The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-06-19
LINTON FEELS HAPPY
Over His Victory in the Fight
Against Appropriations
FOR SECTARlAN SCHOOLS.
The Measure for Which He Has Sc
Earnestly Commended Has Passed
Both Houses of Congress.

Washington, ID. c., June 10.-Congress-
| man Linton won his final victory this
evening in the fight on government subsidies
| to UNCONVENTIONAL institutions. The differ
ences between the house on District of Column
bia appropriation bill were adjusted on the
basis of decreased appropriations this year
and the enactment of a provision of the gen.
eral law forbdding further secrtarian APP
preparations after June So 1897. Mr.. Linton
| was frequently called in consultation by the
conference committee % the bill, and the
agreement reached had his support. During
the tendency of the question as 70 whether
the conference reports should be adopted by
the house, Mr. Linton submitted remarks as
follows: IL wish to congratulate the con.
gress and people of this country upon the
outcome of the acrimonious controversy
which we have had over the question of
government support of sectarian institution.
Yesterday, at each end of the capitol, men
of all parties, men of all creeds, and of no
creed, voted all most as a unit in favor of
the clause inserted in the Indian bill, stating
that 1T is hereby declared to be the settled
policy of the government to hereafter make
no appropriation whatever for support of
any sectarian school, The adoption of this
section was a great victory for the free
schools of America as against the so called
sectarian or parochial schools that have for
many years been deriving subsidies from the
public treasury, and to which our entire
people, against the bitter protest of great
majority, have been contributing. The fact
that the measure carried small appropria-
ton, only so per cent. Of last year, and then
only to be expended at the discretion of the
secretary of the interior, in places where
schools are necessary and where n-secta-
ran schools cannot possibly be provided at
once is simply an incident in the triumph
of the principle for which we have been so
ardently striving. The appropriation, small
as it is, is but temporary; but the declaration
that the government will not again under
any circumstances pay for education in this
CIdSS VI SCuOUlo 10 uSCOuoo a
part of the law of the land. Today we go
still further, and with hardly an objection
in either house of congress-, adopt in the
pending measure, a section or declaration
framed in practically the precise language
of the joint resolution it was my honor to
introduce early in the session as follows:
And it is hereby declared to be the settled
policy of the government of the United
States to make no appropriation of money
or property for the purpose of founding,
maintaining or aiding by payment of
services, expenses or otherwise, any church,
religious denomination or religious society
under sectarian or ecclesiastic control, and
it is hereby enacted that from and after the
S0th of June 1897 no money appropriated
for charitable purposes shall be paid to any
church or religious denomination, or to any
institution or society which is under secta-
rian or ecclesiastical control This should
cause the demands for church subsidies TO
cease for all time to come, and hope they
may hC'Sl again NC plCoCutCu w COuSlCoo III
any shape or form, because if they are, there
will against them be the gathering of that
storm predicted by the New England
senator. as the great mass of our people,
irrespective of party or religion, will not
again permit them to exist for a moment.
believe that the enactment of today's legis-
lation puts stop to this agitation at the
national capitol, and will cause a better
feeling among our citizens throughout the
country. Therefore, again, l desire to con-
graduate the members of the house and
senate upon the outcome of the fight in
having firmly established the principle that
the government of our country will not in
the future in any way support the schools
or creed or the institutions of sect. The
last two days have seen the enactment of
laws that will remain in history, and mark