The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-03
FRIENDS OF NEGROES
Keen-Edged COlloquy Between Hainsr,
Republican, and ia7ers, Democrat
FOR SCHOOLS OF THEOLOGY
An Appropriation for the Howard
University Calls Out Some OF the
Opposing Faction, and Hot
Words We're Said-It Carries.

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to-day several minor bills were passed
by unanimous consent. A resolution OF
| inquiry by Hit was adopted. calling
on the president to transmit to the
house copies of all correspondence in
the state department from Dec. / of
last year to the present time, relative
| to mediation or intervention by the
United States in the affairs of Venezu-
ella, together with the correspondence
with foreign governments relating to
the same topic.
The sundry civil bill was then taken
up. Under an arrangement entered in
to, Hainer, republican, Nebraska, was
given an opportunity to attack the
amendment adopted yesterday appro-
priating $32, 900 for the Howard univer-
sity. Hainer explained that the amend
ment was adopted yesterday while he
was temporarily absent from the hall
and without opposition in a way which
made 1t seem probable that II Is not
obnoxious to the appropriations COM
mittee. He thought members had un-
Willingly agreed to 1t yesterday with
out realizing its far-reaching oharac-
ter and significance. This was a pri-
vate institution, and every candid per-
son must admit that it was also Sec
tartan. Twice this session the house
had placed itself on record against ap-
propriating a dollar for sectarian in
stitutions The house had gone farther
and declared against appropriations
for any private purpose. He read from
the prospectus of the institution to
show that ii was a Christian univer-
sity and maintained, as its most fa-
Vored department, a school OF theol-
ogy. This was an institution for the
further education of the colored peo-
pie. Why should colored people be
given an education at public expense
If white people Were not? What ex-
cuse could members give? He favored
higher education, but the government
had no right to single out particular
sect, race, creed or social class. Fa-
voritism has no place in any intelligent
republic. He charged that the institu-
tion was engagedsin missionary work
in Africa. -
Il submit" said Hainer. "that our
missionary work would better be done
at home We cannot justify our ac-
tion In appropriating money for evan
gelizing the people of Africa" This
was an insidious attempt to commit
congress again to a principle that had
In the past taken millions from the
-coffers of the government for the ben
eft of sectarian institutions IF you
say" said he, that everybody who
does good work is entitled to govern
mental aid, where is the line to be
drawn?" Members had told him that
there were colored voters in their dis
tricts and they could not afford to vote
against the amendment. This was a
low estimate to be placed upon race
that had given the country Frederick
Douglass and Booker Washington.
That race does not want cajoIing. II
wants its rights. The colored people
want to be treated as men and women
because they are men and women.
Evans, republican, Kentucky, who
had offered the amendment and who
had charge of the time in opposition
TO Hainer, yielded to Bartlett, demo-
crat, New York. The gentleman from
Nebraska, Bartlett said, not content
with defeating one appropriation bill.
through the indulgence of the chair
man of appropriations, had made an
attack on this bill, in which he advo-
Gated the prescription of every form of
christian religion. His feeling toward
the Roman Catholic church led him to-
day to attack the unfortunate race lib
Grated and raised to its feet by the inn
mortal Lincoln, in whose honor the
mouse yesterday appropriated $50 900
Tor the purchase of the house in which
he had lived. Proceeding, he denounced
as terrible and monstrous this fin de
steele doctrine being advanced in the
house that we should denounce Christ
ianity and couple every appropriation
Dill with provision that not a dollar
OF IL should go to the furtherance of a
Christian purpose.
Cannon followed in support of the
amendment The appropriation for the
i1owaIu university. he said, was first
made in 1880. on motion of Monroe Of
ohio. The appropriations committee re-
Jected the appropriation because the
university contained theological chair
put when the amendment was offered
win the provision that no portion of
the money should be used directly or
inolrectIy Tor religious purposes, the
amendment was freed from possible OBJ
lection. From the standpoint of broad
patriotism, he believed that the race
who were once slaves but were now
free, though still ignorant as a means
OF self-defense and for the defense Of
the white people of the country. should
be encouraged in industry and educa-
tion.
Sayers, democrat, Texas. also SIM
ported the amendment, and rifted INFO
sharp political discussion with regard
10 the respective claims of the two mar
ties to the friendship of the colored
people. Sayers called attention TO the
fact that in the South colored and
white men worked side by side The
democratic party in the South had been
the real friend to the colored people
They stood ready now to vote this mon
ey. He had no doubt that in every no.
litical speech made by the gentleman
from Nebraska he had told his colored
friends that the democratic party was
not in favor of giving the colored peo-
pie fair chance. Are you now in IA |
vor Of giving them a fair chance?" he |
asked.
Il denounced the democratic party"
replied Hainer. 'as / now do. because
IL denied TO the colored people their
rights as men, and now you seek to de- F.
grade them further by Offering them \
charity"
Sayers Indignantly denied that the .
colored people in the South were de- I
prived OF their rights. He called atten- /
tiOn 10 the fact that the white people 1
of the South. who paid nine-tenths Of 4
the taxes. maintained schools for the |
colored people as good as those for the I
white. a sharp running debate between 4
Sayers and Hainer followed, in the ,