The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1905-03-10
news FOR |DAHOANS.
Hepburn on Education of In
dian Children.
SCHOOLS AT HOME ARE BEST.
The Canal-San Domingo-Sway-
ne Acquitted.

The Senate, sitting as court of
impeachment, acquitted Charles
Swayne, United States Judge for the
Northern District Of Florida, on the
twelve articles presented by the
House of Representatives through It's
seven members appointed to act as
managers in the trial of the case.
The acquittal was recorded by prac-
tically party vote on most Of the
articles. On none Of the twelve
articles of impeachment preferred by
the House was there even a majority
against the respondent. The highest
vote for Impeachment being 80, little
more than third of the Senate,
where two-thirds would have been
necessary to have found him guilty.
There have been rumors that Judge
Swayne intended to resign in case he
was acquitted by the Senate, but
since the verdict, this has been denied
and it is very likely that the people
Il nf Florida will have to endure him
for several years yet.
Senator Hepburn has taken very
advanced position on the question Of
the education OF Indian children. and
Il one that is receiving much favorable
RI inn frcs tho hprs nf
the Senate lie believes that the
common school system Of the whites
is superior to that Of sending Indian
children thousands Of miles away
from home to places like Carlisle,
Pennsylvania. 1t is very likely that
the system of educating Indian chill
dren will be materially changed with
in a short time, and some new and
II better method will be chosen instead.
The Senator says that the plan that
has been in operation for twenty
N years, and which is to erect magnifl-
u mt buildings in some distant section
" of the country and take the children
away from home, is wrong; and that
the Indian children would be far
better off IL they were given a com.
d mon scnool education in day schools
n on the reservation, than to take them
n away from home for five years, and
III put them in boarding schools with
4 lch magnificent surroundings. He
takes the position that'afte children
return home after five years absence,
81 they have had ideas put INTO them
y y with respect to living that are i'm
II possible for them to carry out when
& they return to the reservation; and as
n there is no way 10 which they can
sS use their advanced education. they
# become idle, and consequently return
Y to the blanket, and are frequently
II harder for the officials to manage
" than those who have grown up or
# the reservation without an education
NJ 1t is also fact that great many
# Indian children contract diseases
# while away at school on account OF
81 the methods of living, from which
they soon die after returning to the
III reservation.
a Last week Representative French
# addressed the House on the River and
M Harbor Till. Mr.. French made a
81 strong plea for the opening to navi-
# gation Of the Columbia, Clea water
Il and Snake Rivers, and consequen,
III reduction of freight rates for Wash
sal ington, Oregon, and Idaho. He tolo
al uf the great natural resources Of th,
81 north vest, and uf the wonderful pro
# duction of the great staples in tha
III section, and maintained that ttt
81 opening Of these rivers would say,
# people of the northwest over mllllor
M dollars annually in freight rates
81 Mr.. French spoke at length, wa
81 given close attention, and received
81 liberal applause. -
81 For some time there has been
81 disposition on the part of the Hous,
"a 10 stand by the President in ever,
81 thing, but that disposition did no
% seem SO we'll marked in the Senate
Isl The House passed the President
81 railroad rate bill, and even the demo
81 cratic representatives fell into line
s. but tie Senate held the bill up, TIL
# House would have ratified the arbi
81 traiieu treatics, but the Senate FL