The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-18
SIOUX AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
An Agreement as to the Allotment of
Their Lands.

WASHINGTON, Oct. IA delegation OF
Sioux chiefs, which came here to endeavor
to secure some modification of the law OF
last winter providing for the sale of their
reservations and the allotment OF lands in
severalty to them, appeared at the interior
department to-day to hear the conclusions
OF the President and Secretary Of the lnte-
rior as to what notifications of the new
law, If any, would be recommended TO
congress.
Secretary Villas spoke to the Indians
through an interpreter for two hours aud a
half, aud as he took his seat he was assured
that the Indians fully understood evory
feature Of the proposed changes. These are
numerous and concede large measure
OF what the Indians have contended FOR.
PRICE OF THE LANDS.
In regard to the price of their lands,
which was the chief cause of complaint, the
President agrees to recommend that the
price which shall be paid by the settlers
under and in accordance with the provisions
of section 81 for all tracts of land
which shall be entered for home
stead settlements within three years from
the date the act shall take effect, shall
be 81 per acre, and the price paid for all
such land which shall be entered within two
years thereafter shall be rs cents per acre,
and the price for all such lands which shall
be catered after Ave years from the date
the act shall take effect shall be SO cents PER
acre But this shall not affect sales Tor
town sites, nor the disposition of American
island, Farm island and Niobra island, as
now provided in said act.
DISPOSITION OF UNsoLD LAND.
Q That af or the expiration of five
years, congress may provide for any dis
position of tho lands remaining unsold
.tab. l,an -.
that not less than so cents an acre is placed
to the credit of the fuuds derived there
from for the benefit OF said Indians.
g. That instead of tho 81 600 900 mentioned
in section II of said act, $4,000, 900 shall be
appropriated, out Of which shall be paid
within six months after said act and the
amendments shall take effect, $40 to each
Indian of whatever sex or age, under
such rules and regulations as to the modes
OF payment as shall be prescribed by the
Secretary of the Interior. and the remainder
Of said 1000, 600 shall he governed by the
provisions now in said act, and this first
payment of $40 TO each Indian shall not
affect the RIGHT OF au Indian taking an
allotment to $50 row provided for in sec
tion II.
SIX SEPARATE FUNDS.
L. That the Secretary of the Interior
SHALL by an order, divide the funds pro-
Nlleu AOA ny tAic nCbt anu bhhit USNi NO
from the sale of land, to the Indians belong
ing to the six separate reservations, which
are to be establis ed into six separate funds,
according TO the number of Indians receiv-
ing rations and appertaining to said six
reservations respectively, and thereafter
each such fund shall be held independently
of the rest for disposition as provided in
said act for the benefit of the Indians TO
whom the same shall respectively belong.
Under the law, the provisions of which
che Indians rejected, the uniform price OF
so cents per acre was
named, Another point upon which
the Indians strongly inss ed was that the
tribe of Santee Sioux should be excluded
from the benefits of this bill, they having
already been the benefciaries of similar ac-
tions of congress, and having no lands TO
surrender. This was conceded by the Pres
ident, his recommendation being that the
allotments heretofore made to Santoe Sioux
be ratified and confirmed.