New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-22
INDIAN SCHOOL POLICY.
,r sECrARIAN QUESTION UP IN THE
SENATE ONCE MORE.


.vrxpMENr PROVIDING FOR NoN-sEcrAR-
,.x EDUCATION OF INDIAN CHILDREN
.,,oton April N-The Indian Appropriation
..,rIed the attention Of the Senate during the
." mart Of to-day's session. The discussion as
Fea'' ,a,,ons 10 pay for legal services rem
"s' % the "old settlers. or Western CheroKees'
',ad IN the rejection yeas. To- nays So' Oh the
F.soent offered by Mr.. Chandler (Rep.. n. H)'
'm.u,ng the claimants to bring suit IN 'he court
no r,.oos and In the subsequent adoption OF the
OF ''a amendment for payment Of specified
eV"" ~ about fifteen claimants. After that
smo mas got out OF the way the question OF
"' Indian schools came up and gave rise 10
V.x., interesting discussion, the question oeing
omendment offered by MI Cockren 'De"
% .,,ch declares II 10 be the settled policy OF
NV, ,,arnment TO make no appropriation what
'e nv the education Of Indian children IN sec
.'s.r schools as soon as provision can De maze
Iaran otherwise. and requiring such provision
N be made before 1879 ,,
W ps,,,erew (Rep.. s. d. expressed his willing
~ - occent Mr. Cockrell's amendment. he
"e letter from the Commissioner of Indian
49,. .,ating that IL would require a perioo Oh
80 vsars and an expenditure OF N.-'oVW 10 supply
"" 49,, and teachers for the children now attend
cn'. schools, and intimated that some
ss were afraid do what was right lest they
q ,.n, o1end some secret organization.
'" 40, Gslinser Rep.. n. H. spoke In favor OF the
House proposition and In denunciation OF "na' ne
'".s N. open and papable opposition TO the
ca''eu .,,ool system OF the United States" He
s,.,ad ne nsinuation OF occult influences
w ..b n did not apply to him. But he believed
ere, in this matter the people had come 10 'he
n.r,ne OF the ways 1t had been reproach anu
.h.ms that the Government OF the United states
"a hss violating not only the spirit but the letter
a, the Constitution In the matter OF appropriations
"A sectaran institutions In the spirit OF patr'o's
and Justice he advocated the proposition OF the
Mouse ~ Representatives declaring 1t TO be the In
tan, OF the act that no money appropriated IN II
.hould be paid for education IN sectarian schools
r.,s was the American doctrine. That was the
a,.,r,ne which the people were going to stand
u,on Church and State should be absolutely and
eernslly divorced
Nj. George Dem. Miss) also favored the House
nrouoston and opposed MIR. Cockrelrs amendment
he asserted that the Baptist Church had opposed
an .npropriations from the Treasury and had uni
formy from the very beginning refused TO defle It's
'j Mr. Kyle pop. s. d. advocated the Cockrell
amendment He spoke with approval OF the ms
the Indians and suggested that couple OF years
should Be allowed to permit that Church to main
tain its schools among the Indians az i's o"" CA
Rep NeO pr1fss:sa his ,Ras
E ~ pocy of the Government shall be
egniied,!hat Church and State shall be ana re'ia"
MI Gray Dem. DELI expressed his surprise az az
hearing the solemn warning and invocation Oh o omr
p proprs.y IN dealing simple justice to class OF
seliAevo,ed Christian American citizens ne sen.
the % desk and had pead ,reand declaring
hat there room II the United states STA se 1871 sad
SD s.xssn CnHrGh s4 ad s to the
any DENOMINATION. MI Gray thanked God that
s r. e, nS o SSnsan for s
Christianity is not fanaticsm They are both hm con.
an spirit Education by Baptist preacher a,. a
Protestant minister or Catholic 9ss,s, Is of sree
dom in this country were not laid in any way to
the touch Of Chr,tap minister haSe per
country s%sS They have great part the
Susht any lesson that was wanting in patriotism
And I'm not willing that the law shall treat with
insult and and Itself 10 TEACHING the Gospel Of
Christ whether in catnonc ca hurch or IN
Methodist Baptist or Protestant cnurcn ,os. 70 Nm.
a.rtand how anything he had said had aroused
Senator from Delaware to snGn pGn al
lie declared that he had said no word and made
10 suggestion that could be traced as pointing to
soSd 10 mo further than he T Thurson) in rev
admiration for the barefoot priest Win the
y: through ,S Re Wilderness and spread
s the Christian doctrine OF the lowy MSze az me
Teller se Com ea sEsfshed that ne the catholic
Church by its methods was better calculated tnan
% nat to e, .coos seemed to be the
most successful Indian SCHOOLS In me Gnted Sta Us
Ayorsd however the hSnse n,rsct Schools
~ matt went over without action. and the
Sns,s at $50 adjourned till tomorrow