Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-05
The SECOND DAVIS Session.

ROSEBUD AGENCY, June Especial Tele=
gram to The BEE The second big council
for opening the reservation, was held here,
to-day. Owing to the absence of Swift Bear,
and other chiefs in the council some delay
was caused in getting the council together.
When they arrived, Chairman Foster ex-
planned to the assembled host
that they had listened to the
commissioners yesterday, who wanted to
hear them talk to-day. To this Chief Swift
Bear objected, stating he had come with his
people to hear General Crook talk, and say
ing: ''This business you are in, and wish my
people to sign, is very important, and we
must have time to think, talk and sleep on
it, The law you bring from congress can
not fully understand in one day, like the
whites, and we want five or six days to
think"
o He was told by Governor Foster he could
have all the time he needed.
Colonel Warner then delivered them an
address, saying in su Dstauce: "My friends,
1 am truly glad to meet you on this beautiful
morning, and we come in the name Of the
Great Father. We come not to throw any
blanket over your eyes, but to meet you and
talk to you face to face. We bring in our
hands the articles passed by the last con-
gress. This act believe to be right and
just, and the best thing for your
women and children, ana more liberal than
ever before. We have no power to change
this act after you have considered it in yonr
council | will speak to you plainly. We
first visited this agency because it contains
the largest number of inhabitants, and we
come in a spirit Of friendship with General
Crook who you call Three Stars You have
known him long and we'll When the com
mission was here last summer, you stated
you would approve the terms we now offer
you. The government wants you civilized,
for you can no longer live like your fathers
did, either by the fruits Of the chase or the
genius OF the fisherman. The bill gives you
twenty-five thousand cows, one cow TO every
man, woman and child in the nation in ad-
dItion to this it gives you one thousand bulls;
the heads of families over eighteen take
their land like the whites and receive
two marcs, wagon, harness and farming I'M
plements, and $50 IN money to help to build
their houses. The Great Father has placed
you on the road to prosperity by giving you
this and more If you wish TO plant five
acres he will furnish you with all the seeds
This law protects you in the ownership of
your property. III any White man takes or
buys your property he IS sentenced to a
year IN 1ail.n
The speaker then explained in a most
| lucid and elaborate manner the allotment by
severalty that they could not sell their land
for twenty-five years, that the Great Father
provides most literally for education, which
was fully illustrated to the Indians. and the
clause in the bill explained the $4,000, 900, its
purpose and use, the rate of interest,", the
| different prices for their LANDS. and the ap
| portionment by the president Of the money
received for their land for all purposes, were
fully explained Many Indians stated, after
the council, that they fully understood the
! bill
In conclusion Colonel Warner closed with
| an eloquent appeal, stating that he looked
| forward to the coming day Of civilization,
prosperity and happiness, when the white
| and the red man should stand side Dy side in
| glorious citizenship.
General Crook then made a short address
in which he promised them plenty Of time,