The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-06-18

Ands were provid. 20 De coli rome time /
sgo, AID bill w.- inuodlc-d iIt, Coz g,ss
IL sell them for 81 % per acre. That bill |
passed one House but failed TO pass the |
oaher.
Under the dr. G 'oT of The lot rior De-
partment lhfs- h.lsas Indians have been
removed 10 III. Indian Territory, where they
now live. Thy have not paid the Govern |
meut fer tie ....is they now occupy, but ap-
. rop, iatioBs la .. isen made from time to
time t. supply ,!ia'- necessary wants. and
those sums are to b- ,-imhursed out Of the
proceeds Of the ssle ii these lands.
The Interior Department transmitted TO
Of these lands. The la,.ds have been ap-
praised under former Law, but are not sold.
The only modi6c cations made in the draueht
sent from tie 10 erior D. par,ment and from
the Indian Oaice, we're there: The first sec-
ton provides the few setler Who went upon
the lands in the 6r,t place shall have an ex-
tension Of the time which is provided for the
payment Of the pric. OF those lands. The
Commissioner provided it should he in four
equal annual payments; but as thee lands
have been appraised at high price, and
these s.tilers would have to pay from six TO
eleven hundred dollars each, it was deemed
proper to grant this extension in order to en-
able them to make their payments. This
vas believed to be the shortest period with
in which the settlers should be required TO
make settlement. Some Of them have ex
pended from one to two thousand dollars in
improvements. All o'her settlers except
those which have Just indicated the Com.
missioner suggested should pay one-quarter
down and Il other in three equal annual
payments. This will BEAR per cent. inter-
est per annum.
1t is to the interest of the Government
these laIds should be sold, in order that it
may be reimbursed for the money which it
has already expended. In the deficiency
appropriation bill pss ,ed the other day there
il an appropriation for these very indiana.
The Government has expended . large
amount of money on these Indi ms. and the
proceeds Of the sales Of these lands will only
reimburse the Government. and very little
will 90 to the Indians themselves.
Mr.. COBB, of Kansas. hope my col.
league will explain exactly that there is no
porto, which is tn come cut Of the Treas
urv of the United States, and that therefore
it is not amerahle to the point Of order.
Mr.. PHILLIPS. No point Of order can
lie against the bill, for instead Of taking mo-
ney out Of the Treasury it proposes to reim-
burse the Government for money already ex-
pended. These lands are to be sold under
an appraisemsnf, snd the proceeds of the
sale will revert to the Government. There
il no possible appropriation involved from
the Treasury. The appropriation has already
been made. Thsse lands belong to the Kan.
sas Indiana.
A MEMBER. Has not the Gove,nmsn,
paid for them?
Mr.. PHILLIPS. II the Government had
paid for these lands and they belonged to
the Government now, then they would be
open to pre-emption at one dollar and q
quarter per acre. Ifihey belonged to the
Government Of the United States, they
would have been open for pre-emp,icn and
homestead purposes. The Government did
not buy these hands. The bill therefore Is
not open to the point of orae-, because this
is not the prope,ty Of the United States. but
the property of the Kansas indians.
These lands have been appraised at very
high price. You can purchase the railroad
lands, and bave bought them myself with.
in year. for 81 0 per acre.
These land, were Apr Used by a Quaker
commission at a price 70 high that no one
could buy them. The bill gives the Com
mission er the right to eel them, but there j:
alec provision by which IL he thinks i, j,
more ecomocal he NOV reduce the price 9
per cent. He ia not obliged to do 20.
Nj. WILLARD. of Vermont. ask the
gentleman from ksps IA whether he will moi
consent to strike out the third, fOnrth and
9Th sections Of his bill providing for reap
praisemtn,? The other section,
provide this land may be cold
on credit. The third, fourth, and fifth
sections authorize the Secretary Of the In
terror to inquire into the correctness of III,
aprraisemebt already made, and il he j,
saii fled on tn, inquiry it is too high, j
then auihorises him to order . new sP
praisemen'. inquire Of The gentleman j
be has any objection to that being strickeI
OUT
Mr.. PHILLIPS. Let me frst explain
| pre- sumo the gentleman will desire and -
House will desire that ihs Sc lands should b,
drposed of IS they should have been dis
pofed of some years ago. Tbs merel!
ssys:
That the Secretary of the Interior shall inquir
into the correctness Of the apprasement OF thss
appraised at more than their present cash value
he may appoint new Commission ot three Yer
sons TO reaPprsise the same
This is put in merely to secure the sale o
the lands. The Secretary may sell them a
the present appraisement, he my make ,
new appra semsn:, or re may =, |, them a
% per cent. be'os the presef sp IRA semenf
This is to save exp-nr. II give the Sec
rtiry of the In error entire discretion in III,
matter.
Mr.. WILLARD, OF Vermont. But III,
inquiry to he MA ie by the Secretary is this
The Secretary of the Interior shall inquire int,
the correctness Of the appraise Of these lands
and If h. he satisfied that they haze be.n sp
praise al mora Than their present. c.sa value, b.
may appoint new cjmmi.si1 n Cf three persons Il
reappraIse The sane.
1t is Only if he FIN h on exanir ion tina
the lands have ben app raised at nor,
than III, ir cash value that he is I,
order new p ,raisement. II he find- tina
| they hsve been sIprai Ell at iess, be il nc,
to appoint nsw aIp'aiemeD'.
Mr.. PHILLIPS. am willing, in order
TO meet the eentlemsn's view, 10 sert ID.
words 'if he finds that the, have be n 'p
pra sd incorrectly"
Mr.. MERRIMAN. 1t appears to me-
that there is machinery provided here tc
eat up tie value Of the lands. Yousre sell
ing the land upon credit, taking the notes
and collecting tie interest. and it seems tC
me entirely unnecessary 10 burden the rop
eriy 10 this way. And then you ssy 10 youI
bill that whenever there il timber on any Of
the lands, the purchasers shall enter into
bond not to Gu: the timber until the Last pay
ment is made. No man ever ownei and in
the Wet under the condition oil having The
timber kept from him.
Mr.. COBB, of Kansas. DOES the gentle
man from New York (Mr. Meir.man) no.
know that it is to the disad vantsge o. the In.
dians who own this land that the sale should
be deferred from year 10 year, b.cause the
settlers 20 in, and the result is that their
lands are taken away from them by ties
pa,sers Ii the land be sold, ought it moi
TO be sold now that it has been appraised?
Mr.. PHILLIPS. The fact is that one
tsentie,h part of this land has no timber On
it ell. This merely makes the purchaser
give bonds that they will commit no waste
on the timber untI the last payment is
made.
Mr.. COTTON. Has this bill the appro-
val Of the Secretary Of the Interior?
Mr.. PHILLIPS. 1t hss.
Mr.. COTTON And of the G Dmmis Toner
Of Indian Affair?
Mr.. PHILLIPS. 1t has. There i. a
letter from the L ,mmissioDer ~ lDd,an AZ
fairs, which ask the CLERK - read.
The Clerk read as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
OFFICE eT I.DI.S AFFAI