The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-21
FIGHTING FOR PLACE
Contest Between Pefar's Bond Inves-
tgatiOn and Indian Schools.
DEBATING IN THE SENATE
agreement Is Finally Made to Post
pone emporarily the Bond Res
olution-Resolution in Favor
of General FSanklin.

Washington, April 20.-The joint res.
olution for the appointment of General
| Franklin, Representative Steel. Gen
| eral Beale and General Henderson as
members of the board of managers OF
the national soldiers home was adopt
| ed without debate. Allison introduced
| the sundry civil bill and said he would
call for the consideration at an early
day.
On motion of Pettigrew, the Indian
| appropriation bill was taken up, the
pending question relating to sectarian
| schools. Carter had offered an amend
ment striking out the provision that
no appropriations be made to sectarian
schools. PETER amended by instruct
ing the secretary of the interior to
provide temporary schools for any In
dian children cut OF from school facil-
titles by the closing of sectarian schools.
This amendment was adopted.
Cockrell offered a substitute for the
entire proposition. The substitution
provides for contracts with the exist
ing schools of 1897 to the extent of so
per cent. of the contracts of 1895. 1t
adds the following: And it is hereby
| declared to be the settled policy of the
government to make no appropriations
whatever for the education of Indian
children in any Sectarian school. Just
as soon as II is possible for provision
to be made for their education other
wise. The secretary of the interior is
hereby directed to make such provis-
ion the earliest practicable day, not
later than July 1, 1885,
Further consideration of the secta-
r1an schools amendments was deferred
owing to the absence of Carter. There
was report criticising the appropria-
tion citing various amounts to the
lawyers in connection with the settle
ment with the western Cherokee In
dians. In the course of a lengthy dis
cussion, Pettigrew, in charge of the
bill explained that the Cherokees had
set aside 35 per cent. of their claim of
$SOO.OOO against the government for the
services of ]. NJ. Bryan and others.
The Indians had received all their
share and this was divided into the 35
per cent.
After the Indian discussion had pro-
ceeded for some time PETER asked to
have the bond resolution laid before
the senate. Pettigrew insisted on con-
tinuing with the Indian bill. This
promised 10 bring a test on displacing
the resolution, and Peffer, to avoid
this, sought an agreement for a vote
on the bond resolution. 1T is utterly
impossible" said Call, ito say when
the senate will conclude, as several
senators have indicated a purpose to
bic to agree now as to a time for
vote, ana he refused several requests
to make a limit for debate.
Allison. chairman of the committee
on appropriations, appealed to PETER
TO defer the bond resolution until the
appropriation bills were out of the
way, and PETER was about to assent,
saying that Alllson's statement was
evidently in good faith, but Stewart
objected to delay. Wolcott appealed to
Stewart to yield, saying that the
friends of the bond resolution would
certainly gain by accepting the sug-
gestion Of Allison, as the resolution
would thus secure the added support
of those who were now urging appro-
priation bills as against the bond reso-
luton. Stewart yielded reluctantly,
turning to Allison, behind him, saying:
1T might as well be known that when
the time comes there will be a contest
to an end on this subject. We will
stand to it-every day to the end. 1t
will be no child's play. The admins
tration is fighting it,
The unanimous agreement was there
upon made to postpone temporarily
the bond resolution until appropria-
tion bills now reported were disposed
Of The debate on the Cherokee claims
in the Indian bill then proceeded. At
AIS the senate adjourned.