The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-03-14
The INDIAN TERRITORY
Provisions Of the Indian Appropriation Bill
Passed BY Both houses.

Provisions Of the Indian Appropriation Bill
Passed BY Both Houses.
WASHINGTON, March Elm the con-
fusion attendant upon the closing hours
of congress the exact nature and effect
of the amendments made to the Indian
appropriation bill have not been clear
ly understood. An impression has
gained currency that all the provis
ions of the bill organizing the territory
of Oklahoma in effect were embodied
in the Indian appropriation bill.
This is not the case. Senator Far
well moved to have them
incorporated but they were ruled
out on a point of order. How
eyer a long debate ensued in regard to
Oklahoma and Cherokee Strip subjects
which probably accounts for the idea
that the bill was made to include them.
The amendments made to the bill by
the senate and agreed 10 in conference
relate to the Seminole and Cherokee
lands and are as follows: The sum
of 81 ,912, 942 is appropriated to pay in
full the Seminole nation for all the
right, title, interest and claim which
they may have in and to certain lands
ceded by article of the treaty between
the United States and the
Seminole nation, concluded June
IA, 1896, containing 2,037 ,4l5
acres; of this sum 81 100000
shall remain in the treasury, 5 per cent
interest to be paid semi-annually to the
treasurer of the nation and S4l2,9
shall be Immediately available for dis
tribution to such persons as may be de-
clared by the legislative authority of
the nation to be entitled to receive it.
This appropriation to become operative
upon the execution by the duly ap-
pointed delegates of said nation special
ly empowered so to do, of a release and
conveyance to the United States of al
the right, title, interest and claim OF
said nation of Indians in and 10 said
lands, in a manner and form satisfac-
tory to the president; said release
and conveyance when fully executed
and delivered shall operate to eX
tinguish all claims of every kind anC
character of said Seminole nation Of
Indians to the tract of country
to which said release and conveyance
shall. apply, but such release convey
ance and extinguishment shall moi
inure to the benefit of or cause II
vest in any railroad company any right
title, or interest whatever in or to an.
OF said lands; and all laws and parts o.
laws so far as they conflict with tn,
foregoing are hereby repealed, and al
grants or pretended grants of sal,
lands or any interest or right thereii
now existing in or on behalf of an,
railroad company, except rights OF wa.
and depot grounds are hereby declared
to be forever forfeited for breach Of con
dition.
The lands thus acquired shall be
part of the public domain, two sections
in each township to be reserved for tn
use and benefit of public schools to b
erected within the limits of SAID lands
All the lands thus acquired except tn
school sections shall be disposed of t
actual settlers under the HOMESTEAD
laws only except as herein otherwis
provided Except that section, 2301 re
vised statutes shall not apply
And provided further, that any pei
son who having attempted to, but 70
any cause failed TO secure title in fe
to a homestead under the existing lay
or who made entry under wha
is known as the commute
provision of the homestead Law
homestead entry upon said lands
And provided further, that the right
of honorably discharged union soldier
and sailors in the late civil war, as dC
fined and described in sections 1904 an
2305 of the revised statutes shall nc
be abridged.
And provided further, that, eae
entry shall be in square form as nearl
as practicable, and no person be pei
mitted to enter more than one quartz
section thereof. But until said land
are opened for settlement by proclaim;
ton of the president, no person sha
be permitted to enter upon and occur
the same, and no person violating tn
provision shall ever be permitted
enter any of said lands, or require an
rights thereto. The secretary of II
interior may after said proclamation
and not before, permit entry of sal
lands for town sites, but no such entI
shall embrace more than one-half Sc
ton of land.
All the foregoing provisions with T
ference to the lands to be acquire
from the Seminole Indians including n
provisions pertaining to forfeiture sha
apply to and regulate the disposal
lands acquired from the Muskogee
Creek Indians by articles of cessiC
and agreement made and concluded
Washington January 10, 1889.
The president Is hereby authorized
appoint three commissioners not mo
than two of whom shall be members
the same political party to negotia
with the Cherokee Indians and wi
all other Indians, owning or claimil
lduU lying hcSl VI luo SOIl degree
longitude in the Indian terrific
1.-THE Cherokee outlet for the cession
the United States, Of all their It'll
claim or interest of every kind or chs
acter in and to said lands, and any ri
all agreements resulting from su
negotiations shall be reported to t
president and by him to CO
gress at its next session and
the council or councils of the nation
nations, tribe or tribes agreeing to (
same for ratification aud for this pI
pose the sum of S25. 900 or as mu
thereof as may be necessary is here
appropriated to be immediately avail
ble. Provided that said commission
further authorized to submit to /
Cherokee nation the proposition Il
said nation shall cede to the Uni
States in the manner and with the
feet aforesaid all the rights OF said
tionin said lands upon the same ter
as to payment as is provided in
agreement made with the Creek
eianS 81 date 1enuaEy 10, 1889,