New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30
HOUSE.
CONSIDERATION OF BILLS FROM THE MILL
TARY AFFAIRS COMNITTEE-CATHO-
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TARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE-CATHo-
TARr AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.
Washington June 20 The House by unanimous
consent insisted upon us Disagreement 10 the Sen
| ate amendments 70 tho Indian Appropriation bill
! and agreed 70 a further conference
Mi CANNON rep. III announced continuing
inability Of the conferences 70 agree upon the Sun
dry Civil bill and moved that the house insist fur
Their upon It's contentious. He pointed ont that to-
morrow would he the last day Of the present fiscal
year. and unless the bill should pass before July
! Congress would have resor, to joint resolution
| 70 make the appropriations for the present year
! continue until the new bill could he passed III
then reviewed the FIVE points Of difference between
the conferrees They involve appropriations for
public buildings Annapolis. Md, and Butte.
| Mont. for A sanitarium and soldiers home At Hot
| Springs. : d; for the Improvement Of the va
quima Bay Oregon. and legislation affecting tho
status Of the Dis,rict-Attorney IN the District 81
| Columbia Mr.. Cannon said he would not be Will
ing TO Weld upon any OF the points without positive
| Instructions and he then pressed his motion The
House voted insist upon al It's disagreements.
III members voting in the affirmative and none in
the negative.
A vote was then taken upon tho bill to authorize
| the appointment OF military storekeeper for the
Army The bill aroused vigorous opposition yes
| terday and the House adjourned pending disposal
Of it. the point Of no quorum being made
Mr. HANDY Dem. Dell renewed to-day the
! opposition and made again the point OF no quorum
when the vote was taken. a call Of the House
followed. and the biz finally passed a quorum
! being disclosed
bin to protect harbor defences and Publications
! from wanton and malicious injury passed Sew
| eral amendments by Messrs Cox Dem. Tenn and
| Hay Dem Va. looking TO limiting the jurisdic-
! ton OF the United States In such cases. were re-
| tected Bills were also passed directing the en-
| listment OF cooks IN the regular and volunteer
armies and increasing the number q post quar-
| for rnzs Ter IN
resolution to correct an omission in the law rel
alive 10 signal officers the staff % corps COM
manders
| RELIGIOUS PRIVILEGES AT WEST POINT.
Mr. Hull called up a bill TO give TO the Secretary
of War the discretion Of permitting any church or
religious sect TO erect a house of worship on the
West Point military reservation.
Mr.. Suizer dem. y. y. in urging the hill said
all Protestants worshipped there in chapel owned
| by the Government, and the purpose Of the bill
really was TO give 10 the Catholics the right 10
build their chapel. II myself Presby
terrain" declared Mr.. Sulzer. but q believer in
religious freedom. and the Catholics should have
the right TO have on the West Point military res
ervation chapel that Protesanrs enjoy"
Nj HILL elaborated the arguments In support
OF the BILL and Mr.. Bromwell (Rep. Ohio) opposed
1t being framed solely for the Catholics and he
antagonized launching upon a policy that would
end IN fight between the churches for control OF
the worship West Point.
Il an a bro;her-in-iaw to the Methodist Church"
| declared Mr.. CANNON. and the gentleman
cannot claim that there Is anything in the
bill that d!scr.minates against the Methodist
! Church or any other church. The Secretary of
War can grant under the bill permission to any
church erect place o! worship upon the mill
I tary reservation"
Mr. BERRY dem. KY supported the bill. and
! Nj NORTHWAY rep. Ohio. opposed &C. declar-
ing his opposition any movement that would
f., Nt1l
would give any sect denomination any foot
! hold that would aid in effort TO make its G.
ligion predominant at the Academy. Should the
Catholics receive the special privilege Of erecting
their chapel. the Protestants would he quietly ar
rayed against the Academy
Mr. BAILEY Dem, Tex dened any one to con-
tend the bill contained anything that favored one
sect over any other While 1t may have been intro
duced as the result Of Catholic desire and readiness
to erect their own chapel. the Secretary Of War
could deny under its provisions to any de-
nomination the privilege OF erecting its own edi-
nee And" declared Mr. Bailey. IF he Is "A Chris
tan he Will not discriminate" Incidental to his
argument for the bill. ne paid a tribute to the
Christian soldiers Of the country notably the Con-
federate leader Stonewall Jackson. and to the
spirit of the fathers OF the Republic. which moved
them in Incorporating in the Constitution the safe
guards about religious liberty.
The bill under consideration" said Mr. Bailey
in response 10 interruption expressly does
/ institute any reorganization or church AT West
Point. but IT expressly allows any church TO In
stitute Itself there for the worship OF God
cordng TO its own creed" and in response to
another interruption he said. A government that
maintains barroom within its Capitol and
fuses the right for any church TO build its
edhce the reservation where its soldiers
trained is disgrace"
Mr. Cummings Dem. y " and Mr. Henderson
(Rep Iowa. supported the bill The latter pointed
out Us general provisions. extending equal priv
ileges eli churches and argued for II upon the
broad ground NJ religious liberty. He asserted that
the bill contained nothing Objectionable.
The bill was supported further by Mr. Adams
(Rep PENN and Mr.. Lentz Dem. Oho) and
vote then taken Upon division the result
ioa ayes and p Mr. Bromwell rep Ohol
made q point Of no quorum and the ayes and noes
- ordered The bill was passed by l'3 10 25.
quorum being present
40 ASSISTANT FOR ALGER.
The next bill called up was the Senate measure
providing for the appointment OF military secre-
tary the Secretary OF War. II was defeated. the