Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-17
ABOLISHES INDIAN AGENTS
No Appropriations Made for santee, Omaha
aud Winnebsgos in Nebraska
MONEY TO DIVIDE AMONG THE oMAHAS
Members OF Public Lands Committee
Confer with President Com
cerning Bills Pending in
Lower House.
From a stan Correspondent


gram. THE senate today completed con
sideration OF the Indian appropriation bill
and passed it. In the main II passed the
senate as 1t came to that body from the
house. The Indian agents at Winnebago
and Santee agencies are legislated out OF
existence and hereafter these agencies will
be presided over by bonded school superin
tendents. The paragraph providing an
appropriation Of $4,000 for maintenance OF
a warehouse at Omaha for the receipt,
storage and shipment Of goods for the In
dian service was retained in the bill. The
bill also carries an appropriation Of $4,000
for new water plant at the Genoa In
dian school
Senator Mllard secured the adoption of
an amendment to the Indian bill providing
for the payment Of 1897 1884 to such Indians
Of the Omaha tribe as reside in Nebraska.
This sum is to be distributed pro rata
among those over 81 years Of age who may
be found competent and capable Of manag
ing their own affairs.
Senator Mllard tOday recommended c.
X. Oleson to be postmaster at Newman
Grove, Madison county, Neb.
Confer on Land Bills.
Representative Lacey. chairman OF the
committee on public lands. and his col
leagues, Mondell (wyo) and Jones
(Wash), are tonight invited to conference
with President Roosevelt upon pending
land legislation. One of the bills to be
discussed. It is understood, is the senate
bill already passed by that body, providing
for the protection of wild animals, birds
and fish in forest reserves Of the United
States. This measure is one OF President
Roosevelts pet hobbies. It appears that
while II has passed the senate consider
able opposition has developed against 1t
in the house. The opposition in the house
is because under its provisions 1t would
suspend the operation of state laws for the
protection of game insofar as forest re-
serves are concerned and give the govern
ment entire control OF the protection of
game animals, birds and fishes found
within forest reserves. 1t is feared that
such division of authority might serve to
practically nullify state game laws in
many states.
Senator Dietrich today endorsed Repre-
sentative Hinshaw's recommendation and
requested the appointment of Mrs. Francis
j. Horham to be postmaster at Adams,
Neb
Routine of Departments.
These rural free delivery routes will be
tsldDllSutu III oOulu DdhOAd Nhai Oh
Hartford, Minnehaha county, one additional
route; area covered, thirty eight square
miles; population se-ved, 500. Humboldt,
Minnehaha county, one route; area, forty
two square miles; population, 450. The
postofices at Lake City. New Hope and
Wellington are to be discontinued
On April 1 these routes will be estab
lished in Iowa: Fredericksburg, Chickasaw
county, four routes; area, seventy eight
square miles population, 1,760. Lohrville.
Calhoun county, four routes area, eighty
seven square miles; population, 1,4O4. Man
ming, Carroll county, four additional routes;
area, ninety square miles; population,
1,575 Preston, jackson county, one addi-
tional route; area, eighteen square miles
population, 535.
The application of George S. Stewart,
Otto E. Tisch, e. B. Stewart. X. G. Stewart
and w. w. Stewart to organize the First
National bank of Wheatland, Wyo, with
$25, 900 capital, has been approved by the
comptroller OF the currency.
Postmasters appointed: Nebraska-Mrs.
Minnie F. Troutman, Paxton, Keith county,
vice Laura F. Peace, resigned. Iowa-A. H.
Anderson, Loran, Cass county; Perry W.
Reel Reels, Pottawattamie county; Miss
Caroline Hesse, Westphalia, Shelby county.
Robert Baxter Of Mount Pleasant, Ia.
has been admitted to practice before the
Interior department.
John N. Gallup and James c. Hughes
were today appointed regulars and Ernest
Gallup and William G. Hughes substitute
rural letter carriers at Hancock, Ia
The Des Moines National bank Of Des
Moines is approved as reserve agent for
the First National bank of Primghar; also
the Northwestern National bank OF Minne-
apolis for the First City National bank OF
Forest City. Ia.
On the recommendation Of Congressman
Norris, Senator Dietrich today recon-
mended the appointment of Clarence E.
StiHe for postmaster at Superior, to sue
coed j. d. Stine, his father, deceased, and
David A. Anderson for postmaster at
Deweese, to succeed John NJ. Weleh, re-
signed.