Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-15
BILL FOR OMAHA INDIANS
Provides for Taking Claim Against the
Government to Court Of claims,
INVOLVES QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS
senator Gamble seeks TO Have sioux
Lands In Trip County, south
Dakota, Opened for
settlement.
tFrom a stan CorrespondentD


WASHINGTON, May 14.-tSpecial Tele- |
m)-Representative Mccarthy intro !
duced a bill today which is Of especial in |
terest to the Omaha Indians. The bill |
provides the Omaha Indians shall submit |
their claim which they hold against the |
government to the court of claims with |
the right Of appeal to either party. In
1S54-5 the Omahas, which were then
powerful tribe agreed to sell all their |
lands in the, then territory of Nebraska to
the government for 30 cents per acre, re-
serving a large tract of about 100000
acres on the north line of the state, be-
ginning at Aowa creek, near where Poncs
now stands. In the treaty then made IL
was stipulated that II the reservation above
named did not suit the Indians that they
could take 10000 acres south OF the res
ervation formerly selected and the diff
ference to be paid for by the government
at 30 cents an acre. The Indians. after
some little time spent on their northern
reservation, selected 10000 acres near
! Blackbird hill, the site OF the present
| Omaha reservation, as well as that of the
| Winnebagoes, to whom the omahas sold
a portion of their reservation. Since the
! selection of the present Omaha reserva-
| ton they have never been paid for the
| lands relinquished on the north line of the
! state, and the bill of Mr.. Mccarthy Is for
the purpose of permitting the Omahas TO
| go to the court of claims and there es-
| tablish their right to recover on some SO0,-
600 acres of land at 30 cents per acre.
Norris Delegate to MohOnk.
Judge Norris of the Fifth Nebraska dis
trict has upon invitation Of the president
OF the Mohonk conference of New York
accepted the designation of delegate and
will be present at the conference May 70
and 80 and June l. This conference oc-
cupies somewhat OF a similar position to
the inter parlia mentary union, having for
it's distinctive object the arbitration of in
ternational disputes. Among the delegates
in past years to this great body Of peace
advocates have been justices Of the SUI
preme court, senators and representa- tives.
lawyers of international reputation and
those who have been active in the cause
OF peace. Among the other delegates who
will attend the conference is Richard
Bartholdt president of the American group
of the Inter-P Parliamentary union.
More Indian Lands wanted.
Senator Gamble this morning had a con-
ference with the secretary of the interior
regarding the cession by the Sioux Indians
OF certain lands in their reservation in
Tripp county, and also as 10 the cession to
the United States OF certain lands in the
Cheyenne river reservation. The opened
portion OF the Rosebud reservation In
Gregory county is rapidly being filled with
whites and they look with longing eyes to
further expansion into Tripp county. II
is understood the Indians are willing to
treat for further cession OF their lands.
A similar condition prevails as to areas
in the Cheyenne river reservation. Secre-
aft wi
Senator Gamble. said he would look into
the situation and would probably conclude
to send a special agent TO the country men
toned to ascertain the precise feeling of
the Indians as to the proposed further en-
croachment of the white man upon their
lands.
Minor Matters at Capital.
, The First National bank OF Trenton,
Neb. has been authorized to begin business
with SIS 900 capital w. s. Collett is presi-
dent, A. H. Thomas vice president and
Ethyl Hall cashier
South Dakota rural routes ordered estab-
lshed Julysl: Madison, Lake county. route
Z 5. population 40. houses s4; Ramona, Lake
/. county, route 3, population 500, houses 100
Congressman Kennedy today presented
resolutions of the Nebraska State Medical
association protesting against the passage
= OF certain amendments 10 the HEPBURN
:. pure food bill.
Senator Millard has letter from c. D.
Wood of Chadron on behalf OF lodge No
l. 100, Order of Railroad Trainmen, urging
= the senator to do what he can TO preserve
= the old order Of things regarding the issu-
= ance of passes by railroad companies tc
!. their actual employees and their families
I Senator Mllard has replied TO the appea
|. Of Mr.. Wood that he will do whatever may
c lie in his power to prevent the passage
. Of the obnoxious legislation.
I Congressman Pollard was advised today
y Of the granting Of a pension TO Quinten A
DUNCAN at Lincoln Of IS from November
. II, 1905
Judge Norris today secured a pension
, for Agnes McGoodan OF Hayes county a
i IS from March. 1904.
: Representative Kinksid was today ad
: v!sed that pensions had been granted u
Il the following; Adam Smith, ord, increas
, 20 Sl2. James Cook, Simpson, increase Z,
$40: Mrs. Mary Harding O'Neill. So; Rob
;, ert Bridge, Woodlske. increase TO -