Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-25
APPROPRIATIONS DEFEATED.



an Appropriation.
Washington, Feb. 2i.-The house
without any preliminarics today re-
suned the consideration of the APP
Precipitation bill,
An amendment offered by Mr.. Flynn.
delegate from Oklahoma, to pny $685.
100 tthc annuity due to the Seminoles)
to the Indians Themselves through an
officer dcsiEnatcd by the interior de-
partment was adopted. Mr.. Flynn al
legged that under the present plan this
money went to Gov. Brown and that
the Indians instead Of receiving money
received due bills good at the Brown
stores
Tie appropriation for the purchase
Of seed for the Sioux OF pevils Lake
was increased from $4,000 to $4,000
Mr.. Mccall Ulcp) OF Massachusetts
made point Of order against pros
vision that all children born of n white
man and an Indian woman should in
herit the properties ana annultles OF
the mother. lie commended that the
provisions would repeal the act OF
lSSs, which endowed Indian women
with citizenship on the marriage to
white men ana prevented the latter
from acquiring Indian rights.
Mr., Curtis Wep) OF Kansas argued
that the provision simply construed the
net Of lSSs. but the chair sustained the
point of order and the provision was
stricken out.
When the portion Of the hill relat-
ing 10 Indian schools was reached Mr.
Linton Nep) of Michigan made a
speech aSainst the appropriation OF
money for scctarlan schools. He re-
called the fact that he had two years
ago denounced the policy OF appropri-
ntng money for these institutions. He
had warned members then and his
warning had not proved effective The
result was the absence of men whose
races had been familiar in the hills of
congress for years
But, salg.-Aa' the storm Of ballots
overwhelmed them will t,s but a 2ephyr
and a rivulet compared with what viii
policy, ''''
lie had read great mass Of resolu.
lions from churches and other sources
IrotesunS against approprlating
money for contract soctarian schools
EVERY member of the house, MIR. Linton
haii' knew That the pending bill car
llcl SEoO,OlO for sectarian schools. every
dollar OF which would 20 into line cot.
lyIS or one church. over four thousand
GI..iIureh We're educated ut these schools
~ could not be argued. he said. that
these children would suffer Trn 10,
man catholic church would take rnre
OF lts own. 1t was powerful enougb
put not with the public. IL may ba
tn99sht that am an extremist on this
r ri,.E,' said he. but l know / am
lie referred to the fact that tho s,,to
OF wisconsin had presented TO congrase
statue OF Pere Marquette. Which
80 "N n 10 he set In gtnfuar,, baI
there. '""rchtlan
G, II may, he continued, be that Father
s,o iinagines that a time when the
Mup.,rtFtt.
Gown OF Jesuit priest and decorot"d
M''h me paraphernalia of his churrh
Us 10 be erected in the nation'a am.
Jury made holy by the presenra ,s
the martyred Lincoln. is a good tinoe
w. force million dollars from the
,%a OF congress. But l warn him
mat ne Is mistaken and l wnrn ,,a,,,'
Defs that the people will NOT toinra,a
of public funds. appropriation
MT Linton then offered mn ornora
mem providing that no money for the
SUPPORT OF indian schools should go 10
any sectnrlan school.
a., W. stumble Rep.. S. d. defended
we appropriation for sectnrlan schnnls
Mr.. Cooper Qep., WisC nnno,,Doi,d
e h,s opposition TO the bill approprinting
eo per cent OF the appropriation ~ isah
ior the sectarlan schools. Mr. cnon'
err remarks were warmly apnlauded
~ nv galleries and n scattcrinv nj
members on the floor. VI
ar, Hddy URcp., Mlnn) stinnorted
me provision In the bill ana paId
hlgh tribute TO the mIssIonory u,orir
OF the Catholic church amons ,ha IL
ulans, while Mr., Watson (Ren obiaI
ana ana MI Halner CRep.. Neb) s,,nnorted
s ne Linton amendment in brief
Mr. Mr., Walsh Dem. N. " replied with
some warmth Ia a
cfedlt some gentlemen on tba otbn,.
sue win the high patrloln motiveq the,,
Inscribed to themselves. This bIow u,aa
aimed at the Catholic church lie
was Roman Catholic and os eoo1 nm
ahNerlo an cltiTen as any man ON the
hoor. (Applause) i y" '"e
Mr, sherman G}ep.. ". W chairman
or tho Indian affairs co,nr1,t,'n 49,, ',i1i
N vain to stem the tide fhnt vo. a,,i'
dently settling strongly eratns, tre
committee. lie reviewed .ho bistorv
VI tnese appropriations They ina he
tSealleu' not originated with churches,
uey ma not asked for the ammonia.
s'on. me proposition had emnnated
II.n General Grant In 1870 nud the
policy then entered upon continual
unlll TWO years ago. Different anr,s
nave peen encouraged 10 undnrt,ic
thls work. II so hnppened that thc
Shthonc church has been most active
ana something like 1880 900 had gone
20 catholic schools. IT had been deem
e. wise to change this policy, hut the
ehahge should not be made in a min
we me church bad been encoura god
,,., quarter OF n Gentry. II was fair
neither to the church nor to the peonie
10 withhold the appropriation without
warning. "'''''''
e. am not a Catholic" said Mr.
snerfnan, neither am like mv friend
Irom ohio Mr. Grnsvenor) who 10 moi
q member OF any church. am +, prot,