Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-03-18
Entered as second class matter.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE COUNTY AMI
THE CITY OF DEVILS LAKE.
FRIDAY, MAR.1S 1904.
RESERVATION CREDIT.

It seems unfortunate teat all the eff.
forts of our senior senator to create a
name for himself as a legislator should
go for naugnt. His newspaper syndi-
cate has been making claims that be
was responsible for the passage of the
bill opening the Indian reservation
near Devils Lake. Congressman Mar
shalls friends don't like this kind of
work and insist that while Hansbrough
has been laboring for six years to get
the reservation opened he was unable
to do it until Marshall introduced the
bill in the house and secured it's pas
sage in that body.
The above, from the pen of q we'll.
known journalist, whose appetite for
an appointment has never been ar-
peased, is a fair sample Of the cackles
of others similarly afflicted in this
section of the state. Just now these
pinks of perfection are losing as the
real friends and champions of Con-
gresham Marshall and they are do
ing him as much good as they ever
do anyone who is so unfortunate as
60 possess their friendship.
Senator HansbrougL and his
friends have never sought to rob Mr..
Marshall of any credit due him. On
the other hand the same cacklers
who are now so solicitots of Mr..
Marshall's welfare have never con-
coded to Senator Hansb1ough credit
for the WORK he has accomplished.
AS to the reservation bill: It was
Senator Hansbrough who in the first
instance conceived the idea Of opening
the reservation, and pushed through
the treaty with the Indians. It was
Senator Hansbrough who passed the
bill through the senate at the last
session, when it was mp to Congress
man Marshall to get it through the
house-which he failed to do. At the
opening Of the present session Senator
Hansbrough told Congressman Mar
shall 20 put the bill through the house
in sny way he chose to pass it, as
surfing him 1t would be taken care
of when it came to the senate. Mr..
Marshall changed the bill SO as to
provide that the money shoula be
paid to the Indians as fast as the
lands were settled upon and paid for.
As Sena tor Hansbrough passed the
bill at the last session, it provide cd
that the government should pay a
lump sum and clean up the transac
ton at once. Senator Hansbrougl
can pass the bill as it is at any time
it is on the calendar and can be call
ed up at any time. But a new diff
Guilty has arisen. The President has
been impressed by the Secretary OF
the Interior and others with the i'm
portance of getting as much money al
possible out Of the lands Tor the In
dams, and he has an idea that II
would be best to adopt the policy Of
selling to the highest bidder. Sena
tor Hansbrough has assured the Pres
ident that this plan would result il
endless confusion and bring no more
money to the Indians than under the
Marshall bill, and he is still laborine
with the President SO as to avoid q
veto. Should the Senator fail to con.
vince the President, the bill Will be
passed anyway, in which case it is
possible Senator Hansbrough may be
able to pass il over the executive veto
leaving it up to Mr.. Marshall to dc
the same thing in the house. There
are several bills of this character
pending. The Rosebud bill of South
Dakota is ahead of the Devils Lake
bill on the calendar and a fight lie
being made upon that measure. What
ever policy is agreed upon between
the South Dakota Senators and the
President will necessarily have to be
adopted by the friends Of the Devils
Lake bill. Ia any event, the bill
will be passed and the cacklers will
have to search for something new to
COMPLAIN 81.
II the meantime it SIS 20 be- hoped