The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-02
Increased Fees For United States At
torneys, Marshals and Clerks
in the Northwest.
Morgan Would Send Little Bucks
and Squaws to tho Pub
nc Schools.
Public Debt Statement Issued In New
sTorm-very slight Decrease Dur
ing the Month.

WAsHNdToN, Aug. l-tepecial. 1.-The
bill introduced by Senator Allen 10 double
the tees for United States district at
tornsys, marshals and clerks in Washing
ton, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Arizona,
was amended by the judiciary eenmittee IN
some important particulars. Ths intent OF
the measure was to put these Offices in the
way Of earning sufficient compensation to
make them an object, and the fees were
doubled because Of the scarcity Of business
in theee lines in these new states. Senator
Edmunds believed that in five years the
they could be put ON the same basis 40 the
other states, and the bill was amended 80
AZ to continue its provisions only until
1896. Mr.. Allen ID satisfied with the bill in
its present shape. Senator Allen
this morning presented seven large
petitions from residents Of Warrington,
two for Z Law to prohibit the sending Of OBJ
scene literature through tho mails and Ave
for Law to prohibit the sale Of adulterated
food. Secretary Noble has decided the case
Of the Northern Pacific Railway company
against Lucien E. Wilder involving hold
ing on section 81, township Is, range II, Of
the North Yakima, Washington. district.
Under the ruling in the celebrated case Of
the Northern Pacific railway against Stern
meur the land is held to have passed under
the grant and Wilder's entry :ia ordered
cancelled. The recent order Of the postofice
at Seahome, Whatcom county, Wash., has
been revoked,
II am just making new proposition
with reference to Indian education" said
Gen. Morgan, the commissioner of Indian
affairs, to representative of THE INDIE
PENDENT to day, (which will be of interest
to all people of the northwest, who live
near Indian reservations. II is this:
Where Indians are convenient to white set
Elements we want Indian children to enter
the public schools. Indians are not taxed,
their children have not been in
vited to attend the common schools.
This department will, however, make
it an object for the white people to
encourage this. It will pay $40 quarter
for each Indian pupil who attends. In
many places this would be substantial
help to the maintenance of the schools, and
would. therefore. commend itself to the
white people. The Indians in Minnesota,
South Dakota, Montana, Washington and
Nebraska would be most likely to attend
under this proposition. At the Puyallup
reservation in Washington, think, many
could reach the public schools, and there
are many at Flandreau, South Dakota, who
could attend. We want the Indian children
to associate with their white brothers and
sisters, az from this they grow into civiliza-
tion more rapidly than from any other
cause. The idea is q new one, which has
been tried for one quarter only with the
Omaha tribe in Nebraska" The receipts Of
the general land Office for the last fiscal
year were 100000, greater than for those
of the previous year. Over one million of
this comes from the states admitted to the
Union within year. 5a9