New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-11
PRAISE DIR. ROOSEVELT.
Connecticut House IndOrScS Has
administration.
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Hartford. April It'd rather thousand times
that child from one OF these county homes should
he placed in good Catholic home than IN bad
Protestant home and vice versa said Representa-
tive Gum in the Of the debate in the House
this morning This debate was on the plan TO take
from the uniform contract under which families
get children from the county the clause providing
that the children should have ample opportunity
religious instruction in the faith OF their pax
ents when that is ascertainable. The law followed
The form of contract in general use in some of the
counties and makes il legal for all
1T should he sufficient for the State Of Connect
cut TO say the child shall receive religious in
struction without specifying in any the kind.
ne insisted That's the kind Of religious liberty /
'>,ieve in. There is no occasion for this state to
establish a censorship over the particular creed
these children shall be brought UP in.
why should the parents have anything to say
about il, anyway he asked 1T is true that some
Of these children get into the county homes
through misfortune solely. but in not more than
one case in thousand is it from anything eXcep;
the parents fault in one way or another"
Mir. Kingsbury. of Coventry, supported him, say
ing:
Some of these parents have no religious belief.
or if they it is OF such sort that the state
certainly doesn't want to take any steps to per-
petuate it"
MI Dunn of Windham called into question the
motives behind The amendment. which cut from the
law all restriction as TO the kind % religious in
StTuctiOn intimatinE that II was intended 10 dHtc
the well known desire Of Catholic parents to have
their children brought up the Catholic faith
1T looks very much as II there was a niger in
the woodpe." said he, and 7 can see but ono
niger that could b. there. There's something
wrong I'm this proposition Doubtless it is intended
to hit some particular case"
The House passed the amendment, however and
then passed the bill.
Representative Gardner. OF southngton. intro
duced the following resolution:
Whereas by his wise initiative and courageous
states has become prominently Identified with the
cause OF political social and business reforms.
Whereas With singular unanimitv tho great
body ~ the people Of the United States without
regard to political afation, has implicit conf
dence in mis- great ability unselhsh patriotism and
answering fidelity to his exalted trust. therefore.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
Assembly convened. that the Secretary u state
the United states rs continued and answering
confidence in his administration
I've no wish TO bring on a long discussion in
the House" said Gardner. when Speaker Tilson
hesitated about receiving tho resolution but the
fact remains that by it's act Of yesterday the
House practically refused TO udorso tho President
and this fact has been published abroad Ger
tainly it seems 10 that by Connecticuts falling
into line with other states which indorsnG
him at TIL, time We only show the loyalty we
ought all to feel. without respect 10 political af-
hlations for that Incompatible. irreproachabc
man the most representative American. the great
est Roman Of them all"
Well since President Roosevelt has adopted all
81 the Democratic policies and principles. and is
carrying them out" remarked Mr.. Davis. Of Pom
fret. Democrat Il think We this side Will
vote 10 receive and pass the resolution
- see no occasion for laughter" remarked Mr.
Cosgrove, OF Wilmington. This is serious bust
ness What more fitting than that this House
shou.l pass such resolution
Mr. Ranks S1fd could any moro OCca
sion for this than for the action suggested hv Mr.
Gardner Yesterday. He believed everybody did
ndorse Mr. Roosevelt and the passage OF such
action would be only suTplusage. sun. he had no
objection ,vsred TO mt the House on record
The resolution accepted and then passed on
a rising vote. which disclosed noes. though
some OF the Democrats refused TO vote The rules
were suspended and the matter transmitted i'm
mediately TO the Senate. but that body had ad-
tOurned for the day.