Omaha daily bee., 1894-03-13

selection Of a postmaster at Lincoln and as
the situation stands the machine has threa
black eyes at this carly stage In the hllina
OF the large federal offices In Nebraska,
counting the district attorneyship.
PEBBLES AND THE INDIAN LANDS.
w y. PEBBLES Of Fender. Thurston county
arrived in the city last evening. Mr.,
PEBBLES special mission on this occasion is ia
try and secure the allotment VI the Omaha
Indian tribal lands at once. in conformity
with a bill Senator Henderson introduced
and passed at his request over n year ago.
There 10 some interest money due the
Omahas, which he is Interested IN sceing
paid as soon as possible, as they need Il Ia
buy seed wheat and implements for farming
operations this spring. This interest money
is paid annually under the provisions Of an
act secured by MIR. PEBBLES in 1890. The
Indian land tax bill. which has attracted
such widespread attention, owes its origin
TO the ThurstOn county gentleman. This
measure passed the senate last session. but
failed to go through the house. The allO, tina
OF the vast tract of tribal lands ado veg
Fender, heretofore used for grazing purposes,
VIII result In u big boom for that tow as
allotted lands can be leased for agriCult raj
purposes, while tribal lands cannot. MIR.
PEBBLES expresses the belief that he will ba
entirely successful in securing what he cana
after.
Prof. II. NJ. Jester. who was removed from
the superintonlency OF the Lower Rrule
Indian schools in South Dakota some weeks
ago for having written a political letter to q
friend in Iowa giving evidence OF pleasure AT
democratic defeat in recent elections and
advocating the nomination OF Mckinley in
SO, has been reinstated in the service and
will be assigned with his wife to the charge
of an Indian school in Idaho. Prof. Jester
has an enviable record as an Indian teacher.
Representative Mercer called upon SeCre-
tary Hoke Smith and Indian COMMISSIONS
Browning today and presented facts and
figures upon the ACCESSIBILITY Of establishing
a branch of the Indian supply depot at
Omaha. with n view to securing their en-
dorsement to congress. Mr.. Mercer believes
that the Indian appropriation bill wi. pro-
vide for the branch depot at Omaha.
IN A GENERAL WAY.
Representative Meiklejohn introduced a bill
today providing for the transfer of the fish
commission and the geological survey to the
Agricultural department..
With a view to procuring de-
sired by n number of residents of Nebraska
as to the condition of business before the court
of claims affecting Indian depreciation claims.
The Bee correspondent today called at the
court rooms and was informed by the clerk
that the Indian depreciation claims are being
disposed of as rapidly as they are made COM
plete upon the docket and the claimants are
ready to proceed, but that the trouble or de-
lay is with congress, which must appropriate
money to pay the judgments obtained against
the United States government before the
claimants can get their money. A Judgment
against the government is of no avail with
out an appropriation to pay 1t. All the
Indian depreciation judgments obtained in the
court of claims have been referred to the
house committee on claims, which has taken
favorable action upon them and Will en-
deavor to have them placed in the general
deficiency appropriation bill. which is eX-
nected to appear in the house before many
weeks.
q, ninpfAp today nnnDinte1 DOSt-
master at Bondurant, Polk county, Ia, vice
w.. T.. McClung, resigned, and j. o.. Johnson
at Westerville, Clay county, S. D., vice ole
Westre, resigned.
Hon. Patrick Egan of Lincoln is at the
Normandie.
Ex-senator Warren of Wyoming spent most
of today on the floor Of the senate.
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