The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-02-28


been unfortunate in her cadets, as in
the ten years since the territorial or
ganization, not one of those appointed
has succeeded in graduating. This is
doubtless largely due to the want of
proper preliminary examination. The
cadets from Michigan and Wisconsin
are reported to have the highest aver
age standing at the military academy,
and the professors at that institution
attribute this fact to the excellent
school system of these states.
| THE PUBLIC SURVEYS.
| The house committee on public lands
have agreed upon report which, if
adopted, will change the present system
of land surveys. Instead of the sur
veyor generals giving contracts to sur
veyors, there will be a number of
United States surveyors appointed at an
annual salary of $1,000, who will make
the survey and disburse all the money
for the expenses appertaining thereto.
1t is thought in this manner the work
can be better done, and at saving to,
| the government. But it Is by no means
certain that such a bill will pass.
THE INDIAN QUESTION.
As to what will be done with the
Utes is not as yet determined. The
Indian committee of the house are still
taking testimony with regard to the
| outbreak. There is much dissatisfac-
tion among the Coloradans now here in
the manner in which they are proceed
ing. They think very justly that the
Colorado congressional delegation
should have been allowed to summon
such witnesses as they thought essen
tial to complete understanding of the
detriment the Indians are to the state.
but instead of that the chairman has
exercised his own discretion in select
ing witnesses, refusing positively to
summon some whom the delegation
deem OF material Importance. Scales,
The chairman, is from North Carolina,
and has no practical knowledge what
ever of Indian affairs. The new COM
missioner, Trowbridge, was formerly a
member of congress from Michigan.
He was classmdte of President Hayes
at Kenyon college, Ohio. Downey
recommended Special Agent Adams
for commissioner. Ouray and Ignacio.
with the delegation from the Uncom-
pahgre and Southern Ute agency, are
having good time of it in their COM
Portable hotel quarters, and the free
run of the city. They are all dressed
in citizens clothes, fine black suits,
good hats and boots, and may he seen
every day stfolling along Pennsylvania
avenue, enjoying the sights. They are
not at all in hurry to return, and will
not leave for many weeks, perhaps quite
late in the spring A frontier man in
seeing them can hardly refrain from
the expression:
II want to be an Indian, an Aparahoe or Ute,
1 am tired OF being white man, an unso-
phisticated BRUTE" --
Secretary Schurz is urging the COM
mittee to recommend the giving of 100
acres of land in severalty to the In
dians and inalienable. Another plan
proposed is to move the White River
Utes to the Uinta reservation, in Utah,
the Uncompahgres to Grand river, and
the Southern Utes to the mouth of the
San Juan river.
LEGISLATIVE REQUESTS.
The memorial of the legislature with
raU.rd tn tho nulIic la,Js a. .,..;.
ial supreme court, the deficiency of pay
of the members of the legislative as
sembly, and Che claims OF the settlers
in Wind River valley, have all been in
troduced by Downey. and referred to
appropriate committees, and before
which he will appear and urge the re-
quested legislation. If industry and
Zeal will accomplish anything there are
fair hopes of success, but delegate
without vote has an uphill work, and
when he does secure what is needed in
his territory, deserves more credit than
a full member, who has the means of
returning favors asked for the section
he represents.
ARMY PROMOTIONS.
Mai. Dodge, e,commissioned paymaster.
in reward for the gallantry displayed in
going with his company of the Ninth
cavalry to the rescue of the besieged
camp at Milk river, is on temporary
duty at Washington, but expects before
long to be ordered to :, western station.
His modest and unass uming bearing
has made him very many warm friends.
He could, beyond doubt, have by special
act of congress been made major of
cavalry, and he you'd have much pre-
ferred to have remained in that branch
Of the service, but he was not willing
to have anything done which by pro-
noting him over his seniors would
cause any Jealousy or bad feeling
Capt. Payne and Lieut.. Cherry, of
the Fifth cavalry, will also receive
marked evidence of the public appre-
citation of their conspicuous services in
the campaign. Payne will most likely
be made a major in the adjutant gcner-