The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-26
CAPITAL GATHERINGS
A Short Cabinet Meeting on
Various Topics.
DISPOSAL OF LAND
The Commissioner Takes the Part
of the Pueblo Indians Who
Are Unjustly Taxed.

WASHINGTON, September 22.-Hendrick
is said to have informed the President tha
he is impressed with the belief that a chano
in the office OF Surgeon-General of the Mar
inc Hospital service is neither wise or exne
dent, and that he has accordingly with
drawn the name OF DR.. Matthews. whom h,
had urged for the place. He also said tha,
he will oppose the appointment OF Dr. Wall
ing on the same grounds. The resignation
OF Surgeon-General Hamilton has not beer
accepted and the heimpression is growing thai
he will retain the Office.
The Cabinet meeting to-day was attended
by Endicott. Whitney, Manning and Villas,
Among the questions considered at the
meeting were the troubles in Wyoming and
the possible reorganization OF the Civil
Service Commission. The political situa.
ton in New York was also informally re-
ferred to.
LAND MATTERS.
Commissioner Sparks of the Lard Office
has prepared statement of disposals of
public land and the receipts from them
during the fiscal year ended June 80, 1885.
Total number OF entries. 226, 1892; total
number Of acres 2.O11 1856 1913; total val
ne 81 1856, 114.SO The number of original
homes tead entries was 5O,S77, including
74l5.SS5 acres. The number OF final
homestead entries was 22,O66, including
1902, 679 acres. The number of original
timber culture entries was 3O,998, incud-
ING /, 755, ,005 acres. The number of final
timber culture entries was 75O, including
10000 acres. The total number OF acres
taken under railroad selections was $685.
914 made up as follows, Fractions omit
ted): Alabama, 33, 1913: Arizona, 1873 ,O52;
California, 376,445; Colorado, 111,252;
Dakota, 79O,693; Iowa, COLA: Kansas,
1876 ,O46; Louisiana. 10, ,SS7; Minnesota,
lOS,217; Montana. 793,459 Nebraska,
17S,O39; Nevada. 6O,6l2; Oregon, PAS, 1856;
Utah, Ii, ,123; Washington Territory, $685.
PIG; Wisconsin, SIS, 100. The grand total
of the disposal OF land, 12O,113,663
acres, which includes SS1, $50 acres of In
dian lands. This is decrease in the num-
ber acres disposed OF as compared with the
year 1884 of $685., ,656; but as compared
with the year 1858 it is an increase of6S3,-
$50 acres. From the sales OF Indian lands
1898, 1873 was realized. making the total
receipts from all sales OF lands 81, ,6S6, ia,
a decrease IA compared with the receipts
during 1854 of S4,l59,5 ,532, and as com
pared with the year 1888 a decrease OF
S3,US6,1
The Postmaster General to-day ap.
pointed the following fourth-class post
masters: for California-at Colfax, Mrs.
Susan Richardson. Oregon at Collins,
W llllalu "A. EakS, OEuSNuIt, hOUcIC
Moss.
THE INDIAN DELEGATIGN.
The Pueblo Indian delegation called
again upon the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs this morning, and will leave for
their home in New Mexico tonight. They
have been partially successful in their mis-
sion, for the Commissioner will request the
authorities OF New Mexico to suspend the
tax levy until the exactl legal status of these
Indians can be determined. The Commits
sioner seems to be Of the opinion that |
these Indians should not be taxed. He ad- |
mits that they were properly regarded as
citizens under the treaty by which New Mex !
leo was ceded to the United States, but |
SAYS they never have been allowed to exer-
else the rights of citizenship. The New Mex |
ran authorities have not allowed them to |
vote, except upon some petty question OF
dtching affecting their own community. |
Their lands were granted to the tribe by |
Mexico, and the United States is paying |
them money which the authorities OF New |
Mexico seem to be endeavoring to acquire
by taxation. The Commissioner believes
that the Pueblos who were poor, ignorant
Indians should be protected as wards OF
the nation.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has called
for the resignation of Martin l.. NOerr as
chief OF the division OF captured ana aDan-
doned property and lands. Mr.. Noerr was
appointed from the District OF Columbia
and was one OF the Oldest employees in the
service. There are no charges against him.
NEARLY ALL GONE.
Captain Lee, agent OF the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe Indian reservation has tele
graphed Commissioner Atkins that only
2lOOD head of cattle remain on that reser-
Sation and that they will be removed by
the end of this month.