Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-02-26
Of the republicans the silver dollars were
as good as gold dollars.
xx1.I.o,, of Warrington.

wilson OF "dBnlhBtO |
Sanator Wilson said the Nebraska sehh
tor had threshed over some OF the Issue"
of the late campaign. He wished to say
tho free coinage of silver was not the only
issue in the campaign, and that the PLANK
IN that nlatform which excited so much
oppositton was that which differed from
secession in one degree only. LETTERS IN |
Davis had said: TN take my state Out
of the ITnion.' Governor Altgeld had
said. 1.-THE United States shall not come
into nv state" and the Chicago platform
Endorsed him. The question OF law dnu
order entered into the campaign.
| Senator Allen replied by discussing the
nlatform declaration regarding the su-
| nreme court. which he said he Endorsed.
Referring to the income tax decision. ne
said that a certain justice of the supreme
court owed 1t to the world to show why
he changed front on that case.
Senator Allen declared that the justice
| would go into history under cloud I'M
less he explained.
The conference report on the agricul-
turaI appropriation bill was agreed to,
and the consideration of the Indian APP
preparation bill was continued.
| The question of sectarian Indian schools
came IN in connection with the item ap-
propriating $1,2OO,OOO for school purposes
Senator Lodge said the senate commit
tee had proposed an amendment which
reversed the entire policy as to sectarian
schools adopted last year.
Senator Lodge said this amendment
sought to undo what congress had de-
liberately determined upon as the future
policy of congress for gradually abolish
ing sectarian schools.
After full discussion last year the In
dian bill provided that sectarian schools
| were to be discontinued after July l, 1881.
Now this amendment brought these
> | schools into life again and re-opened the
u whole question. 1t was brought here In
| absolute disregard for the resolution Of
d. congress last year. The policy of las
u year was the true American policy, saic
. Senator Lodge.
Senator Teller said he opposed sectariar
schools, but he supported the amendmen
e because it was better to continue the sec
It tartan schools for a year or two rathe
10 than turn the Indian school children GU
le of school, as the government was not pre-
!" pared to furnish sufficient school facili
ties.
Senator Gallinger said the United State
senate, at the close of the nineteenth cen
fury, was threshing over the old ques
ton of separating church and state. HoV
many centuries would it take us to settl
= this question? Every church denomina
- ton in the country save one refused
go on with this sectarian policy.
(Which one does the senator refer to?
asked Senator Allen.
co 1.-THE Roman Catholic church," AM
wered Senator Gallinger. II have no col
cealments. I do not arraign that churc
:" but 1 merely recite fact of history"
Senator Pettigrew, in charge Of the hi
wv said the amendment was in line with Il
, policy of gradually abolishing sectaria
Ho schools The senator said this oppos
ton came from the Indian rights ass
citation, which had its origin in Mass
wi chusetts, and he was tired, he said,
- the contemplate hypocrisy of that ass
~ citation.
~ Senator Gallinger declared such la
. guage towards a great association W
unjustihable.
49, Senator Wilson said he had seen consi
cradle of the Indians, and having Sc
- the expenditure of about $15000,00O
~ Indian education under the present sJ
tenn he believed Indian children return
~, to the breechclout and the blanket af
getting a smattering Of education.
{" Senator Palmer spoke of the great GO
done by the churches in elevating the
III dams. The Catholics had taken the lie
u in some lines, the Methodsts and Presl
at terians had led in others. Now, VIII.
dld asked Senator Palmer, should the s,
m ate raise this miserable question to e
iau barrass a worthy work."
ne Senator Lodge, referring to Sena
sao Pettigrews statement, spoke of the Ell
IAN nent standing of the Indian rights as
ing citation. He said also that his OPPOSITE
ASK was not directed against any one chur
ave He did not believe money should be
al propriated for a Presbyterian school OF
my Methodist school, or any other particu
church. Nor did it justify the suggest
me of the senator from Connecticut (Hawl.
art that this was an attack" upon any d
tax ticular church and was inspired by de
ad- agoguery The public money should
spent for public purposes without regs
to creed or religion.
LIS. Teller Against Wilson.
Senator Teller controverted the sta
ire ment of the Washington senator that
ucated Indians went back to the bree,
an | clout and blanket. Education had dr.
on | incalculable good
na Senator Pettigrew argued that a f,
~ | blooded Sioux Indian was sitting in I
be- sehale sailery VINO was a graduate fr
,te Amherst college and of the Massacl
The sets medical college.
Senator Hoar reviewed the history
for UNCONVENTIONAL schools among the
nto dams, saying that the system had he
an inaugurated by General Grant. He
clared that General Grant himself wo,
al have been as prompt as any one e
nj would have been to drop the system ,
On on the discovery of abuses.
"a 1t was agreed that a vote on the sch
Of item should be taken at l D. m. Mond
nm The Indian bill was then laid aside
,o, A bill was passed granting right
tha way through the Fort Spokane militf
Tho reservation to the St. Paul, Minneapc
~, Il Manitoba Railroad Company.
~ At Sis the senate held a short axeout