New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-21

whether the bill before the Senate was free
| coinage bill.
Every bill" Mr.. Wilson suggested, "is free
coinage bill so far as the Senator from Nebraska
| goes
And it would be better for the Senator's constit
uents" Mr.. Allen retorted III every bill a
| free-coinage bill with him."
The discussion went on, and in the course of it
| the decision of the Supreme Court in the income
tax case was brought in question Mr.. Allen said:
Mr.. Justice Shiras IL TO the country to say
| why he so suddenly changed front on that subject
| The change was so radical and extreme that
! that will so into history under a cloud unless
| he explains TO the country what motives Influenced
! him 10 change his position on the income-tax
! cases.
| THE sECTARIAN SCHOOL QUESTION
! The question Of Indian schools up on the
item appropriating s12o0,000 for that purpose to
| which item the Committee Indian Affairs had
| reported amendment as follows:
| OF which amount the Secretary of the Interior
| may in his discretion $1,000 for the education
Of the Interior may make contracts with contract
schools. apporioning as near as may be the amount
nominations for. the education Of Indian pupils
sueh co ont s at hea places Where
| schools cannot be provided for such Indian chill
| dren, and to amount not exceeding 40 per cent
provided. further, that the foregoing shall not APP
ply to public schools of any State, Territory, coun
~ city. schools herein or hereinafter spe
| officially provided for.
Mr. Lodge Rep., Mass) opposed the amendment
as something which would entirely undo the work
| OF last session in relation TO sectaran Indian
schools The amendment. he said, in absolute
disregard Of the declarations in the last Indian APP
preparation bill, ana in absolute disregard Of the
statements then made 1t had been perfectly under
stood then that if the school appropra ton con-
inued for year longer the general policy of non
sectarian schools would then be accepted by all
hands He hoped the Senate would not reopen tina.
old controversy. The policy of the Government had
been plainly declared in the bill o: last year. and
was regarded the true American policy-and that
was that no appropriation should be made for any
The amendment was defended by Senators IIaw,,
ley and Teller on the ground that the schools would
have to be continued for another year, or the chill
Mr. Galiinger Glep y. H.) sided with Mr. Lodge
and against Senators Hawley and Teller In the
course OF his remarks he said that every Church but
from the Governmen. for sectaran education.
What Church does not refuse to take it?' Mr.
''The Roman Catholic Church" Mr.. Galngcr re
piled. 81 do not mean TO arraign that Church, bui
] am absolutely. irrevocaby and eternally opposed
TO voting dollar for education III sectaria1 or re-
ligous schools
Mr. Hawley defccdel the amend nent as "a lhtlo
letting np' or the degaTei p3ic% OF ne Govern
faith honestly held By an Immense number of poo,
pie. It a Church of tremendous organiztg and
little merciful in the matter in pcrmitting Indian
to e S TO TSaG %PGT cond m
That was all that was proposed in the amendment
that the Indian children should not be turned our
of school, and in the mean time that efforts should
be made to establish non-sectaran schools lie
as that he would not prefer to Sc his child go there
rather than have him on the streets as a loaiei.
ian Committee defended the amendment, and de-
clared himself tired of the contemptibe preju-
Mr. GaIlingcr protested against such a character
ization Of "a great beIeyolent association" -.
Government: spending $4,000, on Indian schools;
he had yet TO sec single ndan VINO hSd rfceved
Mr.. Gallirger 10 say whether thai statement was
Mr. Gsllinger admitted tina: II was.
Mr. Palmer Dem, ~ argued mat the Senate
troversy about the miserable question Of denom-
national control of Indian schools His own feel
various Churches who had done such praiseworthy
work among the Indians snouiG h9t De aDahdonea
Interior should he permitted to mNe contracts
with such religious schools as existed among the
Mr lodge said he did think thai Congress
ocbools Episcopal schools Methodist schools or
Baptist schools. And he waited for any senator
IN ssy that he was attacking those scots He want
ed TO see an exhibition Of That senstiveness which
was displayed when ne said that Consie', onsn,
which now received Government money Tor rs
schools lie no more 2taf fk dne or ne Pra
byierian, the Episcopal, or the M'tn9dIsl
cdva c1Government money and he believed that
principle. He was not 10 be deferred from saying !
SO by 1g denied the statement OF sir. Wilson
that the large amount spent on indian rductUoh !
Ia bern wit hout any good result and NJ. Pettl-
grew sustained Mr., Tellers view, SAYING tiat ihcIe
tyerc now I'm the gallery some highly educated SIOUX
Indians.
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH EULOGlHED
Mr. Uoar CRep MassJ eulo6iaed the Catholic |
l,rob for its adhesion TO tho constitutional rights
- all Christian bodies 10 stand on an entire equal
a.. ,,a,r. the law lie understood that the lead I
ers and the great authorities Of that Church rec
ogn,ged mat policy. lie had heard the eminent |
n,lnIt orator VINO had just been called to The |
pII ~ inc great Catholic University IN Washing
n .en lnr ConatU declare In farewell speech to |
the people Of Worcester. Mass where ne had
, De" on,b"ritv and principles Of the Constitution Of
he Tinted States. and say that ne owed MS right
~ ha - Cathoc and his rght TO advocate MS re-
I,gions faith 10 the humane and just provisions