools should
go TO any sectarian school.
Gamble. republican. South Dakota.
defended the appropriation for sectar-
ian schools
Cooper. republican. Wisconsin. an
nounced his unaIterable opposition to
the provision IN the bill appropriating
co per cent OF the appropriation OF
1895 for the sectarian schools. II the
support OF the government was with
drawn the Catholic church would sup
port her schools as other churches did.
Cooper concluded by quoting the clause
OF the constitution relating TO religious
freedom. written by Thomas Jefferson.
which ne said jefferson was more
proud OF than anything he ever wrote.
even the Declaration OF Independence.
| Cooper's remarks were warmly ap-
plauded.
Eddy, republican. Minnesota. sup
| ported the provision In the bill and
paid a high tribute 10 the missionary
work OF the Catholic church among the
Indians.
Walsh. democrat. New York. replied
with some warmth. He did not. he
said. credit some gentleman on the
other side with the high patriotic mo-
! tives they ascribed 10 Themselves
This blow was aimed az the Catholic
church. lie was a Roman Catholic and
as good an American citizen as any
member on the floor. (Applause.) He
assured the house. however. that II the
appropriation for these schools was en-
tirely withdrawn that the children
would be taken care Of The Caisholic
church has never undertaken a great
mission without carrying il out
McIachlan. republican. California.
and Grosvenor. republican. Ohio. IA
! vored the Linton amendment.
sherman. republican, New York.
chairman OF the Indian committee.
tried in vain 70 stem the tide that was
| evidently getting strength against the
| committee. He reviewed the history OF
these appropriations. They had. he re-
! called. originated not w5th the
churches. They had not asked for the
| appropriation. The proposition had
emanated from General Grant in 1870
and the policy then entered upon con-
tinued until two years ago. Different
/ tontinued oo PnFe Two.