The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-10
Sanders, Anticipating Vote on the
Silver Bill, Looks in
Vain.
The Indian Commissioner Has q
New Plan for Dealing Out
Rations.
Powell, His Friends ond Opponents, OBJ
structinE Public Enthusiastically
Becoming Nuisance.

zee If pair could be managed for his col
league, Power, who was In Chicago. II was
impossible to get pair for the Montana
man, who is in favor Of the compromise
bill. Ex-Delegats Dubois, Of Idaho, left
one important matter pending when he
was legislated out Of Office, and he has
turned that over to Wilson, Of Washington.
nnbois was anxious to get through the bill
ratifyinR the agreement with the Cnur
d'Alene Indians for the cession Of a portion
of their reservation. There will prob
ably be no opposition to speak Of against
the bill, and it will no doubt pass
as soon as il can be called up.
Indian commissioner Morgan to-day
gave inst ruotions to several Indian agents
on Sioux reservations in South Dakota and
the Grow reservation in Montana for the
establishment of sub-agenoies at such
points as are convenient. The order is the
result of good deal Of study by the COM
missioner on the question Of how to dis
tribute rations to the red men. The sub
agents will be distributing agents. They
will have charge of farm and near them
will be located blacksmith shops, repair
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lieves that the Indians have heretofore been
compelled to waste too much time in got
ting from their home to the agencies for
supplies and his new system is designed to
remedy this evil. Two or three distribut-
ing points will be located in each of the
reservations.
The action Of the senate appropriation
committee in leaving out the irrigation ap-
preparation of the sundry civil bill does not
mean that irrigation will get nothing, but
that the committee would prefer to have
the amendment offered in the house. II
means further that the management of
Powell of the irrigation interests will be
thoroughly ventilated. Powelrs friends
will try TO have the house appropriation re-
stored, while those who arc opposing the
present irrigation survey will try and have
sum set apart for irrigation, TO be OK
pended by the agricultural department..
Powell is now making every effort to have
his course vindicated by a vote of the sem
ate. Kansas was left out of tha
arid land withdrawal to secure the
support of Ingalls,, while his overtures to
Pierce and PettiRrew are made to counter
act the sledge-hammer blows of Casey or
Moody, who are opposing the Powell theory
that artesian irrigation cannot be made a
success. as we'll as the withdrawal Of the
lands by Powell from homestead settle
ment. The provision in the appropriation
bill suspending one withdrawal act may
meet with opposition and may be defeated
on point of order. The Washington SEN
ator and the Montana men are greatly in
terested in having this suspension clause
passed. The Dakotas may get out of the
alleged arid belt, but portions of the other
states are pretty sure to be retained.
Several Washington state shippers have
been writing to Senator Squire about the
shipping or subsidy bill now pending IN the
senate, saying that the limitation of the
distance clause to 5000 miles will be an in
Justice to them, as they frequently carry
goods 10000 miles. The house bill did con-
tain such a provision, but the senate bill
does not limit the distance but pays a boun-
ty on goods carried any distance whether it
be five hundred or twenty hundred miles.
The Pacific coast shippers often carry goods
around Cape Horn to foreign ports.