The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-01-10
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indian Appropriation Biii.

indian Appropriation Bmi.
Washington. indian appropri-
alton bill was completed by the house
committee on Indian affairs II carries
something over $4,000, 900. the exact
aggregate not yet being determined.
The number Of Indian agencies In re-
duccd from SO TO A among those omit
ted was the Quapaw, Indian Territory.
The clerks Of .he United States court
In Indian Territory are allowed TO re-
tain all fees other than those In crimi-
nal, civil, probate and chsncsry cases,
the clerks to pay their own clerk hire
and expenses
Two sections ore added TO the bill,
one providing for the maintenance Of
telegraph and telephone lines and
highways across Indian lands aud res.
creations
The most important change In the
bill Is the reduction OF appropriation
for tho Dawes comm ission. The esti.
mates called for s324 200. The com.
mittse, however, provided for an ap-
preparation Of only o,ooo, just enough
to pay the salaries Of the four com.
missioners aud necessary expenses.
No provision was made for clerical
help, secretary Of the commission and
interpreters, and the whole work must
stop unless the senate provides the
necessary means. The action Of the
committee was due to the failure TO
show what the estimate was based up
on. At the last session OF Congress,
the committee authorized an appropri-
alton Of SS24,O00 for the work Of the
commission, and this sum was made
available on the passage Of the last
lndian appropriation bill. This 10
now supp ementcd by an estimate for
an additional S324, 900 without any thing
to show how the former appropriation
had been used or what the new 'appro-
priation is desired to accomplish. Un-
der the circumstances; the committee
was almost unanimously In favor Of
the providing Of only enough money TO
pay the salaries and such expenses as
are inseparable from the routine work
Of the commission, which has TO 20 to
the senate for its needs.
A provision was ineorporased in the
man or other person in the employ Of
the government in Indian territory
shall exercise The right TO oxpei any
person from said territory for the col
lection Of any tax in favor OF suits
tribes, this provision, however, should
not apply to the collection OF lease
money or royalties.
Needs OF the College.
Guthrie.-John Field, experiment
station director ut saltwater A. and
M. college, attended The board Of re-
gents meeting in this city. lie Is an
enthusiastic expcrimentalist and the
station bulletins prepared under his
supervision are ranked as authoritative
upon the subjects covered. Mr.. Field
when asked what the A. and NJ. COL
lego expected Of the legislature at the
coming session, said:
There are needed by the A. and M.
college four new buildings. This Is
our worst need. We have a splendid
equipment, but in relation with capac-
ity, we have such IN attendance 800
aud more coming that the students
are slreudy Ia one anothers way Our
crying need is room-more room. An
assembly hall, which should be erected
as an annex TO the new library build
ing, would relieve the pressure In that
regard. Quarters for botanical de-
partmeni, at u cost Of probably 10000
should be provided ut once. The col
lege has s25, 900 worth OF machinery In
Its mechanical depart ment. Next term
forty students In that depar; ment will
be present for work where only twelve
have been provided for. Hence an en-.
gineering building, 10 cost $50, 900 with
fittings, is demand Of the situation.
Also, the college has on its premises
sixteen head OF pure.bred cattle, oi
four different standard breeds, OF au
aggregate Of 81, OOO, beside represen enta-
J tiveH Of four breeds each OF hogs and
, sheep. A onbination building t. b,
. used rs u barn for the animals aud nj
judging room fer the use Of student
and to cost 5000, Is sn urgent nee,
. All these buildings are demanded moi
in anticipation OF future growth but IL
school IL full. It's facilities mist ex
| pand us It's studentry increases, q,
actual retrogression Is inevitable"
Oklahoma
A resident OF Oklahoma has the fol
lowing interview In the Kansas City
5 Journals: In 1890 Oklahoma had onl.
o.. 900 people. According 10 the lates
. census she now has 5000. This yea
; our farmers raised 5000, 900 bushels a
OF wheat, the sort that Tests from 20 4
e 62 pounds to the bushcl aud that make
!. -four which takes worlds fair prem
Q ums. Oklahoma this year has the yer
, highest average for cotton, 325 pound
!, TO the acre. Her corn crop Is In
r mense and her alfalfa yield enormous
= four crops being cnt each yea. lie
!, big red apples rival those OF Missour
and In other fruits she has Artanss
l. bested. Her hogs top the Kansas Cit
II market In price, and her D per cen
bonds sell ut 1O+. In, Oklahoma "
have school houses every three mile
and the revenue from her school land
D. pm ys into the school fund more tha
N 500, 900 annually. Best of all there
20 not nm Oklahoman who Is dissa atisfe
~ with the land upon which lie has q,
o. tied, or his lot In the world.