The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20
WILL ERECT AN
INDIAN SCHOOL
Effort Being Made to Hurry Mat
ter Along.
PANGUITCH is THE PLACE
MINT FOR SALT LAKE TO RE-
CEIVE CONSIDERATION.
(sneciaI to The HeraldO

washington, -. g., Dec lS.-Duflng
the early part of the last session of
/ congress an appropriation was made
! for the purpose Of acquiring land and
a., the erection of a school for Indians in
/ Utah. When Senator Kearns came into
Office he found that nothing had been
done in the matter, and Immediately
/ took the case up with the commits
| siOner Of Indian affairs. An inspector
/ was selected and sent 70 look over the
country to find a favorable site. He
made a report favorable to Panguitch,
/ and everything looked propitious for
/ the early establishment of the school.
/ The Indian Office found, however, when
! it sought to acquire lands, that sec
! ton 355 of the Revised Statutes in
/ terfered. This statute provides briefly
/ that before the United States can &C
/ quire title to any properly in a state,
! conveyance must be made by an act of
/ the legislature. This ties the matter
| up until the legislature convenes. Sen
/ ator Kearns, however, has had a hear
/ ing before the assistant attorney gen
/ eral for the interior department, and
urged that the property be purchased
| Immediately. assuring the department
/ that the legislature viii approve the
/ purchase as soon as it meets. The
/ question is being considered now by
I the assistant attorney general Sen
; ator Kearns has communicated with
/ Attorney General Breeder Of Utah, but
found that nothing could be done by
/ him in the matter.
General Exodus Of Members.
With the close of the session for the
! holiday recess there is a general exodus
Of members of congress from the city
/ Senator Warren left today for Boston,
and from there viii go TO Cheyenne.
! Senator Clark Of Wyoming left today
4 for Omaha, where he will meet his
I family and return with them to Wash
/ ingtOn after recess. Senator Heitfeld
] will probably return home during re-
cess.
] Senator RaWlins' son AthOl VIII visit
his father here during the holidays. The
senator viii go TO New York for sew
eral days during recess. Senator
KeaTns will leave tomorrow for New
York. and will visit West Point. with
Mrs. and Miss Drummond. Mrs.
I Drumm0nd is a daughter of the late
/ President Snow, and has a son at West
/ Point Senator Kearns VIII leave on
the 18th for Salt Lake. Representative
/ Sutherland expects to remain here
during the recess.
New Indian Schools.
( The secretary Of the interior has ap-
proved the plans for the MOQUi school
near Keams Canyon, Arizona, and for
Waterworks and a new dOrmitory at
the Fort Apache school; also for the
new school building in Truxton Can
7 A rfy q. Il isfef. u
the Fort Mojave school, all 20 cost
about S150.00
Bids were opened today for the new
school building at Prior creek, on the
Crow agency, Montana. One bid re-
ceived amounts TO S37 200 This is from
Ben Hager, at Billings
Mr.. Cusham of Washington today in
troduced a bill forbidding the payment
of witness fees and mileage to Indians
who instigate violations Of the law
forbidding the selling or disposal OF
intoxicants to Indians.
Senator Kearns today presented tC
the senate the resolutions Of the Sail
Lake City council concerning the
death of President Mckinley.
The license Of w. P. Coltharp, pos
trader on Uintah Indian reservation
/ was approved by the secretary of TIT
interior today. Congressman Curtis
had a man named Frost slated for this
position. and stated he was going Z
make a fight for him. Senator kearns
hearing that Frost was a Kansan, i'm
mediately set about to land Mr.. Col
tharp, and with success.
Senator Kearns and Representative
Sutherland have indorsed the applica
ton Of George A. Smith, to be receive
p of the land Office at Salt Lake City 1
/ was expected that there would be
fight on this appointment, but it j
now believed there win be no opposi
/ ton. Senator Kearns had confeTenc
, with the president today on behalf O
Mr.. Smith.
= Senator Kearns today received
= copy Of the resolutions Of the Clear
/ ing House association Of Salt Lake
= asking for the location Of a brancl
/, mint at Salt Lake. The senator vii
e call on the secretary Of the treasury {
/ get his views on the matter, and
7 possl bic secure his Endorsement Of tn
: / project.