Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-09
BURKE PUTS IN INDIAN BILL
Special Provisions Made for Nebraska
School at Genoa.
WAREHOUSE QUESTION UP AGAIN
Department Dctcrmined 60 DO Away
with These Institutions-More
Rural ROutes-BiIIs Of
Norris Brown.
WAREHOUSE QUESTION UP AGAIN
Lon a staft Correspondent.l

WASHINGTON. Dec ESPECIAL Tele-
gram -Reprecentative Burke of South pa
kota, chairman OF the committee on Indian
affairs, reported the Indian appropriation
bill to the house. II being the first Of the
largo appropriation bills to come from the
committee. The bill carries an appropria-
ton OF $s,lGOsS5, being Ss5i s6S less than
last eyars budget and Sl4.725 greater than
estimates from the commissioner OF In
dian affairs called for The probabilities
are that the fight regarding Indian ware
houses will be renewed on the floor OF the
house when the bill comes up for discus
sion. The committee has 80 worded the
bill as to practically cut out warehouses
The paragraph which I'm former years read
FOR rent of warehouses" now makes no
mention Of Warehouses whatsoever, the
paragraph reading FOR the purchase OF
goods and supplies, transportation and
storage" etc
This puts 1t up TO the administrative Of
Ulcers of the Indian department to deter
mine where they will store their supplies
The departments desire to store goods at
Chicago and San Francisco only. these
being two points from which goods may
be shipped into Indian country most
cheaply, so It is contended. New York, st.
Louis and Omaha members are certain to
make a fight for retention OF the ware
houses with their cities, but no one knows
what the outcome on this particular item
may be.
Money for Indian schools.
Chairman Burke. while engaged in trim
ming, did not omit seeing that South Da-
kota is still on the map. At Rapid City
Indian school new girls dormitory, cost
ing $4,000 10 provided for, and a central
heating plant that will set Uncle Sam back
$4,000 is provided for.
The Pierre schools are included for SIS 900
more These items, however, are neces-
sary to complete the projects authorized
by the last bill, which named 100000 to
complete the new school building and SIS OOl
to finish an irrigation system now we'll
under way.
When one comes to consider that the In
dian bureau was not adverse to abandon
ing the Genoa Indian school one year ago
that school is to fare well by having under
the house bill. as reported, $4,000 for the
erection Of two new dormitories and total
OF $4,000, by Mr.. Burkes bill.
Senator Brown introduced in the senate
today an amendment which he proposes to
urge to the Indian bill which will provide
for s25 pupils instead Of SOO and for sal
aries t56, 225 Also Mr.. Brown will urge an
appropriation OF $4,000 for erection Of a
boys dormitoEv and, further. $500 for
building a cottage for the superintendent
and 5000 for general repairs and improve
ments. in all S96,725. Therefore, it will be
seen that IL Senator Browns amendment
regarding the general school prevails 1t
will receive $685. more than is accorded It
by the house bill reported today.
New Rural Routes.
The lid which has Deen olarnped down so
hard and fast by Postmaster General
Hitchcock for three months or more in re-
gard to the establishment Of new rural free
delivery routes. or even allow the old
ones to be extended, he's been lifted and
about LOO, either entirely new routes or
extension Of old ones, will be established
within the next few weeks.
The discontinuance Of the establishment
Of new rural routes was inaugurated as
one OF the methods by which Postmaster
General Hitchcock sought to overcome the
annual deficit in the administration Of postal
affairs. The money for these new routes
had been Appropriated, but Mr.. Hitchcock
of his own initiative sought to go against
the wishes Of congressman and had in
tended to pinch OUT on the rural free
delivery fund a nice little sum of money
and turn II back into the treasury But