Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-25
Rosebud Agency May Not Be
Opened.
IOWA CONGRESSMEN GET INQUIRIES
Congressman Lacey Favors Concessions
to Cuba-CalIs Attention to Point
Hitherto Overlooked = Washington
Correspondent Has Trouble.
Washington. March 10. 1902

The publication of information con.
corning the proposed opening up of
416,000 acres of land in Gregory coun-
ty, South Dakota, now forming por
ton of the Rosebud Indian Agency
lands, has had the effect of causing To-
wa congressman TO have inquiries adj
dressed to them from Iowa people de-
string further information.
May Not Go Through.
From present indications, taking in
to account the attitude of j. G. Can
non, chairman of the house committee
on appropriations, it may be said to be
very doubtful if the senators and con-
gressmen from South Dakota are able
to get free homes bill through both
houses. Undoubtedly the senate will
pass the bill introduced by Senator
Gamble. This provides for the grant
ing OF 100 acres of the land to real
homesteaders at the nominal cost of
filing, etc The bill introduced into
the house by Congressman Burke viii.
provide for payment on the part of
the homesteader, of $3.50 per acre, the
amount paid by the government to the
Indians. Even if the house bill should
be amended striking out the $3.50 per
acre clause, when the conference came
to deal with the disagreeing votes OF
the two. houses, it would be found the
managers on the part of the house
would be disposed to be obdurate upon
this point and in the end it would like
ly be conceded that the $3.50 must re-
main in the bill. 1t is plain to be seen
that while the South Dakota congress
men are working hard to secure the
free homes condition. they have not
much faith in the ultimate accomplish.
ment of their desires.
Opportunity Would Be Unusual.
But, at $3.50 per acre. the opportuni-
ty would be an unusual one, although
it is asserted by Minnesotians that
land may be had in any quantity in
northern Minnesota at about that
price. To man who is really desir-
Gus of a 160 acre farm in Gregory
county, South Dakota, the matter Of
$500, which might be paid in easy in
stallments, no doubt, would not con
stitute an unsurmountable barrier tC
ownership.
Lacey in Sportsmen's Interest.
Congressman Laceys bill regulating
the Introduction of the eggs of game
birds for purposes of proDagationmen
ton of which has previously beer
made, has been favorably reported
from the committee on agriculture an6
mas been placed upon the calendar Of
the house. 1t may be recalled that the
wholesale slaughter of the eggs O.
game birds for use Of a peculiar mate
rial OF value to photographers, contain
ed in; the eggs, resulted in the enact
lnent in the Dingley tariff act of pro
vision prohibiting entirely the importa
ton of eggs of game birds. 1t appears
that the effect of this well-meanins
and proper legislation has been to no
only prevent the importation of eggs
for Photographic purposes. but for pro
pagation purposes as well, and there
has been demand that the law bt
modified so as to permit the secretar!
of agriculture to grant permission t.
proper persons to import eggs of gam,
birds for purposes of propagation. A