The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-13
VERY WARM INDIAN TIME
Plan to Abolish Certain Agencies in
the Northwest Is Ap-
proved. - ...s.

Washington, Feb. ia war dance
was held in the senate committee on In
dian affairs yesterday over the annual ap
preparation bill for the maintenance Of
the Indian bureau. s.s.
A suggestion was advanced to eliminate
from the service about a dozen: desirable
jobs in the form of Indian agencies in
different parts of the United States.
Canton Asylum Doomed. +.
Another thing that contributed to the
gaiety of the occasion was the recon-
Emendation of the subcommittee that no
appropriation should be provided for the
maintenance of the. asylum for Indians
at Canton, S. D. This was also inspired
by the Indian commissioner.
The action of the subcommittee was
followed by animated discussion in
which it was developed that there are
more attendants than patients at Can
ton and the prominence given this nsti-
tuition will undoubtedly result in it's ulti-
mate conversion into a school establish
ment. 80 @s
The sum and substance of the deliber-
ations of the committee so far as agencies
are concerned, was the adjustment of
several of them, including those at White
Earth, Mimi; Berthold, s. D., and Sisse-
ton S. D. Is-.s. %
Indian Commissioner Jones was anxious
for the discOntinuance of several other
agencies in the Dakotas, but the commit
tee declined to grant his request; The
commissioner is quite satisfied with his
work before the committee, assthis is but
the beginning Of his campaign in the di-
rectiOn of having Indian agencies placed
in charge Of bonded school superintend-
ents. Wherever agencies are abolished
it is the purpose Of the commissioner to
place the present agents in charge as
bonded superintendent if they. are com
.petent to perform their duties.
Red Lake Lands.
Provision is made in the bill for the
| cession to the government of the eleven
townships on the western portion of the
Red Lake reservation. -.
The committee refused to incorporate
in the measure the treaties with the Rose
bud and Devils Lake Indians providing for
the purchase of lands in South and North
/ Dakota for the reason that these meas
ures carry direct appropriations. The
| amendment relating to the Red Lake res
| ervation provides for the sale of the lands
| at public auction in tracts of MOTTO exceed
$50 acres to each individual. The mini
| mum price is fixed at 81 an acre, one fifth
| to be paid at the time the bid is made,
! and the balance in five equal installments.
OF the amount realized from the sale of
! their lands the Indians are to receive
| $300,000 in cash per capita and the re-
mainder in fifteen annual installments.
| Provision is also made for the removal
of the Red Lake Indians to their dinin-
| ished reservation. Before this act be-
comes operative 1t must be ratified by the
Indians belonging to the reservation.
| The bill also contains provision refer
ing the various claims of the Chippewa
Indians of Lake Superior to the court OF
| claims
Another amendment provides for the es
Establishment of an Indian agricultural col
lege at Wahpeton, N. D., 100000 being
appropriated for the purpose.