Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-28
A Revolution in the Transaction Of the
Indian Affairs Of the Gov
eminent,
How Bids Have Been Refused, There
by Saving Large Sums-Repub-
leans Beheaded.
Public Domain Equal to the Emerald Isle
IN Area Disposed OF During the
Past Year.


special Correspondence.
WAsnlNGToN, Sept. mo branch OF
the government has shown the good eff
fects of the new regime more than the
Office OF Indian affairs. The impression
has prevailed that favorite bidders have
received the contracts to furnish the sup
plies, and for that reason many persons
out OF the pale Of this partially have been
deferred from making bids The APP
continent of Mr.. Atkins to the commis-
sionerShip apparently treasured these
men, aud as consequence at the late
opening of bids at New York 43S
bids were received, much larger num-
Der than ever before had been the case.
Another significant TACT IS that the bids
were nearly all lower than ut any former
bidding, and $4,000 to 100000 was
saved to the government upon the prices
paid for supplies to be furnished during
the fiscal year OF SS5-G. In addition to
this Commissioner Atkins, believing that
all the bids made for beef for four of the
agencies were too high, rejected all and
readyertiscd for new bids by this ac-
ton lower bids were obtained and S21-
600 saved.
4 reform has also been made in the
matter of traderships at the several Indian
agencies. Heretofore these traders
charged the Indians cNtortionate prices,
and have reaped rich haryests of profits,
but under Il regulation adopted by Com
missioner Atkins they must be satisfied
with reasonable profit. The trader
mnst furnish to the office the original in
voice of the goods he has purchased and
vouchers showing what he has paid ON
the goods as freight and other expenses.
Having thus
AsCERrAINED THE COST
of the goods to the trader laid down at the
agency, profit of certain per cent will
be allowed, and then the prices of goods
thus ascertained must be printed and
posted up at the agency and in the
traders store. In this way the Indians
will be protected from cXtortion. To al
low the traders to make living profits in
their business their number on the yari-
Gus reservations win be reduced
A change has also been made in the
method of appointing clerks at the diff
fercnt agencies. Heretofore these clerks
have been appointed by and were the
creatures of the agents. Commissioner
{ Atkins now appoints these clerks, and by
doing so makes them independent of the
! agents. This change during the short
time it has been in operation has been
/ productive of good results. The com
missioner has appointed clerks at seven.
teen agencies. The highest sal.
AIRY paid these clerks is $4,000, the Lowest
$40. There are live Indian inspectors
~ svi'Nts.,- -,.~' ahant Siytv-hv,
I "t salary OF $4,000 each, and four sneria
agents at salary Of $1,000 each. hay,
Dech supplanted by new appointments
me chlc1 clerk of the Indian office at y
salary OF $1,000, and the suprientendnnt
oi tne New York warehouse at n salary of
I'HIeVV, nave also been changed.
THE REPUBLICAN, AGENTS
at sixteen agencies have been superseded
W democratic appontees. At the Cbny.
ehhe and Arapahoe agency d. b. Dyer has
Deeh superseded by Capt. j. NJ. Lee. md
az tle san Carlos agency C.. ID. Ford hos
Oeeh superseded by Capt. +. T.. Pierce
APPS flerce and Lee are army officers
IheSe agencies having been placed temno'
rariiy IN charge of the military. In
aud!tioh to this there have hnom
number of Republican accents
VINO nave been removed ma
Others who have resigned, but, as II w.
The Intention OF the Indian bwean 10 ,,at
the best available men for the places il,c
vacancies have not yet been flIed T,o
commissioner has appointed physicians
az nineteen agencies, and "additionolu
farmers ut ten agencies. Thjr,,
new traders have been appoinfed anS
III three Industrial schools Rcnnbl; o
suPerntendont> have been supcrtedod h.,
democrats. In addition to these onnNin;
nlents there have been numerous chan,
lhaue among the employees at the voriSns
agencies ana at the Indian schools wbicL /
swell the list to several hundred M
once OF superintendent of Indian Scbaane
was created in 1884, and MIR / w
~ was appointed to the place NJ
na"orth acted simply as an insncctor ~
,s ,, out no attempt had been mada
~ nm toward organization at the time ~
l ", ueatil, which occurred last snrir0
Hucf the new administration rms
m. hon. JOHN II. oBERiY
- illlhols was appointed to fiji tho ,.o
, ,ancS, ana assigned TO the educationaI
INisioh OF the bureau. In co.oneratinn
~ Wv commissioner Atkins he Is orgs =
' MtS Inls branch of the service ana =
rhilS harmony out of the salgSion .
fairs.
a. a S saving of $500 Reee rth enesfted in
ccomplished iJ h 9it removal of one CLERK enS w
bcir' pVVeS will be filled. II T. Il, s2oo'
"a nat numerous changes win he anueI- Go
tmo neid service at an early da Ia, 'e made
,on other notable acts of t5o ,,,. Al
,o,,,, unuer the new regime ara ian an
oId S Oh the rights of the Stony 'I In No. No.
val Of 'G ,So reservation, and the re- e, sp uI
lntenance of the rights ~ thn the mt
,V,nSs.ahG,ma, and the exclusion i nt no
lc cn, ,therefrom, and the remona he -
,nsa Nae l from the CHEYENNE an o, uay
,or - rnr PUBLIC DOMAIN shl
ties las g fSs1 Tour Tour years the United T
domain, and of course his On MI ,.s pub at I
:, e'''Teiy given away, one Ircia ans al sldi