The record-union., 1897-04-16
Persons Allowed But One Claim on
Lands Containing Gilsonite.
Vest Criticises the Provision of the
Bill AboIishing Sectarian Indian
SChoois-Has No Sympathy With
the Sentiment That Any Religious
Denomination Could Menace Our
Liberties.

WAS11INGI lion, April Io.-The Sem
ate spent to-day considering the Indian
appropriation 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 came up. The pending ques-
ton was on the committee amendment
opening the Uncompahagre reservation,
in Utah, to public entry.
Jones of Arkansas withdrew the point
of order he had made, and on yea and
nay vote the amendment was agreed to
-3333 to Is.
The amendment is as follows: "That
the mineral lands of the Uncompahagre
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 al
lowed to make more than one claim on
lands containing gilsonite. And OF, and
after January l. 1898. all of said
reservation unalloted to Indians shall
De open to public entry under the laws
of the United States"
Gallinger (R) of New Hampshire
moved to strike out the provision Civ
ing tribal relations to the children of a
white father and Indian mother. He de-
clared that the provision would permit
white adventurers to marry the Indian
women as a matter of speculation, and
ultimately to dominate the Indian
Berry Cd of Arkansas defended the
provision on the ground that it removed
the penalty now placed on an Indian
woman for marrying white man.
The motion to strike out did not pre-
vail
Quay called attention to what he
termed a 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 ac-
cepted.
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 a majority of the tribe and the
consent of the Secretary of the Interior.
Vest of Missouri spoke in criticism of
the provision of the bill abOlishing sec
tartan Indian schools. He knew. 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 relig-
ious denomination could menace our lib
critics. He had been reared to believe
the Jesuits were opposed to republican
institutions. But he had travelled
through the Indian country. visiting the
schools, and had found them travesty
on education, except when conducted by
the Jesuits. Broken down preachers and
defunct politicians We're 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. The ceremonial of the Catholic
Church seemed to appeal to the In
dians.
IF I had control of these schools
proceeded Vest, 4 would give them to
those who have studied the Indians:
those who have taken the young In
dians 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 relig-
ion. | would infinitely rather see them
Catholics than savages. 1 do not be-
long 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.
The Indian bill was not completed.
when at o'clock the Senate adjourned
to Monday.
Business Reverses Lead to Suicide.
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dead body of Charles Hoffman, a we'll
known citizen was to-day found in a
chapel about four miles from this city.
To boI axvi5aptIy cono into tho b,,iI,7i,o-