The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-21

dian pupils during the fiscal year 1898. hu,
shall only make such contracts at places
where non sectarian schools can not be
provided for such Indian childron and to an
Pmonnt not exceeding 40 per cent OF the
amount so used for the fiscal wear 1879.
Provided further. that the foregoing
shall not Apply to public schools OF any
state Territory. county or city or to gchnols
herein or hereinafter specifically provided
for "
Mr.. Lodge said this amendment sought
to undo what congress- had deliberately de-
'crminod upon as the future policy of con-
grcss for gradually abolishipg scctarian
schools. After fun discussion last yrnr the
Indian bill providing that seutarian schools
We're 10 he discontinued after July !. 1897,
was passed,
Now this amendment brought The schools
into the case aga'n and reopencd the whole
question. II was brought here In absolute
disregard of the action of congress last
year The policy Of last year wah She true
American policy. Mr.. Lodge said,
Mr. Teller tRep) OF Colorado said he
opposed sectaran schools, but he supported
the amendment because it was better TO
continue the scctarian schools for year
or two rather than turn the Indian school
children out OF school, ms the government
was not prepared to furnish sufficient school
facilities
MIR. GallnEer tRcpl OF New Hampshire
, said the senate was confronted with the
Same old plea that the Indians would be
turned out OF school Holland had scttlc1
| this question 800 years ago aDd yet the
United States senate. at the close Of the
| Nineteenth century was thrashiug over ihe
Old question of separating church and state.
! How many centuries would It take It's to
settle this question Every church Demon
| nation IN the country, save one refused TO
20 on with this sectarian policy.
(Which one does the senator refer tor"
asked Mr.. Allen.
The Roman Catholic church." answered
| MIR. Gallinger. II have no concealments,
do not arraign that church. but mere
| ly recite n fact of history.
| Mr.. pettigrew. in charge Of tho bill, said
| that the amendment was In line Of the
policy OF gradually aholshng sectarian
schools, We were approaching the end. but
| by radical act ion thousands of lndinn chill
dien would be turned out OF school The
| senator said this opposition came from the
| Indian Rights association, which bad It's
| center In Massachusetts and he was tired,
| he said. Of "the contemplate hypocrisy Of
that association" Mr.. Gallinger declared
such language toward great association
| was uujustiiiable.
Mr.. Wilson said he had seen consider
able OF the Indians and having observed
| the expenditure Of about Slb,0OOoo0 for In
| dian education under the present system,
he believed Indian children returned 10 the
| breech clout and blanket after getting a
smattcring education.
Mr.. Palmer (Dsm) of Illinois spoke OF
the great good done by the churches in
elevating the Indians. The Catholics had
| taken the lead In some lines. the Meth
odists and Presbyterians had led In others
Now why. asked Mr.. Palmer. should the
senate raise this miserable question to en-
| barrass a worthy work.
Mr.. Lodge. refcrring.to Mr. Pettigrcw's
statement spoke Of the eminent standing
OF the Indian Rights association. He also
gad that this opposition was not directed
| against any one church. He did not be-
lleve money should be appropriated for q
| Presbyterian school or "A Methodist school.
| or any other particular school no sect as
| such. should receive government money.
| Because the Roman Catholic was the only
one sect to which the appropriation APP
Piled 1t did not justify the suggestion Of
llliberalisp. Nor did II justify the sng-
gestion OF the senator from Connecticut
tHawley) that this was an attack on any
| particular church. Tho public money
should be spent for public purposes with
out regard to creed or religion.
Mr. Teller con,rovcrted the statement
that the Indians went 10 Ec brooch ciout
and blanket. The government education
had done incalculable good.
Mr. Pettigrew added that full FLOODED
Sioux Indian was sitting in the senate
gallery. who was graduate from Amherst
college and a Massachusetts medical col
| lege.
Mr.. Hoar reviewed the history OF demon
national schools among the Indians. say
ing that the system had been inaugurated
By General Grant. But he declared that
General Grant himself would have been
as anx ious as any one else would have been
TO drop the system upon the discovery Of
abuses. The senator paid high tribute to
his former townsman OF Worcester. Mass.
Dr. Conaty, now rector OF the Catholic
university.
1t IL announced that a vote on the
school bill should DO taken at p. IN
Tuesday. The Indian bill was then laid
aside.
Mr.. Plat said the execution OF four men
In the Indian Territory Oh Tuesday next
turned upon the action of the senate bill
relative 10 judicial procedure there and
he would therefore persist for aual action
Monday.
At sos the senate held a short exec
utiye session aud adjourned.
Agricultural BIN.