The Portland daily press., 1900-04-09
s.sGTARIANISM.
senate spends the Day In :" pissu-
- sion.


Washington. April T.-During almost
ths entire see sion Of the Senate today an
amendment TO the Indian appropriation
bill, offered BY Mr.. Jonea Of Arksnias,
providing for the continuance Of the
governments employ msnt Of the CON.
tract Indian schools In certain oircum-
stances. was under consideration. The
debate took wide range. the whole
question Of seotarian schools being gone
over at length.
Mr.. Thurston,in charge of the bill, OPP
posed the amendment, taking the POSI-
tion that the government should pursue
policy OF providing Its own schools.
question which six years ago had been q
bjsct Of disturbance aud serious discus
sion throughout the country. The mat.
ter, he thought, had been settled ct that
time by ths adoption Of o policy Of rsdnc-
ing the appropriations for contract
schools twenty per cent each year until
the contract schools should have been
abandoned entirely.
Mr.. Kyls expressed the opinion that the
proposition involved . mixing Of the
church and state that was undesirable.
81 don't believe it's mixture Of
church and state" said Mr.. Jones.
"this is simply question Of educating
thess children---a question OF justice"
Mr.. Teller said he was assured that,
even II the Amendments were put In the
bill. 1t would not be enacted into law i.
He thought that the Senate should en-
dsavor to provide some other means Of
educating the Indian children than that
suggested by the amendment.
Mr.. Thurston stated that the contract
cho OILS wire established by the Ctahollo
church for missionary purposes and for
the advancement Of great Christian
purpose. He said that the commissioners
Of Indian affairs had authority now to
purchase the buildings Of the contract
schools, but the Catholic church desiring
to continue the work Of the schools, de-
clined to sell them to the United States.
He was sat SIZED that In any event there
would be no dimlnution Of school facil-
ties.
The discussion of the amendment was
NoEy tOa8 anu bCOe - WAho AonADs a osAA
ring speech was delivered by Mr.. Vest
of Missouri. Prefaoing his remarks with
the statement that he had always been a
Protesta MT and had no sympathy with
any Of the dogmas of the Roman Cathc-
lie church, he pronounced brilliant Gu
iogy upon the Jesuits for their work
among the Indians. He ridiculei the A.
ID A for .Aoptlnr n raSolutIon damaud-
Ing his Impeachment for saying In the
senate what he was now saying. MIR.
Vest eloquently told of the results of ths
work Of the Jesuits among the Flat head
Indians, saying TINT the Jesuits had req
cued these Indians fro m degradation.
He declared that the Jesuits vera not do
ing the work for love OF the Indians.
but "for the love of Christ"
"I do not believe" said Mr.. Lodge Of
Massachusetts, addressing the Senate In
brief reply to M-. Vest. ''that 1t is right
to tax one man to support another mans
religion"
Upon that proposition Mr.. Lodge
maintained that 1t was not right to ap-
propriate government money to support
huy VI tue GEOtoet0ue ohdloAg yoft
he stated, when he opposed the payment
Of money for the support of Catholic
contract schools, he was called "bigot"
or ian inseotiverous politician.
az never belonged to a secret society In
my llfe," continued Mr.. Lodge. "Dut I'm
not to be deferred from doing what i
deem right by having the name of one
Haunted In my face"
"I attack no creed" said Mr.. Lodge.
TT recognise the great work accomplished
by the missionaries OF all denominations
and that done by those to whom the
Senator from Missouri so eloquently re-
fers."
An ave and nay vote on the amend
ment was demanded. The vot Q was ayes
fourteen, noes twenty -one-not q quo
rum and the Senate adjourned with the
amendment still pending,