The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-31
HOUSE

WASHINGTON. January s0.-The
House went into committee of the
whole on the Oklahoma bill, the pend
ing amendment being the one topre-
vent the impairment of the homestead
rights to veteran soldiers and sailors.
Payson advocated the amendment.
symes, of Colorado, said as a member
OF the Grand Army OF the Republic, he
rose to oppose the amendment. Some
OF the gentlemen who advocated the
amendment must excuse him for say
ing that their actions showed they were
more anxious to defeat the bill than 20
grant any special benefit to few Grand
Army of the Republic solii, rs. The
members of the Grand Army did not
come before tae House asking that 200
or 800 of them, who might be able to 20
with the boomers into Oklahoma should
have a present of 5000 or $500 each
while thousands who were unable to go
there and who were in want. would re-
ceive nothing at all. While the depen-
dent pension bill remained vetoed, the
able bodied members of the Grand
Army of the Republic. who were able TO
90 to the wilds of Oklahoma and re-
deem the country did not want pres
ent of $500 from the government. After
further debate the amendment was
agreed to pro lorna. and it was agreed
vote should be taken in the House
PROTECTING INDIAN rIrLEs.
Holman, of Indians, offered an
amendment providing that nothing in
the act shall be construed to authorize
the extinguishment Of Indian titles 10
any land in Indian Territory, which
by virtns of any existing land &C.,
would enure to the benefit of any rail
road corporation or the title to which
would vest in any such corporations or
the extinguishment of any lRdian title
thereto, but that all such lands shall be
held by the Indians in tribes or in sev-
crafty or by the United States in trust
for the benefit OF the Indians. Agreed
to; as was also the amendment offered
by McRae, for the FORGETTING of all lands
and rights granted to the Atlantic and
Pacific railroad for the construction of
branch road from the Canadian river
to Van Burene, Arkansas.
OTHER AMENDMENTS.
vi uOtAOA VI MI 1sac LnC ClduSc las
eliminated which sub jects the lands to
taxation after the first installment Of
the purchase money had been paid.
On motion of Payson, an amendment
was adopted providing that no inquiry
shall be allowed OF any homestead ex-
cept to actual settlers, and no purchase
right of entry shall be given to any
person by reason of claim of occu Oancy
prior to application to enter the lard
except in cases of actual occupancy
and continuous residence on land al
date of application.
TOWNSHIP SECTIONS.
Payson then offered q substitute for
the town site section, and it was agreed
to. It authorizes the Secretary of the
Interior to reserve
on ANY PUBLIC LANDS
in the Territory, town sites not exceed
ing $40 acres, in compact form. and
prevents the allowance of any applica-
ton to enter the tract OF land until ap-
proved by the Secretary of the Interior,
first, where any exterior line or land is
within half q mile OF any railroad;
s cond, where land at the date of ap-
plication is q town, VILLAGE or settle
ment. No settlement In advance of q
survey by the proper authorities shall
give any right against the power to re-
serve town sites. The Secretary is au-
thorized to sell lots in any site as pro-
vided by the statute. The money re
ceived from the sale OF lots. less
the amount paid to the Indians.
shall be held by the Secretary as sep
arate school fund for the benefit of the
Inhabitants of the town. The control
OF the site, shall continue with the Sec
rotary until the legal incorporation of
any city. town or village. when the title
to the unsold portion of the site shall
vest in the municipality
The committee rose and reported the
bill to the House. The first vote was
taken on Psyson's soldiers homesteads.
The amendment was agreed to. and
pending further votes the House ad-
journed.
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