The San Francisco call., 1896-04-22
Secular Questions Again Crop
Up During the General
Debates.
ALL EDUCATION IS FAVORED
Attempts to Shut Out Further Gov.
ernment Aids to DenoI1inationa1
Institutions.

| WASHINGTON, D. c., April 21.-rhe
Indian appropriation bill occupied the
attention of the Senate during the greater
| part of to-day's session. The discussion
as to appropriations to pay for illegal serv-
ices" rendered to the "old settlers, or
Western Cherokees," resulted in the re-
| jection-ayes Is, noes 36-of en- amend
ment offered by Chandler (R.) of New
Hampshire, allowing the claimants to
bring suit in the Court of Claims, ana in
the subsequent adoption of the committee
amendment for payment of specified
| amounts to about fifteen claimants. 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 at $50 adjourned until to-
morrow.
Sherman (R.) of Ohio reported from the
Finance Committee an amendment to the
House bill already on the calendar ex-
empting brandy made from various fruits
from the provisions of the law relating to
the manufacture of spirits. The amend
ment is to repeal the provision of tbs exist
ing law allowing a rebate of the tax on
alcohol used in the arts and for medicinal
purposes.
Senate bill granting to the American
Invalid Aid Society of Boston. Mass, the
abandoned Fort Marcy military reserva-
tion near Santa Fe, n. NJ, as sanitarium
for pulmonary diseases was passed.
Pugh (D.) of Alabama recalled the fact
that he had yesterday withheld the mi
nority report of his colleague (Morgan) on
the Pacific railroads settlement bill. His
colleague had left Washington this morn
ing and had sent him note asking him to
present the minority report and have it
printed in the Record, adding that it had
no reference to the bill reported last week
by the Pacific Railroads Committee as he
(Morgan) had never seen that bill nor
heard it discussed.
Gear (R.) of Iowa, chairman of the Paci-
fic Railroads Committee, explained the fact
by stating that Morgan had been detained
at his house by illness and had been un-
able to attend the recent sessions of the
committee.
Objection to having the report printed in
the Record was made by Chandler (R.) OF
New Hampshire as unusual, and it was
ordered to be printed as a document.
The resolution offered yesterday by
inquire as to the practicabiity OF establish
ing near Washington, D. c., ground map
of the United States, was taken up, and
Cannon addressed the Senate in explana-
ton and advocacy of it. The resolution
was placed on the calendar.
The Indian appropriation bill was taken
up and the discussion of the amendm ent
for payment for legal services rendered to
the 'old settlers or Western Cherokees"
was continued, Palmer CD of Illinois
opening it in opposition to the amend
ment.
At p. M. the PETER bond resolution was
laid before the Senate as unfinished bust
ness, but it went over and the discussion
on the amendment to pay for legal ser
vices for the Cherokee Indians was re-
sumed.
Chandler (R.) of New Hampshire moved
an amendment requiring the balance due
to the Western Cherokee Indians to be re-
tanned in the treasury and allowing the
persons making claims for legal SER
vices to sue in the Court of Claims. After
long discussion Chandler's amendment
was disagreed to-ayes Is, noes So.
The committee amendment was then
agreed to without division and the ques-
tion recurred upon an amendment offered
by Cockrell CD OF Missouri, which de-
clares it to be the settled policy of the
Government to make no appropriations
for the education of Indian children in
sectarian schools as soon as provision can
be made for them otherwise and requiring
such provision to be made before 1885,
The amendment led to considerable de-
bate. Gallinger (R.) of New Hampshire
condemned all opposition to the Commit