Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-13
CHANCE FOR The SANTEES
Favorable Report in Senate to Permit
Case in Court of Claims.
ON TO WATER RIGHTS
Bill I'm senate 10 Authorize Retention
of Power Rights and Land Suitable
fer Reservoirs ON Indian
Reservations.

kfrom a btaIt CorreEpOnuenL)
WASHINGTON. March l2-tspecial Tele-
grRm.)-Senator Gamble secured a favor
able report today from the senate committee
on Indian affairs on his bill for the restora-
tion Of annuities to the Medawakanton and
Wahpakoota Osantee) Sioux Indians, de-
clsred forfeited by the act Of February 16,
1865, Immediately following the Minnesota
massacres. Under the provisions OF the bill
the claim for restoration is referred to the
court Of ciaimsIfor findings and Judgment.
The amount claimed by the Indians is about
8, 100000
Two years since a similar bill was passed
by Senator Gamble in behalf Of the Sisseton
and Wahpeton Indians, and the matter was
heard and determined by the court Of claims
and the judgment Of that court was on sp-
peal recently affirmed by the supreme court
OF the United States. and Through which
the Sisseton and wahpetons secure prac-
tically ssO0.OOO
Holding on TO Power sites.
The senate committee on Indian affairs
today made favorable report on the bill
which authorizes the secretary Of the in
terror to reserve for power sites all lands
adjacent TO fails and rapids in any stream
or streams within an Indian reservation,
before the surplus lands Of such reservation
are opened to settlement. The secretary is
also directed to reserve such natural reser-
voir sites on any Indian reservation as
may be needed to impOund water 10 irrigate
lands allotted TO the Indians Of such reser-
walton. The sites so reserved shall he held
in trust for the allottees. whose lands may
be benefited by such irrigation system until
such time as the aliottees can, by appro-
pirate proceedings, take charge OF and con-
duct their own irrigation systems.
school District Gets Land.
The bill to authorize the secretary Of the
interior to issue a patent in fee simple for
certain lands Of the santee reservation in
Nebraska TO school district No. Sc in Knox
county, was today favorably reported by
the senate committee on Indian affairs by
Senator Brown. The bill has passed the
house and with a favorable report viii so
through the senate.
Nebraska Senator to Speak
Senator Brown has accepted an invitation
to make an address at a banquet to be
given by the Alexander Hamilton Monu-
ment association, March Is. al the New
Willard hotel. About LOCO tickets have been
sold, the proceeds to be credited to the fund
the association is endeavoring to raise to
erect q monument to commemorate the
memory Of Alexander Hamilton.
Senator Burkett has been invited to ad-
dress q meeting Of the local chapters of
the Sons OF the American Revolution at
the Arlington hotel March 1&
NebraSLzans at Capital.
Marshal Warner, who has been in Wash
ington several days on semi-official busi-
ness, left for home today. Last night Mr..
Warner dined with Representative Boyd
Mrs Fried Of Fremont and Mrs. Gull Of
Oakland, delegates to the mothers con-
gress, now in session here, visited the
capitol today and were pilotsd about the
building by Representative Boyd. Mrs
Fried and Mrs. Gull accepted an invitation
TO be dinner guests Of Congressman Boyd's
family Sunday night.
Representative Pollard today recon-
mended the appointment Of James White
tc be postmaster at Tate, Pawnee county
Mr.. Pollard today laid before the house
a memorial from the Omaha Clearing
House association protesting against any
bill which would abolish stock and grain
exchanges.
Important Indian Case.
The case of Simeon Hallowell against the
United States was submitted TO the United
States supreme court today. The case in
wolves the question Of the introduction of
liquor into Indian reservations. The case
/ is from Omaha and was taken to the
United States circuit court of appeals and
argued by United States Attorney Charles
A. Goss for the United States and Thomas
L. Sloan for the defendant in September,
1896, at Denver, Colo. The circuit court of
appeals certified the question to the su-
preme court of the United States. The
! question turns upon police jurisdiction over
/ allotments made TO Indians where there
has been no reservation Of such jurisdio-
tion by treaty or agreement with the In
dams
The case today was argued by Solicitor
General Hoyt on the part Of the United
States and Thomas l. Sloan Of Pender,
! Neb., for the defendant
On recommendation of Congressman Kin
kRid Dr. c. @. Elmore, DIT. G. W. Dumer
and Dr. 3. T. Richards have been ap-
pointed pension examining surgeons at
ChRdron, and DR.. Charles Palmer at Sid
ney, Neb., vice DR.. Victor Anderson, re-