The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-21
SENSATIONS IN THE SENATE.
rrrE COMMENDED FOR HER
COURSE IN CRETE.

+or Allen Casts n Slur on JuShce
,'.-.s-The Bill Authorizing the
,ointment of a Labor Commits
ION called I'D, But Displaced by
Indian Appropriation BilI-A
.,.o1v Debate Ensures on the
-...ion of sectarian Schools
sharing in the Government ApprO-
priauOn.
rI.aehi,gton. Feb. 2O.-The Cretan upris-
against Turkey was recognized and
'7.o,,rared by the Senate of the United
en- to-dav in the unanimous adoption
resoIution offered by Mr.. Cameron
.ording sympathy to the government
Croace in its intervention to free the
.r,Io If Crete From the tyranny of for
ION onpressors, and to restore peace with
ne blessings of Christian civilization to
hat DISTRESSED island"
hill which was passed by the House
,,st session, and which has been on the
senate calendar for some time, authoriz-
ing the appointment of a labor commits
s,on was taken up to-day, on motion of
Mr. Quay and was likely to lead to a long
ard animated debate, when Mr. Allison,
chairman of the committee on appropria-
ttors fnterposed with a motion to take up
motion was agreed to by a majority of six
inns relocating the labor commission bill
hack TO the calendar.
The Indian appropriation bill was taken
nm and during its discussion the decision
of the supreme court in the income tax
case. was brought in question. Mr.. Allen
said 'Mr. Justice Shiras owes it to the
country to say why he so suddenly chang
ed front on that subject. The change was
SO radical and so extreme that that man
will so into history under a cloud unless
he explains to the country what motives
influenced him to change his position on
the income tax cases.
The question of Indian schools came up
on the item appropriating 81 200. 900 for that
4 purpose, to which item the committee on
lndlan a1alIS mao reported an amendment
as follows: or which amount the Secre-
tary of the Interior may use i'm his judg-
ment 5000 for the Indians in
Il Alaska provided that the Secretary of the
4 Interior may make contracts with con-
tract schools, appropriating as near as
& may be the amount so contracted for
among schools of various denomina tons
for the education of Indian pupils during
q the fiscal year 1898, but shall only make
4 such contracts at places where non-sec-
tartan schools cannot be provided for such
Indian children, and to an amount not
exceeding 40 per centum of the amount
so used for the fiscal year 1895, provided
further that the foregoing shall not APP
ply to public schools of any state, terri
tory, county or city or to schools herein
h6reafter SDeC1nCalIy provided for
Mr.. Lodge opposed the amendment as
something which would entirely undo the
work of last session in relation to secta-
ran Indian schools
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 appropriation
should be made for any sectarian schools.
The amendment was defended by Sena-
tors Hawley and Teller, on the ground
that the schools would have to be contin-
another
have to be turned away.
Mr.. Gallinger sided with Mr. Lodge
4 and against Senators Hawley and Tel
Ter. In the course of bis remarks he said
Il that every church but one in the United
States refused to take money from the
I. government for sectarian education.
What church does not refuse to take
it?" Mr.. Allen asked
The Roman Catholic church, Mr..
Gallnger replied. Il do not mean to ar
raign that church. but l am absolutely ir-
revokably and eternally opposed to voting
5 dollar for education in sectarian or re-
Mr. Hawley defended the amendment as
a niue letting up on the declared poll
cy Of the government, He was not a
4 CatnohcI he said, but it was faith hon
eStly held by an immense number of peo-
PIE. IL was church of tremendous or
4 Ramzing and executive power The two
houses last session were a little rnercifuI
"a the matter III permitting Indian chill
uISn 70 learn to read under a Catholic
priest for a little time, until other scbooIs
could be organized. That was ali maj
was proposed in the amendment-that the
d ~ nan eIhlldren should not be turned out
OF schooli and in the meantime that ef-
forts should be made to esta bIish bopNsec-
55dIldn schools He never had such preilI-
uIce against Catholic schools as that he
MoIld not prefer to see his child go there
loafer va eus SlIeets as
MT. Pettigrew. chairman of the Indian
SSoaIiInltiee defended the amendment and
declared himself tired of the conteYI n+ nv
tio Juice oil the Indian Rights Associa-
o NJ MI. Gallinger protested against such
nddjraatGiIerization of "a great benevolent
M Mr.; Hoar recognized the Catholic
tiona ~ LOT LOT ITS adhesion to the constitu-
st9nd lIsnt or all Christian bodies 10
\ law HI Tn al, an entire equality before the
Cue one great authorities of that chnrcb T ~l6u
eSriIzea mat policy. He had heard The
called - pulpit orator who had just been
uniVersifv ' iI u Head of the great Catholic
clare a.; III washington CDR. ConatV0 de-
c &C., III farewell to the people Of Tvor-
for 't . Mass, where he had been livi1o,
authority any anIe years, his devotion to the
he oH OF the United States and ssv ~ ,
his VWHg 5u ms right to be a CathoI{c and
Ia tbeS nj 10 advocate his religious faith
constitiItinn lS ana Just provisions of the
it y all Christian bodies on an eouaIl
n MIR a Allen ridiculed the idea of the nav
of obHraoHH en omlnational schools as n uni9n
~ ShuTcn and state and said inSt u u,Io ii
ro5a ~ ne ne payment of a union General Vho
r his LIE w we storm of battle at the head ~
IA called mil onu VINO was a Catholic be
Tn a union OF church and state
,b he ne e. qlll was laid aside without action on
being gi,ar 'hlehaInent unanimous consent
M Monde Ven en 70 nave the vote taken on
'SftNaS afternoon at O'clock. ~
aIter a brief executive seSsic, ~. c.,
"'e ADJOURNED at $50 o'cloclx 'iie SCH