The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-08
AGENTS ARE WARNED
MUST CEASE CONNECTION WITH
 BUSINESS ( CREATIONS. t
Can No Longer Represent the United. States and Themselves Also in : Dealing With the
 Indians.

Washington. March 1.-The President to- day transmitted to Congress report or Charles J. Bonaparte and Elinton K. Woodruff in the matter of Irregularities in Indian Territory. The President says;
 ''In accordance with the recommenda- ton of Messrs Bonaparte and Woodruff the members of the commission to the i've civilized tribes have been informed that if they are to continue in the ser- vice they must cease all connection with business operations Of any kind in the territory where 1t is possible that their official positions could be of any effect upon their private business, even though no such effect be in fact shown. What further action, if any, is to be taken in regard to the commission or any of It's members by the executive will be deter mined upon after full consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and careful consideration of all the facts in the case. It will be noticed that the Secretary of the Interior does not believe that 1t would be impossible in accordance with the suggestions of Messrs. Bonaparte and Woodruff to close up the work of the commission this year and discontinue 1t. If it should be found to be possible would regard this as desirable and call the attention of the Congress to the matter"
 The report of Mfr. Bonaparte and MT Woodruff stigmatiZes the conditions ir the territory as involving Immediate danger of ruin to the genuine Indian pop ulation, and profound discredit to tho United States, exciting reasonable dis content on the part of all classes ol the population and demanding prompt ana drastic remedies on the part of Con gress."
 The report reviews the report of s. M Brosius, agent of the Indian Rights As sociation on conditions in the territor, and says that while the Brosius repor contains a number of Intimations ant suggestions not justified by the facts; | understates the objectionable features O. the administration of public affairs there and it's specific allegations respecting Fed eral officials are substantially true. I l says that the connection of Tams Bixby chairman of the committee, to the five civilized tribes. with the Canadian Valley Trust Company impairs his usefulness as public official and should terminate immediately if he Is to retain his com missionership. His investments in what are known as "possessory rights in town site lands are stamped as yet more objectionable.
 Indian Agent Shoenfelt is exoherated from all the charges made against him.
 The report also says that Indian ln-
 spector J. George Wright's temporary
 ownership of stock. which he has since
 sold, is no occasion for censure. Com
 missioner Thomas B. Needles of the Five Tribes Commission. admits owning
 small interest in corporation at Vinita and the report says the propriety of dis- posing of 1t should be officially suggest ed to him The investment of Commits atoner Breckinridgc of the same body are stated to be of much graver importance and his considerable investments in cor poratIon stock, the report says, have se-