The morning times., 1897-02-21
They Caused a Warm Discussion
of Church and State.
NO VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT
Wilson and GaIIinger Said the
Indians Had Not Been Benefited
by the Schools, But Gallinger
Afterward Qualified This State
ment-Sympathy for Greece.


of the United States yesterday in the
unanimous adoption of the following reso-
luton, offered by Mr Cameron:
Resolved, That the Senate OF the nIted
States, being mindful of the sympathy Of
the people of the United States. expressed
for the Greeks at the time OF their war for
independence, now extends e like syrnpa-
thy to the government of Greece with it's
Intervention on behalf OF the people Of the
neighboring Island OF Crete, for the pur-
pose OF freeing them from the tyranny Of
foreign oppressors, and to restore peace,
with the blessings Of Christian ciyfliza-
ton to that distressed island"
A bill which was passed by the House
last session, and which has been on the
Senate calendar for some time, authoriz-
ing the appointment or a labor commission,
was taken up on motion of Mr.. Quay, and
was likely to lead to a long and animated
debate, when Mr.. Allison, chairman Of
the Committee on Appropriations, inter
posed with a motion to take up the Indian
appropriation bill, and that motion was
agreed TO by majority OF six, thus reie-
eating the labor commission bill back to
the calendar.
committee amendment TO the Indian
appropriation bill, making temporary pro-
vision for contract, or denouinationaI,
schools for Indian pupils, opened up quite
long and interesting discussion OF that
much-veked question.
Mr.. Lodge OF Massachusetts opposed the
amendment as something which would en-
trely undo the work Of last session in re-
lation to sectarian Indian schools The
amendment, he said, was in absolute disre-
gard OF the declarations in the last Indian
appropriation bill and in absolute disFe-
gard OF the statements then made IL had
been perfecSly understood then that II the
school appropriation was continued for q
yeariongert the general polio V of unsectarian
schools would then be accepted by all
hands He hoped the Senate would not re-
open that old controversy
The policy OF the government had been
plainly declared in the bill of last year,
and was regarded as the true American
policy, and that was that no appropri-
ton should be made for any Sectarian
schools.
The amendment was defended by Sen
ators HawIey of Connecticut and Teller Of
Colorado, on the ground that the schools
would have to be continued for another
year or the children would have to be
turned away.
Mr.. Galhnger of New Hampshire sided
with Mr. Lodge and against Senators
Hawley and Teller. In the course of his
remarks he said that every church but
one in the United States refused to take
money from the government for sectarian
education.
What church does not refuse to take
it," Mr.. Allen of Nebraska asked.
The Roman Catholic Church. Mr. Gal
Iinger replied. Il do not mean TO arraign
that church. but / am absolutely, ire
vocably. and eternally opposed to voting a
dollar for education in Sectarian or relig-
ious schools
Mr.. Hawley defended the amendment as
"a little letting up on the declared policy
of the government. The two Houses last
| session were little merciful in the matter
in permitting Indian children to learn TO
read under Catholic priest for a little
time. until other schools could be organized
That was all that was proposed in the
amendment-thatt the Indian children should
not be turned out OF school.
Mr. Pettigrew of South Dakota, chair
man of the Indian Committee, defended the
amendment, and declared himself tired
| of the contemplate prejudice of the Indian
Rights Association"
Mr. GaIlinger protested against such a
| Characterization of "a great benevolent
| association"
Mr. Wilson, of Washington, said that
| after the government spending fifteen mill
lions on Indian schools, he had yet TO see
| a single Indian who had received the
| slightest benefit from them; and he called
| upon Mr.. Gallinger TO say whether that
| statement was correct
| Mr.. GaIlinger admitted that IL was.
| Mr. Palmer, of Illinois, argued that the
! Senate should not permit itself TO be
| drawninto a controversy about the ''miser-
| able question of UNCONVENTIONAL control of
| Indian schools His own feeling was
| that the Secretary of the Interior should
be permitted to make contracts with such
| religious schools as existed among the
| Indians.
Nr Lodge said he did not think that Con-
| gress ought to appropriate money for Pres
| byterian schools, Episcopal schools, Meth
| odist schools or Baptist schools. And he
| waited for any Senator TO say that he was
attacking those sects He said that no
| sect, as such, should receive government
money, and he believed in that principle
| He was not to be deferred from saying
SO by the outcry that he was illiberal
Mr.. Teller denied the statement OF Mr..
Wilson that the large amount spent on
| Indian education had been without any
| good result; and Mr.. PettigTew sustained
| Mr.. Teller's view, saying that there were
now in the gallery some highly educated
| Sioux Indians.
MI Hoar eulogized the Catholic Church
for its adhesion to the constitutional
| right of all Christian bodies to stand on
| an entire equality before the law
Mr. Mantle argued against appropriation:
for sectarian education, ana offered ar
amendment appropTiating a million dollar
for the purchase, lease, repair and con
struction of school buildings, and for th'
purchase of school sites for Indian pupils.
Mr.. GaIlinger modified the qualified as
sent which he had given to Mr.. Wilson s
assertion that there was not an educa tee
Indian in the United States. He did no
mean to be so understood. What ht
meant to give his assent to was that fol
the very large expenditure of money made
for Indian schools, the result was diSap
pointing.
Mr. Allen ridiculed the idea of the pay
ment of denominatiUnal schools as unloI
OF church and state; and said that Just
as well might the payment of union gen
eraI who rode in the storm of battle al
the head of his troops, and who was
Catholic, be called a union of church ant