, 1881-12-17

sensssr slater Presesss Btil 90 Appsrtlsa
IL Amsax tAe Indians In Scyer,lsy
and Dispose sfthe ealaarrts
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NASHINUTuN Senator Slater has in
,ro3ueea bill concerning the UmaiiIla
Indisn reservation, which is not only oi
local Importance 10 Oregon. but If inter
est to all other Paeihe coast states and
territories, in which immense tracts
valuable land are withheld from settle
ment for the occupancy Of ridieulously
disproportiOrate numbers Of peaceahle
Tn,li.ns. This carefully prepared meas
gre - ~ i a reservation uf 2G5, GOO
acres Of arabic land ard timber lands now
reserved 70: tie benefit Of less than $50
In1ia as, n.eI, Wom2n and eliliren
Senator Slate: believes that their welfare
and T.. n,agests III tie state alike
vii lie l.rg.is pFoma,ea by reducing
this immense reservation .ana settling
the Indians on lands in several.s
He is confident that majority of con
gress wi! take the same view, and in the
event of passage OF his bin he VIII doubt
less be followed by similar action ia regard
to many similar cases L. provides, frs.
that commission Of three disuterested
persons to be appointed by the PR rssident
shall visit the reservation ard ascertain
hos many Indians are wiling TO remain
on il and accept agricultural lands IN sew
crafty as follows /: 70 each head Of family.
l60 acres to each single person over i8
years, not otherwise provided for, 30 acre.
Commissioners are therenPon to set apart
sufficient area far &!istGeut and a reason
able amouLt Of pasture and thinner lands
for common use. and also $40 acres for an
industrial farm school The total area
thus To be set apart Is not to exceed l20 :
coo acres. The allatments are then to be
made by the government within this re-
daced reservation and patents ISSUED, pro
viding that the Indians lands should be
naiienable for ten years and be exempt
from all taxation. All the residue of
lands within the present boundaries OF
Umatilia reservation, are thereupol to be
surveyed and sold to actual settlers at ap-
,.raisef values One-third of the purchase
prce Of agriculture lands 10 he paid upon
entry and the balance IN one and tNo
years. The full appraised value OF timber
lands must be pald at the time Of en- ry-
The area rurchasable by any one settler
is limited 10 100 acres of unt.m-
bercd and an additional tract nf
forty acres OF timberel lands.
Each settler at the time of entry is re-
au:red To make oath that lie IL entering
the lind for his own use and occupation
and uot on account of another. That he
has made no ccn'ract whereby the title
shall directly ur indirectly inure t. the
ban. fit Of another and before patent can
is required to make proof that he has re-
sided on the ilud at. least one year AID
reduced - acres 10 full cultivation. No
patent can issue until all payments are
paid. Alter three years from dat, when
said lands shall lie declared open for set
tlement ami subject 20 sale, all lands un-
sold may be purchased at an appraised
value without limits az 10 quanIly and
without settlement PcIs rs who have
acquired, ulder homestead AID pEe-emP-
;l"n lans, Il tile I" lands on the border
of the reservation. made fractional by res
er,ational lin 5, are reserved the right 10
complete their CLAIMS to an aggregate OF
loo .c,es By the purchase "f the Of adJa-
cent lauds of the reservation without res
idence, by paying the appraised value
The bill provides that the funds arising
from The sale # all these lands shall DE
placed in the United States treasury 10
the credit Il the Ina!aRs, T. draw p per
cent PEI aunun interest, and 20 per cent
Of sad lands nay b used, under the di-
rection of the President, IN assisting said
Indians ~ establishing themselves On
tn, II alIotmen's and the residue Is to be
applied To tbs support Of an industrial
far,n and sci,ocL for the training and ed
ucati5n Of The Children of said Indians N
the ar,s and methods Of civilized life.
The biIi in conclusion provides for an ap-
preparation of $4,000 to carry its provis-
ions INTO effect, including $4,000 for thel
speedy establishment & The indnstria
farm and school