The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-04-01
WASHINGTON CHAT.

Cjgumdstdsms1 Me1MsAnn OF the EAnd
etlfKe hns HdIddsa.s;s,sa n lsaaer to the sn
r,uiinaa1lstat Hn a11g.gs Of aae removal
a6 The deRd 11,d da,wr saEnasr On ths
Gitiar,swsH rtsser san58ng. Erga1sg shxf eT-
cry nrv,tHu15tGn hse taken to HE'sFeMH rAe
a.uati1tE af Erss.M ri1naser an aAe neAefTx-
tisnl. No rsY,srrs havs sss1EE TO sa,s azaa8
stffit.e alast green aHEnEser LBS Gssa1 e1lr-
Ryud THE commissioner angyt1esssed g5sHl
TING Errr,ss.h1atn,dsu1 ahs nees48 JsT 81 pre-
9xs,7a1sg par1isx drf9En ensy.1eaaang @
aitae 14.ssaTN1illn TO eul z,rsaen t1asasr-
Representative TswrHT as lssparSng
a pure fsprr AIl wha5szh ne IS1a h1- as
q 4sui.tslj1lufe tar 1Ils P'sssess Hessas 1s5Ea-
wlien lis n,uw i,I5nx considered asT 1ae
t,ssu11l5111k.ss esn wayK and .ss.als WaasAa
Mir IRwnsyE xsBfts1a1G1ts lib seassoT
a.esEr aE1e llnaes of aiae fteages s9aL Ing
arsazu tt.a1gls@s w5la Rss considerably r.
qfuse.d Ind ire aaM haiad Tsl ae Ess
afrAx15e with preference 80 taxes, a.1s>
md a5esnfse aagaD tsae MseaxgsE gnIs-
,snss lls,aaaoD- Ee.s,assltatSTs lxwpsT
assts perceived q 1tsGe:s 81 testimony trss-.
ulllIlsfg AL srer the esEDaTy- which WITH
re- I.aae.a.a en Ele with she coEoMsttee.
.stYtynI1l- tie Decesxs1y Gf 1Ae passage q
a pul# anur bill
!A17n.nv William F. Campbell of
N hi1s Earth accompanied By csle-
Ear5sn Of ChipIewss frona Leech Lake,
held conference with the commission
~ Of luisssu affairs. The Indians are
hs-s for the purpose Of having their al
sfg-nso-x al Leec:s Lake adjusted. Mr.
Campbell SAYS the Indians are also
2ss-e for the purpose of calling the at
tent:on Of the commissioner To the Ne
t:essity for Il change In the system Of
estimating pine. The attorney has been
pressing the matter before the depart
Inen1 for come time but 80 far the au-
tlOrifies decline to propose any change,
claiming that the timber is now being
estimated by an honest corps, and
frauds are impossible.
The amendments submitted by Sem
ator Kyle to the sundry civil service
bill. providing for further improve
ments on the Missouri river at Yank-
ton, Elk Point and Pierre, $. D.. were
rejected by the committee, with the
statement that they had agreed not
not to recommend the addition to
the bill of any items Of appropriation
that are not for public works that are
directly under continuous contract.
The controller of the currency has re-
ceived the statement Of the condition
Of the twenty-six national banks Of
South Dakota at the close of business,
Feb. u. There is one less bank than
was doing business at the date Of the
last report. in December. Compared
with the December report. it is shown
that the banks have strengthened their
loans and discounts, while shrinkage
is noticed in the individual deposits
and the average reserve held by the
banks According to the current re-
port. the loans and discounts are So
::55. 81. against S3.327 .95S in Deem
Der. The individual deposits have been
reduced from S4.17S.4O7 in December.
Il, 81 1893 33 500. While the average reserve
has dropped from 1885 per cent to
32.17. The present holdings Of gold
coin il the banks are 1904 1913. which is
al increase Of more than $1,000 since
December.
Al amendment Of considerable i'm
Jortance TO homes1eaders of the
Northwest has been offered by Senator
Mcbride Of Oregon. intended to be
proposed TO the sundry civil bill.
amending the act OF June. 1897. au-
rhoriZing the settlers or owners of
land included within the limits of a
forest reservation to select other
lands in lieu thereof. extending the
provisions of the act and making them
applicable to any state or territory to
which no public lands have been or
shall be granted. reserved or pledged
for the use of schools and colleges.
wherever such lands or any part there
Of. and before or after being sur
veyed. are included within any forest
reservation. and other lands of equal
area are hereby appropriated and
granted and may be selected by state
or territory in lieu Of such lands SO in
cluded within such forest reservations.
The plan is approved by the senate
committee on public lands.
Senotors Davis and Nelson have
agreed upon the recommendations for
the appointments of United States at
torney and collector of internal reve-
rue in Minnesota. and the names to be
sent in are Fred Won Baumbach of
Alexandria. for collector, and Robert
G. Evans of Minneapolis for attorney.
The terms of the present incumben1s
Of these offices do not expire for sew
eral weeks. that of the attorney not
until about the LIST of May; but the
senators. having agreed upon what
should be done. made the announce
ment at once. This action clears the
decks of federal appointments in the
state for nearly year to come, as
the two remaining appointments %.
S. marshal and surveyor generaD will
not be due until next year.
The delegation of Chippewa Indians
from the Leech Lake reservation now
here We're to-day augmented by the ar
rival of several Pillager Indians from
the reservation. The latest delegation
also have grievances which they will
lay before the Indian commissioner to-
morrow. having arrived too late to-day
to do anything but pay their respects
The Indians are here to request thst
several thousands of acres of land
which they turned over to the Menom-
inees several years ago be returned to