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WASHINGTON !. D. G.. Feb. 2 ~
Sensational disclosures in relation to
the alleged use Of Indian trust funds
for the support Of sectarian schools
were made BY Senator Bard ;.ini Il, a
statement to the Senate Committee
on Indian affairs. i n. n
Senator Bard addressed the com com
mittee after statements had been
made by 8. M. 5Broslus, agent for the
Indian Rights Association, and Fran,
els =. Leupp. Commissioner Of Indian
Affairs. The Senator said that he
had been visited by DR.. Z. L. Scharf,
an agent for Roman Catholic mis-.
sion society, and asked to use his In,
ilnencc with Republican members Of
Congress, looking to forwarding tho
interest Of Catholics in getting q di
version Of Indian trust funds for tho
support Of Catholic Schools on the
reservations.
He quoted DR.. scharf as saying that
II tho Republicans would agree ito
bring about tho desired legislation
tho Catholics would see that twenty
Congressional districts In which tho
Republicans were weak were carried
for tho party. DR.. Scharf Mas sail
to have given the names Of tho dis.
tricts, together with the number OF
Catholic voters in each aud names OF
the priests who would look after tho
agreement and deliver the necessary
votes 10 carry tho districts. $g
Senator Teller questioned Senator
Bard as TO his construction of the
offer OF Dr.. scharf. and received the
reply, Il thought sit purely political,
and at the time placed llttleicredence
in it,
rs Senator Bard charged that Roman
Catholic schools had received ninety.
eight. per cent.Eof The money expend.
ed under contracts made by tho In,
dian Commission He discussed sthc
statement Of s. M. Brosiis, agent
of the Indian Rights Association,
and also quoted from circular IL,
sued by NJ. K. snifrcn, sccrotnry5,os
the Association, charging Tint The
discrimination in55fayor OF Roman
Catholics was by direction Of tllc
President. IS 5sl +.
y The Senator stated that lie had
been informed that there was no rec.
ord at the Interior Department Of nj.
thority for the diversion OF these
trust funds TO The support OF stllr
Catholic missions but he had thc
statement that Il was done on u an
oral order. which agents of%the III
dian Rights Association alleged Il
have been issued by the President, Il
The committee took tho statement
seriously and 1t was tile sentiment
that at the ext5mceting an amend
ment would be offered to- the Indian
appropriation bill prohibiting In Tho
future the use Of the Indian trus,
funds In the manner charged.
The remarks Of Senator Bard ut
tracted attention to letters that had
been put in the record by Mr.. Bro
slus. Among these were several from
priests in relation TO the use OF III
dian trust funds. Two Of them al
lege that the Presidential favorable
to the diversion Of the funds for The
promotion OF the Cathollc schools or
the reservations. Mr.. Brosius wal
questioned as to the date Of theseSlet
tiers and said that the correspondence
he had been able to get hold Of eindi
Gated that the interest Of the catho
lie Church developed during the re
cent campaign. 4. Ss y 4. 5s.3