The herald., 1896-04-11
sECTARIAN SCHOOL FUNDS
Discussed Without the Usual Mani.
feststion of Acrimony
A Little Appropriation 10 Made for 0maha's
International Exposition
The rertiflcations Bill Reported House Mem.
bers Devote the Day to the Discussion Of
the FILLED Cheese Biil-conierenes on
Postal Appropriations
Annotated Press Special wire.

ate took up the question OF SectrldH
Indian schools today. but did not COM
plete it. The debate was very temper
ate and no reference was made TO the
organization which has been active IN
opposition to sectarian schools. Mr.
Carter of Montana proposed to strike
ont the provision directing that no
money should be spent on sectarian
schools. This led to general argument
in which Senators Carter, Lodge, Gray.
Hoar, Hawley Allison and Gallinger
participated.
An important bill passed at the close
OF the day was that providing for
trans Mississippi and international ex-
position at Omaha in 1898.
President pro tenn Frye was In the
chair today in the absence or vice.
President Stevenson.
Mr.. Call of Florida stated inquiries
had been made OF MIN py Eugene ".
Debs and other labor leaders whether
the senate judiciary committee was
taking any action in restriction or the
power of federal judges.
Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts, chairman
of the judiciary committee. said all Its
members believed some comprehensive
legislation on this line was needed,
and several plans were under consider
alton. Mr. Hill of New York had spec
ial charge of the subject. Mr.. Thurs-
ton of Nebraska had presented meas
ure covering the whole subject. He
presented to the senate later on.
Mitchell rep, Or.), chairman OF the
committee on privileges and electlonS
reported a resolution providing Tor the
payment of salaries of Senator Mamie
(Mont3na) and Clark (Wyoming) from
March 4, 1893, to the date when the sem
atorlal seats of those states became va
cant instead of from the later time
when the senators were elected. reso-
luton being necessary to validate the
payment already made.
There was a breeze when Call pre-
sented q joint resolution concerning
the Imprisonment of Mrs. Maybrick, re-
questing the president to intervene
with the British authorities towards Sc
curing her release. 1T was referred
to the judiciary committee.
Mr.. Cannon offered an amendment
providing that an amendment provid-
ins15that members of any commits
..,Ln treating with Indians shall be bona
fide residents of the state or territory
in which the Indians are located. This
brought on debate as to the personnel
of Indian commissioners. Mr.. Chiffon
Of Texas urged that local commissions
would be prejudicial to the Indians,
while Mr.. Cannon insisted that outside
commissions. particularly from the
east, were costly and inefficient. One
commission, now turned loose on fur
Tough. had spent $4,000 before getting
to work. These eastern commissions
made up through political influence
were frittering away the public funds
without accomplishing anything Tor
the Indians or the public.
Mr.. Cannon severely criticized the
interior department in it's conduct of
Indian affairs. Mr.. Palmer said it had
become quite the habit-not restricted
to the senate--to make charges against
executive officials, basing the charges
on gepe.aiities and loose statements.
The senator paid tribute to the conf
missioner Of Indian affairs, and depre-
Gated the generaliZed charges of Mr..
Cannon of willful irregularity of the
interior department in dealing With
Indians.
IT protest" said Mr.. Palmer against
these general charges. They amount
to the imputation of crime. I protest
against the imputation that officials are
eager to do wrong and purposely do
wrong. The secretary of the interior
may not be a wise man, and am in
clined to believe he is not very wise,
since the senator from Colorado CWol-
oott) says the secretary is down in
Georgia making speeches in favor of
the gold standard, and that the
speeches are actually converting people
to the other way OF thinking"
MIR. Cannon answered that in the
Sahara of incompetency at the interior
department. there are two exceptions
the commissioners of the land office and
OF l1luldH dldlIS ne duuItoSeu HIS
criticisms against the secretary Of the
interior
The Cannon amendment was finally
ruled out on a point of order. This
brought the senate to the Sectarian
school provisions of the bill.
Mr.. Carter (Rep.. Mont.) moved to
strike out the provision declaring that
mo money herein appropriated shall
be paid for education for sectarian
schools
This bill made the radical proposition
that no money whatever shall be paid
to the schools. 1t also made the
change so precipitately that thousands
Of Indian children would be cut off
not In accordance with honesty and
humanity. AS to the claim that de-
nominational influence was exerted to-
ward the Indians. Mr.. Carter said he
knew OF no form of Christianity
which being injected into the American
indian, would do him any harm. He
argued that the change from contract
government schools be brought about
gradually.
Mr.. Loge (Rep., Mass.) said the abo-
!ition OF contract schools was a SUBJ
Ject long before congress and the ef-
fort was always met by the same plea
that Indian children should be cut off
from their schools. There was no
doubt. said Mr.. Lodge, that the Chris
tan faith might be profitably given to
Indians, but 1t vas not for the gov
ernrent to foster sectarian legislation
Mr.. Gray (Dem., Del) supported the
amendment of Mr.. Carter
Mr.. GallinEer (Rep.. N. H.) opposed
the Carter amendment. which. he said,