The herald., 1897-04-16
POOR OLD
LOS LAND
Will Soon Be Opened to
Public Entry
VEST NOT AR0MAN CATHOLIC
BUT HE HEARTILY CHAMPIONS
JESUIT SCHOOLS
Perkins Before the Subcommittee
in the INTEREST Of Higher Duties
on California Fruit
VEST NOT AR0MAN CATHOLIC
BUT HE HEARTILY CHAMPIONS
JESUIT SCHOOLS
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON April 15-The senate
spent today considering the Indian ap-
preparation bill, but did not complete it.
Early In the session the proceedings
were made executive. and when the doors
were again open to the public the Indian
bill again came up. The pending ques-
ton was on the committee amendment
opening the Uncompahgre reservation
in Utah to public entry.
Jones of Arkansas withdrew the point
of order he had made. and on a yea and
nay vote the amendment was agreed to,
SO to 13.
The amendment is as follows: That
the mineral lands Of the Uncompahgre
Indian reservation in the state OF Utah
are hereby declared opened to public
entry under the mineral land laws of the
United States, and no person shall be
allowed to make more than one claim
on lands containing gilsonite. And on
and after January l. 1898, all of said res
ervation unallotted to Indians shall be
open to public entry under the land laws
Of the United States
Gallinger of New Hampshire, Repub-
lican. moved to strike out the provision
giving tribal relations to the children Of
white father and Indian mother. He
declared that the provision would per-
NIT white adventurers to marry the In
dian women as a matter Of speculation,
and ultimately to dominate the Indiak.
Berry of Arkansas. Democrat, defend
ed the provision on the ground that 1t
removed the penalty now placed on an
Indian woman for marrying a white
man. The motion to strike out did not
prevail. 49,
| Quay called attention to what he
termed deliberate attempt to rob the
Indians" 1t dealt with the granting of
certain oil rights on the Seneca Indian
reservation in New York. Quay's
amendment, striking out the ratification
of the oil grants, was accepted
On motion of Gallinger, the provision
as to children Of a white father and In
dian mother was modified so as to give
these children tribal rights on the con-
sent of majority Of the tribe and the
consent of the secretary of the interior
Vest of Missouri, Democrat spoke in
abolishing sectarian Indian schools. He
kenw, he said, that what he said would
subject him to bitter criticism. He was
brought up a Protestant and had no
connection with the Roman Catholic
church. But he had no sympathy with
that cowardly and ignorant sentiment
that any religious denomination could
menace our liberties. He had been
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opposed to republican institutions, but
he had travelled through the Indian coun-
try, visiting the schools. and had found
them a travesty on education except
when conducted by the Jesuits. Broken
down preachers and defunct politicians
were sent out to the western country to
teach the Indian children. He had
found. he said, that the only Indian
schools accomplishing any good were
those conducted by the Jesuits, whose
church seemed to appeal to the Indians.
"If Ihad control of these schools" pro-
ceeded Vest, II would give them to those
who had studied the Indians; those who
have taken the young Indians from the
tepees, segregated them from their
fathers and mothers and taught them
the religion OF Christ, even If the cross
is the emblem Of their religion. Iwould
infinitely rather see them Catholics than
eavages. do not belong to that sect
which would rather see an Indian
damned than see him in the Catholic
church"
Vest said he would make no effort to
oppose the provision of the bill, but
would content himself with this protest.
Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota
introduced a bill authorizing the ap-
pointment of commission to introduce
and popularize the bread foods of the
United States among the peoples of the
Orient. 1t provides that the commission
shall consist of three persons to be ap-
pointed by the president and confirmed
by the senate and to be known as the
bread foods commission of the United
States and to be under the direction and
control of the secretary Of agriculture.
The commission shall ascertain and
from time to time report to the secretary
of agriculture upon the best modes of
introducing and poularizing the bread
foods Of the United States among the
people of Oriental countries. The salary
Of each Of the commissioners ehall be
$4,000 year and the commission Is au-
thorized to employ a secretary at SAL
ary Of $4,000 and $4,000 is appropriated
to defray the expenses of the commits
sion in the prosecution Of its work. SEN
ator Hansbrough says the measure Is
designed to further the work Of extend
ing the trade of the United States with
China and Japan and was suggested by
the letter recently sent to him by James
]. Hill. president OF the Great Northern
railway. on the subject Of trade with the
Orient.
The Indian bill was not completed
when at s o'clock the senate adjourned to
Monday
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
WARRINGTON April 16.-In accord
ance with bis previous notice. Senator
Davis promptly moved an executive
session Of the senate after the disposal