Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-07
FIGHT FOR INDIAN AGENCIES
fOuth Daksta NsmbsrI Vast Fewer Taken
from 0cnnissiOneE
OBJECT TO HIs PnIWlEst 10 ABOLISH
Lieutenant Howell of Iowa Restored
60 Army Service After President :
Reviews His Sentence for
Drunkenness.
CFrom a starr correspOndent.l

WASHINGTON, Feb. e.--(Special Tele-
gram. .)-Representative Burke OF South
Dakota is seeking to remove from the In
dian appropriation bill the provision which
II has carried authorizing the commissioner
of Indian Affairs to abolish Indian agencies
at his discretion. Mr.. Burke believes the
agencies should only be abolished by the
direction Of congress.
The South Dakota member brought the
matter before the committee on Indian
affairs OF the house today. The Indian
commissioner some time ago abolished the
agency at sisseton and Major Harding was
dismissed from Yankton. Affairs OF these
agencies were placed in the charge Of
bonded school Superintendent. The South
Dakota delegation was thus deprived Of two
desirable adjunots Of state patronage. MT.
Burke Is of the opinion that affairs at
Slsseton require the presence Of an agent
and that like condition prevails at Yank-
ton. He realizes that as long as the law
remains ms 1t is there is no use Of making
an appropriation for these two agencies
and leaving It Discretionary with the Indian
commissioner whether the agents shall be
appointed. Mr.. Burke intends to offer an
amendment making It obligatory on the
part OF the Indian commissioner to appoint
Indian agents when congress provides for
the salaries of SUCH He will have the
assistance of members from several states
where agencies have been abolished.
Relief of Assistant Surgeons.
Representative Martin introduced a bill
today for the relief Of assistant surgeons
in the volunteer army Of the United States.
The bill provides that assistant surgeons,
who were commissioned as captains and
who served in either the war with Spain
or in the suppression Of the Philippine In
surrection, are entitled to The pay Of caps
tain, mounted, from the date OF the COM
mencement of their service.
Lieutenant Howell Of the Sixth artillery,
Keokuk, Ia, the boy who entered the army
in 1898 and who was found by court
martial guilty Of dunkenness while on duty
and sentenced to be discharged from the
service, has been restored to duty BY Presi-
dent Roosevelt, who has suspended the
sentence Of court-martial after a full re-
view of all the papers IN the case.
Representative Samuel W. Mccall OF Mas
sachusetts Is seriously considering accom-
panying Representatives Burkett and Fow-
Ter TO Lincoln. Monday. TO participate with
them In the Lincoln day celebration which
the Young Mems Republican club OF that
city will hold Wednesday night
-Oaptdlu ". .. WatrOub OF DoS mOinc8.
president OF the National Association of
Nnrserymen. and silas Wilson OF Atlantic.
Ias ek-presid6pt OF the same sosiety are
IN Weshingtpn, ha1ips come n endeayof
ic. s6cuSe ~ "A NOS AfEse &c Z
quarantine Law for trees and plants shipped
into this country.
Charles H. May and daughters OF Fre-
mont are at the Raleigh.
J. b. Baker Of Lead, g. D., James Ross,
traders at the Sisseton agency, and H. c.
Jewett OF Aberdeen are in Washington.
Department Notes.
Martin Cooper has been appointed fire.
man in the Des Moines, Ia, public build
ing.
Postmasters appointed:
Nebraska-J. L. Alden, Whiteman, Grand
county, vice L. r. Weaver. resigned.
South Dakota-Charles Norman, Otis
Custer county.
Postofice at Mauch Chunk, Mahaska
county, Ia, is ordered discontinued aftel
February 2s.
Edwin F. Banning of Cowan, Ind, is re.
instated as shoe and harness maker in ths
Indian school at Pierre, S. d.
/ A postofice has been established at Red
Willow. Red Willow county, Neb., and
William e. White. commissioned post
| master.
Roscoe e. Dewitt is appointed substitute
letter carrier in the Waterloo, Ia, post
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