The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-04-09
WILL NOT RECOGNIZE
+ LAST COMMITTEE
commissioner Sells Refuses 10 gecosn-
ize Auxiliary Committee
viii Not Authorize Council 70 Pay Their
Expenses.

nnanib,gllo&s. ard should have been accept
ed By ysri as the final ruling IN the matter
TONS snind il is plainly apparent t,s,t
yoa do nos eptsscnt the interest OF the
band III the matter Of these enrollinents,
bur repi sent the interests Of such Of the
Contestants and their friends and relatives as
have sent you to Washington; md II is
equally ;s't.'rcna that if ,cu arc here IA tic
interest q certai IN Of the contestants, you
should lossssaso them for the payment Of
Your exrsrses, as per diem, and not to the
band. v'asm you DO not represent. But
even Il i conceded that you arc here in
the intares of tie banl. ny former ruling
would pycssli me from granting recogni-
lion as 4 ltwail committee Of the band,
sent out ixsa- bsnc 70 work IN lis intercst /
COZ co,ild iruusent that yo',r expenses and
ard per d:sss ne paid from The funds Of the
band.
Ine oi;sz aces ros share in the views
expsessed Z the last paragraph 81 page q Of
year letter SAD paragraph rcsdiis Is tol-
lsws.
sys$ase hsfe ii Washington Tor
tbe.Fassk : of assisting III proslsa,-
i,'gT!fS evidence, aas. ne think,
MI t.4 'nissones, raat when we
ful @ard you xiii rccognile
TIC ii tSEss Of our cla'n and con
s''''..las.s : rsa
integrity, vi iii aiid f;sir niinGcdnsss Of
the indian 5nni;tee Of .ive, el,oSeu at a
general couucs, ofthe band, rot only to
represent the hand in the ma.ter Of these
-enlollincnsss bat equally 10 represent tbe.
Interest o. each ard every applicant for cia
roIlnens. and faithfully to carry out The in-
structions q the Office ii the premises; and
the ofiN.c HIS Ike confidence II the con-
1oittec cr rchcaring, whose duties are even
brosser thaa tlle duties Of the Indiaa Com
nsittec, aud il docs not believe thai N aug
iiary lndian Committee is necessary. in orr
sdsr 30 have Your, this, Office thoroughly
informed ID regard 10 the facts according to
which cseh case ought TO be decided. :
The committee Oh rcbcaring has taken
nearly 2ooo pages -of testimony in these
cases, and Under the p5cccdents and practi
ceS OF the office IN such cases, all the files
and records Of the Office materially bearing
on The rights Of these contestants viii be
considered BY the Conmittee in connection
with Tie recosd; and the office believes
tilat this viii be done IN an efficient and
competent manner by the present committee
without the intervention Of an auxiliary
committee. The vital thing about the mat
ter, however. IS that there is no authority
Of laB or precedent for the ppointment Of
such committee.
Holding ss do the views expressed IN
this and my former communication, must
decline 10 recognize you are lawfully chos7
en- committee TO represent the La Pointc
band in the iratser Of the enrollmcnts now
uuder consideration; and must likc cwise de-
cline to l.,ssruct Superintendent Everest of
the Ia Posnte Agency to convene 4 coun-
ell Of the band for the appoinsment Of an
auxiliary Indian Comrnittee to take part in
the consideration Of these enrollment cases.
Yonr friend,
Cato Sells,