 Missourians praised the action since it would have kept the Sioux far from their borders.However, after the Battle of the Little Big Horn public opinion turned against the Sioux and Congress refused to address the bill.When asked why, Congressman Omar Dwight opined that Congress felt the need to “find out whether the Sioux have captured all our army before we go treating with them.” 

S590 went on to die in committee and Congress approved the Indian Appropriations Bill of 1876 instead.