The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-04-25
.n,.uGc Will Be Gradual, So That
naucution Of the Governments
charges May Not Suffer.

;niured during the ATTACK on Long
street's lines, and the other was the case
of the widow of Peter II. Allabach. who
served in the Mexican war and the war
of the rebellion.
Senator Gallinger chairman Of the pen
sion committee, regretted that the presi-
dent had seen fit to veto these two bills.
senator Palmer claimed that when cit
ten voluntarily associated himself with
military forces he became de facto in
military service and if wounded had the
same moral right to pension as any for
mally enlisted.
The vetoes were referred to the pen
sion committee.
Senator Hill secured the passage of the
bill designed to a44ord protection to pas
sengers on excursion steamers and oars
men attending regattas, amateur or pro-
fessional, in navigable waters of the coun-
try.
Senator Sherman reported a resolution
providing for the appointment Of a special
committee of five senators to proceed to
Alaska and inquire into the condition of
the fishing industry, the preservation of
the fur seals, the development of t..e
country and the fixing of boundary be-
tween Alaska and British North America.
Senator Mitchell of Oregon was then
recognized for a speech in support of the
bill extending the present law pensioning
veterans of Indian wars So as to include
the survivors of the Georgia and Florida
Seminole wars, the Fevre River Indian
war of Illinois, the Sabine Indian dis
turbance, the Cayuse Indian war and the
various Indian wars in Texas. New Mex
leo and California, Utah, Washington and
Oregon, mentioned in the bill
Senator Mitchell appealed to the senate
in the name of common humanity and
justice to pass the bill at once.
Senator Gray objected to going with
the bill, saying he wanted more light on
some Of these Indian wars
The bill went back to the calendar.
SECTARIAN SCHOOLS.
Consideration of the Indian appropria-
ton bill was then resumed, Senator Cock
sell speaking In support Of his amend
ment to allow two years for the change
from sectarian to government Indian
schools.
Senator Allison derided sectarian big
otry. He said he was the son of a Protest
ant minister, but this did not lead him to
approve of any prescription based on the
religious associations of a citizen. He
oepored the fact that the flag Of intoler-
ance should be raised in the American
congress, after Professionals and Catholics
mad for 100 years served together in the
army and navy, in peace and in war, in
Inc advancement of the country.
senator Allen spoke Of the great work OF
Inc Catholic church, in carrying the torch
:" civilization in one hand and the gospel
VI Christ in the other.
senator PETER expressed establishment
mat, with hundreds of denominations ex-
sung, some senator's sought to pick ou'
vne denomination for eulogy. He believed
."e way to abolish a hurtful policy was
;" abolish it entirely. There was no rea
Son Tor delay in doing way with sectarar
schools.
me vote was then taken on the Cockrel
amendment, declaring the policy of The
government to be against sectarian edu
"a a'on, but allowing until 1898 for the en-
Wy we change from sectarian to government
,as. The vote resulted in the adop
-" VI the Cockrell amendment, IS to "a
THE VOTE.
D. .ne detailed vote is as follows: Yeas
ppuohcans: Carter Chandler, Elk1ns
Na,Sofough, Hawley, Mcmillan, Mantle
noh' Pettigrew, Sewell, Sherman-ll
p;nocrats: Bacon, Bate, Blackburn
Fa',, caffery, Chiffon Cockrell, Daniel
IuiAher, Gibson, Gordon Gray, Hill
sin - martin, Mills, Mitchell of Wiscon
VII Amer, Roach, Smith, Turpie. Vest
lon Walthall, White-25. Populists: Al
ea kyle-2.
observation-disclosures: Allison, Brown
Dphows, Cannon, Clark, Cullom, Davis
p,,. Frye, Gallinger. Gear, Lodge, NC