Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-02-06
LEASE OF GRAZING LANDS
South Daksta Indians Seek to Restrain
Lctisn Of Government.
osAHA MAN MADE A MESSENGER
Ernest Dtureen Appointed on ouay'u
Committee Congressman
Fowler starts for
Lincoln.
(From a STAR Correspondentl

! WASHINGTON, Feb. Especial Tele-
gram.)-Papers were served today on Sec
retary Hitchcock and Indian Commissioner
Jones by the supreme court Of the District
Of Columbia asking them to show cause
why they should not be restrained from
approving certain leases for Indian graz
ing lands in South Dakota. Hearing in the
case will be held February 13. The ON
cials express the belief that no injunction
will be issued by the court They assert
that they have acted in accordance with
the law and that the objection Of the pres
ent plan of leasing lands at Standing Rock
comes only from a small minority of the
band. It is stated that the Indians at this
agency, in council assembled approved the
leasing proposition, and that the objectors
were heard from only after bids were
called by advertisement in the newspapers.
Indian Commissioner Jones had another
hearing before the senate committee last
night.
The South Dakota delegation is not
united in opposition to the leasing OF
Indian grazing lands in that state. Sen
ator Kittredge said today that he advo-
Gated the leasing of lands but that some
changes might we'll be made in the dis
tricts as marked out by the officials. Rep
resentative Burke is opposed to the prin-
ciple. He says it will delay the opening
of Indian lands in the state and thus re-
tard its full and complete development.
Omaha Man Made Messenger.
Through the influence of Senator Mil
lard, Ernest Djureen of Omaha was today
appointed messenger to Senator Quay's
committee on organization, conduct and
expenditures OF the executive departments.
Mr.. Djureen for the past two years has
- H.. RzlI - he
house Of representatives.
Representative Fowler Of New Jersey,
chairman of the committee on banking and
currency OF the house, and Congressman
Burkett will leave Monday for Lincoln,
where Congressman Fowler will deliver an
address at the annual dinner of the Young
Mems Republican club the evening of Lin
coins birthday.
Congressman Shallenberger's bill for the
relief of George r. Chiery, and Repre-
sentative Stark's bill for the relief Of John
, /, Fisher we're reported favorably today.
/, There is hardly a national bank in Ne
braska or Iowa but has written letters to
congressman from the several districts
urging that the tax be taken on the capital
stock of banks, and these requests and
: petitions are becoming SO numerous that
the congressman find 1t almost impossible
ter.
The decision of the ways and means COM
! mittee to refiiee the war ar1rsvenuss .ineiRdes
e the reduction Of the tax on the capital stock
{ OF banks and 1t is believed this measure
= will have a large majority when II comes
= before the house for final action.
Public Building at York.
4 Congressman Stark today filed a briei
/
accrue If public building should be erected
: at York, Neb. Mr.. Stark has introduced q
bill carrying an appropriation of $75,O0
for building at that place and is receiv'
ing substantial backing from Postmaster
T. e. Sedgwick and other business men.
Senator Millard today recommended the
: appointment OF Henry NJ Walker to bC
=, postmaster at st. Michael, Buffalo county
l.. d. Richards, accompanied by Senator
- Millard, called on the supervising archi-
= tect Of the Treasury department In relation
!. to a lock which he desires the department
: to accept. The expert Of the department
:, 1t is understood thinks favorably of thu
lock- and has asked for another conferenc,
=. with Mr. Richards tomorrow.
: Incidentally, tho Fremont postmaster
= ship was discussed" said Senator Millsrd
= but so far as have any knowledge, thing
- are in about the same condition they wer
weeks ago. and we are no nearer a solution
y of the dificulty."
Al John Steen, formerly of wahoo, who i
= now interested In land syndicate in Texas
l. has written friends of his in Washington
In asking for their help to secure him thi
,e poStmastership at Geraldine, new ofic
which it is desired to establish.
/ Hearing ON Bowersock Bill
- |
,e of which Major Lacey of Iowa is chair
"a man. gave hearing Joday to F. c. Lusk
10 chairman of the cattlemens association
A. and John P. Irish. who appeared before tn
a committee. in advocacy of the Bowersoc
re- bill to authorize the leasing OF India
ct lands. While they were accorded close at
re tention, 1t is pretty generally known tha
the committee does not favor the meas
"a ure. It's chances for favorable action ar
3. extremely small. and the same fate is el
o. pected for Senator Millard's bill, which h
At introduced by request at the instance c
n the big cattle syndicates OF the west.
T. delegation OF six Rosebud Indians
at here to appear before the secretary OF th
interior on matters pertaining TO that de
partment.
N Personals and Department Notes.
rural free delivery route will be es
~ tAblished March / at Grimes, Polk count!
Ia. with Stella Butler es carrier. tn
area covered is thirty square miles an
the population is $50. The postofhce
va Ridgedale Will be discontinued and ma
he sent TO Grimes.
- POstmasterB appointed:
ss Iowa-Winnie De'HaAn. Chisholm, Nor
n. roe county; l. W. Nelson. Glendon, Gutl
or rie county.
South Dakota-E. P. zunkel wittenbur
A. Hutchinson county.
ne Adam Breede Of Hastings, editor Of Il
IL Hastings Tribune. Is In Washington
III, Mrs. T.. B. McArtion OF Sioux Falls
=, in Washington.
Is Congressman Thomas of the Sioux Ci
am district today said he expected to decii
An the Sioux City postmastership within a fe
days. There are three candidates for Il
of place. the present postmaster. Mr. HeiIs
IN formerly Of the Sioux City Journal. bell
tss one Of them.
,ks W. II. Green was confirmed today as r
sts eeiver OF the land once at Lincoln. AS so.
I'M as his bond has been approved his commi