The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-21

reservation is located, leaving in the
provision to employ Indians. It was
lost, II to 30.
When the item directing the payment
Of the annuities to PottaWatOmies in
Neb) made 1t the text of a speech
on the silver question. He wanted to
know why the so-called sound money
men Of the committee had insisted
in paying these benighted Indians i'll
"50-cent dollars" Several senators ex-
planned that this provision was in &C.
cord with treaty provisions. Mr.. Plat
observed that, by the efforts of the
Republicans, the silver dollars were as
good as gold dollars.
Mr.. Wilson said the Nebraska sena
tor had threshed over some of the
issues of the late campaign. He wished
to say the free coinage of silver
was not the only issue in the cam
paign and that a plank in that plat
form which excited much opposition
was that which differed from secession
in degree only. Jefferson Davis had
said: I'll take my state out of the
union" Gov. Altgeld had said: 1.-THE
United States shall not come into my
state, and the Chicago platform in
dorsed him. The question of law and
order entered into the campaign.
Mr.. Allen replied by discussing the
platform declaration regarding the SUI
preme. court, which he said he indorsed
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. Mr.. Allen declared that the JUS
tice would go into history under a
cloud, unless he explained.
The conference report on the agricul-
a m tot 0-, 1t
The question Of sectarian Indian
schools came up in connection with the
item appropriating $1,000, 900 for school
purposes. Mr.. Lodge said the senate
committee had proposed an amendment
which reversed the entire policy as to
sectarian schools, adopted last year.
Inc committee amendment is as fol-
lows:
Provided, That the secretary of the inte-
rior may make contracts with contract
schools, apportioning as near as NAV be the
amount so contracted for, among schools of
the various denominations for the education
OF Indian pupils during the fiscal wear 169S
but shall only make such contracts at places
where non-sectarian schools cannot be pro-
s seS,nt f0r rot sueh Indian children and to
amounts so used for the fiscal year 1896.
PROVIDED, further, That the foregoing shall
not apply to public schools of any state, ter
ritory: county or city or to schools herein or
hereafter specifically provided for.
Mr.. Lodge said this amendment
sought to undo what congress had de-
l1berately determined upon as the
Iutufe policy OF congress for gradually
abollsh1ng the sectarian schools.
Mr. Teller said he opposed sectarian
schools, but he supported the amend
ment because 1t was better to continue
the sectarian schools for a year or
two, rather than turn the Indian school
chlldren out of school, as the govern
ment was not prepared to furnish suf-
f1cient school facilities.
SAME OLD QUESTION.
Mr.. Gallinger said the senate was
confronted with the same old plea that
Indian children would be turned ont
OF school. Holland had settled this
question 300 years ago, and yet the
united states senate at the close or
the 18th century was threshing over
the old question of separating church
and state. How many centuries would
1t take US to settle this question?
Every church denomination in the
country save one refused to go on
with this sectarian policy.
Which one does the senator refer
to-" asked Mr.. Allen.
The Roman Catholic church." an
swereds Mr.. Gallinger Il have no con-
cealments. | do not arraign that
church, but [ merely recite a fact of
history"
Mr.. Pettigrew in charge of the bin
said the amendment was in line with
the policy of gradually abolishine sec
tartan schools. We were approaching
the end. but by radical action thous
ands OF Indian children were to be
turned out Of schools. The senator
said this opposition came from the In
dian Rights association. which had
Its center in Massachusetts, and he was
tired of the contemplate hypocrisy of
that association.
Mr.. Gallinger declared such language
toward great association was UNI
justifiable.
Mr.. Wilson said he had seen con-
siderable OF the Indians and having
seen the expenditure Of about 5,00O.-
600 for Indian education under the
present system, he believed Indian
children returned to the breech cIout
and the blanket after getting a smat-
tering OF education
Mr.. Palmer spoke of the great good
done by the churches in elevating the
Indians. The Catholics had taken the
lead on some lines: the Methodists and
Presbyterians had led in others. Now
why, he asked. should the senate raise
this miserable question to embarrass
worthy work?
Mr.; Lodge. referring to Mr.. Petit
crews statement. spoke of the emf
nent standing Of the Indian Rights
association. He said also that this op-
position was not directed against any
one church. He did not believe money
should be appropriated for a Presby-
terrain school. or Methodist school
No sect. as SUCH should receive gov
eminent money. Because the Roman
Catholic was the only sect to which
the appropriation applied, It did not
justify any suggestion of illiberalism.