The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-05

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4-Mr. Ding
| ley, chairman of the ways and means
committee, today reported back the
senate free coinage substitute for the
house bond bill with the recommends
ton that the house non-concur, and in
sists on its bill
Mr.. Crisp, representing the minority,
gave notice that the minority will ask
the house to concur The report will
be called up tomorrow and the debate
will run for two days, with night ses-
sions.
INDIAN BILLS.
Some business was transacted by
unanimous consent. Bills were passed
providing for commissioners to nego-
tate with the Shoshone, Arapahoe and
Bannock Indians for the surrender of
rights claimed by them to hunt on I'm
occupied public domain of the United
States; to amend section of the act
of 1887 for the forfeiture of the lands
granted in aid Of Pacific railroads. so
as to provide that in case of forfeited
lands purchasers who had paid a por-
ton of the purchase money before re-
ceiving their patent, should pay to the
government the difference between the
amount paid the railroad and the gov
eminent; to extend the jurisdiction of
the circuit court of appeals of the
Eighth district to certain cases now
pending in that court from the Indian
territory, and to grant the ST. Louis,
Oklahoma & Southern railroad a right
of way through the Indian territory.
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chamber of commerce in favor of the
speedy completion of the Nicaragua
canal was presented to the house by
Mr.. Loud.
MUCH FEELING.
The house spent the remainder of
the day debating amendments offered
by Mr.. Hainer Rep., Neb1 to strike
from the District of Columbia appro-
priation bill the appropriations for pri-
waite and sectarian institutions of char
ity in the district, and place the money
proposed to be appropriated for them
at the disposal of the board of chill
dren's guardians. Much feeling was
engendered and at times the debate
grew quite exciting. The appropria-
tions for six religious charitable insti-
tutlons, one Episcopal and five Catho-
lie, were stricken out, but the amend
ments to strike out the appropriations
for other private institutions, including
the Young Women's Christian Home,
the Hope and Help mission, etc, were
defeated. After the committee of the
whole reported the bill to the house,
separate votes were demandd on all
amendments adopted, and they will be
first in number in tomorrow's business.
HENDERSON ELOQUENT.
Mr.. Henderson of Iowa made an eIo-
quent speech against Mr.. Hainer' S
amendments, which frequently evoked
applause.
eff 1 were a Catholic" said he,
which am not; if 1 we're an A. P. A,
which 1 am not; if the thunders of the
vatican or the inquisition of Spain, or
any other secret cabal tried to chain
my lips, l would speak out, because /
believe it is my duty. The amendment
offered by the gentleman from Ne
braska," said he, STRIKES with an iron
hand orphans and insults these God
anointed institutions which care for
these little children. loud applause)
Gentlemen of the American con-
gress, when I see a helpless child not
cared for on the ground and a kindly
woman, whether in the white garb of
the sister of charity or whether in the
robe of infidelity, has stopped to lift it
up, God give me conscience that will
keep me from looking to see whether
he or she is doing it under the cross
or under the crescent. My warrant for
sanctioning such an act was planted in
my breast, not by priest, not by oath
bound associations, but by my Maker
and my mother" cloud applause)
HAINER REPLIES.
Mr.. Hainer made an indignant reply
to Mr. Henderson He declared that
he was not a Catholic, nor a member
of any secret order. His sole purpose,
he affirmed, was to turn the money
appropriated for public charity over to
a public board in order that it might
be under public control.
Mr.. Hainer then moved to strike out
the next appropriation of $1,000 for the
maintenance of children at the St.
AIMS Infant asylum. This was a Cath
olic institution, and Mr.. Bartlett Oem.,
N. W in opposing the amendment de-
clared that it was the anti-Catholic
sentiment-the spirit of the A. P. A
that was ruling the deliberations of the
house He called attention to the fact
that Mr.. Hainer made no opposition to
the appropriation for the Washington
hospital for foundlings, a private insti
tuition.
The debate was prolonged, and at
times quite exciting. The Hainer mo-
tion was adopted-93 to 20
GRAIN IS HEARD.
While the vote was being taken Mr..
Grain Oem., Texas who was opposing
it, called out, 81 rejoice in the courage
of the Republicans and regret the
cowardice of the Democrats
Mr. Williams Oem., Miss) then ar
raigned Mr. Hainer and the majority
of the house for the illogical manner
in which it had voted to retain some
appropriations and had rejected others.
He was in sympathy with the old Dem
ocratic doctrine that public money
should not be appropriated for pri-
vate purposes, and when Mr.. Hainer
announced his platform yesterday he
thought another Daniel had come to
Judgment. But he had refrained at
the outset from making his motion re-
garding the appropriation for a tenn
porary home for ex-soldiers and sal
Iors. There were votes behind that.
But when Catholic institutions were