The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-01-17

of the Ways and Means Committee, re-
Gently introduced Il bill. in accordan""
with the recommendation in the l'rcs'-
dents message. to repeal the one-tenth of
Il cent diffclcntial N sugar which evoked
protests from Germany and Austria. and
which it is stated inspired the rctaliatory
action by the former Government in thc
form Of prohibition of American beef.
But it is not altogether certain that the
Ways and Means Committee viii report
this till To- the House. nor j. il al all as
surcd that the House will pass il in case
it energies from the committee and is
given a hearing.
Mr.. Wilson was asked about th' pros
poets Of the bill. but did not speak cnihu-
siastically of them. He said. in answer
L. a question, that It's claims for consider
alton might be brought To the attention
of the Rules Committed after TN" cur
'ency bill had been disposed Of. but added
thai the remaining time Of this Congress
was very short. and there would be a
great pressure for allotmentS Of time COR
various bills.
Illinois being the stronghold IF the
meat business. the representatives. from
that State hay" been appealed To To- do
something in the interest of their con
>titucntS. Representative .tldrich. ii
Chicago, is receiving many c~ummunica-
tlonS on The subject. and intends To- talk
with his colleagues not to suggest ~lcgiSi,-
uon but to ascertain what will be their
attitude toward whatever the Democrats
may propose.
Whether the Republicans will co-opa-
rate with the Democrats in remedial leg
islation becomes an open question. since
it is known that the Democrats are nor
agreed upon their course. q fraction Of
them thinking with Mr.. Whiting that any
tariff legislation will be unwiSe.
The annual seed distribution ut III.
Agricultural Department has resulted so
far in sending out 1.3O0.O0C papers of
vegetable seeds throughout the coantrr.
The work will probably not be completed
before May. and no flower seeds have
been sent out this season. There are
still about 6.oco.00o papers Of seeds
awaiting distribution.
Another Reservation to BE Opened.
The lankton Reservation in South
Dakota probably will be opeued for set
Element early in the spring. The date
has not yet been determined upon. but
>olnc action is expected in a few weeks
h total amount to be paid 10y the Gov
M for the lands is SG2l .47J. SJm-
600 of which is to bc held in the Treasury
as Il permanent fund drawing interest nr
, per cent. payable per capita twice 4
year. Tart of the money has already
been paid, and the remainder will hc dis
posed of within two or three weeks.
The annual meeting of the Board or
Indian Commissioner will soon he holl
here. and n the conference Indian work
Will be discussed by representatives of
the Noman's National Indian .Associa-
ton. and all religious bodies conductin.,
work among the Indians. Commissioned
of Indian Affairs Browning Will probably
address the conference.
Secretary Smith i giving a great deal
of attention to the management of the
Indians. and has been in consultation
with members of the Indian committees
of the Senate and House upon features
treated of in his report. Representatives
Wilson. of Washington. the senior mem
Der OF the iiouse Indian Committee. has
been comforting with the Secretary re-.
gardin@ the coming Indian appropriation
bill. and the possibility Of securing lcgi,
lation in accordance with the Sccretarv'>
recommendations. Mr.. Wilson saws tha.
many VI tH' secretary : GtcbIntnpItH-
tons meet with his approval, especially
regarding the sale of lands. which sales
are not directly for the benefit of tho
Indians.
y general investigation on the advance
of machinery in the industrial world and
lis effect on labor las been begun by III,
Bureau of Labor. The object of the m
luiry is Ia determine what modern ma
chinery has done as compared to hand
labor and what inroads machinery has
made i'll the field formerly occupied by
hand labor. II is the first time an inyc,.
~tigation on this line has ever been NJ
tempted by the Government. and il is oy-
pectcd 10 prove an immense undertaking.
though less difficult to accomplish than
some of the inquiries already made bv
the Labor Bureau. Several Of the agents
have been already sent out on the work.
provided with circular inquiries callins
for collection of various specific instances,
of hand labor, IN" time. COS, and labor in.
volved in the production Of various arii-
cles, compared with the corresponding
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