Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-27
IS LEASE BILL OR NOTHING
Chairman Lacey Says Time is Too Short to
Push Through New Bill.
WlNNEBAGo INDIAN AGENCY DROPPED
Strong, Opposition Developing to
House Bill Allowing Cattle TO
Remain on Board Cars
FOrty-Eight Hours.
CFrom a star correspondentO

ing OF the special message which
Governor Mickey sent to the leg
islature last week recommending the
creation of a commission to examipe into
the grazing lands of the west and make re-
ports upon illegal fencing OF the public
domain, said that a commission was
wholly imPracticable, and that 1t would be
impossible to get a bill through congress
at this session and appropriatlng the nee
essary amount to carry out the provisions
Of the bill. He further said that insofar as
he had talked with members of his COM
mittee that q practicable land-leasing bill
was the only kind Of legislation that could
be accomplished at this session, failing In
which he saw no other course left to the
secretary OF the interior than to pull down
the fences, as he has stated he will do in
the event there is no legislation at this ses-
sion.
Restores Indian Agencies.
| After a heated colloquy, in which several
members OF the house participated, amend
ments were incorporated in the Indian ap-
| preparation bill today providing salaries for
Indian agents at Crow, Greek. Sisseton,
Lower Brulo and Yankton, in South Da-
kota, and Sac and Fox, in Iowa. The bill
as reported provided for discontinuance Of
! these agencies, but on request of Repre-
|
city when the measure was framed an OPP
portunity was given him to bring the mat
! ter up in the house. AS a result agencies
| at the five places named will be contin-
! ued.
| No effort was made, however, to provide
for an agent on the Omaha and Winnebago
| reservation, the agent at that place hav-
ing been discontinued by reason Of failure
| TO appropriate money for his salary for
1904. When Chairman Sherman was asked
why no effort was made in behalf Of the
Omaha and Winnebago agent. he stated
that not one of the Nebraska delegation
had called his attention to the matter.
Senator Milard's attention was called to
this, and the senator responded, stating that
he would look into the matter, but not
| knowing the status Of the case he could
| give no opinion as to what he would do
when the bill reached the senate.
south Dakota Fares Well.
| At meeting of the house committee to-
day several amendments to the indian bill,
| OF interest in South Dakota, were report
ed favorably on motion Of Representative
Burke. One of them increases the appro-
priation for enlargirg the Chamberlain
school to s13, 800; also 49, 900 for additional
buildings, and $11, ,745 FOR the purchase Of
additional land at Rapid City, s. d. The
appropriation for maintenance OF the Rapid
4 City school Yas increased SO ae to provide.
accommodations for 225 pupils, instead OF
$50. other items are as follows: Four
thousand five hundred dollars for erecting
an Industrial school at Flandreau, $1,000
for an additional building at Pierre and
$2O 900 for surveys at Pine Ridge.
shuts out Home Companies.
Attorney General Knox, in an opinion
today, sustained the action OF the post
master general IN shutting from the mails
certain cooperative home companies which
have been doing lottery business in vio-
lation Of United States statutes the at
torney general in his opinion recites the
case of the Nebraska Home company. whose
charter was abrogated by state authorities
and which finally reached the supreme
court of the state, where a decision adverse
to the Nebraska Home company was hand
ed down. The decision of the attorney gen.
eral effects some forty companies through
out the west, Nebraska having one or two.
/ The case came to the attorney general, be-
ing taken up by the Cooperative Home
| company OF Kansas City, and in which
every contention of the postmaster general
was sustained.
Congressman Martin of South Dakota,
speaking of the bill comforting jurisdic-
tions OF the federal courts to pass upon
crimes committed upon Indian reservations,
stated today that It was matter of great
, est moment to the citizens of South Da-
kota. He said that when he first intro
duced the bill the judiciary department of
D the government opposed the measure, but
3 finally he secured a rehearing upon the
y measure before Attorney General Knox,
D and the attorney general finally agreed to
y make favorable report on the measure.
Senator Gamble had introduced SINH ar
measure in the senate, but substituted Con-
I gressman Martins bill for his own, in order
that relief might be obtained.
t Pressing IOwa's Claim.
Fifty clerks connected with the census
bureau will leave about the middle OF Feb
ruary on an official tour for the purpose
OF gathering information on debt and
: wealth, and those assigned to the semi
arid states will be especially charged to
look up the subject of irrigation.
u Adjutant General Byers OF 10 va will have
a hearing tomorrow morning before the
house committee on military affairs on
, the claim of Iowa against the government
: covering equipment of troops by Iowa dur
, ing the Spanish American war and rent
OF barracks at Des Moines after troops
were mustered into the service OF the
E United States.
Senator Gamble today secured a favor.
= able report from the commerce committed
OF the senate extending the time in which
to erect a bridge over the Missouri al
| Yankton one year.
The diplomatic BILL which passed the
e senate today, carries an increase of 500
4, for salary and 5000 for clerk hire for tn,
j. consul generals ofice at Monterey, wher,
II Philip C. Hanna Of Kossuth county, Iowa
is consul general.
" Objections All Around.
n The bill recently passed by the hous,
providing that live stock may be held il
cars forty-eight hours has brought fortl
r protests from humane societies Throughout
! the west, who contend that the cattle will
suffer from lack of food and water. TIL,
- owners Of cattle have also objected to tn,
bill. for the reason that It will result fl
the landing Of the stock on the markets Il
an unfavorable condition.
The present law on the subject. vhlcl
= provides that live stCck in cars shall b
't unloaded. fed aad watered aud allowed 4
.e rest every tSenty-eight hours, has been Of
ha Far