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(copy.) Refer in reply to the following : 27421-1904 3 Incls. Department of the Interior, OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, April 25, 1904. WASHINGTON, The Honorable, The Secretary of the Interior. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of a note addressed to you by the President on the 21st instant, enclosing for a report on the subject matter a letter of Hon. W. B. Heyburn, U. S. Senate, of the same date, protesting against the action of this Office in appointing Daniel Raymond, of Ross Fork, Idaho, as Superintendent of Construction of the school buildings now in course of erection for the Fort Hall Agency, Idaho. Mr. Heyburn objects to that appoint- ment, not because of the unfitness of Mr. Raymond, but because it was made upon the recommendation of Senator Dubois. The President's note and enclosure were forwarded by you on the 22d instant for the report required. The facts are, briefly, that contracts were executed in August 1903, for the erection of a number of buildings and a water and sewer system for the Fort Hall Indian School, in Idaho, at an aggregate cost of $73,245.00. During the past winter Senator Dubois spoke to me about a Superintendent of Construction for this work and I told him to submit the name of a competent person and I would give it fayorable consideration. I had no idea at the time of any politi- cal consideration but was looking solely for the integrity and ability necessary to conserve the best interests of the service; and as Sena-

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