Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-16
Discussing Conference Report on the
District Bill
Mr.. MASON ON LOCAL SCHOOL MATTER
Mr.. Vest Comments on Distribution
of Charities.
LOW-SALARIED TEACHERS

1t became apparent in the Senate yester-
day afternoon that the vote on the confer
ence report of the District Of Columbia ap-
preparation bill could not be taken until
or o'clock, as Mr.. Mason said he desired
to discuss that part of the bill which re-
lated to the public school system. Mr.. Ma
son said that he was not fully prepared to
submit his remarks and that he would pre-
fer doing so today Mr.. Allison said he
had no objection to postponing the vote on
the conference report until o'clock today,
and Mr.. Mason agreeing to this arrange
ment, the report was laid aside.
After The Stars report Of the proceed
ings was closed yesterday afternoon Mr..
Vest continued to discuss the policy that
had been adopted in the cutting out OF
sectarian appropriations from the District
appropriation bill.
The Law of 1907.
In 1897. against my consent, congress
adopted the provision that from ana al'er
June 80, 1898. no appropriation IN the LIS
trict Of Columbia should be maze 10 any
charity under the control and management
of any church 1t was stated then emphat-
ically and reiterated that the tax money OF
the people of the United States should not
be given to any school or charity that was
under the management and control OF any
church, Protestant or Cathol1c. i shouio
like to know, as matter OF leglsialte Gu
flosny. - Is P iopti T.; aan,areG tn he a
race vi 1 Ina Jaw; Will 'arintandent of chart
general law py tne super ,. ,soard
ties and of the childrens guardians ooaro.
this provision is retained In the Dill, WIN
ne uase Ia a " tbn haard Of chjldren's
guardians, giving So 400 of the tax money OF
lie school. / Understand have been in
formed, but have not the honor to De 3e,a
member of the committee appropriations
narW n ,, ", that the neonIe who manage
the infant asylum. the catholic nuns can
not possibly make Catholics out of infants
under seveny years OF age. IN otner worus 'nt
~, III, 10 Iii me ~ tten for a denom
a,;apnoi schnoI and tho real reason is given
tiaI 49, a1..a,s haiiaved to exist that
Wien - haae .e - e., ha nade CatboIics
~. =; - fo'1.t;, 80 OF the root of
~, a. 10 ti'. =, attar '
ms ~ w, haion, 10 ,py church unfortu
.oi ~ ~. ,ihi,, 20 ~ nrsa,f am sneakinp
-, - ~ iaaJJs,atar bo,dirg II, trnst the
rnnna,, of tho rao,Ia IF The United States.
ard roora th.p tbat 7 am sneakinp az
nracticaI man and a raasonablv honest man
T bata a hvnocrite 7 have had as bitter en-
ar,;as &c ~ r,an r.bn oyer Ii,ed hut T al
u,a,.s recnacted ono Who strnck above the
heii ,itbpneh he etrncL me almost q NOR
ri bInW desn;se ~ bvnocrite who nre
-, Nv: 49, r., 49,, :, r'othas ,nd ;.not
bnnnst in bis statenents nr in his convic-
tions Tbasa naonIa nnt, Who ara ~. ndering
tioi,si i,ios pIoPie MY W ~; 80 80 a 7
tending that they are onposed 70 every de-
,nni,a+,nnaI soboo1 ~ ad,no.tfnG bara
e. aon TO he t,Len ont 81 ,ba tre.surt7 70 he
piyen 70 a catboiic snbon, ord tha,, trow ~
70 he ono and do MOI d.rs 70 denv # hs
49, Ia III -" 800 ,.os 10 IL, ~ ~, -. ; :.
tbat tha cbiidrer ro ~ s,ob ~ 800 ~,
that tbev cannot he mad, CatbnIics "ee
" 49,,
How He Looks at 1t.
Mr. President 7 have felt considerable
ip+aros. Z, ono 90 ~ ro.ha,; ,1o, =;
49, IT,. - ~ ~ 1oo9 ~
thls CITY not because II IS Cathoilc schooi'
but because l thought 1t was doing great
and noble work l look at this matter not
nc a mar,her ~ any cb,,rcb bmt os ons
tnt .aa With n,o1,ino Ian., for 49, roo,,,o
OF the United states, including the people
OF thls Distrlct; ana CONSIDER ms SUD
Ject' as nave had occasion 10 say pefore,
or purchase sult OF CONES l would get
the pest contractor ana the pest mechanlc'
and l would never ask his politics or his
religion. / nave been OF me opinion, posi-.
ply mlsapprehension, mat every sort OF
charity ana every sort OF school that kept
the boys and girls or the country out of
the penitentiary out OF the houses of cor
rection, out or the 1aiis and made of them
honest, Industrious. law-abiding citizens,
ought to be encouraged, and that when
t t r., II was Goiie , Mia' was oons ihurea
decency the Congress of the United States
should encourage that work. and it should
nave le done IN the pest ana most economi-
49, ~ ,at, . Jf ,b my pooi jug ii'esie
Methodists or the Presbyterians or The
Lutherans or the Catholics can do this
work better and more cheaply than any
body else l would pay them for it. I would
not put provision In here to take the tax
money OF the people and give 1t to Catholic
school upon the ground that they could
not make Catholics out of those children
because their age was too tender.
Mr.. Vest spoke of Herbert w. Lewis the
superintendent of charities, who, he said
was a fanatic and utterly opposed to
everything connected with the Catholic
Church:
I'm his tour of inspection through these
charitable institutions he discovered an
altar at the ST Josephs Asylum. an altar
at which was celebrated mass, and at
which these nuns knelt and asked assist
ance from God in the noble work they are
carrying on. A Catholic altar! Beat your
drum: fly your flag; double shot your mus
ket! Catholic altar has been discovered
absolutely in one of these institutions"
Mr.. Vest said he had opposed the con-
firmation of Mr.. Lewis nomination be-