The morning times., 1896-04-23
INDIAN SCHOOL POLICY
CockreI| Amendment TO the Bill
Agreed To-.
WHAT IT PROVIDES FOR
No Appropriation Is 10 BE Made for
Education of Indians in Any Sec
tartan school After Other Means
Are Arranged-Mr. HOaI Excused
for the Rest of the Session.

In the Senate yesterday the discussion
of the question of sectaran schools for
Indian children was continued for a couple
of hours.
Ii ended in the adoption OF an amendment
offered by Mr.. Cockrell The bill as il came
from the House appropriated S1,135,000-
increased by the Senate to $1,335, 600
for the support of day andindustrial schools
for children hut this appropriation was
accompanied by provision absolutely pro-
hibiting future payment for education of
Indian children in scctaran schools.
Mr.. Cockrelrs amendment was TO sub
stitute for that provision a declaration
that it is the SETTLED policy. of the govern
ment To make no appropriation whatever
for the education OF Indian children in
any sectarian school. Just as soon as it s
possible for provision 10 be made for their
education O otherwise" ItaIsoprovtdes that
The Secretary OF the Interior may make
contracts with present contract schools
during the fiscal year 1897, TO half the
amount used 70 the fiscal year 1886.
AMENDMENT AGREED TO.
This amendment was agreed to. The
remainder OF the day was used up 10 dis
cussion or various matters in connection
with Choctaws, Cherokees, Greeks, and
'Squaw men,"
at $40 adjourned until today.
The amendment was advocated by Mr.
CockreiI and by Mr.. Allen. Mr.. Allen
denounced sectarian bigotry. He deplored
the fact that the flag OF intolerance should
be raised in the American Congress, and
spoke OF the great work OF the Catholic
church in carrying the torch OF civiliza-
tion iu one hand and the gospel or Christ
In the other.
AT 2 D. m. the bond resolution was
laid before the Senate aud went over in
formally, under the unanimous consent
agreement.
Mr.. Peffer said he could not under
stand why one particular religious de-
nomination should be selected and eulO-
gized, and paid homage to, In preference
to others. 1t now seemed, he said, 10
be the established policy OF Congress TO
get rid OF sectarian contract schools, and
he saw no better way 10 abolish any
thing than to abolish it. He, therefore,
opposed Mr. CockreITs amendment.
HOW THE VOTE STOOD.
The vote was taken on Mr.. COckren's
amendment and it was agreed 70: Yeas,
SO; nays, "a, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Bacon. Bate. Black
burn, Brice, Caffery, Carter, Chandler.
Chiffon, CockreH, Daniel, Elkins, Faux
ner, Gibson, Gordon, aEay. HaEsbrough,
HawIey, Hill. Jones OF Arkansas. Kyle.
Mcmillan, Mantle, Martin, Mills. Mitchell
of Wisconsin, Nelson, Palmer, Pettigrew,
Roach, sewen. Sherman. Smith. Turpie,
Vest, ViIas, Walthall, White-3s.
Nays-MeSsrs. Allison, Brown, Burrow VS.,
Cannon, Clark, Cullorn, Davis, Dubois, Frye;
GaIlinger, Gear, George, Lodge, Mcbride,
Mitchell, Oregon, Peffer, Perkins, Platt,
shoup, Squire, Stewart, Teller, Warren,
Wolcott-24.
The amendments of the Committee on Ap-
proprations striking out the two items for
Indian pupils at Hampton, Va and at
Lincoln Institution, p Philadelphia, were
disagreed to; and those items remain Id
the bill.
Leave of absence for the remainder of the
nresent session was given to Mr.. HOar, who
intends TO spend the summer in European
countries.