The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-04-25
IN HOUSE AND SENATE
sECrARIAN MATTER REVIVED IN
THE FORMER.
Ruling by the Temporary Chairman
Set the Democrats to Protest.
ing Loudly.

WASHINGTON. April Ex-senator Pugh |
presented the minority report of his col |
league, Senator morgan, on the Pacific
railway bill. Senator Pugh read a note
from Senator Morgan, who was about 20
leave the city, saying the minority report
was directed against three bills introduced
for Pacific railway redjustment and not
merely a response to the substitute bill
just presented by the committee, which
bill said that Senator MOrgan's note was
never seen and discussed by me-"
Senator Cannon presented a resolution
for a huge ground map, covering $4,000
acres, 10 be located near Washington,
showing the entire topography and geog-
raphy of the United States. The Missls-
sippi river would be shown by an ac-
tual stream three feet wide and 1000 var Is
long. Senator Carmen said he would have
the map include "crucihed Cuba and also
sufficient space to the north to permit
the addition of other countries which
might join the Union
The bill was referred to the committee
on buildings and grounds.
The Indian bill was then taken up and
the debate proceeded on the claims of
lawyers for services in connection with
| the Choctaw settlement.
Senator Chandler moved an amendment
to the provision for the payment of the
attorneys of the Cherokee old settlers,
requiring the balance due to the western
| Cherokee Indians to be retained in the
! treasury and allowing the person making
| claims for legal services to sue in the
court of claims. He spoke in OPPOSITE IN
to the claims.
After "A protracted debate a yea and
no vote was taken and it was defeated,
Is to Sc The claims were then agreed TO
without division and the provision relat-
ing to Indian schools was taken up.
The pending question was on the amend
ment heretofore offered by Senator Cock
eren, declaring it to be the settled policy
of the government to make no appropria-
tions to scctarian schools, as soon as pr
vision can otherwise be made for lndi-
an children and directing the secretary
of the Interior to rake such proVisi )ns
not later than 1897.
Senator Galinger said the amendment
was an unnecessary modification of the
policy to substitute government for sec
tartan schools. and urged that no milan
children would suffer for education by
reason of a speedy change.
Senator Pettigrew. in charge of the bill
, said an immediate abandonment of the
contract schools would leave a number O
; children without schools. The senator
said he was willing to accept the Cock
rel amendment.
1.-THE continued appropriation of puhli
money for sectarian purposes" proceeded
Senator Gallinger. "is violation and
reproach TO the letter and the spirit o
the constitution of the United States.
believe that no appropriation for sec
tartan purposes should be made. That a
1 the American doctrine"
Senator George opposed any delay Il
giving up sectarian schools which wer
standing violation 10 the constitution
as well as a manifest injustice to demon
nations not receiving government aid.
Senator Kyle spoke of the schools nov
In operation and the justice of allowin
a them TO surrender their work gradually
Senator Thurston regarded it as a fun
damental principle that the public none
i of the people should be expended only 10
: public purposes and only by public OF
u ncers and instrumentalities.
Senator Gray said he never learned tina
the foundations of this government wer
not broad enough for equal justice an
liberation to all. The senator sent I
the desk and had read an article by Arch
: bishop Ireland on church and state an
commended his patriotic utterances.
- Senator Teller favored dealing with tn
question here and now, thus compellin
the government to meet the reauiremer
y for schools without further delay.
At $50 p. m. the senate adjourned.