The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-02-25

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-
tural appropriation bill was agreed to.
and the consideration of the Indian APP
preparation bill was continued.
The question of sectarian Indian schools
came up In connection with the item ap-
propriating s1.2OO.OO0 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 /, 1897.
Now this amendment brought these
schools Into life again and re-opened the
whole question. 1t was brought here in
absolute disregard for the resolution of
congress last year. The policy of last
year was the true American policy, said
Senator Lodge.
Senator Teller said he opposed sectarlan
schools, but he supported the amendment
because 1t was better to continue the Sec
tartan schools for a year or two rather
than turn the Indian school children out
of school, as the government was not pre-
pared to furnish sufficient school facili-
ties.
Senator Gallinger said the United States
senate, at the close of the nineteenth CEN
tury was threshing over the old ques-
ton of separating church and state. How
many centuries would 1t take us to settle
this question? Every church denomina-
ton in the country save one refused to
go on with this sectarian policy.
Which one does the senator refer top
asked Senator Allen.
THE Roman Catholic church, ans
wered Senator Gallinger. IT have no con-
cealments. l do not arraign that church,
but l merely recite a fact of history"
Senator Pettigrew, in charge of the bill,
said the amendment was in line with the
PoiSy VI GRADUALLY dDOnSnlnB Sectarian
schools. The senator said this opposi-
ton came from the Indian rights asso-
citation, which had its origin in Massa-
chusetts. and he was tired, he said, of
the contemplate hypocrisy of that asso-
citation.
Senator Gallnger declared such lam
guage towards a great association was
unjustifiable
Senator Wilson said he had seen cons,d-
erable Of tba Indians ara t,o,,,,,Sr 80.
the expenditura of abort s1s ono 900 81,
Indian education undar tho r,,asa,,t -
tenn he believed indian cbiIaran .at,,r,'-',
to tho hroaohoIo,,t a,,a ~. ~ az .'e1
getting smattering ~ ad,,oat,ar,
Senator Palmer spoke of the great good
done by the churches in e,evating the ~,
dams. The Catholics had tal,a, ~ ia
in some lines the Nrethod,sts "a go
ter;ans had lad In athens In. -
asked Senator paln,ar ..sho,,,s -,
ate raise This miseroh,a ,,,o,tta.,
barrass n worthy vorl,9,,
Senator Lodge raferr,ns 70 &c.,.
Pettigrew's statement snola 30 49, 49,,
nent standing of the indian r,,tt,
ciation He ,oid a1so 49, - So
was not direotad oga,rst 49,. p ',''
He did NOT be,iave ,,oro1, $50 - 1'i
pronriated for a presb,,tar,a,, -. 1e az
Methodist school or ~, s.-.oo, VI
church Nor ala n iustIf,, ~, pa- ~ -
of the senator from Connection 1fd. 49,
that this was an "attaclx,, mo-, -sa"iss'
ticular church and uras ,,s,,ino, 10y pa
apoeuerv Tho nuhI,c 49,. 'u " ue,l-