The Portland daily press., 1897-04-16
The INDIANS YESTERDAY.
Senate Gives Attention to the
Aborigines.
APPROPRIATION BILL CONSED-
Erred BUT NOT PASSED.

| sponsible for Observation-Disclosures
Adopted Opening Uncompahre Indian
| Reservation - Senate Adjorns Until
| Monday.
| Washington. April 15.-The Senate
spent the day on the Indian appropria-
tion bill, but did not complete it. The
debate brought out an energetic speech
| by Mr.. Vest Of Missouri, protesting
| against the abandonment of Indian
schools. He eulogized the work of the
Jesui,s among the Indians, and said
the Jesuit schools we're the only ones
| accomplishing any good. After con-
test the committee amendment opening
the UpcompB h3re Indian reservation
| III Utah to public entry was agreed to.
The reservation is said to contain some
of the richest deposits of asphalt in ex-
lstence. The Senate adjourned Eoyer to
Monday.
The Senate, on motionTof Mr. German
| of Mary land, agreed today that in con-
sideration of tomorrow being Good Fri
day, the adjournment today be until
nexs Monday.
After the presentation of mum her of
bills, reports and petitions, the Senate
at IL. Il went into executive session on
the arbitration treaty. d
The opening session was resumed at
| 1. so p. M, and tie Indian appropriation
bill taken up.
bo
mittee amendment opening the Uncom.
pahgIe Indian reservation in Utah to
| public entry.
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas Withdrew the
point Of order he had made on the
| amendment. On a yea and nay vote
the amendment was agreed to-33 to IS.
Mr.. Gallineer. Repu blican uf New
vision giving tribal relations to the
children of white father andTan In
dian mother.
Mr.. Berry, Democrat of Arkansas, de-
| Tended the provision on the ground that
| it removed the penalty now placed on
| an Indian woman for marrying a white
man. The motion to strike. out did not
| prevail.
Mr.. Quay called attention to what he
| termed deliberate attempt to rob the
Indians
Mr.. Pettigrew, answered that the con-
fest YVES one between rival oil compa-
nies. In this connection he stated that
the Indian reservations in New York
ought to be wiped out and the Indians
made subject to the laws OF New York.
MIR. Qday's amendment striking out
the ratification of the oil grants was ac-
cspted.
On motion of Mr.. Ganinger,
the provision relating to children
of white father and Indian
mother was changed as to give tn ese
children tribal rights on the consent of
majority OF the tribe and the consent
of the Secretary of the Interior. Mr..
Vest Of Missouri, spoke In criticism of
the provision of the bill sbolishing Sec
tartan schools. He was brought UP a
Protestant and had no connectioa with
the Roman. Catholic church, but lie had
no sympathy with that cowardly and
ignorant sentiment that any religious
denomination could menace our liberties.
He had Dean reared tt believe the
Jesuits were opposed to republican inst-
tutioGs, but be had trav elled through
the Indian country, visiting tho schools
and had found them a travesty on edu-
cation except when conducted by the
J0sult5s 6COhbi tiUWH pf0hCu6t5 HiIU u6-
funct politicians wers sent out to the
western country to teach the Ind ian
children. He had found. he said, that
the only Indian schools accomplishing
any good were those conducted by the
Jesnits. The ceremonial of the Catho-
lie church seemed to appeal to the In
diapS.
eff I had control of these scnools, -
prCcee ded Mr.. Vest, 81 would give them
to those who have studied Indians; those
who have taken the young Indians from
the tepee, segregated them from their
fsthers and mothers and taught thsm
the religion of Christ, even If the cross
is the emblem of their religion. l would
infinitely rather see them Catholics than
savages."
MIR. Vest said he would make no effort
to oppose the provision of the bill, hut
he would content himself with this pro-
test. The Indian bill WAS aot completed
when nt s o'clock the Senate adjourned
to Monday.
Senate Committees Still Unsettled.
Washington, April 15.--The managing
COMMITTEES representing the Repu blican
senatJrs and the opposition coalition
we're in conference several times today
in their efforts to reuch an agreement
of the reorganization of ths Senate COM I
mittees. The Republicans notified the
com bination of the rejection of their
proposition and submitted proposition
of their own which was that the Re-
publicans should take the chairmanshius
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