The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-18


While the discussion on the OkIsho-
ma question eeems now to be likely to
secure tangible Legislative recognition,
many of our readers will be interested
in the bill on that subject which was In
troduced in the senate, not since the
opening OF the late political campaign,
but on the ID of last May, by Mr..
Plumb, and vas then read twice and re-
ferred to the committee On Iadian
affairs. Mr.. RYan's house bill intro
duced the present session emb0dies
about the same provisions. As q matter
Of general interest We give the full text
Of the Plumb bill:
A bill To open fos settlement certain por-
tions OF the Indian Territory, and for
other purposes:
Be it enacted by the Kenate and house
Of representatives Of the United States
in congress assembled, that the lands In
the Indian Territory ceded by the Greek
tribe Of Indians by treaty approved Au.
gust eleventh, eighteen hundred and
sixty-siX, and by the Seminole Indians
by treaty dated March twenty first eigh-
teen hundred and sixty six, except such
as haye been granted to other tribes by
act Of congress or by treaty, or which
have been set apart for Indian occupan-
cy by executive order, being that certain
tract Of land embraced within the fol-
lowing boundaries, namely: Com
mencing az the point where
the south line of the
Cherokee lands intersects the west line
of the PaWRee lands; thence west along
SAID south line of said Cherokee lands
10 the boundary line between Texas and
the Indian territory; thence south on
said line TO where the same crosses the
main channel of the Canadian river
thence down said channel of said river
TO where the same crosses the Indian
meridian thence north on said merIdiAr
aud along the western boundaries Of the
PottawatomIes' Kickapoos' and IowA'I
lands to the main channel oHthe Gin
maroon river; thence down SAID maiI
channel of said river 70 where the SAME
intersects the west line Of the PaWnss
lands: thence north upon said linelto the
place Of beginning, be, and the same arr
hereby declared to be public lands o.
the United States, and subject 70 entry
under the homestead laws only; and i
shall be the duty OF the president TO lssul
proclamation opening said lands 4
settlement as aforesaid and he IL hereby
authorized to establish q land office a
some suitable point on said lands, anC
appoint therefor, under existing laws, I
register and receiver for said Office.
Sec. 2. That so much OF the grant o.
land made to the Atlantic & Pacific rall
road company by sct Of congress ap
proved July 81, 1866, az grants or pur
ports to grant lands lying within san
territory to aid in the construction o
said railroad, except the grant for RICH
| OF way and station purposes, is hereby
wholly forfeited; and all lands in sai(
| territory in any way affected by salC
| grant. are hereby restored TO the condi
| ton, so far as relates to any provision o
said act, in which they were before Sai(
| said grant was made.
Sec. 3. That the president Is hereby
i authorized TO cause TO be made full In
] vestigation of the claims of the Wichiti
L tribe OF Indians to land in the Indian
1 Territory, or to money a. compensated
for lands belonging 70 them Of which
they have been deprived, and traAAni
L the result of such investigation to cen
/ grees at its next session.
Sec. 4. That the president is hsrebl
empowered to reduce the limits of an
reservation established by executive or
der in said Indian Territory where tn
Il amount OF land is In excess OF the necea
sites or rights of the Indians occupVinl
the same; and lands which by such n
duction may be thrown out of the llni
of any reservation shall be open to set
Element and disposal under the home
stead laws of the United States in th
same manner as those lands menIioAS(
and described in section of this act.
Sec. 8, That the president may, wit
free consent, remove the Indians Of Ii
Darlington agency from the lands nOV
occupied by them 70 the lands now msI
toned In the treaty of August 10, 1891
between the government and the Chey
enne and Arapahoe indians.
Sec. o. That the president Is author
lied to open negotiations with such I
the tribes located In the Indian territor
as in his judgment are IN possession an
control of greater quantity Of land tina
their necessities require, for the cessio
Of their surplus lands to the government
IN trust or otherwise, and ct such pricS
as May be equitable, for the purpose I
opening said surplus land to ssttlemel
under the general laws of the Unite
States, his action hereunder to be Il
| ported to congress.