Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-22
IN THE SENATE.
,Chsrskss's Attorneys Fees stilia Matter Of
Much Interest.


i Washington. April 21.--Pugh, Dem.
OF Alabama, recalled the fact that he,
| yesterday, withheld the minority re-
port of his colleague, Morgan, on the
Pacific Railroad settlement bill. His
colleague left Washington. this MORN
ing, and sent him a 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 Railroad COM
mittee, as he, Morgan. never had seen
that bill nor heard 1t discussed. The
objection to have the report printed in
the Record made by Chandler. Rep.
| of New Hampshire. was unusual; it
was ordered printed as document.
| The resolution offered, yesterday,
by Cannon of Utah, for a commission
to inquire as to the practicability Of
establishing near Washington. ID. c.,
a ground map of the United States.
was taken up. Mr. Cannon addressed
the Senate in explanation and in adj
vocacy of it. The resolution was placed
on the calendar. The Indian appropria-
ton bill was taken up for the discus
sion of the amendment for the payment
| for legal services rendered ''old set
tiers or Western Cherokees, was con-
| tinued.
| At p. NJ. PETERS bond resolution
was laid before the Senate as ''unfin-
| ished business" Chandler, Rep. of
New Hampshire. asked unanimous con-
sent that ii be passed over without
losing it's place. THAT was the I'M
| derstandins. yesterday" said Petit
grew, Rep, of South Dakota, in charge
of the Indian appropriation bill. The
| resolution went over.
Discussion on the amendment to pay
| for the legal services for the Cherokee
Indians was resumed Mr. Chandler
| moved the amendment requiring the
balance due western Cherokee Indians
| 10 be retained in the treasury and al
| lowing persons making claims for legal
services to sue in the court of claims
After long discussion, Chandler
amendment was disagreed to: Yeas, Ia
NAYS, SO. The committee amendment
was agreed to, without division: and
the provisions in relation to Indian
schools taken up. the question being
on the amendment offered by Cockren.
which declares it to be the settled
policy of the government to MAKE no
appropriation for the education of In
dian children in sectarian schools as
soon as provision can he made for them
otherwise. requiring such provision to
be made before 1898.
Pettigrew expressed a willingness to
accept CockrelTS amendment. He
quoted a letter from the commissioner
OF Indian affairs, stating that it would
require two years and an expenditure
| IN, Il,
teachers for the children now attending
sectarian schools. He intimated that
some senators feared to do what was
right lest they might offend some Sc
cret organization.
Gallinger denounced what int. called
the open and paipable opposition to
the common school system OF the
United States" He repudiated the in
situation of occult Influences" and
he believed that in this matter the
people had come to the parting of the
ways. 1t had been reproach and a
shame that the government had been
violating not only the spirit but the
letter of the constitution. in the mat
ter of appropriations to sectaran in
stitutions. He advocated the PROPOSE
ton of the House. declaring 1t the in
tent of the act that no money appropri-
ated in it should be paid for education
in sectarian schools. That lie said.
was the American doctrine.
Thurston professed respect for every
religion, but asserted that we are all
determined. from this time on, that
the church and state shall be- and re-
main, divorced
Gray had the clerk read extracts
from an address by Archbishop Ire |
land, declaring there was no room in |
the United States for conflict be-
tween the church and state Protes-
tantism, Gray declared, was not |
bigotry; Christianity was not fanatic |
ism. They were both consistent with |
broad, common sense and true Ameri |
can spirit Education by d Baptist
preacher, Protestant minister or a |
Catholic priest was better than no edu- |
cation at all. Christian ministers per-
formed great part in the education of |
the American youth. They never
taught any lesson that was wanting
in patriotism He was not willing that
the law should treat with insult any
body who taught the Gospel
Thurston declared that he had said
no word made no suggestion, tina; |
could be traced as pointing to any de-
nomination. The matter vert over
without action, and the Senate adj |
journed.