Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-02-11

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washington special: II does No, o.,
low that because the house is moi H. sos
SION the members of congress ~ naaos
sity have holiday. On the cont,a,. 4.
inns stage Of the session some Of th' y
hardest work is done during the time .,
recess The committee rooms ara neor
" always occupied by snb.committooa
VINO are Kept busy preparing reports or
considering bills. To-day was no az.
ception to this rule. Scores of CONGRESS.
men thronged the DEPARTMENTS lool,in.
alter matters OF interests 10 their con,
slii,aents, Many we're engaged IN com.
dav &C. WORK. aud very few found the
n,itt he suO'co9mmittee Of the house com.
ln!t1ee on Indian affairs spent All the
ai.1gerhoon considering Peels bill 10 AZ.
c ciue portion Of the reservation az The
oiouA nation OF Indians in Dakota into
sslafnte reservations aud 10 secure n re-.
alu'llliishment OF the Indian title 10 the
reilaihaer Several gentlemen inter-
esteu IA Indian affairs were present
ulilohs them Mr.. Draper, of Niobrara
VINO was particularly interested m tbe
section relating 10 that portion Of tbe
reservation which it is proposed 10 add
70 Nebfaska. The bill was considered
Ny sections, and some amendments ~
more more OF less Importance were added.
%, sections have been eliminated
nut lilat which is Of the most direct In.
,eIest TO Nebraska was adopted. IL
=, nat any Indian receiving and enti-
tiei 10 ratlons and annuities at either ~
the agencies mentioned in this act at
the tine the same shall take effect. but
tehidihg upon any portion of said reser-
balioh nos included in either of the sem
hrAte reservations herein established
may az MS option within one yenr from
me time when this act shall take effect
ny recording his election with the prom
er agent at the agency 10 which lie be-
longs, have the allotment 10 which he
would be otherwise entitled on one az
said separate reservations upon the land
where such Indian may then reside
snca hliotments IN all other respects 10
conform TO the allotments herein before
provided. Whenever il shall come 10
the knowledge of the president that any
lana allotted under the provisions Of
inns section shall have been abandoned
Tor more than two years he may in his
discretion, by proclamation declare said
lands 50 abandoned open 10 homestead
settlement under the provisions Of this
SCI. Each member OF the Ponca tribe of |
Indians now occupying part |
)f the old Ponca reservation, with. |
"a the limits of the said Great Sioux |
shall lie entitled TO allot |
nents upon said old Ponea reservation
Is follows: To each head of a family |
Ine quarter Of a section; 10 each single |
1erson over IS years of age, one-eighth |
u section; 10 each orphan child under |
y yearS Of age. onc-eighth Of section, |
md 10 each other person under Is years |
II ngo now living, one siXteenth Of |
section, with the title thereto and the |
lights under the same ia all other re- |
poets conforming to this act, and said |
'oncas shall be entitled 10 all other ben
fits under this act ia the same manner |
nd with the same conditions rs IL they 4
gerc a pnrt Of the Sioux nation receiy-
NJ ntions at one Of the agencies herein
famed. To this section a clause WIS
dded which provides that when they
hall have taken lands in seventy, the
PRESIDENT may declare the Indian title
.1tinct, and the act Of March, 1889, ex-
ending the northern boundary Of Ne.
lraaka will become operative.