The record-union., 1896-04-22
/ Leading Subject Of Discussion in the
Upper House Of Congress.
The Question Of Secular Indian Schools
Debated
f. Vote Taken i'm the House on the
Goodwin-Cobb Contest for the
Seat i'm the House From the Fifth
Alabama District, But Without
Result, There Being No Quorum
Present.
Present.

Result, lHSfe DctHS lNo QuUIuh
Present.
WASHINGTON, April 21.-The In
6ian appropriation bin occupied the at
tention of the Senate during the greater
Part of to-day's session. The discus
sion as to appropria tions to pay for
legal services" rendered to the ''old
Settlers or Western Cherokees, result
ed in the rejection-yeas 10. nays So
OF an amendment offered by Chandler
(Rep) of New Hampshire allowing the
Claimants to bring suit in the Court of
Claims; and in the subsequent adoption
o. the committee amendment for pay
nent of specified amounts.
After that matter was got out of the
way the question of secular Indian
schools came up. and gave rise to rather
an interesting discussion, which was
not concluded when the Senate ad
jnurned.
Sherman (Rep) of Ohio reported
from the Finance Committee an amend
4 .ent to the House bill already on the
calendar exempting brandy made from
various fruits from the provisions of
the law relating to the manufacture OF
spirits. The amendment is to repeal
the provision of the existing law, allow
ing a rebate of the tax on alcohol used
il the arts and for medicinal purposes
The Senate bill granting to the Amer
lean Invalid Aid Society OF Boston the
abandoned Marcy Military Reservation
near Santa Fe, N. NJ, as a sanitarium
for pulmonary diseases was passed.
Pugh Dem) of Alabama recalled
the fact that he had yesterday withheld
the minority report of his colleague
(Iorgan) on the Pacific railroad settle
rlept bill. His colleag had left
Washington this morning, and had sent
him a note asking him to present the
inority report and have it printed in
tie record, adding that it had no refer
ence TO the bill reoprted last week by
the Pacific Railroad Committee, as he
11organ) had never seen that bill nor
heard it discussed.
Gear (Rep) of Iowa, Chairman of the
acific Railroad Committee explained
tae fact by stating that Mr.. Morgan
Rad been detained ar his house by ill
ness and had been unable to attend the
recent sessions of tn committee
Objection 10 having the report printed
in the record was made by Chandler
C2ep.) of New Hampshire, and it was
ordered to be printed as a document
The resolution offered yesterday by
Cannon Rep.) of Utah for committee
u inquire as to the practica bility of
establishing near Washington, d. c., a
ground map of the United States, was
taken up and Cannon addressed the
Senate in explanation and advocacy Of
il. The resolution was placeid on the
calendar
The Indian appropriation bill was
tlken up, and the discussion of the
amendment for payment for legal serv-
ices rendered to the old Settlers or
Western Cherokees'' was continued
Palmer Dern.) Of Illinois opening it in
opposition to the amendment
At p. m. the PETER bond resolution
was laid before the Senate as the un-
finished business, but it went over, and
the discussion on the amendment 20 pay
for legal services for the Cherokee In
dians was resumed.
Chandler tRep) of New Hampshire
moved an amendment requiring the
balance due to the Western Cherokee
Indians to be retained in the treasury,
and allowing the persons making claim
for legal services to sue in the Court of
Claims
After a long discussion Chambers
amendment was disagreed to-yeas 10,
nays SO.
The committee amendment was then
agreed to without division, and the
question REQUIRED upon an amendment
offered by Cockrel tDem) of Missouri,
v hich declares it to be the settled policy
OF the Government to make no appro-
lriations for the education of Indian
children in sectarian schools as soon as
provision can be made for them other
wise. and requiring such provision to be
made before 1898.
The amendment led to considerable
debate.
Gallinger (Rep) of New Hampshire
Condemned all opposition to the commit
tee on the school system OF the United
States In the name of patriotism he
demanded that there should be no union
OF Church and State.
George Dem) of Mississippi opposed
the amendment. He asserted that the
Baptist Church had uniformly refused
to defile its hands with any Government
fund.
Kyle Pop) OF South Dakota advo-
Gated the Cockrell amendment, and
spoke of the good missionary work done
by Catholics among the Indians.
Thurston tRep) of Nebraska pro-
fessed his profound respect for all re-
ligions, but declared that Church and
State shall be and remain divorced.
Graham Dem) of Delaware declared
his surprise at the invocation of the Ne
braska Senator, and eulogized the work
of all churches Education" he said.
''by a Baptist preacher, Protestant
minister or a Catholic priest is better
than no education at all"
Teller Rep) of Colorado thought the
Catholic schools seemed to be the most
successful Indian schools in the United
States. He favored, however, the House
provision for the immediate abolition Of
all such religious schools.
The amendment went over without
action, and at $50 the Senate ad-
journed.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, April 21.-Had
there been quorum present to-day at
the close of a six hours session, the
Populist vote Of the House would have
been increased from seven to eight by
the adoption of a resolution declaring