Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-04-29
RUN TWO YEARS LONGER
APPROPRIATIONS FOR sECTARIAN
INDIAN SCHOOLS CONTINUE.
Change VIII he Gradual, SO That
Education of the Governments
Charges May Not suffer.

Washington, April 22.-The presidents
vetoes of two pension bills were laid be-
fore the senate One was the case of
c. E. Jones, a photographer. who was
injured during the attack on Long
streets lines, and the other was the case
Of the widow of Peter H. 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 a cit
iZen voluntarily associated himself with
military forces he became de facto in
military service and IL wounded had the
same moral right to a 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 auord 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 special
committee of five senators to proceed to
Alaska and inquire iuto the condition of
the fishing industry, the preservation of
the fur seals, the development of the
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, Now 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 on with
the bill, saying he wanted more light on
some Of these Indian wars.
The bill went back to the calendar.
SECTAR1AN SCHOOLS.
Consideration of the Indian appropria-
ton bill was then resumed, Senator Cock
rell speaking in support of his amend
ment to allow two years for the change
from sectaran to government Indian
schools.
Senator Allison derided sectarian big
otry. He said he was the son of Protest
ant minister, but this did not lead him to
approve of any prescription based on the
religious associations of a citizen. He
deplored the fact that the flag of intoler-
ance should be raised in the American
congress, after Protestants and Catholics
had for 100 years served together in the
army and navy, in peace and in war, in
the advancement of the country.
Senator Allen spoke of the great work OF
the Catholic church, in carrying the torch
of civilization in one hand and the gospel
of Christ in the other.
Senator PETER expressed astonishment
that, with hSndreds of denominations ex-
listing, some senators sought to pick out
one denomination for eulogy. He believed
the way 10 abolish a hurtful policy was
to abolish 1t entirely. There was no rea-
son for delay in doing way with sectarian !
schools.
The vote was then taken on the Cockrell |
amendment, declaring the policy of the |
government to be against sectarian edu- |
cation, but allowing until 1898 for the en-
tire change from sectarian to government |
schools. The vote resulted in the adop- |
tion of the Coekrell amendment. SS TO "a.
The detailed vote Is as follows: Yeas
Republicans: Carter, Chandler Elkins, |
Hansbrough. Hawley, Mcmillan, Mantle. |
Nelson, Pettigrew, Sewell, Sherman-11. |
Democrats. Bacon, Bate, blackburn,
Brice, Caffery Chiffon, Cockrell, Daniel, |
Faulkner, Gibson. Gordon Gray, Hill, |
Jones, Martin, Mills, Mitchell of Wiscon-
sin. Palmer. Roach, Smith. Turpie, Vest,
Villas. Walthall, White-25. Popullsts; AL
len, Kyle.
Noes-Republicans: Allison, Brown,
Burrows, Cannon, Clark, Cullom, Davis,
Dubois. Frye, Gallinger. Gear, Lodge, Nc
Bride. Mitchell of oregon, Perkins. Plat,
Shoup Squire, Teller, Warren, Wolcott-21.
Democrats: GEORGE. Populists PEI
fer, Stewart-2.
The distribution Of the Cherokee moneys |
and the extension of the services of the
Dawes commission occasioned a lengthy |
debate and final action was not reached.
At the request of Senator Hoar he was
given leave of absence for the balance of
the season.
FILLED CHEESE BILL.
Washington, April 22.-The senate com
mittee ON agriculture today agreed to re
port the filled cheese bill as 1t passed tn
house, with a recommendation that it b
referred to the finance committee, on tn
ground that it is financial bill.
A RIII FOR Liberal PENSIONS