Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-28
Use of Funds for Sectarian
institutions.
DEBATE IN THE SENATE
MR.. GAL1tNaER D1sAvows HOS
TILTTY TO CATHOLICS.
MIR. Morgan Objects to the Proposed
Amendment of the Indian Bill
House Passes Many Measures.

Immediately after the Senate convened
at II o'clock today Mr.. .-Kean, from the
committee on Interstate commerce. report
ed a resolution authorizing that committee
to conduct an inquiry into railroad rates
during the approachIn congressional re-
cess, and 1t was referred to the committee
on contingent expenses.
The House joint resolution authorizing
the President to convey the thanks of the
United States to foreign governments par
ticipating in the st. Louis exposition was
agreed to.
Mr.. Allison presented the final confer
ence report on the District Of Columbia
appropriation BILL and it was agreed TO-
He stated that the House had yielded to
the Senate on the price fixed for munic'-
pal building in Washington, which Is
81, 100000
A joint resolution, presented by Mr.. Full
ton, accepting the invitation of the man
ton to be held next summer at Portland
Ore, was adopted. 1t provides for the
appointment of a committee of ten sem
ators and fifteen members of the House
of Representatives to represent Congress
on that occasion
The chair brought. to the attention Of
the Senate a eommunica ton from former
Senators ThurSton and Higgins attorneys
Tor Judge Swayne in the recent impeach-
ment trial, making request for sui;i-
cient allowance to the judge to pay the ex-
penses of the trial, including counsel fees.
The communication was referred to tine
committee on the judiciary.
The anti-polygamy. resolution introduced
by Mr. Dubois was then laid before the
Senate, and Mr.. kearns addressed the sem
ate. An outline of his remarks will be
found In another column.
Sectarian Schools for Indians.
When Mr.. Kearns finished the Indian
appropriation bill was laid before the
Senate and the committee amendment re-
lating to sectarfan schools was consid-
cred.
Mr. Stone indicated purpose Of max
Ing point of order against the amend
ment.
Mr.. Gallinger referred to his former an
tagonism of seetarian schools, saying
that his opposition had been to schools of
mat character in.ogeneral, and not to
those OF any par ticular denomination
been DENOUNCED, by a Catholic paper for
bitter hatred Of the Catholic Church."
that the denuhcfation was without justi-
fcation, and that he had performed no
act nor spoken. any word in committee or
elsewhere tdjusStify, this reflection upon
him. He said be- had been much i'm
pressed by Mr.. Bard,s statement concern
lng grq a"d made to him by Pr
senator should have been SO approached
Mr.. Stone Also referred to the revela-
lions made By Mr.. Bard, saying that they
were rather startling and that the coun.
try had been quite excited, over them He
regarded the, proposition as '.indefensible,
discourteous, not honorable" but said
that he did not, desire, to refer especially
to that incident He thought the lines
should not be drawn too tightly In these
matters, and he, expressed conviction that
the President had acted within his au-
Ithority when he issued an order for the
use of the income of tribal funds in edu-
eating Indian children at mission or con-
tract schools. He thought, however. that
a mistake had been made, and expressed
the opinion that public funds had been
diverted to the support of sectarian
schools. This he, considered wrong in
principle and calculated to lead to scan
dial. .4a-
Mr.. Penrose made point of order
against the committee amendment and
also against an amendment offered by
Mr.. McCumber to the amendment, but
was overruled on both points The COM
while the McCumber amendment seeks to
permit the use of the share of individual
Indians. 5l
Mr.. Morgan's Objection.
Mr. Morgan expressed the opinion that
Mr. McCumber's amendment gives away
all that had been gained by the committee
amendment. 1t has the effect, he said, Of
confirming all that has been done, and of
making that legal which otherwise would
not be so. The appropriation should be
made direct by Congress, If at all, he said.
Mr. McCumber replied that the only pur-
pose of his amendment is to give individual
choice of action, which he said ought to
be absolutely legal.
1--WE know" replied Mr.. Morgan, that
this is movement on the part of sectarians
to get control of these funds; the priests
are at work, the priests of all denomina-
tons; they go to an Indian and tell him
'YOu are going to hell If YOU don't send
your son Billy Bow Legs to our school, and
give US an order on the treasury for pay
ment.' We are seeking to do by tndirec-
ton what we should do by direction, If at
aIl-merely beating the devil around the
BUSH"