New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-02
ryJrsr ATTACK on THE INDIAN BUREAU.
SENATOR MANDERSoN's CHARGES SEEM 10 b.
BAstD on NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

SENATOR MAvDERSoN's CHARGES SEEM 10 BE-
BASED on NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Washington April (spcciaD-Thc attack maze O"
the Indian ONCE by Senator Henderson on "eu,ieS
day charging the Office with attempting to force rorii
bacon upon the Indians at Pine Ridge Agency >o"'"
Dakota seems TO have been based upon mIsapPreIc,
don Of farts Upon inquiry at tie Indian ONCE IT Is
learned that contract for furnishing Tor the Ihu'"S
in 1902 10000 pounds OF bacon WINS awarded 10 10
Armor & Co., OF Chicago. OF this bacon 12o.oo'
pounds were shipped 10 Rnshvilc, Neb TO De o"nNle'
thence by Indian transportation to Zine Ridge Inv
meat wns inspected before shipment In Chicago Dy an
expert chosen by TIE Secretary OF the Interior ana "
was pronounced 10 he fully up to TIE co'""'' &c
QnircmcntS.
Captain Penney acting Indian agent at Pine Ridge
refused To receive the meat the ground that II was
unfit for food Commissioner Morgan Informed the
contractors and requested them to replace inc bacon
with better quality. The legal representative Oh inc
firm I'm connection with Senator Culom, calIei upon
tie Commissioner and protested Chat they were being
uninstly dealt WITH aud requested that maj acuoh
should be deferred until the matter could be fully IN
vestcatcd. Accordingly Commissioner Morgan Ill
rectad that what bacon stu remaining nj Nh'h-
Vile should be inspected by the shipping clerk J' H.
West who was appointed T. his place on recon-
mendatlon OF seuatOr Mantrson and tie other members
OF the Nebraska delegation. lie. with the ala OF "o
butchers and experts inspected the bacon aud reported
missioner Morgan in order to avoid any possibility VI
doubt relieved from duty the man who had Inspected
the bacon in Chicago and appointed another man. VIZ
was recommended ~ him ;s expert, and directed
him 10 proceed to Pine Ridge 80 make an exhaustive
examination Of the meat He did aud said d. foind
all except "A nule less that 1000 pound, satisfactory
On this the Commissioner directed the 1000 pounds
b, be rejected aud replaced by The contractors with
acceptable meat nud directed the agent TO iHsus
that which Ind been found satisfactory.
Captain Brown. who had succeeded Captain Penney
In sisted that no vas not willing "a issue the DA''h
which had been pronOunccd unfit for fo,d by hls
nr.cces-or and asked that IL be removed and other
hacop .ulriIttitcsi therefor. Tie Commissioner t"n
directed that pending the final determination "i tho
ouestjon and awaiting change in the weaihf' when
thc bacon could 10 moro fully examined. the acting
agent should issue 20 the Indians full ntions "t iel
IN lion ~ the bncon. cc"ntly On r'Ss'1iinchdau'h
n, General CYRUS Bussey Assistant Secretary 81 the III
t.1or third in -,-rcor has bccn appointed ana l. DOW
a, Pine Ridge @, gagged IN mailing an examination OF
,ho bacon. and the Indan Orcc IS awaiting us
report 8,
From these statements Of the facts In me case II
ronld sN.m that the Indian ONCE has "tcmp'N '"
A.. .,n ,ue,cc tn the Indians The "ae hama. D'
Ineisiin that tie meat shnll be up #" rrii,v
c,cn.s and To the Contrnctnrs 81 M "''t, ~
s,.lry ,hom the fencNt ~ the opinion ~ "Np'''s
a. lie quality OF The laco1 they nave IutNlNl''..
Iy,.re would scem therefore, no Just sisHhu ~ 49,
cr1ticisu whatever upon The Indian oH'o ~ ''~
matter,