Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-12-09

Indians heirs executing deeds The
bill further provides that the proceeds
from the sale of inherited lands may be
expended or invested by the secretary
Of the interior as he may determine 10
be for the best interests of the Indians.
Ii provides that cattle or other livestock
may be purchased and makes il unlaw-
ful for cattle so purchased to be sold
except under regulations OF the depart.
ment. There is also provision rela-
tive to the leasing OF Indian allorme n,s
aud the disposition of the proceeds
received from leases Another impor-
tant provision is that il is made unlaw.
full for any person 10 negotiate for the
purchase of any Indian allotment or
the taking of any deed or contract
affecting the same before the issuance
of patent in fee.
Representative Martin, of South
Dakota, has rendered Speaker Cannon
his resignation as a member of the pub
lie lands committee, and it 10 expected
the speaker announced the fact TO the
house Monday. Mr.. Martin feels the
speaker did not give him proper
consideration in the assignment on the
committee. When MIR. Martin was in
congress before he was a member of the
public lands comm. ttee, ranking next
to Mondell, of Wyoming, whom the
speaker recently made its chairman on
his return to congress, succeeding Col
Parker after having been out only
one session, Martin asked to be restored
TO this place on the public lands COM
mittee The speaker is said 10 have
intimated this was possible to do in
view of the peculiar situation Martin
having not been out an entire congress.
Accordingly, when Mondell was made
chairman of the committee Martin
thought he would resume his rank next
to the Wyoming member and thus be
second ON the committee. Speaker
Cannon, however, surprised Martin by
putting him down to eighth place,
advancing ahead of him such men as
Parsons, of New York City, who is
said not to knew any more about public
lands than Martin does about the
Bowery. Martin had informed Cannon
he desired his old place on the commit
tee next to Mondell or did not want it
at all, He also expressed hope for
place on the committee on interstate |
and foreign commerce, owing to his
activity in such legislation, but the
speaker evidently gave this suggestion |
no more consideration that he did Mar.
TINS request for the ranking place on
the public lands committee. Just why |
Speaker Cannon chose to ignore Mr.. |
Martins desires for committee assign. |
ments Is not known, but friends of the
south Dakota congressman believe they |
see some connection between the |
speakers action and the fact that Mar. |
made severe criticism OF the cotton
tarin schedules at the last session.
Martin sought to get the president to
demand reduction of the cotton rates, |
and his activity In this regard is said to
have aroused the ire of the Cannon.
Airich leaders in congress Soon after
It any rate, she speaker announced his
appointments. which were
disappointing to Mr.. Martin,
md caused his resignation from the
public lands committee. Mr.. Martin
has been counted on as one OF the
sronR stsiwsrts In the house, and there
> much interest In his future attitude
oward Cannon.