Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-25
COMMITTEE ACTS
ON WAREHOUSES;
House Body in Charge of Indian Af-
fairs Would Drop Them in
All Cities.
SECRETARY BALLNGERs PLAN
Department Criticises Thomas as For
Too Expensive.
OBJECTION as TO INSPECTION
Claim Made Goods Are Not Properly
Investigated.
PROVISION FOR GENOA SCHOOL
Bills introduced for New BuiIdIngs
I'm south Dakota-Henry II.
CIarI's plan to Harness
Missouri.
PROVISION FOR GENOA SCHOOL
From a STAFF Correspondents

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan A-(speciai
Telegram.)- 1.-The Indian Affairs committee
of the house in reporting the Indian appro-
priation bill today threw bomb among
Indian warehouses by failing to make an
appropriation for their continuance Cor
respondents OF newspapers in cities where
Indian warehouses are located besieged
Chairman Burke OF South Dakota to as
certain the reason for this omission. To-
morrow representatives and senators will
probably begin asking the question why the
Indian warehouse should be abandoned
Instead of Chairman Burke asking the
question why this change from the ac-
depted hw, Mr. Burke turned the in
quirers over to Robert n. Person, clerk OF
the committee, late auditor for the interior
department, and Mr.. Person acting as go-
between said that after full investigation,
1t had been ascertained that the ware
houses were too expensive, because It cost
too much to maintain them. It costs in
the neighobrhood OF 100000 according to
Mr.. Person, to maintain warehouses at
Omaha, New York, st. Louis, Chicago
and San Francisco He insisted that IL
goods were bought in the open market
and under cash discouts there would be
considerable saving for the government,
I'm purchasing supplies" he said. they
must be transported to warehouses and
then retransported to places where needed
You can buy more quickly and get the
benefit Of prevailing markets as goods are
needed than IL you purchase them in large
lots and store them until needed.
InsDectiOn Criticised.
And then another thing, l have dis
covered that the inspection Of goods is
largely a farce. made this discovery on
an extensive tour of the country with for
mer Secretary Of the Interior James A.
Garfield. discovered that where thou
sands of packages, say went into ware
house the inspector would only look over
one Of two packages and accent the rest
as being up to stdndard. -
Then you expect inspection to be made
at the school or agency7"
Yes replied Mr.. Person. That seems
to be the better way; certainly the more
saving way"
What is TO prevent the superintendent
of school or agency from doing the same
thing as you charge against inspectors at
Indian warehouses?"
''e will only inspect goods which are
needed and will in the course OF his busi-
ness inspect all OF them, as he is ordering
for but one institution as against pur-
chases for number Of institutions"
According to Mr.. Person. Representative
Hinshaw Of Nebraska was the only mem
ber OF the committee to protest against
the action taken which the clerk of the
committee says was unanimous Mr. Hin
shaw held up the action until the meeting
Saturday morning. when the bill was COM
pleted and made ready for report today
Provision for the Genoa Indian school,
which was left out OF the estimate, is in
the bill as reported today, there being an
appropriation OF 100 for the maintenance
of 400 pulls
II was generally said today that the SEN
ate committee on Indian affairs would un-
doubtedly restore Indian warehouses
omitted from the bfll, but OF course that
is a matter largely OF pressure, and It will
be necessary for Omaha to get busy with
the rest of the cities which are like suf-
ferers by reason OF the houSe committees
action and bring the senators to an appr0-
citation OF what the Indian warehouse
means to better service.
New Building for Pierre.
1t is interesting in this connection, that
while Chairman Burke became an advocate
of Secretary Ballnger's recommendation
that all warehouses be eliminated he has
provided for new building at the Pierre
Indian school to cost $4,000. The bill
further carries $4,000 for the enlargement
Of the insane asylum at Canton and gives
Rapid Citys school $500 for additional
Improvements. an Increase of 81 500 over the
estimates Of the secretary Of the interior
and, Treasury department.
One feature OF the bni In view Of the
agitation over the retention Of warehouses;
Is worth passing mention, for under It the
secretary OF the interior could place a
warehouse anywhere, and this may turn
out to be the African in the lumber pile,
in view of Secretary Ballinger's recon-
mendation to discontinue all Indian ware
houses. The paragraph referred to reads
as follows:
For purchase OF goods and supplies for
Indian service, including inspection pay OF
necessary employees and all other expenses
connected Herewith. including advertising,
telegraphing, telephoning and transporta-
tion Of Indian goods and supplies, 5000.
provided that thereafter the purchase of
Indian supplies shall be made in conformity
with requirements of section S7Os OF revised
statutes OF United States"
Senator Crawford today introduced a
bill appropriatng $4,000 for the establish
ment Of a fish hatchery station In eastern
South Dakota within the valley OF the
Sioux river. The selection Of the site pro-
posed is left to the discretion OF the seere-
tary Of commerce and labor.
Senator Crawford also introduced a bill
to increase the limit Of cost OF a public
building at Huron TO 100000
Help for Fremont.
The secretary OF the treasury today sent
letter to congress asking that an ap-
preparation OF $500 be inserted In the pend
ing urgency deficiency bhi 10 enable him
TO rent suitable quarters for housing gov
ernment employees pending remodelne and
completion Of the federal building at Ere
mont. Neb.
On recommendation OF Congressman Hull,
Dr. e. c. Mcclure has been appointed Den,