Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-04-25
IN HOUSE AND SENATE
SECT ARlsN MATTER REVIVED IN
TIE FORMER.
f:ulin. hs the Temporary Chairman
Set the Democrats to Protest-
ing Loudly.

| Washington, -Aplil q. Senator l'igh
| presented the minority report of his col
| league Senator Morgan, on the Pacific
railway bill Senator Pt;gh read a note
| from Senator Morgan, who was abou. %
! leave the city, saying the minority report
Was directed against three bills introduced
[ for Pacific railway rcdiustment and not
! merely q response to the substitute Dill
! inst presented by the committee. which
| bill said that Senator Morsans S note was
never seen and discussed by me"
ScnS tor Cannon presented a resolution
for Il hug ground map, covering 525,1o0
acres, 10 be located near Washington,
showing the entire topography aud geos
raphy Of the United States. The MisslS-
sippi river would be shown by an ac-
tual stream three feet wide ana 2ooo "a. is
long. Senator Cannon said he would haze
the map include "crucitied Cuba and also
sufficient space to the north TO pa..nit
the addition OF other countries which
might join the Union.
The bill was referred 10 the committee.
on buildings and grounds.
The Indian bill was then taken up and
tho debate proceeded CD the claims Of
lawyers for services in connection With
tJt+ tliUflaN settlement.
Senator Chandler moved an amenlln mt
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. II" spoke in opposition
To the claims.
After a protracte,I debate q yea aud
no Vote was taken and it was defeated,
l. to - The claims We're then agreed 10
without division anu the provision re1at-
ing TO Indian schools was taken up.
'fhe pending question was on the amend
ment heretofore offered by Senator Eos-el-
.reli, declaring it to be the settled policy
OF the government to make no approp.i1
lions to soctdrian schools, IS soon as .lo-
vision can otherwise be made for lntIi-
an children and directing tha secretary
Of the Interior to make such provisions
rot later han 1897.
Srnitor t;fllnger said the Amcndm, ut
vas aE unnecessary modification Of thc
policy 20 substitute government for seq
tartan Schools and urged that no In liam |
children would suffer for education by !
reason Of a speedy change.
Senator rtttisrew, in charge Of the bill, !!
said an Immediate abandonment of the !
contract schools would leave a number Of |
children without schools. The senaIor !
said he WAS Wiling TO accept the Cock |
IetI amendment. |
The continued appropria ton of puolic /
money for &ectalian purposes, proc"cClatl /
Senator Galingcr, lis ! violation and
rvpToach to the letter and the sptit of
Jhe constitution Of the United States. ,
pez1aVe that 40 appropriation for sec .
tartan purposes should bc made. That IS
the American doctrine
Senator George opposed any delay in +
giving mp sectarian schools which Wef" /
q standing violation 10 the constitution, i
%s we'll as a manifest injustice to den"m .
nations not receiving government all.
Senator Kyle spoke OF the schools now |
in operation and the Justice OF allowing !
them to surrender their work gradually, !
Senator Thurston regarded il as u fun
l;imental principle that the public money I
of The people should be expended oniv for
public purposes and only by public Of
Gcors and inshumentalitics
Senator Gray said he never learned that /
the foundations of this government Were
not broad enough for equal justice and |
toler1tion to all The senator sent to !
the desk and had read an article by Arch /
bishop Ireland on church and state and |
his patriotic utterances,
Senator Teller favored dealing with the
question here aud now, thus compelling
the government TO meet the requirement |
for schools without further delay.
At 80 p. IN. the senate adjourned.