Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-27
CHANGES IN INDIAN AGENCIES
George Saunders Appointed to Succeed h.
O. Baird at Santee.
OSCAR H. KELLER GOES TO THE oMAHAs
Irrigation Measure Continues a source
of Irritation TO Speaker
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WASHINGTON, March 26.-(Special Tel
gram. II was announced today at the
Indian office that George Saunders would be
appointed agent at the Santee agency to
ill out the term OF the present agent, II.
G. Baird, who is to be removed. Saunders
will serve as agent until July /, when the
agency is to be abandoned. He will then
be appointed superintendent Of schools at
Santee and be conveyed into the civil serv-
ice.
This appointment has been urged by Sem
ator Willard ever since he came to Wash
ington, but he had been unable to get the
Interior department to take action until
now. II is expected Secretary Hitchcock
will send Mr.. Saunders name to the presi-
dent in a few days.
Representative Mondell said today that
in all probability the senate irrigation
measure, with amendments, would be re-
ported to the house next week. Mr.. Mon
dell has had a number Of interviews with
Speaker Henderson relative to securing
time for the consideration Of the bill, but
thus far the speaker has refused TO indi-
cate when he will permit the matter to be
taken up. He has, however, said that IL
the friends Of irrigation would refrain from
attempting to tack an irrigation measure
as a rider to every general measure more
good would be accomplished. He thought
time ought to be given for its considera-
tion on it's merits and that Just as soon as
the appropriation bills we're out OF the way
he would consult with the committee on
rules and decide upon the time for consid-
GRAFTON. Mr.. Henderson, however, has not
yet indicated his disposition regarding the
matter, except in a general way.
Ordered to Omaha Agency.
Oscar H. Keller has been ordered from
Pine Ridge, s.. D., to the Omaha and Win.
nebago agency, to take the place of Clyde
Pittman, transferred to the Santee agency,
when the reorganization OF clerks at the
Omaha agency takes place, April %.
Ed F. Stahl Of Cheyenne, wyo., one of
the best known men Of that section, is in
Washington for a few days.
The irrigation committee Of the house
has had representative Martins bill rela-
tive to the control OF reservoirs under
consideration, but Representative Mondell
has objected to several provisions in the
bill and IL it is reported it will have to be
considerably amended before 1t gets out of
the irrigation committee. The bill is de-
signed to amend the act of January, 1897,
which gave the citizens the right TO con-
struct reservoirs for watering their stock.
by prohibiting the sheepmen from enjoying
the benefits of the reservoir sites to the
exclusion Of the cattlemen.
Senator Willard received information to-
day from Adjutant General Corbin that at
his request the War department had cabled
the authorities at Manila to transport to the
United States the body of DR.. Sherman A.
Yule of Omaha, contract surgeon, who died
In the Philippines.
Department Notes.
Contract Dental Surgeon Frank E. Nc
Dermott has been ordered to Fort Crook
for duty.
Captain Thomas NJ. Corcoran, Thirteenth
cavalry, has been detailed as a member of
the examining board at Fort Meade, vice
Colonel Edward NJ. Hays, Thirteenth cav
airy, relieved.
The application OF c. G. Lind, C. w.
Swanson, G. A. Ossian, Samuel Rylander,
]. L. Ossian and others to organize the
First National bank OF st. Anthony, Ia.
with $25, 900 capital, was today approved by
the comptroller of the currency.
G. H. Peck was today appointed post
master at Vienna, Clark county, s. D.
Miss Villa Scott of Elliott, Ia, was to-
day appointed clerk in the Duluth land
office