The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-06-19

ions of this act. ih,. ,errcttr, 81 he
interior shall require liz. i,urc,ia~, r
!" eater ibIo bond. vi :, approved
security. iIiai hs. shall .5,uiIIii no
waste on the timber. vr uthrrw ise,
on said land until the last payment
is made. and give his notes to Sc
cure the purchase money thereof
the terms aforesaid.
The I'd. cti0n provides that all
the remainder o. Ili- trus, Ina,Ir and
OF the undispo-ed portion of he di-
unfinished reserve shall be subject
10 entry nj the local land Office at
Topeka. Kansas, in tracts not ex-
ceediug one hundred and sixty
acres. uhles- legal subdivision of
u section shst be fractional aud
found TO contain "a greater number
OF acres, by actual settlers, under
sGch rules and regulations "a the
commissioner of the general land
Office may prescribe. And the parties
making such entries shall be re-
quired 10 make payment of the APP
praised value ui the land entered
aud occupied by each ia the follow
ing manner: Oae-fOurih at the
time the entry is made, aud the re-
maiHder in three equal annual pay
ments, drawing interest at 6 per
cent. per annum, which payments
shall be secured by notes payable
10 the United States. and the secre-
tary OF interior shall withhold title
until the last payment is made and
the secretary OF the interior. where
there is timber on the lamds, shall,
in addition, compel the purchaser
to enter into bond, with approved
security, TO commit no waste, by
the destruction of timber or other
wise, on the premises until final
payment has been made; and the
secretary of the interior shall cause
patents in fee-simple to be issued
to all parties who shall complete
purchases under the provisions of
this act; provided, that if any per-
son or persons applying to pur-
chase land under the provisions of
this act shall fail to make payment,
or to perform any other conditions
required by the provisions of this
act, or by rules and regulations that
may be prescribed in the execution
! hereof, within ninety DAYS after
| such payment shall become due or
performance be required by the
| terms hereof, or by the rules and
regulations which NAV be pre.
scribed in the execution hereof
such person or persons shall forfeit
all rights under the provisions Of
this act, and all claim or right ts
reimbursement or compensation foi
previous action or payment by said
person or persons under the pro.
visions hereof; and the land pro.
posed 40 be purchased by@such per,
son or persons shall again be sub.
ject to sale as though no action had
been had in regard to the same
and provided that all the lands not
taken within twelve months after
the passage of this act, may be sold
in amounts not to exceed one hun.
dred and sixty acres to any one
person, at the appraised price, il
tho land district in which they are
situated.
The third section provides thai
the secretary of the Interior shall
inquire into the correctness of thu
appraisement of these lands; and i
he be satisfied that they have been
appraised At more than their pres
ent cash value, he NAV appoint &
new commission of three person!
TO reappraise the same; the peI
diem and expense of which, at tn;
rates heretofore paid 10 such com.
missioners, shall be deducted from
the proceeds of said lands; aud il
case he shall deem it more econom
ical or advisable, he may, instead o
ordering a new appraisement, re
duce the old appraisment of sait
lands to said purchasers, not ex
ceeding % per cent. of such ap
praisement.
The fourth section provides tha
in all cases where there has beer
an appraisement of Indian i'm
proVements on any of said lands
the settler or purchaser may sub
NIT evidence at the land offic,
when the purchase is made, show
ing what the actual cash value O
such improvements was when tn,
settler first occupied the land: anC
on such evidence the secretary O
the interior may reduce such an
praisment TO an amount that would
be fair and just, not exceeding .:
per cent. of such appraisemeBt.
The fifth section provides tina
in preparing or giving their testi
mony, all settlers or purchasers o
land under the provisions of thii
act may have such testimony takel
after due and legal notice TO tn,
opposing party in interest, befor.
any notary public or person quail
fed TO administer an oath, aud ma,
forward such testimony with theiI
application to the land officers OF
parties authorized to dispose o
said lands, which testimony shall
be received as if taken before thu
officers of such land office.
The sixth section provides tina
the net proceeds arising from sucl
sales, after defraying the expense.
of appraisement and sale, which
have been heretofore or NAV b,
hereafter incurred, and also tn,
outstanding indebtness, principa
and interest, of said Kansas tribe q
Indians, which has heretofore beer
incurred under treaty stipuiations
shall belong to said tribe in com
mon, and may be used by the com
missioner OF Indian affairs, under
direction of the president of tn,
United States, in providing and I'M
proving for them new homes in til,
Indian territory, and in subsistint
them until they become self-sus
tanning; and the residue not SO re
quired shall be placed to their cred
IL on the books of the treasury. anC
bear Interest at the rate of five pel
cent. per annum, and he held as s
| fund for their civilization, the i'm
terest of which and the principal
when deemed necessary by thu
president of The United States. ma,
be used for snch purpose.
Mr.. Merriam. l wish TO make
the point of order that the bill pro
poses to dispose of the public lands
but will reserve IL until some ex,
planatloA is made by the gentleman
from Kansas.
Mr.. Phillips. Mr.. speaker, 1 wish
in few words to explain the char.
acter of this bill as reported from
the committee on the public lands
1t has been considered carefully foI
one or two months. These lands
were provided to be sold some time
ago, and bill was introduced into
congress to sell them at SI.25 pei
acre. That bill passed one house
but failed TO pass the other.
Under the direction of the inter.
Tor department these Kansas In.
dams have been removed to the In.
dian territory, where they now live.
They have not been paid by the
government for the lands they now
occupy, but appropriations have
been made from time to time ia
supply their necessary wants, and
those sums are to be reimbursed
out of the proceeds of the sale OF
those lands.
The interior department trans