Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-01
LONE HAND FOR EITTREDGE
Objects to ANY Measure Desired by
Senator Gamble.
SIOUX INDIANS AT CAPITAL
Membe of Interstate Commerce Com.
mission Likely 10 address State
Commercial Club at March
Session.
prom q staff Cnrresnondentl

WASHINGTON. Jan. G.-CSpecial Tele-
gram. )-Representstive Martin Of Dead
wood, 5. D, today, with the acquiescence
OF Congressman Philo Hall of Brookings,
secured the passage through the house Of
the Martin bill authorizing the creation Of
"a land district in South Dakota TO be
known as the Belle Fourche land district.
This bill was originally introduced in the
senate by Mr.. Gamble and the following
day was amended somewhat as to the
boundary lines Of the proposed new and
district in the house and then introduced
by Representative Martin the following
day. Senator Gamble sought TO call his bill
ID in The senate, but after a little tilt be-
tween himself and Senator KittredEe. who
objected finally 10 its immediate consider
alton, il went over. In the meantime Rep
resentatiye Martin got busy in the house
and this morning had so laid his lines that
the measure PASSED that body. 1t is said
that Martin. Hall and Senator Gamble have
Joined hands on this particular bin and har-
mony prevails. the only dissente- being
Senator Kittredge, VINO seems 10 be endeHv-
oring 10 stop any AND all legislation in
which Senator Gamble has an interest.
The headquarters Of the proposed new
LAND district the bill specifies shall be
located at Belle Fourche in Butte county.
Representatives Martin and Hail today
agreed to recommend 10 the president the
appointment Of Howard WendeIls to be
at Aberdeen, s D..
sioux Chiefs At Capital.
A Delegation OF seven big chiefs from
the Rosebud Sioux reservation are in
Washington upon = variety Of matters and
today had a long conference with Senator
Gamble. The chiefs composing this dele
cation are Hollow Horn Bear, High Pipe
John Colombo. Daniel Good Voice. Eagle
Horse, Strange Horse and Reuben Quick
Bear. Hollow Horn Bear. by the way. has
the distinction Of being the only Indian
chieftsin whose portrait appears upon the
paper currency OF the United States. this
portrait being upon one Of the latest issues
q five dollar bills.
This band Of Sioux chieftains desire a
variety Of matters adjusted. In The first
place. they wish 10 know something regard
ing the proposed opening Of the portion Of
their reservation lying in Meyer and Wash
I abauEh counties. They also have business
with the Indian commissioner regarding the
methods being pursued or 10 be pursued
regarding sllotments 10 mino children.
They also have a complaint 10 make re-
gardinE moneys and rstions alleged 10 be
due them growing out Of the treaty Of 1876.
winch treaty EuAtItu me cehhipn OF tne
Black Hills. They further wish 10 know
why Secretary Garfield withholds money
due the Sioux tribe accruinE from the sale
Of lands in Gregory county. They assert
these moneys were expressly stated in the
bill opening these lands 10 be paid directly
10 them upon q per capita basis. Some
thing in the neiEhb0rhuod Of SSD0l0D is in
volved.
COmmissiOner Coming 10 Nebraska.
Unless present plans tail one Of the mem
bers Of the Interstate Commerce commits
sion viii be on the program OF the Ne
brasks Association OF Commercial clubs
which holds its next annual meeting IN
Norfolk. March Il and "a. for Chairman
Knapp has expressed 70 Senator Brown hiE
desire 70 have the commission represented
st that meeting. He promised the senator
today 10 take the matter up with the com
mission Monday and ask them % select a
representative for the progrsm.
Senator Brown invited Chairman knapp
to attend the meeting al the Request o.
Il M Bushnell Of Lincoln. president Of
me association. Mr.. Bushnell Wrote that
ne had s~ndssVoled 10 secure a commits
sioner lRst year when the meeting VAS held