The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-28
The Permanent Abiding Place Of
the Cheyennes Not Yet
Settled.
South Dakota is Disinclined to
Provide for them of Her
Abundance.
Nevertheless They Should be with Their
Cousins the sioux-Protestinx
Against the Election Bill.

WARRINGTON, juno 3d. Especial The
proposition contained in the Indian appro-
priation bill to remove the Cheyennes from
the Tongue River agency in Montana to the
Sioux reservation in South Dakota, is re-
Rarded with entirely different emotions by
the delegations of the states Immediately
interested. Nobody wants the Cheyennes.
Montana would be glad to ship them bag
and baggage to South Dakota. South Da-
kota would be perfectly we'll pleased if they
were allowed to remain in the mountain
state, and it their cousins, the Cheyennes.
in South Dakota, were sent to keep them
company. The Indian bill will soon be con-
sidered in the senate and when this part is
reached presentation Of the case may be
made. Representative Carter, of Montana,
says that as the Montana Indians have
treaty rights in the Sioux nation, as they
have relatives there who are to be
given lands in severalty, and as they can
never become self-sustaining on the Mon
tana reservation he believes it wise to send
them to South Dakota. Senator Pettigrew
is opposed to this and believes that the
commission authorized under the Indian
bill should negotiate to the end that they
be given lands in severalty on their own
reservation. He says the climate, the soil
and the surroundings in South Dakota are
not better suited to make civilized beings
of them than are these conditions in Mon
tana. He adds that if all the Cheyennes
were to be put together it would be easier
to ship 800 from South Dakota to Montana
than to ship 600 from Montana to South
Dakota.
Senator Allen yesterday secured the pas
sage of the bill granting to the Northern
Pacific and Yakima Irrigation company
right of way through the Yakima Indian
reservation, in Washington. TWAS amend
ed somewhat by the committee. clause
being inserted which makes it the duty of
the secretary of the interior to fix the COM
pensation to be paid the Indians for the
right of way and for whatever property
may be taken in the construction of the
canal. Another amendment was made cor
rectinp the description Of the property
sought to be entered, as it was found that
under the terms of the bill, AZ originally
drawn. the right of way was not upon the
Indian reservation at all.
Representative Wilson, of Washington,
was at the postoffice department to-day
relative to securing an allowance for the
offices at Fairhaven and Whitcomb. He
was promised that something should be
done Immediately and that definite
answer would be given Saturday of such
amount as the Office could allow. The enor-
nous increase in business was fully ex-
planned and the authorities will give such
aid as in the power Of the department. Mr..
Wilson says the Fairhaven Office is doing
business enough to make it a second class
office, but under the law governing all off,
ces that cannot be done until four succes-
sive quarters show receipts of $3.50. This
will require year at the Fairhaven Office,
which is not yet expired. This will be done
at the earliest moment. Meantime the de-
partment will do the best it can to help
them out. There are many offices in the
new states in similar circumstances.